Geoff Roberts Custom built frame build

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  • Been saving for a while and still had some money from my old Ron Cooper being written off, Geoff Roberts has joined our Catford CC and has started building frames again.
    He has built me this from Columbus Steel Spirit tubing, very light steel frame with carbon forks and sprayed it with a touch of 'Claret & Gold' our club colours.

    Trying to find what I can afford to do it justice, I might have to dip in to the car welding fund :)

    https://flic.kr/p/p2XDPS

  • damn, this is nice!

  • Lovely.

    What are the forks? Why crabon?

  • Post a parts list, I reckon a lot will be happy to give good prices on parts to help build!

  • This is really nice.
    I like your Holdsworth's too!

  • Cheers 7ven Which one? the 1960 Monsoon or the Blue late fifties Typhoon :)

  • Not sure on the forks Geoff chose them to match the frame "I'll ask him.
    I have most of the parts
    3T Team Carbon bars with a 3T Team alloy stem, (Tan brown bar tape same as my beer bike)
    Planet X CNC brakes
    Fizik saddle (from the shed)
    FSA K-Force Lite Carbon Seatpost
    TRP Alloy brake levers
    Campag chainset (from the shed) like to upgrade to an Omnium or similar but that won't happen this side of Christmas I have four daughters and all their Birthdays are over the next three months :)

    Just leaves chain, cables and wheelset, I might just swap out my Miche wheels from the beer bike for a while. I'll upgrade where ever and when I can

  • Planet X CNC brakes

    Aren't they "superlight but PITA to set-up"?

  • I'll let you know when I get round to setting them up :)

  • Scilly.Suffolk brakes were OK to set up in the end, well easy when my mate Pete who runs Welling Cycles is helping me :)
    Weighs in approx 10kg on my home scales,
    http://instagram.com/p/vbe3P1IcVP/?modal=true

    A photo posted by @fixedwheelnut on

  • Good stuff: I was just repeating parrot-fashion something I might have read on the internetz, in an effort to appear informed...

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