Current Projects chat and miscellany

Clean and put a piece of tape on crack and ride some potholes to see if tape has broken under creak.

Just ordered one of these

fairly cheaply from here.

On it will go a 6800 groupset, probably some zipp parts and Dt wheels. I think it's going to come together for a pretty reasonable price v weight and hopefully a fun ride.

Love my experience. fun ride. Enjoy it!

@mdcc_tester : Thanks for the advice, Ye tbh I wouldn't mind some 330's, GP4's, Strada Hardox/Pave or some nice Ambrosio's. Next four years will be some slow ass years in biking terms, in college atm and gonna have to pay some bill$ :) I have passed upon many bargains, all I tend to splurge on now is a retro long sleeve jersey or jacket for casual use. I am very happy and content with my current stable all the same, subsequently there will be a very un-healthy dent to my collection when the college fees, car insurance, rent, tax and printing/college(design) utensils come knocking.

Hmm like the idea of putting some tape there and seeing if it tears. Have you tried that before?

@mk1mark yeh good suggestion. I may do, although I'm happy to just wait for now and avoid disrupting the paint if I can.

i've joined the world of proper road bikes.

Weeeiiiird, everyone I know is changing...

(Me included)

I've gone the opposite way for the moment :) ...

Sweet looking Caad @B0N0R

I also built back up my MAX lopro at the same time, to hopefully restore the balance

I think I saw, love that orlowski.

Cannondale looks good, will be good once rattied up

i've joined the world of proper road bikes.

Needs a headset cover :)

I'd be inclined to follow the advice of a highly-regarded and well-respected frame builder, who has inspected it at first-hand.

But I'm old and averse to risk.

#yolo

I'm also in agreement with Winston. He left it quite open though and didn't seem too concerned.

If the crack does get worse and I still want to ride it then yes I'll certainly get the tube replaced, mainly debating whether it'll look awful if I don't get the whole thing repainted, could maybe just ask his brother to clear coat (if that's possible) the raw tube while I decide.

I'm facing exactly the same dilemma with the chainstay on my falcon. What makes it even more difficult is that the chainstay is chromed and half of it painted...

Ah new biek time

TBH the dent look pretty big enough to be a concern.

gully gully.
road pedals and eryting

Well jel, such a nice frame set.

Nice! What's gonna be on there?

Nice flooring! Well jell.

Just picked op these two beauties. Both are truly as good as new. The first is a Duell Advantage Columbus MAX. The second a Cannondale CAAD4. I plan on fitting the groupset and wheels of the Cannondale to the Duell.

.

Duells are great! A friend of mine built a neo retro Duell last month:
He bought that silver orange duell tsx that was on retrobike for a while. Note that he did these perfect fades with rattlecans in his backyard. He knows his way around a spray can. Bar angle and STIs have been resolved since the photo was taken.

2 Attachments

woooosh. very nice. red bikes go faster too

That home-made fade job is nuts