Current Projects chat and miscellany

Tyan works only once!!!!
The moser she didn't know about until she read it over my shoulder.........

OK, I decided not to go fixed with this frame. (Kingston - Approx late 60's - http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/designs/rotrax-hs.html ) Very light frame (well, compared to my mates pug frame)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/pifko/Image025.jpg

I got these Campag Record shifters for £105 in new cond! (rrp £200)
Campag Record chainset and Chorus BB
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/pifko/Image027.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/pifko/Image028.jpg

Main things I need to sort out:

• bring back the shine on the chromed frame
  
• sort out front and rear derailleurs
  

nearly done

Ok. Jokes aside max, I would strongly advise you buy a set of drilled carbon forks for your vigorelli. I have nothing against people riding without brakes, but doing so with no prior experience, and especially no prior experience of riding fixed, is putting yourself at risk.

No offence, what is more worrying to me is that you might also risk injuring traffic-blind pedestrians in situations which would otherwise easily be avoided. It might be their fault for not looking before entering the road, but equally it's yours for over-stepping your limits, and this is definitely an example of that.

Furthermore, and perhaps most importantly, you're spreading a bad image of this particular genre of cycling. You might be a capable and experienced cyclist (in fact I would fucking well hope so if you're seriously considering this), who takes very quickly to riding without brakes, but you're broadcasting a message to others who may not be as capable as you. This could lead them to injury.

The last thing fixed-wheel riders need are inexperienced brakeless cyclists causing pedestrians injury or other avoidable accidents in traffic. It paints a bad reputation of us all. Fixed wheel bikes are unique amongst bikes because learning to ride them safely, that is, learning how to stop or control them using the drive-chain, which is NOT as efficient as 2 properly functioning calliper brakes, is comparable to the learning curve of learning to ride a bike in the first place.

Carbon forks are cheap and easy to come by. They would also provide a more comfortable ride on streets than the forks the vigorelli comes with (assuming they're not also carbon of course). Once you've gotten used to the ways of the fixed-wheel bike I don't care if you take the brake off, but please for the sake of others have one while you're learning.

+1

There's a gent called 50:14 on this forum (or Fiddy, as he's become known) who did his first fixed ride brakeless. He came a cropper, broke his collarbone and took out two other forumengers. He's an experienced cyclist, but now he runs a brake.

MaxPayne, this is not a witch hunt. If you've never ridden fixed, please get a brake. Either on a new fork or using one of these (scroll to the bottom of the page). When you get used to it, take the brake off if you want. That's a beautiful looking bike, by the way!

nearly done

fuckme sideways :)

Brian, you better not drop any cigarette papers while you're riding, they could get caught in the clearance between your rear wheel and the seat tube. You'd come a cropper!

Is that a cooling fan cooling because it's so hot?

Sweet, sweet, ride...

Brian - you've done it again! What a beauty.

Claps
What cranks?

Cheap Colnago tat

nearly done

now I understand why you sold all that other stuff! well worth it! very very nice!

ooppss almost forgot, and didn't want to upset Walkersan........slack chain!

that col is super... if youre gonna ride in those slippers though you may need an internal shim.

no Shinscar negative enverted coaxial one.

Well done Brian, really nice indeed

nearly done

that is basically the tits, balls and everything else. really nice.

get it down to herne-hill and see the heads turn

brian are you taken the bike back with you to UK?

Got given this the other day, a Viking from 1977.

I don't have that much experience, but i've always wanted a fixed/ss bike. Its a build on a budget though. I wanted to get that cassette(?) off the rear wheel but i don't have the correct removal device and looks like i have to order it online.

If there are two threads built into the hub i can make a fixed and if there is only one i have a single speed? Whether it is fixed or ss would i still need to buy this? Or do i only need that if i have a SS?

I'll try not to start too many threads during my progress.

Brian i know where you live.......

JimBob - a cleverly worked in question my son.
Nice frame btw. that could come up lovely.

if your hum has one side it could be fixed or a freewheel. you would need that if you wanted to run freewheel or a single cog and lock ring for fixed... see thread above for brake placement advice ;)

there is so much info om here you'll have no problem

Brian, you better not drop any cigarette papers while you're riding, they could get caught in the clearance between your rear wheel and the seat tube. You'd come a cropper!

Is that a cooling fan cooling because it's so hot?

Sweet, sweet, ride...

glad that i don't smoke heehee

Claps
What cranks?

campag record

brian are you taken the bike back with you to UK?

think so

bk is that hole in the chainstay for the chain?

nearly done

mamma mia

nearly done

Seriously Brian what do you do for a living? You seem to have the greatest collection of bikes I have ever seen!

campag record

ever thought of maxing out the carbon and get carbon FSAs and match it up all black?

and some easton ec90 track bars