Current Projects chat and miscellany

@si_mon628 - hungarian fb marketplace.. :D

@Pawlus - well, it seems i have some space for a decent tire :) it'll be a parts bin build......... (looking for a headset so i can take measurements for the new steerer tube i'll be turning for my lefty..)

Big fan of yours and I'll yield because of that.

Sounds like a great idea, hopefully gonna follow this build.

Consider a Works angleset. I think this frame could use a slacker hta.

hands have nothing to do with it. No modern lever needs more than one finger

Horses for courses.

Lever blade is one of many factors in braking - rotor size, number of piston, brake pads, how well it's maintained, conditions and riding style, terrains, what you're used to and hands. You get the point?

Yeah true.

No way mt200 or alfine going on this.

Dura ace 7700 cranks are hot.

Another rebuild/tweak of the holdsworth, waiting to pick up a set of brakes from my dads parts bin and a set of pdw’s are going on. It’s heavy as hell.

Wide bars are wide, and thanks to @Hulsroy you know what you did.

£6.50

wtf

look into my isen tell me you love me

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Looks perfect! <3

was advertised as aluminium too...

Just spent the afternoon cabling this up. Nearly 'finished' :)

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Lockdown parts box special.

Starting to get to the bottom of the bike pile.

This is a low end mixte from a French supermarket that I have been using for parts.

Now gone full circle and sorted it out.

Had to remove the mudguards to fit the 27.5 × 1.95 Kenda tyres. New cables all around. Cockpit from my Pashley Pronto.

Will hit Gumtree shortly, it's not aesthetically pleasing enough to be advertised on here

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Awesome! How much, what size? Got a friend looking..

😮, needs moar pics!

Cracking in the sun

51.5cm CTT for the seat tube
53.5cm CTC for the top tube (projected)

£80 for LFGSS

£100 for Gumtree users:
https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/ladies-mixte-bicycle-size-small-medium-5-speeds-basket-serviced-with-new-tyres-100-only/1370120434

FREE LOAN TO KEY WORKERS

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Stop foreshadowing

My cycletruck is in a rideable state. I decided to go for cantilever bosses on the fork. Was planning to add discs front and rear but changed my mind and the v-brakes have plenty of power. Unloaded it feels twitchy like a trackbike but with some load up front it behaves a lot more stable. But the steering is still a lot easier than with a loaded basket on a front rack. Success!

XT v brakes with parallel rods?

Get some v brake booster if you decide you need MORE stopping power!

They straight went to the fleamarket-box after the first spin and were replaced with a silver deore in the back and a black one for the front. 0/10 would not mount again.

this is nice! I am going to see if any of my friends are interested

This is rad, great work

So cool. Man I would love one of these, stuff like this really makes me want to learn to frame build.