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All i wanted was some suggestions for parts to make the bike slightly more reliable.

Learn never to ask questions on LFGSS. Read the innumerable rants about various different parts, there's bound to be more than one rant per said part, and form your opinions whilst strafing the barrage of judgemental and self opinionated shellfire. ;)

mate, do what ya like to it....please yourself, trying to please the whinging pommy bastards on this forum is impossible

hear hear!

Thank you, that sounds like a good way to survive!

By ready i mean, new tyres because although you cant see it in the picture those are completed wrecked.

I intend to keep the bike as original as possible, no bright colours for me.

Why is everyone so hostile?

I do apologise, try Gatorskins, they're reasonably cheap and try and find them with free inner tube - save you like £4 each, and you be surprise how many people change a nice bike into this;

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2009/may/2/FP.htm

yeah, that is fucked up

Red and black striped handle bars? Someone likes Dennis the Mennis too much!

cheers ved and max. unfortunately she is going away for like 5 months so it's going to be sat inside all summer :(

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2009/may/2/FP.htm

just when i fucking forget about it.

bleeding eyes

it's a stunning road bike, why don't you ride it?

I best go tell some of the old boys in my club that were doing it wrong when they used to convert their road bikes to fixed for the winter. Think of the puppies !

@maxcrowe - thats puppykilling to the extreme, that frame was absolutely gorgeous!

This is my first build at the moment, im waiting on wheels from mitre tester, need to buy some mks syvlan pedals with double toe straps, miche 44T ring (or anyone got any good places to get a steel 144bcd 1/8th ring?) velox bartape, a bar end brake lever, 57mm drop front caliper, and vittoria randonneur rear tyre (got a rubino for the front) also got a white gold finger lever i might sell depending on how i get on with the bullhorns and whether i buy risers . . .

Nice frame Rocker!

Thanks Donut, your saddle went on the poyner, it doesnt look right on here, but it does look good on the roadie :) snapped it up for £200 all inclusive from ireland off the bay

My harry quinn track/path racer. Finally put together about 2 weeks ago.

I do apologise, try Gatorskins, they're reasonably cheap and try and find them with free inner tube - save you like £4 each, and you be surprise how many people change a nice bike into this;

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2009/may/2/FP.htm

thats the saddest thing i've seen bike wise.. actually just generally, for a while.

Francoise is a cunt

My harry quinn track/path racer. Finally put together about 2 weeks ago.

what brake lever is that?

paul

damn... style DOES come at a price ;)

francoise is a cunt
+1000

what brake lever is that?

Its the paul cross lever

Nice. Are you getting toe clips?

that look fantastic so far mate, the Brooks saddle is perfect on that frame (track bike of the past tend to have those saddle, so nothing more fitting than the Brooks!).

Ebay can be the best place for a chainring, I found a gorgeous Campangolo one for only £40, I also got an Miche Advanced chainring I can sell to you for only £25, very light too and has little wear, it's a bit modern looking thought but netherless work very well.

48t thought, but put in an 19t rear and you'll get a good amount of skid patches that'll prolong your tyres life a bit.

be careful with the Randonneur rear, as because it's an 28c, it might not fit on the back wheel, so wait till you got your wheel from mitre tester, put in a 23c and see if there's enough space for a 28c.

Nice. Are you getting toe clips?

Thanks, yes i just fitted some today acctually.