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Love the barbers pole paintjob on the seat tube.

Is that lining the real extent of the lugs from the bottom bracket? Thats crazy, I quite like it.

that was roberto's frame

Yeah, with the chrome chainstay on the wrong side..

May be has a setup with left side chainwheel? Custom cog and lockring would do :P

that mercian is one of the nicest frames i've ever seen.

oooh... that mercian is lovely... and i like the shamals as well...
just a question: are the road-shamals (as opposed to the pistas) with 16 spokes good for fixed riding? Saw some clinchers for a decent price some time ago and was kind of thinking about getting those (put a track hub in the rear wheel).

shamal track are rare and hard to find..roberto has some on the bay now...

yep i know, that's why i asked about the road shamals... ;)

It's not so much if they're good for fixed riding, it's the fact they are low spoke count wheels. You ride them regularly and they will self destruct in a hail of puppy-killing shrapnel.. maybe.

That's what was kind of worrying me... the low spoke count. Guess i'll stick to 32 or 36 spokes.

but they should be ok if on the front only...clinch or tubular..but i guess you are going to ride a bit longer distance right?or in town then a higher spoke count is probably better

Slavery news just in: The makers of the kevlar based Gran Compe SS white tyres are coming out with fluro green to complement the pink ones seen earlier.

true slavery

I look at that picture and I think "fuck me, those black ones look ace". I think I've gone through my coloured tyre phase.

^^ true. All about bare black tyres and thin rimz.

^^ true. All about bare black tyres and thin rimz.

No no no.

'tis the season of the low-profile rims and gumwall tyres.

Don't you people read Vogue?

no no, it's very much deep section rims and high flange hubs, mate.

trust me, i read it in GQ.

apparently chantelle is not happy with her boob job

read that in Gossip magazine

The new Arrospok???

forget the wheel, look at the frame.

Double genius on the seat-tube.

I look at that picture and I think "fuck me, those black ones look ace". I think I've gone through my coloured tyre phase.

If anyone knows where I could get a set of black tyres please let me know.

(;P)

No no no.

'tis the season of the low-profile rims and gumwall tyres.

Don't you people read Vogue?

I will be running NoTyres™ this summer, ain't nothing cooler than the sound of rims chomping down on tarmac.