A nun jumps off a tall building

... and lands on a clown.

It was virgin on the ridiculous.

A bloke orders a frame from Dolan's...

Replacement frame arrived at the office his morning. Having lugged it home in the rain I set about building it up. Finally!

Except it was the same feckin' frame I sent back a week ago.

Kinda sick of this now. Been off the road for weeks.

So what to buy instead?

Can pay a bit more if necessary, but I need to sort it asap so it's gotta be off the peg. Don't fancy the Jackson at Putney, btw.

bareknuckle!!!

steel or alloy?
trad or compact geo?

can't believe dolan, what a bunch of muppets!

lpg bareknuckle!!!

might take a while to get one in the UK.......

anyway, they are shit , there's too many around ;)

Open to most suggestions, tbh.

My wheels are Deep V on Formula, cranks Sugino 75, mostly Deda finishing kit.

I run a front brake and prefer not to have rear drilling and cable guides.

@lpg: where do I source a bareknuckle? Hubjub are only offering them to order and I just can't wait. Also, are they not from the same pot as the Condor?

What size?

Dunno what you mean same pot, but hubjub website says they stock 54, 56, 58cm.

Info on Hubjub's eai front page says it takes weeks or months to get one. I was led to understand they're from the same maker as the Condor.

I'm looking for a 54-56, depending on the specifics.

My Paddy was 54 (compact) and a bit small, the Terry is a 54 and seems pretty close, I've tried a 56 Spesh and that's good too.

kowalski bareknuckle? Hubjub are only offering them to order and I just can't wait. Also, are they not from the same pot as the Condor?

they use deda tubing, that's about it I think..very different geo.

Soma Rush is 54cm c-c

http://www.mosquito-bikes.co.uk/htdocs/cms_ul/cata_202/rush_complete.htm.htm?item_id=506

the bareknuckle is probably made in the same factory but it's different geometry a different tubeset, cheaper com12, the pista is sat14 (don't forget the potenza with zero replica tubing) and the condor's AFIK are painted over here by colourtech in crayford. condors are semi-compact the EAI traditional.
they are quite different bikes.

If you can afford it would buy a lemond filmore to ride now and then order something custom that you really want and sell the filmore later, if you can't do that buy anything that's in stock and your size!

for a non-ferrous bike that cinelli is the shizzle

Yeah, but it's £450 for just the frame.

i'll sell you my bareknucle frame for £500.

MrSmith If you can afford it would buy a lemond filmore to ride now and then order something custom that you really want and sell the filmore later, if you can't do that buy anything that's in stock and your size!

Just sold the Paddy which is not way different to the Lemond.

Can't find owt in stock or my size!

@RPM: the Cinelli is lovely but the included fork isn't drilled.

Surly Steamroller? Brixton Cycles?

Just find Surly's a bit Sustrans/knit yer own sandals.

The Soma is defo worth a call to mosquito. Never bought a frame to match me brake lever before..

In all honesty, the Cinelli is more to my taste, but I want to run a brake.

how much is the dolan if you don't mind me asking
there are some nice classic team raleigh tracks on ebay i heard recently 531's and 753's some one on the raleigh yahoo forum is selling a few of theirs they could be nice build for team track riders i'll try and find links get some classic second hand frame value for money not a bad deal
j f wilson a uk frame builder has an assortment of frames definately some track bikes in there 2nd hand ones and new
that cinelli (swap out the fork for a carbon number) would be lush hmmmm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Raleigh-56cm-Team-Pro-Track-Bike-Campy-70-s_W0QQitemZ150138201830QQihZ005QQcategoryZ98084QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Old Team raleigh

Get a Fixie Inc Peacemaker or summat from Witcombe cycles.

scott not scot [quote]photoben Get a Fixie Inc Peacemaker or summat from Witcombe cycles.

For the money,that looks a damn nice frame![/quote]

yeah, i love that frame

yeah the peacemaker is a good looking bike, its just the rear spacing that put me off!

The guy from citycycling just got one and he loves it. Forgot to mention my London 2 Paris diary is in this months issue.

Cheers boys!

Lotsa useful input, which has revised my plans.

Had an exchange of views with those Scouse tw*ts so the Terry is being returned for a refund.

I've decided to press my Unit into service as a commuter in the short term. Slow, but a huge improvement on the bus.

And the replacement?

All will be revealed in 6-8 weeks...