The anticipation is killing me...

Firstly, newbie, so be nice ;-)

Mrs S has just called to say that the postman has delivered a big rectangular cardboard box!!!

My first fixie project, straight from the online flea market:

Custom built Reynolds 531, 126mm rear spacing

Think I'm going to have to duck out early today - "meeting in the west end...." kinda thing.

Decisions, decisions, decisions. Period Campag record? Gearing ratios? 120 track hub and a good ol squeeze? Phils 126 large flange?

I'm the proverbial child in a sweetshop.

So excited, I just had to share it with someone.

Looks smooth mate. Great colour. Seal grey?

Ice Blue metallic, or so i'm told.

If you have the money get Phils, you won't be sorry.

happy days will you soon be rolling around the streets of london town ?

If you have the money get Phils, you won't be sorry.

you will be if the wheel/s got stolen, to some it like losing a whole bike, as lovely and gorgeous those Phils are, I'm still worried about it getting stolen easily, and slighty annoyed that I have to constantly locked the wheel/s everytime i want to lock the bike.

erm, phils on a £10 frame????

Did you get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning?
:)

go find me a couple of £10 frames dale. ill give you £40 for 'em

go find me a couple of £10 frames dale. ill give you £40 for 'em

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ladies-Reynolds-531-town-bike_W0QQitemZ140238808977QQihZ004QQcategoryZ33503QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VIKING-SPORTS-CYCLE-FRAME-FORKS-REYNOLDS-531_W0QQitemZ330241567314QQihZ014QQcategoryZ22679QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

man, i've bought a few track frames for under £100 ;)

ah, you fail. it's not a £10 "Custom built Reynolds 531" innit

the fact that almost all older frames were made to custom spec, means nothing!?

haha...i know, was goin to point that out. technically, the 'custom' bit only applies to the original owner.

anyhoo. let him be. enjoy the build willo :)

erm, phils on a £10 frame????

then remembers the fact that he is a newbie
phew

From http://www.veloworks.com/roncooper/cooper1976.html :

"I think the Ron Cooper can be viewed in the same way that many people view a Rolls Royce or a Mercedes—as a machine good enough and durable enough to be worth keeping indefinitely. I can easily imagine keeping a Ron Cooper 10 or 20 years and still being as pleased with it as when it was new."

I efffing hate Rollers

OK so 50 quid then? ;)

Looks like a nice frame, but phils and campy record on any conversion seems a bit rich?

Out of curiosity why did you go road rather than track?

Out of curiosity why did you go road rather than track?

The Hipster effect?

Dale, please look up Ron Cooper.

I believe you will retract your comments.

phils or campag on a conversion!!

Period Campy, yea. I would even use a strada chainset, front and rear brakes, and gasp road hubs with the rear respaced. 4 steps away from being un-converted.

Phils... a little over the top but at least he'll have them for later frames.

I was watching that frame, I really want a Ron Cooper eventually.

Oh, and full mudguards as well!

phils or campag on a conversion!!

if he's not riding it at the track then he doesn't need a track bike.

track: made for velodrome boards
road: um... made for roads