Current Projects chat and miscellany

Looking tidy :)

So how is your bike n+m coming along... ;)

Nearly done. Need new BB at some point, chrome headset would be nice (but impractical compared to sealed bearings)

Hoods are going to go for top brake lever, will get nice Nitto post and Spez Oura saddle, and orange bar tape.

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I know. That book shelf is cheap n nasty and SMP look exactly like nose in your PIC :p

Ehh, the Wittson frame is sat in my room and i probably won't build it back up again, don't think it suits me

I found the b-tension thingy very important when dialling in my sram stuff. Much more so than with shimano. Can't remember exactly but something like 6-8 mm between jockey wheel and sprocket did the trick I think.

shit photo but still

Finally I found!>>>>4more....8)

Can exchange an 28h road rear against a 36h track front...

I found the b-tension thingy very important when dialling in my sram stuff. Much more so than with shimano.

That's because Shimano RDs float on the B-tension spring, whereas SRAM RDs have a fixed stop on the B-pivot.

Ah, that might be it. Ill have a tweak of that when I get time and hopefully it'll remove the clunk. All the gear changes fall into the sprockets fine, I just remember the changes sounding smoother on the last wheelset.

can't wait to see how long it takes you to make it look like this

;)

Finally found some period-correct (and nice) wheels for my "all Italian" nineties Carrera so I can consider it as "complete" (apart from the pedals...):

Is it columbus Thron ? Genius ? EL OS ?

Tubes have no label but same bikes I've found on the internet are made from Columbus EL. Front fork isn't the original one (didn't come with straight bladed forks as far I could find).

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o244/gmanella/Carrera%20Columbus%20EL/IMG_3467.jpg

Trying to decide between 4 different frames to use as a daily/parts-bin/beater build prior to a bit of a clearout. Finally got around to putting together option 1:

Oooh, that is NICE, i feel like I've seen this frame/build before but can't remember if it was on the forum. Wonder how this frame stack sup against your other 3.

Not really a current project, more just the ongoing evolution of a utility bike.

I got fed up with fighting with my Rourke and admitted it was a touch too big for me — so sold that on to Pepe (who then had a nasty accident and the frame is now in a bit of a state).
After having a heavy steel frame, I wanted something that was a bit lighter and more versatile so I wouldn't think twice about taking it to Wales/ on cycling holidays without having to pack my di2 Cervelo in a bike box and leave it at the mercy of baggage handlers.
I was watching this Canyon frame on German ebay, but it ended at 10pm on a Friday when I was out doing something so I just put in a max bid of whatever I had in my paypal account and forgot about it. Found out the next day I had won the auction for a song.
#csb right?
I moved all the 10 speed Rival stuff over from my Rourke (with the addition of some Sram Red brakes I had leftover from another build), including Stages PM and the Hope hoops I'd been using.
2 weeks ago the rear mavic open pro split along the braking surface, so Jimbilly rebuilt the hubs onto Archetypes for me in time to take it to Mallorca last week:

I find the frame pretty stiff, it handles well and descends nicely. The build overall is probably just under 8kg - which is decent for the money I've spent (probably sub £600 not including power meter). In terms of ride quality it's pretty harsh, but the new wider wheels have gone a long way to reducing road buzz and smooth things out. Does tend to beat you up a bit on really long rides, but the majority of the riding I do on this is commuting and sub 4 hour rides (Cervelo is for long stuff) so on balance i prefer having a utility bike which actually handles like a race bike. The Rourke was a bit of a tank.

I bought some PDW's to use with it, but in the end the clearances were too tight - I could have squeezed them in with a bit of fettling, but I really really hate mudguard rub, so I've just been making do with clip on raceblades (work fine for me, less so for club mates).

Tl;dr - it didn't cost much, looks nice and it does the business.

^ It looks great. They are seriously stiff frames.

That's really tidy, probably the sort of thing I should be looking at.

I think these are the ones that Gilbert rode to a million victories in one year (with no drugs, at all...) because the carbon frames weren't stiff enough for him.

Would recommend. I've also had a Roadlite Canyon, which was much more forgiving.. until it got nicked.

I thought he rode the aluminium bike for the custom geometry?

Either way, nice bike. Just the ticket for hard riding in Welsh hills.

There is a bit on them here:

http://www.pavepavepave.com/2011/04/06/cobbles-tech-greipels-canyon-at-flanders/

I liked mine, but wouldn't have wanted to do a cobbled classic on it.

Possibly - I heard he didn't like the carbon frames. @dubtap probably has the answer.