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Id imagine a Uni crown is lighter, but id guess that the problem is clearance? segmented will give you bigger

Yeah, not too concerned on weight. just more interested in ride quality. Though if Geekhouse build their rando bike with one - they must be fine.

Not entirely certain on the ins/outs of frame building and it's basic equipment (and a very simple view of this) but... if you don't have a tube bender to fashion your own unicrown legs, you'll need to buy them them and possibly compromise on strength/weight/clearance based on what's available from your tubing supplier. With the segmented fork, you design them to whatever spec you want with just a hole cutter.

I'd guess that's the logic behind building them that way - how they ride, I have no idea!

My basic (and not really deep) understanding of physics would suggest that most flex from a fork, and thus ride quality, comes from the leg part of the fork and not the crown area, since I imagine the crown would be pretty rigid.
So, just go for a segmented fork, it looks better.

Thanks guys. Yeah, have asked the frame designer what he thinks of them, so will wait to see what he says.

The Shimano SPD mechanism is likely to be superior with a more positive clip in than copies of them. Knowing that you are definitely clipped in is quite useful. That is where the cost saving is likely to come from.

Yes that's worth a thought. I have pulled out of spd's before and fucked myself and my front wheel so don't want to do it again.

Shimano A530, got mine secondhand for 10 Euro for the commuter, work good and have a nice big platform, quoted weight is about cca 380 g.

Also here to share my misery, I am currently in an student exchange programm in Bologna, Italy and a beautiful vintage Simoncini Proffesionale from early 80ies, fully equipped with Campagnolo, still with a spare tub mounted on the saddle and a bottle for 95,- Euro got sold before I even had the chance to see it (was inserted yesterday evening). Damn, I already saw myself riding in on l'Eroica.

Finished the Gazelle.

If you're wary of pulling out of SPDs, get some Time ATACs

Beautiful, strong aesthetics and that stem!!

classy

Thanks, really pleased with it!

I'm also a fan of Time atacs, haven't failed me yet.

What's hot with dat stem ?

It's nothing breath taking, but TIG welds, bit oversize, bit more positive angle for compact bars, kind of TI finish. It's a personal opinion though.

Now i can jump curbs again without dropping the chain, 5 min ghetto solutiuon..

Anyone had experience with or know of a good place to get a seat post anodised black? Finding it hard to find a not carbon vintage seatpost in black 27.2

Decent day to take pictures of the newest bike.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Syncros-7075-T6-aluminium-seatpost-27-2-x-330mm-Vintage-Retro-NOS-/381185196323?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item58c0688123

that bottle cage is perfect

I think there's on on evilbay ATM...have a look for not to stem

Guess who got a Lee cooper built 14bike co frame.

Anybody have the phone nr for bikaholics anonymous?

Finished, because i can't justify spending any more money on it and i should probably try sell it.