Current Projects chat and miscellany

Non mais finalement je doute que ce sois un Mercier par contre il est magnifique

Holy gear range Batman!

Lovely fork for alloy, it’s a dead ringer (no pun intended) for carbon. Lush frame either way!

Always love a nice fillet brazed bike.

@TvH thanks, so much easier to find a regular decent priced fork compared to those 15mm ones
@tallsam it’s a Rock Lobster team ti

Finally, after about a month of time-wasting, went for a shakedown ride with the Lynskey. The position needs a bit of faffing, and it feels really weird running 170mm cranks coming from 175mm. Unfortunately, there is some tire/toe overlap as it stands currently. It's nothing major but might be problematic with guards on.
Steering is pretty lively as well, definitely a change from the Rock Lobster I'm used to riding.

Still super stoked with it! Going to give it a few months to get the position sorted and work towards getting the stem down. It's pretty comfortable as it stands, so I'm sure there's space to move the stem down.

Nex steps:

1. Setback seat post for cheap from ebay
   
2. Seesense v2 rearlight (or equivalent)
   
3. Low stack headset cover
   
4. True rotors
   
5. Desticker wheels
   
6. Lightweight front thru axle (in post)
   

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I have an M'Part setback seatpost 27.2mm that you can have for cost of postage if you want. Normal usage marks, nothing awful.

Yes please, I'll PM you now.

Finally reamed the seat tube on my self built frame

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Looks great, first build?

Yep!
Although I’ve had to nab the groupset that was due to go on it for my commuter so I won’t get it built up today in the end

Fucken classy

Good work

On our 26 inch functional beater rides are we all buying new 26er wheels or scouring the bay? I'm wary of getting a lemon considering I can get a new one for £20 from Tredz

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Wilkinson-Alloy-Wheel-26_21670.htm

With the guarantee that it at least won't have a rotten cassette glued to the free hub

It looks like mid to late 90s, but by then Mercier was pretty much dead, no? Since it's a race bike (what with the number holder on the TT and ST) I wondered if it was something like a Cyfac rebranded for sponsorship purposes, but why would you sponsor a team / rider with a dead brand? Odd.

VMB project?

https://www.bike-components.de/en/components/wheels/26-wheels/?filterManufacturer=bc%20basic

Exactly

Standert Pfadfinder...?

Good news !!! Stem and headset are perfect!

Lolo not a Cyfac IMO

You don’t like the Ritchey?

Sorry but not really I find the top too worked...

As a graphics chap Ritchey's dull font and rainbow thing really offends me, I just took a black marker to a black seat post, and coloured over the logo with great satisfaction.

current and also never ending rossin project