Current Projects chat and miscellany

Simplex SLJ FTW!

FTFY

Yeah, those too. We were a Suntour household, so Power Shift ratchets held sway, but my friend's house was Francophile and his Simplex Retro Friction wrap-spring clutches did the job just as well.

TBH, they work better with modern derailleur, the action is a lots lighter on says, a Veloce derailleur over the SLJ even.

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I prefer Suntour too (the cyclone derailleur IMHO is better than anything Simplex make), it's only the Retrofriction that stood out of the Simplex line-up.

Just lovely. What's the plan?

Heh thanks! The plan was to sell it as quickly as I could to help finance my 24" wheeled build and make up for some of the belt/Alfine conversion spendings. I was hoping if I don't build this up I won't get attached to it, but I already did... Bummer

HHSB lo pro wheelset sorted, disc fitted with custom shiny vinyl thanks to @mariofuckinghantous . Will black out the brake tracks

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been wondering where did these disappear! nice set though ;-)

Decal looks heavy, needs one on the spok too surely?

@mariofuckinghantous yes! The discs been sat around punctures for months, hopefully the front one will be sorted soon, just needs a tub.. Double disc will happen soon though!

@BigH something on the front would be good but what should it say?!

"Pizza"

Fitted Spinaci to my roadbiek this morning – all sorts of fun on the morning commute.
One of my bros lives in Kenya and when he’s in the UK his fascination with the MAMIL compels him to enter a major sportive.
Since this is one of the only times we get out for a long ride on gears we’ve dusted off our turn-of-the-century geared bikes to ride the 200k Magnificat on Sunday

Fitted Spinaci to my roadbiek...

RIP RVL

#4evainrworkshops

Nice

oh boy, so close to finishing this

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Thank you. I agree :)

Now, here's a problem - bar tape! Apart from obvious black or white, what options do I have?..

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Hed?
:-P

Bianchi celeste could be good.

Finally went down to my LBS today, here's a very bad picture of one of his two.

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Stripped down a old Claud butler gran sport frame the other day, and found some spokes in the seat tube. Is that a normal thing from that era?

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Pizza would be ace but I just remembered I have spared from the disc, I'll see if they fit

Pretty much there. Rides good.

Yes mayy8!

this is near done, got a black hub/spoke wheel set to use