NJS of LFGSS

I want to see you ride this thing. That seatpost extension is huge! Lovely build though and stunning frame.

That Samson is cracking
Make sure there's enough post left in the frame though, I've made that mistake before

Looks neat. Seatpost is ridiculous though.

Thanks. And I get what you mean about the seatpost (!)

Yea, the frame is amazing. The pictures don't do the sparkles justice. The whole thing's great to ride.

Thanks for the heads up. It's at max extension/ min insertion at the mo. I went with the 300mm seatpost over the 250mm.

@alialias have sent them a preliminary email asking about costs and fork tyres, paint, etc.. My intentions are a Columbus max 1" disc brake fork, threaded. Maybe painted, maybe raw.

Excellent thank you! Before you take it any further I should mention I'm in Manchester, dunno if that'll cause issues with postage or if he'll be happy posting separately?
I think I'd likely go for the same, but threadless

Shouldn't be an issue, probably easier for us to get them shipped to the uk as one then send via U.K. Post to you.

8 years after I built up my first proper track bike and after a 4 year gap of having on at all I've finally got my hands on a proper NJS frame, a late 2000's Ganwell. When I picked it up last week it had mid-2000 spec fixie-skidder Nitto risers that were way too narrow. I've since put it on much wider Roox risers that are a stopgap until I can figure out what I want. It needs a spinny-er gear for the street but apart from that it's great.

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Anyone tried this new front brake adapter, I think the cylinder part is fitted into the steerer tube and you can then fit a brake of your choice.

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You'll need to check the clearance between the bottom of your fork crown and tyre. If it's too tight you won't fit it in.

It must have an impact on tyre size I would of thought but has something called standoff spacers to move the tyre away from the adapter.

@CGMarshall provided this link

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That mounting has been around for quite a few years now. And a great alternative to the clamp on variety.
Unfortunately hard to find and very expensive esp with weak pound and delivery/ duty from japan.
I haven't found a UK supplier although blb had some a few years ago I'm sure.

you can use a bb in the dropout as cheaper alternative to a 'standoff spacer'

Sounds sketchy, if the bb cracks your front wheel might end up locking up/jamming into the adapter.

I think a bb will be just as strong as those expensive spacers?

I haven't seen those spacers so can't say for sure but I imagine they fill the space out rather than concentrating all of the forces through a small point. People brake bigger parts. Given the thickness the bb has to be to allow the nut to fit onto the dropout it probably wouldn't be up to it. I mean, I suppose you could get away with slower/smooth rides. I wouldn't want to ride through London potholes on a regular basis like that...

You may be right, i just can't picture a ball bearing ever cracking. Also there won't even be any real force on the bb unless the thing holding the wheel in place slips which I've never experienced even with a quick release, never mind a track nut!

Rear track nuts slip under the force of pedalling all the time. Over the last few years I've cracked a few steel components including crank arms, chains and a seatstay. Not to mention the stuff I see come into my worshop..

You probably wouldn't notice a quick release slipping because the wheel axle should already be sitting snug in the top of the dropout already. Quick releases in vertical dropouts often suffer from slippage after a while.

okay point taken, they may slip after a while. But enough force to cause the nut to slip and then destroy a bb so completely the wheel falls into the dropout? For me personally it's a risk i would be willing to take (and have taken). Although maybe I wouldn't be so brazen if i'd ever cracked a competent. I'm sure someone with a better working knowledge of these things would have a more objective opinion.

Yeah I guess it's not a risk I'd be willing to take knowing the consequences. Also I wouldn't wanna be doing that to the thread on my wheel axle, it'll just make hub servicing a bit of a pain as well, I guess that's also coming from the fact I'm the only person that works on my bike so that's factored in as well.

https://www.njs-export.com/collections/frames-by-date/products/moe-moe-kyun-kyun-super-rare-bridgestone-girls-keiein-carbon-track-frame-njs-approved Anyone seen this? NJS stamped too!

More likely that the fork dropouts would dent rather than the bb failing in that regard I think. The bb sounds very sketchy, ples don't.