Current Projects chat and miscellany

The purple frame is proper weird:
Close clearence fork with those long chainstays. Wots going on?

Looks like 650c but could be an illusion.

Not sure where this is destined to be a lock up bike but it must be a lot safer than London or Leeds!

Y u never good photo?!

Thanks dude, was a little surprised the quill adaptor with freebie stem/bars looked/felt better than the Eclipse/Monkey bars setup but it'll make locking it up easier!

650c wheels, i'm guessing L.A cycles kept the longer wheelbase for stability but i might be talking arse. Fork gap isn't that tight it's just the photo, i'm on the hunt for some 28c Pasela's as there's plenty of space front and back. It's weird but it was cheap and it fits her perfectly.

Very cool!

Frameset, cranks and wheels are actually pretty tired looking, i'll jam a ball bearing in the stem and pitlock the post as i gave her my nice Concor. It's getting a crusty basket so she can go plant shopping in SE London on the weekends. Once it's filthy it'll look like crap!

If it goes it goes but there's no sense in having a bike like this that took me very little time or money and not using it.

Mainly because it's not finished at the moment. Needs recabling/cleaning. Will take some nice photos eventually. Been thinking about getting it repainted at some point as the paint isn't in the best nick these days.

@gaston is it VMB ?

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Magnifique !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlN7CLTCqRc

cracked chainstay on that second image?

Looks like marker

Cool Ciocc 😎

My new to me pompino is finally cycleable, still needs new hose on front brake, mud guards, front rack and bigger rear tyre, bars to be cut, position needs tweaking too I think.

I like it so far, although it's definitely already heavier than the bike it's replacing (and already miss cycling ha)

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Just ordered one of these for my Pa.

It should be perfect for him as its got a sloped TT so its easy to get his leg over (pharrr). My plan from his brief is functional and minimal maintance:

• upright position; so short stem, flat swept bars & an inline seat post. Ergo grips.
  
• 1x10 with external Bb cranks/ narrow wide & 11-36 cassette so he can get up steep Welsh hills without worrying about his chain coming off when shifting on the front (his current bug bare).
  
• trigger shifter and long cage SRAM mtb mech, 1 to 1 pull ratio.
  
• Hydraulic brakes (probably Shimano BR-M6000)
  
• Some strong lightweight wheels (@Hulsroy says 28h 3x) which will probably be tubeless, so he doesn't have to worry about punctures. I'm wondering if I get some DT swiss rims and Novatech hubs.
  
• Full length mudguards and flaps as he lives in the wettest city in the UK.
  
• large platform pedals.
  
• Maybe a small front rack/basket.
  
• 35c G-One speeds for grip in the wet and some comfort.
  
  

PX claim mac tyre is 28c but I saw this one (belonging to @Technics100)

which are 42c (albeit squeezed in), so 35c and plastic mudguards should be fit fine for him.

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/279712/?offset=100#comment14357206

Very keen to see how you get on with it, it's a candidate girlfriendbike

updated with correct owner, thanks.
£150 seems like a good deal for the F&F, luckily there was one on their site for £125 with a chipped fork (which he wont care about) so the saving paid for the postage.
I've got some silver bits already which I can use for him:

• Apex Cranks
  
• Thomson masterpiece seat post
  
• Hope headset
  
• Wellgo pedals
  
  

Hopefully he'll be getting envious looks from his pals when he rolls up to their next ride on it.

G one allround have shown more wet grip than speed for me

Noted, thanks!

1x10 with external Bb cranks/ narrow wide & 11-36 cassette...long cage SRAM mtb mech

11-36 1×10 doesn't need a long cage, the short cage works fine.

Nice!!

But i have a long cage spare :(

You may find it was 42c with 650b wheels

i have a long cage

That will work too.

Maybe so, but I found pictures of someone running one with 700x35 and it looked fine, so im not too worried.