Current Projects chat and miscellany

Coke can route sounds dodgy, but actually works really well.

Coke can is only 0.15mm thick though!

I can't thank you all enough, plenty to go on here.

I think I'm going to go down the eBay aluminium strip route and then seatpost shim if not having a collar is detrimental.

Thanks again!

I want to put drops on my fixie-skidder-tracklopacker-thing.

What are the go-to single speed, hydraulic drop bar levers? I’ve come across the TRP Hylex RS ones that look good and seem to get decent reviews online, but wanted to check if anyone had a better suggestion.

I’ll need to purchase two levers so don’t want to spend too much north of £200 including callipers in total.

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I had Hylex and thought they were really good & reliable. Hard to beat. What about the various cheap RS685 / Dura-ace mechanical & Di2 on CRC at the moment and gut the shifter parts out (or turn the left into a dropper lever).

The trps are the only single speed drop bar brake lever. Other options are pulling the shifter gubbins out of sram, or using cable-pull hydraulic brakes like juin tech.

That is rad. Only ever see the TRP levers for singlespeed

Missing rear disc mount?

Ye let's have the discussion about the merits of a rear brake on a fixed gear bike again

Good call! I have R785 levers on my road bike, but didn’t even think of them. Just had a scoot around and I can get the callipers and two levers for pretty much the same as the TRP ones.

@timmah! Thanks. Think I’ll go for the Shimano ones and gut them. Something comforting about having the same brand brake set up on two bikes for replacement pads and the like.

@Dexter Thanks!

Only caviat to R685 is the caliper micro leaks obvs, but that just an O-ring replace I believe?

Rear disc mounts are a right pita though.

@oheyitsdrew we can add to the discussion the (non)merits of a 74 degree seat tube and 73.5 degree head tube for gravel riding as well while we’re at it, ha!

Just go Hylex for the front and a dummy lever of any sort on the left.

You could splash out on some TRP drop levers which should match the look of the Hylex levers but I know that they're only sold as a pair.

Mad skidz non? ;)

Frankenfork for my Fredy Ruegg columbus max tourer: old 1 1/8 touring fork cuted to match SL oval tubes, canti bosses to be done and ready to go on it's first week long ride.

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Wait, non-matching levers? Are you mad!? ;)

New wheel day...

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Snap! https://www.lfgss.com/comments/15439254/

Yours look waaaay posher than mine though!

Me too!
Chasing that 2007 high with a white spoke

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New bike for my girlfriend incoming! Just need to decide on the bar position, tape the bars and fit the mudguards.

Nice custom geometry frame using Columbus tubes built up with all the components off my Soma Wolverine that I wasn’t using. The colour was influenced by that lovely Speedvagen lavender.

She’s real happy with how it turned out, it should make a great endurance road/light gravel and touring bike.

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Also, turns out all those super cheap R785 levers are all euro setup i.e. right hand, rear brake.

But I found a set on eBay for a good price so I’m still good to go.

Dont they come with the hose quick connectors - so easy to swap round?

Edit; i would also want the 2 year warranty on any Shimano hydraulics

Not sure. The description wasn’t very good on Wiggle.

I’ve had the same levers on my road bike, 8,000 miles not a single issue so was willing to chance it :)

Could somebody recommend a modern but sympathetically styled grip for this build? I went with the classic moulded hard rubber shopper number as the most appropriate but as predicted it felt awful after a couple of miles.

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I’d normally just go for bar tape. I also like Ergon Grips but they are spenny