Current Projects chat and miscellany

Steve from armoutex has set up his own business now, he's doing carbon too. Same quality as ever, I think hackney pedaler and stayer cycle both do all their work though him.

Yeah I spoke to Stayer after reading your recommendation. He does a great job, but is expensive for the carbon fork part.

I could just sand the forks down and clear coat them I guess. Much more forgiving of a shit job.

Vinyl wrap with a decent hairdryer is pretty good for forks - I'm quite rough with my bikes and have been happy with the matt black ebay vinyl job on these after 3years of daily use

• if you can find an appropriate colour it'd be worth considering.
  

this is beautiful

That’s interesting...

10/10

Thanks, think it's my only "finished" bike

This one isn't far from "finished" still could improve the cockpit IMO

May still be tough with 105 callipers, i'll try and take a pic later to give you an idea of clearance.

I actually quite like the colour scheme on yours and think its a great build but some of the contact points look a touch heavy aesthetically. Flite, thin perf tape, king cage and some XT spd's transformed the look of my old dreary grey OTP 8.

@dbr FADES FADES FADES FADES

Yeah the bar tape is on the fat side. Took the decals off the wheels just now and that’s helped.

Current mood board

Update on my flatmate's Bananaman / IKEA ride.

He's not cleaned it in 3 months.

( https://www.lfgss.com/comments/13783515/ )

Now sporting drops thanks to @malandro 's beater stem

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whats that crank? its beautiful.
will refrain from comment on the rest of it..;)

Finish this rats project based on an Haral fillet brazed Excell tubing frameset.
Frame had been repaired and build up with parts laying around.

Cost price 17€, everything just work well, would do a great beater IMO

The scorched paint looks nice - lacquer over it?

Any EU online stores that have Simworks?

Got one of these frames going on sale in 54cm complete with a '94 C-Record group incl Delta V2 brakes.

Allmost all orig as is in the Serotta catalogue.

Propah

The Hunt in Berlin does.
They build some pretty nice bikes too.

Legend. Thanks!

Faaak. Raallly?

The CAAD has made me saad. It’s soulless.

The ratty road bike got a little overhaul with a new (old) cockpit and a longer seatpost since there seems to be a tiny hairline crack around the seatlug, possibly as a result of the short aero seatpost. I keep forgetting how nice this rides, 531c and DA 7400 is such a smooth combo.

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