Current Projects chat and miscellany

Don't forget to sell it in a couple weeks time!

This is a keeper it was either this or the Harry the Harry was to short on the TT.

What chain line do you get with those DA road cranks?

Near perfect.

http://i40.tinypic.com/nf0bnk.jpg


this is gonna be my first fixie, im thinking of having all the parts different shades of blue...
any suggestions?

AHHHHHHH help! do i get blue rims with black hubs, or blue rims with red hubs, or blue rims with blue hubs!?!?!?!?

should i wear jeans or shorts today?

cornflakes or cocco pops?

glasses or contacts?

boxers or briefs????

i'm having trouble making my own mind up at the moment.

jeans
contacts
cornflakes
boxers.

thanks for that Ritchie.
i was really struggling.

no probs.

jeans
glasses
coco pops
boxer briefs (or trunks or whatever they are called)

that essentially is my daily choice.
though this morning I had porridge

Just finished this off for this year. I changed a couple of parts from last year after riding it for a while. I have a Keirin brake for it, but it is currently set up for the velodrome.

god, this is so so nice, must be my fav at the moment

cockflakes or cocko pops?

Whatever you're into yourself mate ;)

Special K Red Berries FTW :D

ha. ha. ha. your very funny spagettihoops

Some of you might recognise this from a while ago, I found that it was covered in frame damaging rust, and left it in my parents shed.

IF its still there when I go home this summer, its getting a full and proper rebirth, with full record parts, just not moser panto'd this time, and a nice saddle, and clinchers, definitely clinchers.
its going to be a long expensive project with rechroming and enamelling and stuff at argos i think

Why?
because that ride from Oxford to London was the best lone ride I've ever had, so relaxing.
and I miss the bike. amazing thing it was.

Just finished the Dolan full Duraace including headset,very light can't wait to get it on the planks.

http://i39.tinypic.com/wltycn.jpg

That'll be full DA including headset but excluding stem, seatpost, pedals, chain and hubs then aye?

Picked this up on here last week from hilary stone. Going to be my first project to learn the ropes with the help of the friendly folks at jazz cycles on Holloway road. Any ideas, parts you may have that might work would be much appreciated. If you see me riding it this summer, say hello, cheers all.

That is absolutely stunning mate, beautiful bike!! You'd best be bringing that with you if you're coming over this side of the water!! You've just re-kindled my desire for a nice old-skool geared bike... :(
sigh

Not bad first build on a budget. Please put some clips and straps on though...

Yeah I will, first thing on the list for tomorrow! Admittedly, I have been riding it without because I couldn't wait.

Just finished building up the Harry Quinn me girlfriend done bought me:

Here he was originally:
http://www.londonfgss.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10086&stc=1&d=1242476044

And now:

http://www.londonfgss.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10089&stc=1&d=1242476938
http://www.londonfgss.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10087&stc=1&d=1242476940
http://www.londonfgss.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10088&stc=1&d=1242476940

I've taken off all the crappy old components and replaced with late 80's/early 90's Shimano 600 Ultegra. Only bits I left untouched was the Cinelli stem and Criterium bars and Selle seatpost.

Thanks to Fruitbat for the wheels - they were cleaned, polished and serviced to an inch of their life.

Only thing left to get is a decent saddle - possibly a San Marco Rolls or Concor, drop me a line if you wanna sell me something!

Glad I've got something perfect for long countryside riding and the Dynamo!

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I really like that dirkbang.. For a second there I thought you had converted it to fixed. I'm glad you didn't

super nice dirkbang, i would love a bosh around on that. well done! so glad you kept gears on it.

Thanks guys!

There was no question of taking the gears off! Too many puppies have been killed recently....

Like it!

the office i work in is beside a recycling depo, the guys that work in the recycling place took this out of a skip and left it in front of our office as a joke. so i took it home to clean it up :)

started like this.

ended up like this after a couple of hours work this morning. i still need a chain and pedals with cages.