Current Projects chat and miscellany

Something has never felt right about those forks on that frame, maybe a straight or more NJS inspired fork?

What is the rake on those forks anyway?

not sure what i'll do yet,thanks for the offer, these canti arms are quite wide, so i think i'll look for a compact type

LRM, full props man, great job you did too.

Hmmm, now you've inspired me to have a go at that myself, as mine is a cheapy crabon CX fork, so no big deal if it don't work to well.

Any idea where can gets the mounts to err... mount?

Good stuff. Thanks all.

Miro, might this help full length routing on TT?

I'm no expert, but I'd try progressively lowering that straddle first. It looks high.

If the fork is drilled a hanger mounted there might be the next step.

If that sits in the tt guide, allowing a full-length cable to clip in then yes... but I'm not sure it does. The description on the jagwire site isn't giving me any clues.

saddle set at the same height i use on the my roadie, this frame is same size, will check if forks are drilled or not

and both frames are smaller geo wise than the steel i ride

Miro, I think they do, can't think what else they would be for if not!

But if don't, then the Problem Solvers version will.

Various people make them, SJS, Petra Cycles, or Triton should have them in.

straddle not saddle!

canti straddle looks WAY too high

They do. They work well also.
I have used them for about a year and changed to my sealed setup mainly for aesthetic reasons.

With a standard TT and these the full length cable will run slightly off center.
Also, since there is no pressure holding the cable straight it will bend and wobble around on your top tube. I had to fix it down with two zip-ties to stop it from going everywhere every time I step off the bike.
This is especially true with CS frames who have the cable routing on top of the TT.

I'd prefer a sealed housing setup, but if you want full length cables then this is a solution.

Picked up this weirdly proportioned frame of eBay a few days ago, just a mock-up, looking to put on some silver parts on.

Wow that looks odd. Isn't that @IR's perfect geometry before he realised he could fit proper bikes?

T-rexism taken to the next level

Quite neat.

#artschool
#straddlenotsaddle
#cx
#keepcyclingwierd

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Just been to my local bike shop and selected a frame for my first proper project...pics to follow tomorrow hopefully!

appologies for dyslexic eyes and gratutitous pics, will adjust straddle accordingly!

Ha, yeah, crazy geo - 61cm seat tube and 54cm top tube.

@Breso - the cockpit is borrowed from a friend. I'll hopefully be able to get a 130mm+ silver stem and risers.

@Uoeno How much longer than 130mm? Planet X are doing 150mm Pro Chromes for 20 quid atm?:

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/ST3TPCC/3ttt-pro-chrome-corsa-quill-stem-nos

Thinking gold cable housing on the build
http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/249147/

Thoughts?

I've got a 130mm hinged-faceplate 3ttt in silver, 25.4, going spare. visible here.

you got a nice bag to go on there?

I have no idea. I just bought it from someones tt-bike.

I just noticed that i have the same forks on my road cannondale.

The whole KHS build was about 55e so i just bought some cheep forks to replace the old bent forks.

I made two of these from the old fork though