Current Projects chat and miscellany

Snapped a pic of my roadie today, need to cut the steerer, thinking about getting one of the stems that will create the 90 degree angle, -17 possibly? Also wanting some new wheels but that can wait.

might want to take the pie plate off the rear hub too

Looking tidy :)

Getting there..

http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/romet-bagno-19657
Derailleurs/Shifters: are gay

Your pedalroom can fuck off.

(@bothwell, I read this all of the way until that line)

Thank's didn't know it could be removed!

quick question...

will this:

look nice on this:

?

Of course it won't

Are you feeling alright Gaz?

nice? no.
rad? yes.

rad? no.
birdshitbartape? yes.

Pie plate is very useful when you brought the bike from an incompetent bicycle shop that didn't set the derailleur limiter properly.

Get a Ritchey WCS -17º stem in "wet" black. It'll look boss.

^^ Maybe buy it from a proper bike shop then?

Or spend 5 minutes learning how to set the limit screw on a derailleur yourself....

took the lathe out for a spin today and converted my 105 headset to threadless. i have never seen an expander like the one i got in my forks (it's the first 1" i see, so that might explain things) but the integrated stem cap wouldn't have worked with my syncros stem. sourcing one locally/waiting for one to arrive would have been a major pita, so i decided to take matters into my own hands.. (pics don't show it, but the integrated stem cap was machined down too. it slides all the way into the steerer and is held in place with a bolt and nut)

^^ Maybe buy it from a proper bike shop then?

I did a lols.

I just feel like some snazz, y'know?!

But you're already so money...

boshed this one back together for a few days, Not really a project as such but different to how its been built in the past!

That looks solid. Like it.

Was getting a little bored of the daily hack so I finally updated the forks which meant in turn new headset and stem n bars from the parts bin.

Still need to fine tune things but yeah, liking the wound ups.

Can anyone help me out? I’m struggling to get a threaded headset which will screw down tightly onto the headtube of my roadbike. Its measurements are:
Headtube: 101mm
Unthreaded steerer: 140mm
Threaded steerer: 17mm

I’ve tried two headsets so far. First:
http://www.wiggle.com/dia-compe-gran-compe-se-threaded-headset/?sku=5360388483
[Stack height 34mm]

Then:
http://www.wiggle.com/bbb-bhp-15-threadaround-headset/?sku=5360486009
[Stack height 40mm]

Gave the road bike a spruce up for some sunny riding in South Africa.

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meant to receive this tomorrow, cx version of my roadie

thinking 1x6/7 speed nuovo record gruppo

Nice. Port de Soller!