Current Projects chat and miscellany

Picked this up off the forum in December and finally got it built up and out for a shakedown ride this evening.

It's a Dawes Sportif Elite, Reynolds 853 tubing. Built up for long rides on mixed road and possibly some audax rides.

Ultegra 6800 group, TRP RG957 long reach brakes, Sugino 0X601D cranks - gearing is 46/30 x 11-32, DT Swiss R24 wheels. Currently 25mm tyres.

Have a 100km ride in the country on it tomorrow and looking forward to it, it rides so smoothly.

Looks fast, comfortable and versatile!

It look so bizarre.

First glance I genuinely thought "oh someone got a nasty cheap Dawes as a beater", not realising it's a little more unique than it look in the photo.

Nice find, spec is great, and 46/30 FTW (surprised you didn't go for 11-28 for close ratio gearing).

I'll probably pick up an 11-28 soon, I think I got carried away with the possibilities when I chose the 11-32

have a 11-28 campag on my Nemotilus

That Dawes is begging for bigger tires

Thanks all for the advice. @edscoble will the Sora mech work with the Ultegra 6500 shifters?

@tallsam yeah that's a 140. @WatSeFak to my eyes it looks balanced, stretched out but in proportion, that said at the moment I'm only using 130 and 140mm so longer stems look normal to me. 3T do make a 150, which does look strange even to me

For me I feel the handling is so much better on an undersized frame using a long stem and seatpost, plus I'd struggle to get that fit on a larger frame

you lose comfort you gain weight, rigidity and swag.
saddle angle?
It's up to you budy.
Nice build anyway.

Thanks, it's all a bit off in the pic^ that's from the start of the year when I was trying different things trying to dial it in. The pic on the previous page show's how it is now, all sorted, comfortable and fast

will the Sora mech work with the Ultegra 6500 shifters?

Yes, it's a front derailleur, not much magic needed.

Wee man's bicycle.

I couldn't find a single speed in his size so I put straight bars on and kiddie brake levers on a Hoy Meadowbank. Didn't seem fair to give him a heavy POS while I cycle on nicer kit... :)

Tx to @jdmitch for selling bars and grips.

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COB?
HTFU?
WTF?

(I don't know that abbreviation plz enlighten me)

I don't know that abbreviation plz enlighten me

Obligatory Slack Chain Comment

skinless vintage flite... much better than several new saddles
I have some old flites but I never had one without "skin". I think I'm going to do this to another one that I have.

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Nice, whats the frame?

Thanks, I will try and be patient ;)

Are you going to make a projects thread for it?

Reckon I could get away width filing this down? The brake hole slightly worries me (sorry for the massive pic)

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I wouldn't file the frame. Either lengthen the chain, fiddle with cogs/chainring sizes or get a smaller tyre

Your solution is to files a frame instead of putting a new link in a chain?

nice bike noka ! good effort

Hehe yes trackslack :p

It's obvious you have to remove the brake bridge. The whole thing. Saw it the hell outta there. Take no prisoners.

It's obvious you have to remove the brake bridge.

Brkbrdglss, so on-trend.

I'm sure someone on here can hook him up with the tools