Hollow Leg’s Bikes (Mason Resolution, Dolan Tarck Bikes, Brompton, Local Framebuilder Specials; Fixed & Gravel)

Love it, I had one quite similar a few years back
I think mine was a fair bit older though

That’s nice!

I was thinking about singlespeeding mine but I’ll run it with gears for a while first and see how I get on.

In other related news, Mrs. Legs crashed her bike at speed straight into a massive gate while we were out on a 200km DIY.

Thankfully she was totally fine which is a minor miracle given how spectacular the crash looked. Given the crumpling on the frame, it appears the bike took most of the impact.

The bike has been given a look over at our LBS and - surprise, surprise! - the frame and fork are a write off but thankfully everything else is ok including the front Son dyno wheel.

The frame has been stripped and will be dropped off to the frame builder who will remove the top tube, downtube and headtube, and replace them with new tubes. We did consider replacing the external 1 1/8 headtube with an internal tapered one but that would mean replacing the Hope headset and Son hub, not to mention bumping the cost up significantly.

She’ll probably get it powder coated after the repairs. Mint and lemon seem to be strong contenders at the moment.

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Great that she is ok and the frame took most of the impact.

Something that came to mind when looking at the photo of the downtube damage: I wonder if the dynamo routing hole played a part in focusing the failure at that location, and whether that relates to where the tube butting thickness changes? It might've interesting to see what the tube looks like cut in half longitudinally.

I think it could also be that it is the butting that decides where the bend happened. I believe the reinforcement ring will actually make the tube stronger locally as there is more material (???). In this case it looks like the reinforcement ring placement is just around where the butting would be happening... Unless it isn't a butted tube...

In any case most road bike / gravel appropriate steel tubes will fail on head on collision. I've been doored at slow pace and still managed to bend the Zona 35mm down tube on my road bike.

@hollow__legs Good call on staying 1 1/8" head tube. No need for anything else imo.
And much love for getting the frame repaired rather than getting a new one. This is the way!

You are more than welcome to dissect it one it’s removed. It does look as though the crease occurred where the tube changes thickness, but as you say, the hole (I believe it’s for the cable guides, not dynamo routing) could also have been the weak spot.

@Hulsroy Yes, that tube is butted, although I can’t quite remember what series of Columbus it is.

Keeping 1 1/8 kinda limits fork options a bit but it means we won’t need to replace the hub and the headset. QR wheels and external headsets are totally fine for cruising about all day.

Keeping 1 1/8 kinda doesn't limit fork options....

Ftfy

As you can get any clearance, axles standard, a-c measurement and offset you want :) obviously you have to live with it being a really good looking steel fork

You'd have

Personally I love a steel fork, but I think what sets Gabi’s lavender bike apart from her all steel Genesis is how much lighter and faster-feeling it is.

There’s been some very slow progress on the Rockhopper. I’ve started to fit the guards but need to wait on some longer bolts being delivered before fully committing by trimming the stays. I’ll also be picking up some freecycle Schwalbe winter spike tyres soon ready for any icy spells.

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something looks a bit fishy with the crown race, looks like there's a bit of a gap between the top of the fork?
a silver stem would suit this IMO

Yes, you’re right. That’s on my list of things to investigate.

I can thoroughly recommend spiked winter tyres. There have only been a couple of frosty/icy Edinburgh mornings since I fitted mine but the bike feels totally planted, I’m sure the tarmac ripping soundtrack provided also acts as something of a placebo.

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Nice Rock Lobster! There’s been more than a couple for me; Granton always seems to be way more frosty/icy than anywhere else in the city.

Thankfully the Rockhopper is done and ready for duty.

I got the guards fitted just right even though I installed the rivnut in the bridge a bit wonky. But once everything was on, it was hardly noticeable.

The brakes were sticking a bit but nothing that a quick strip and grease didn’t fix.

For now I’ll ride it as is through the winter, but there’s a few things I’ll probably do once spring comes around:

1. The front hub is shot or needs adjusting.
   
2. The GripShifts are, unsurprisingly, not very good. I may go 1X and fit a modern shifter.
   
3. New pedals.
   
4. New grips.
   
5. Maybe fit a rear rack.
   
   

I took it for a little spin along the promenade today and it’s actually a fun little bike to ride. I’m looking forward to commuting and running errands on it.

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I’ve decided that if I want to get any decent use out of my Seta I’m probably best fitting a front brake.

I had some TRP carbon levers in the spares box from a previous build, and I scored a nice set of TRP rim brakes on eBay recently.

I would like to get some Nitto M106SSB handlebars as they come in silver and would match the stem. I’m not too sure how they would look with the levers though. I found this photo online and they look like they should be comfortable enough.

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What’s the forums opinion on attaching bottle cage mounts to a carbon frame? Being basically a road frame with track ends, the Seta has a small recess for attaching a front derailleur to, so I’m guessing that area is reinforced?

The two options I am considering are the King Cage Universal Support Bolt or the Arundel El Jefe.

One small bidon on the seat tube will be sufficient but will my bike explode and kill me if I do this?

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I got the Arundel El Jefe for the mtb to have a downtube bottle option, but didn't work out on an oversized carbon tube. It worked fine on a round tube tho! Just use better zip ties than the ones it comes with and tape underneath.

Great bike!

Checking in on the status of Old Terry. How is he doing?

This is great!

The seat tube on the Dolan is round so maybe it’ll work.

@Cupcakes Old Terry just requires a chainring and a cog and then it’s good to go.

It feels like the Time of Terry will soon be upon us. Flappy jersey century?

I’m in!

Is there any update on your partners frame? Was it repaired and repainted?
Sorry if I missed an update

I would be astonished if mounting a bottle cage via this would cause any damage to a carbon frame. Put a bit of helitape under the zip ties and you'll be grand? Or go for the full Graham Cottingham experienced and just tape it straight onto the frame.

@PhilDAS Repaired, repainted, rebuilt and ridden to York on the Easter Arrow. I need to take some photos of it actually, but I've been busy with work.

@JacqueLucque Great, that's what I was hoping. Should be fine for light use. Not like I can ride it on anything but the smoothest roads thanks to the 23mm tyres.

A few updates on the Rockhopper.

The seat post was slipping so I did a bit of research and discovered the wrong size seat post was fitted. I removed the old 30.0 Selcof and replaced it with a 30.4 Kalloy which is now staying where it should.

I also removed the GripShift shifters and replaced them with Tourney thumb shifters, replaced all the cables and outers, and popped some Oury grips on. After indexing the gears (for the first time in my life using a repair stand - what a revelation!) the bike rides and feels great.

I was considering a rear rack and pannier for the commute but now I’m tempted by a Carradice bag with a quick release Bagman mount.

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