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#savethetriple

Bonkers frame. And some of the thinnest forks I've ever seen.

I've hit an issue with my Twenty project. I want to use a road triple chainset left over from my short lived tandem.

The chainset is about 52mm to the middle ring with a 110mm bb and the hub is 42mm. I can get a threadless bb from SJS with a 103mm axle which will hopefully be close enough but it looks like the back of the crank will foul the bb. Would it be a really stupid idea to grind back a few mm off the back of the crank? There is plenty of material there.

I've tried it out with a 103mm bb and some plastic cups which have taken to what remains of the threads but I wouldn't expect it to last long under load.

Think I’ve got a threadless bb with a 110 or 113mm axle

Recalcitrant seatpost, out.

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That frame is mental, never seen anything like this. Apart from the yellow lugs I love it a lot.

Good stuff. And yes that chainset will do about another million miles. Are those truly Campagnolo Record pedals?

Love this one.

Think this frame is available to buy new from Condor. I hope it was a bargain and not Condor RRP! Look forward to you doing something nice to it, most of the builds condor suggest are like an Eroica entry on meth

More appropriate seat post and saddle.

The top tube is a touch shorter than I had thought. If I'm going to take this on long rides, I might have to look at a layback.

The gears and brakes need a light fettle. I am also considering getting some other bars, levers and downtube shifters so I could take it to L'eroica. Reckon it would make the Italians shit themselves.

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This is how a bike should look in my opinion. No gumwalls needed, frame speaks for itself. Beautiful!

@Flandria & @jono84, thanks a tonne.

Looks like the black tyres stay.

I have a frame in SLX steel that seems to have a slightly ovalized seattube. Is it OK to ream that out?

Mostly parts bin build on the go. Did buy a sus fork for this build but it's locked up at work. Looking forward to pootling around Epping Forest on it in the near future.

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That looks like great fun.

Good choice. Even though those frames are incredible I've seen that it's totally possible to fuck up the build with Klein's. FWIW I think you've absolutely nailed it.

It bemuses me how bikes/builds like this sometimes appear to go unnoticed on this forum!

Budget gravel basher. Just need to crimp the chainstays and it’s done...

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niceeee welcome to the cotic+epping club

I really like that, what model Charge is it? Guessing the frame weights a fair bit?

Kudos for getting Camo bartape to look good.

So close to finishing the Mr Pink. It's my first time building a geared bike from scratch so made loads of little mistakes/oversights that have meant it's taken forever. Just waiting on the postman to turn up with the new, long reach brakes, need to pick up some barrel adjusters and I should be able to finish it off!

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The rad levels are going to be extremely mild

Thanks, it's a Plug 5 in Tange Prestige. Came up cheap on eBay on a account of a dent in the top tube. XL weighs 2250g according to the thread on Singletrack - pretty reasonable for a steel disc brake frame.

Haha I was more concerned about the white headset (came fitted to the frame) but I think it works.

That's a nice Technium, @jBola !

Some love Italian vintage mountainbikes, others British...

Swapped my Cinelli Ottomilainsu (that didn't fit me) for this beauty.

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Looks great! Does the geometry work alright with the drops? Not too long and stretched out?