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Thanks mate. I hate the kitchen, but that's a long story!
Frame has been built to accommodate a 1" threaded steerer,as is in keeping with the project (but Geoff had to bring in the correct size cutter from home because nobody uses them anymore).
Cost of the course (it's on the Enigma web site) is £1,200 + materials which was another £180.00. Enigma also provide unlimited hot beverages and lunch every day. I look at it as a lot cheaper than going skiing!
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Here you go:
Fortunately, I have never really got on with skiing, otherwise my children would starve!
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Yes, this one is bigger than my previous build, well spotted!
The other one, while it 'feels' perfect does look a little small, and I ride with loads of seatpost showing.
This one is 58 square, the same as most of my other bikes. Whilst according to correct 'bike-fit' practice it might be a smidge too big for me, I can live with that.
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In other news, spent about an hour on the 'phone last night with Nick from H Lloyd ordering my decals.
Down tube decals have been 'inspired' by those used by Croydon's most famous (and sadly no longer trading) firm, head and seat tube decals were inspired by my local (and also sadly no longer trading) firm.
They should arrive at then end of the week, at which point I will post some images.
Just off to have a rummage through the parts box, see what I've got for the build.
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Quite a good haul from the parts bin:
Super Record Seat Pin:
Super Record Chainset:
Record Headset:
Just the boxes some of this stuff comes in are things of beauty:
Super Record Front Mech:
Record Hubs:
I think these are Victory Calipers, not certain...
Again, not 100% certain about the Levers, but I think they are Super Record:
All in all, not a bad start.
I am surprised I didn't find a suitable Rear Mech. Might have to have another look. In the meantime, if anyone has something that might fit the bill, please let me know.
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Busy day today.
Just been to the Post Office.
The hubs have gone off to Harry Rowland to become wheels. The frame has been sent to the painters. Like a fool, I forgot to put the decals in the box with the frame, so I'll be off out again in a minute.
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That would be good (the rear NR mech thing). I'm over the foot tunnel.
Just off to work now, but will be in touch.
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Great news, thanks;)
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What colour / stickers are you going for on this one?
Also, Are those brakes the ones I gave you? If so, they look much better than I remembered...
You could turn them into Cobalto ones by changing the front nut, adding a blue gem and swapping o-rings from black to white.
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Hi Vince,
I am going for Grey & Pink, with a bit of Chrome.
Downtube transfers are gold lettering with red outline.
Calipers are not the ones you gave me. The ones you gave me have been cleaned up a bit and re-jeweled.
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Frame came back from the painters yesterday.
I am excite!
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Classy, restrained, perfect decals, excellent lug lining. Sprayed by Colour-Tech? Laurel wreath motif may be a tad optimistic!
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Lettering inspired by Roberts (homage to Geoff), head-tube inspired by Witcomb (late, lamented local builder).
Paint was done in Liverpool.
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Jealous? moi?
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top work btw
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@Jingle_Jangle
The first week of January last year I attended the frame building course at Enigma Cycles in Hailsham, the results of which were documented in this thread:
http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/211326/
Subsequently, I spent much of 2015 basking in the warm glow of accomplishment that comes with cycling around on a bicycle you built yourself.
The bike has been used regularly on my daily commute through London, as well as going over to Europe on a couple of family holidays:
Toward the end of last year, when the nights started to draw in, I needed something to look forward to. While I love my new bike, the frame-building bug just won't go away, so I called Enigma to see if there was any chance they could fit me in at the start of the New Year.
Subsequently, last Sunday night I found myself checking in to a cheap hotel in Eastbourne (and it was cheap), getting ready to have another go with hacksaw, file and torch.
I have to say, the set up at Enigma is excellent. The workshop if fully appointed with everything you need to make bicycles (there main business of course is making high-end Titanium frames); and everybody in the workshop if friendly, helpful and indulgent towards people like me who roll up from London, hoping to 'give it a g0'.
The frame building course is led by Geoff Roberts, from the eponymous Croydon-based frame building dynasty. Despite his attempt to be the worlds most miserable human, Geoff is in fact a top bloke, a great teacher and of course, the font of all frame-building knowledge.
I had planned to document the process from start to finish, but I didn't take nearly enough 'photo's, write nearly enough notes or understand the process in enough details, so I'm just going to get straight to an image of the finished article:
The top tube is Gilco (same as on the Colnago Master), down and seat tubes are Columbus SL. It's got old-school horizontal dropouts, double taper top eyes and the rear end is spaced at 126mm. There are braze-on's on the down tube for friction shifters.
The plan is to build this up (once it has been painted) with suitably 'retro' components, and take it to Gaiolie on the first weekend in October.
What could possibly go wrong?