The bike that started it all

That's hit £400 with a looong time to go, be interested to see what it ends up at.

Proper that. Just a good honest track bike.

ps change the tubs

The headset is doing it's best to annoy the fuck out of me, it's either loose or won't turn - what am I most likely to have done wrong when installing it?

Slow reply, sorry - no good for me, but thanks.

Is the top cover binding on the head tube? Try a slim spacer?

That could well be it - are slim spacers for this purpose freely available in the likes of Evans?

This^

The split ring that goes over the top of the top bearing may not be poking out enough to push the top cover Clear of the headtube. A wafer thin spacer between the split ring and the top cover will sort this. Its how I dial in my 'slam dat stem' set-ups.

If youve ever bought a Hope headset you probably have half a dosen appropriate spacers.

I've still got the (wrong) headset for the Time Machine, sealed in it's bag, somewhere.

Really like this build, classy, modern and functional.

What are the bars btw? I need a deeper drop for track and am trying to decide between using track drops and an old stem or narrow compact bars and a ridiculous stem

Thanks - they are Deda track drops.

Cheers, I thought they might be - not too many options for OS track drops

Worth a shot. There is some discussion in testers slam that stem thread about them too, for taking up fractions of a mm different between different bearing covers. It might mention where to get them, but I'd expect its an lbs parts-bin job.

I'm using some 0.1mm shims, courtesy of Tester's parts bin.

I have loads over these ultra thin spacers. Let me know if you want posting some....

I picked up some shims at lunch, if this works I just need to glue the tyres on.

Cupcakes- spot on, some shims cured it, thanks!

Nah Andys one is older with a 1" HT that Ramirez has now it think. I got this off someone at herne hill who apparently got it off the Dutch development team.

This looks so good now, it deserved to be shown more track time tbh

Yeah I know it's not his, Andy's a little man, I meant was it him that inspired dammit to make fixie...

No prob. Looking good!