Current Projects chat and miscellany

Yes @spotter paint of fleek - loving the head badge too. Look forward to hearing your review of the forks.

black saddle update

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got muddy this weekend

Tuning:

Rat's track project based on a vintage SMG frame set (one of my favorite french artisan)

inverted seat stays

tight clearance

I've only done one ride but with 2" tyres I didn't miss the suspension for XC trails, see how they hold up long term but so far excellent.

Top work @spotter.

Like every bike, it needs gumwalls, but until then it's spot on.

Awesome

so i finally got my "rubber johnny" on the road. nice to be on a batbiek again!

thanks @khanut, @tommmmmmm, @Aches, @Ottomanotter and aliexpress!

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Tempted by the colour?

@HACHA damn, how much rise on those bars?

[edit] crappy pic

Slightly better pic.

Anyone have a spare 8 speed freewheel? Currently running 12-21 but would like something a bit more comfortable.

I have an 11-32 if you really want to relax? £10, PM me if you're interested.

Cheers, but I wouldn't be able to run 32t with my rear derailleur. Maybe something like 12-24/25?

But needs to be a screw on freewheel... Which seem to be a bit rare.

Yup, the only ones I've found are either NOS or the 11-32 ones at SJS. A quick gander at eBay finds this and this.
To be honest, you're probably better off moving over to a freehub. By the time you have 8 sprockets hanging out over the axle it's quite easy to bend them.

I know what you mean. I'm not gonna be hacking it about on this bike, so that shouldn't be a problem.

There's a few old and NOS Sach ones on Ebay I've found, so should be problem solved.

I sold a DA freewheel to @GreatSince78 which he may not have used yet. That was quite close ratio as well, but may have gone up to 25t.

Finito.

Lovely!

My first week on work after vacation started with alot of rain, so decided i build up my rain and snow bike again..

Lovely! Good work on the matchy matchy stem and post. And the ano pink/red bits for that matter :D

haha, this is 100% parts bin build, the parts i dont want on other bikes end up on this one :)

What's up with that 1" disc fork??

custom made by Jacek Orlowski, around 95£ with shipping.

Are you able to use sm sh51 cleats with them?

Based on a quick static test, I'd say the PD-7410/SM-SH51 is usable but not as nice as the proper cleats. I think I might have some non-float SH50 cleats mounted to some shoes somewhere, so I may give those a go and see if they're better.