Current Projects chat and miscellany

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Finally went and had a look at the Claud Butler I used to ride as a teenager, which has been has been in my dad's shed since I had a huge crash on it some twelve years ago. He got it new or NOS in the early 60s as a replacement for a stolen Viking and used to ride it Altrincham to Barmouth and back to visit family when he was in his teens.

Bad news is it's really, really rusty-looking, the chainring is bent and the cranks knocked way out of alignment. Good news is that the rust appears upon applicatin of the brass brush to be superficial :-)

The cranks are fairly lovely looking Gnutti steel items with a fair bit of chrome intact - derailleur is a Huret item which I think is likely to be salvageable. Before I can get it properly cleaned up, a couple of things remain to do:

Remove right crank. Got the pin out of the left one with a solid blow from a 2.5lb club hammer, but I need a punch to allow me to apply enough force to get the right out. There's a metalworking place round the corner where I should be able to beg something suitable. The BB is a bit gritty but rotates surprisingly freely.

Worst stuck seatpost EVAH :-(

Frame number is 8604, paint is white with red/white/blue seatpost. Some of the lugs are slightly fancy, which is nice. No tubeset sticker visible. Pics to follow when it's light.

my single speed tt bike is nearing completion....need to resolve how to fit a 1 inch fork to the integrated 1 1/8 head tube.

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that's wonderfully hideous.- by which i mean i love it.
I don't think there is a market solution for the headset reducer, you are probably going to have to buy new forks, and stem.

that's wonderfully hideous.
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+1

Just need to get cranks and saddle, and i'm set...

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is that for hate or love?

that's wonderfully hideous.- by which i mean i love it.
I don't think there is a market solution for the headset reducer, you are probably going to have to buy new forks, and stem.

yar, have searched to no avail....really want to stay with the cinelli stem so i have drawn up a converter (im a product designer) and will have it turned up

could you not get the stem milled out and change the forks to 11/8th?

could you not get the stem milled out and change the forks to 11/8th?

unfortunately not enuff material to ream out....

Just need to get cranks and saddle, and i'm set...

Nice but I thought you were getting a Bianchi Pista Concept?

sweet biles, you were at the leeds alleycat? what bike were you riding then?

you going to be in manc tomorrow for the race? am hoping to make it over

just got hands on a bareknuckle frame. Headset needs replacing. Just trying work out best silver black ratio, poss silver stem and headset and silver seatpost, not sure.

Nice but I thought you were getting a Bianchi Pista Concept?

I have it... but it's STILL on it's way from my folks in Seattle. My old dear was stressin' about the damage that may occur to it, so bless 'er, she paid way too much for a secure shipping - which has taken ages....... oo-er.

Just need to get cranks and saddle, and i'm set...

Sweet rim colour!!

Just to hello, all you hardcores. and best wishes to your projects

not yet finished. next changes: stem, saddle and grips for the handlebar

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3474/3372893466_0c0ee17b30_o_d.jpg

This is not I'm set so far, my seat post is too thin and I couldn't get the brake to screw in... I've got some brooks bar tape that matches the seat and white hoods to go on

Any thoughts as to how far the tape should go.. I was thinking just past the hoods before the curve of the bars??

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Yes I know the chain is slack...

Also could anyone recommend someone to paint white highlighting of the frame??

@eingang, congratulations.

porn

not yet finished. next changes: stem, saddle and grips for the handlebar

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3474/3372893466_0c0ee17b30_o_d.jpg

plenty of phil hub action on the last few pages. That Mills headbadge is quality.

Any thoughts as to how far the tape should go.. I was thinking just past the hoods before the curve of the bars??

all the way.

Eingang- oh man i love your bike. ive been dreaming of a gold and chrome bike for a while. did you get the chroming/gold done yourself or did the frame come that way?

sun was shining so i thought i'd take some pics of my Carlton

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finally got the Army Bike finished.....
Thanks to the guys at 14 for putting up with all my stupid demands.

it looks gloss in this photo, but it's actually matt.
i might get some better shots of it tomorrow.

finally got the Army Bike finished.....
Thanks to the guys at 14 for putting up with all my stupid demands.

it looks gloss in this photo, but it's actually matt.
i might get some better shots of it tomorrow.

Looks good, but wouldn't a straight Thomson post be better rather than have the seat right the way forward on a setback one?