Current Projects chat and miscellany

interesting rack, what is it?

Someone posted a few photos of a steel Giant in current projects a while ago. It was being used for CX, vaguely black/ purpley/ pink as I recall. Steel frame and forks, had V's or canti's, SRAM Groupset. The photos were always in a workshop. I have a feeling the person was scandi.

Had forks like this:

but 700c

Anyone remember this bike?

this?

belonged to @Hulsroy

YES! amazing!

Oui oui. This bike handles a lot slower than any other bike I own, but you get used to it after the first hour. Forks and wishbone stay are lovely features, and makes up for the frame's slackness.
This is my vacation ride when I am at my parents house

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Gone to 1x11 (40T N/W, 11-32) on my Escapade for the summer and fitted some Strada Bianchis and a Cambium.

Needs new cranks (ugly) and bars (don't like the drop). Might go to a double up front for child trailer towing/touring.

I believe it's made by Vittorio, the company that also built the frame.

Nice, lots of functional bikes these last posts. I treated my Rychtarski to some new tyres, forks, seatpost and bartape. Ready for spring!

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Noice: the bar tape is just enough.

#tastefulrestraint

Having a fucking 'mare with what I thought would be an easy conversion from a 46/34/26 triple to a 42/26 double. Two completely seized chainring bolts that I'm doing a cack-handed job of trying to remove; need bigger drill bits and my proper drill, all in storage. Front mech ordered from Evans is completely the wrong size; didn't state on website. Forgot entirely that an outer 104 chainring has an 88mm I.D. and won't fit on the 90mm inner shoulders, and even if it did the bolts will interfere with the chain, so have a useless, brand new 42t Middleburn ring. Urrrrrggggghhhh

New beater in bound

What a coincidence: Thats what I've just come online to look at. Trying to squeeze a 104 outer onto the middle. I'm thinking about dremelling the shoulders on the chainset down.

Trying to put together a parts bin 1x chainset for my MTB, before I get spendy.

I'm thinking about dremelling the shoulders on the chainset down.

Wouldn't it make more sense to cut the chainring, i.e. the consumable part?

I considered it but at present the chainring is worth more than the chainset, plus I have only 1 non-ramped chainring, but a few chainsets (in this size). Plus if I wear the chainring out I can buy another and pop it straight on.

Its an FC-M540 (Deore I think, Octalink too so quite old) so no biggie if I destroy it. Just gotta check Ihave the correct BB before Dremelling (although, probably not until after Easter).

Maybe someone here can help me. I want to go with a single front chainring on an old MTB.
I am looking for a cheap (square taper?) chainset that will take one ring, and line up nicely with a 8 speed cassette. If the chainset is a double, I'd like to use the outer position (for aesthetic reasons), but also not have a crappy chainline for the top end of the cassette. I don't really want to use the existing triple chainset. What are my options?

Old Shimano 105 double on a 107-110 UN55 is a budget option, proper chain tension and non ramped chainring will usually keep the chain on as well.

What size ring do you want to run, and what length/type BB shell do you have?

Standard road double outer ring chainline is 46mm - Alfine S500/501 HTII chainset is a good option if BB is 68mm but only down to 39T ring.

Velosolo do a cheap Lasco 104 BCD 4 bolt crank - with a short BB (107/110 mm?) the outer ring will be in about the right place. Comes fitted with 36T and a chainguard, but you can fit rings as small as 32T (or maybe 30).

You could use existing chain set with ring in middle position and bash guard on outer, looks tidy and saves your troousers somewhat.

Looking for Ergo Bars and -17 degree stem to finish off....

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just get rid if the conical thing, -17° on slopey frames looks weird imo

Will give that a go....

That combo would make the cranks hit the chainstays. Even 113mm which is standard for vintage 105 leaves only a few mm between cranks and chainstays on MTBs.

Looks good. Rat racer etc. Not sure about white tape, not bothered about conical but -17 will look odd.

Thanks will be black lizard skins once bars are chose