Current Projects chat and miscellany

We know you are more intelligent than that. Reread If This is a Man, or read Black Earth if you need reminding of the totality of the horror.

if you need reminding of the totality of the horror

I don't need to be reminded that Hitler was an arsehole. I think perhaps other people need to be reminded that he was not unique in human history, or even in the 20th century. The special treatment accorded to Nazism belittles the suffering of others and encourages the mythologisation of Hitler.

There is awful shit happening in Africa/Palestine/Asia/South America right now. We should focus on that rather What Adolf did, horrifying as it was.

They sell carrots in McDonald's now you know.

Sorry, wrong thread.

Wait...

No, you're a racist!

shit skidded fixies say >>>>

watch out for the Donald also

Ok so in non-nazi related news I did a quick mock-up of the front rack and bag. I don't like how it sits so far above the front wheel but cant really think of a way to lower it without getting a different rack and there aren't many options in black unless you want a big sturdy thing. I'm hoping guards and bigger tyres will fill the gap somewhat.

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finished this. so light and stiff. loving it

LBS just got Yokozuna reaction (the proper compressionless stuff) in stock. Who wants to sell me some spyres??

Lbs is Cycleworx in Southfields if anyone else needs any

Cycleworx also got a massive stock of Soma Wolverines. Only place in London, maybe UK, that has stock

which rack?

UK ebay hooked me up with 3 crazy 1" ahead stems, 110mm -10 :)

It's stamped "accord" i think. Got it for cheap from German ebay and it was for canti mounts. The extendable bits were too short, so I chopped the struts (10mm) off another rack to make it work.

damn these look nice

Industrial at least haha!

Nice tools.

Scratched up frame set & new heat foil printed, super thin vinyl decals. Happy times!

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Get it in the somec thread once you done

Will do. Thought about making a project thread but I'm not really good with that kind of stuff, way too impatient and already know what I want (even when I know it's "wrong"). I'm almost done now & haven't documented anything. Need some small stuff but nearly good to go. The last thing this is going to be is a period correct, pursuit build.

Thanks, wanted a closer visual of it with dremel in hand, but as you say, not a lot of options.

It has finally arrived, a week after it was shipped from Dolan. A Pre Cursa. 52. In red.

Any advices on what should I get as an off-the-shelf wheels and crankset/bottom bracket? I want to ride this asap.

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If you wanna go cheep, consider track wheelset and stronglight 2000 cranks from planetx