Current Projects chat and miscellany

I sold this on behalf of a friend back then https://www.flickr.com/photos/flapcrack/8663882112/

nice stem. What brand/ type is it?

No idea unfortunately, just found it ebay with no details. It is nice and shiny tho.

Bike is great, love it, but I cannot un-see pleated Grandad slacks when I see that saddle colour, there must be another option;)

VO high-rise stem courtesy of @D_Mars fitted to eliminate the spacer stack on my chodey headtubed Kepler.

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Looks great!

thanks. the -17° is a much better match for the horizontal top tube than the previous stem, and brings the bars down a touch as well which hopefully help with my position a bit now I've swapped out the drops for flats.

now I have to try and justify whether it's worth spending £45 on a gloss black vo grand cru post to replace the perfectly functional Matt black deda.

That is definitely my Vivalo

Treat yo' self!

That's what I thought!
My mate had it build up pretty rad as well with 1" straight carbon forks and CK. Good times 😌

I absolutely love that Viv @GroggyJoe One of the best youve built!!

We should go for a ride soon fyi!!

Parts bin / spare frame readers

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Pretty much built. Requires a few adjustments and then it'll be ready to sit in the spare room for the year.

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Love the lugs and white headtube! Real classic nod to such a modern build

this is on the singular insta if you havent seen..

I'm building a rim brake commuter, do you guys have any recommendations on a good set of dual pivot calipers ? Belgian weather, so I'd like something good to still be able to stop when it's raining. Budget is ~ £130 for the pair.

That's a pretty decent budget for a set of brakes for a commuter. Pretty much any modern caliper brakes are half-decent. You could get Campagnolo skeleton brakes for around £50-80 depending on model that will be more than solid - just make sure you get a dual pivot at the front and a mono pivot at the rear as dual pivot on the rear is unnecessary. Alternatively Shimano 105 or Ultegra would also be perfectly fine, though I've no experience of them as I use Campagnolo. In the wet it's probably more significant as to what rim surface and brake pad combination you go for TBH

The more recent Campagnolo non-skeleton brakes might be preferable as they don't get full of road muck in the same way as skeleton brakes can, due to the lack of cut-outs. Depends how grotty the conditions you are riding in are really.

Get calipers that match your lever brand and era. All the brands pull a slightly different amount and have varied it over the years. And then get swissstop blue pads.

rim brake commuter

How much reach? Race brakes won't work if you have room for decent size tyres and mudguards, which means you'll be shopping at Tektro.

You're right, dual pivot on the rear isn't necessary, thanks!

Get calipers that match your lever brand and era. All the brands pull a slightly different amount and have varied it over the years.

I don't have any levers yet, I intend to buy them after choosing the calipers

How much reach? Race brakes won't work if you have room for decent size tyres and mudguards, which means you'll be shopping at Tektro.

Short reach, I don't plan to install mudguards

New pub bike back from paint, an old crash damaged frame that needed some work. Idea was look plain from a distance and party up close.

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