Current Projects chat and miscellany

@ Scott:

I used to put a wooden stick (from a broom) inside a cheap susp fork, just to have a rigid fork on my MTB (when there were no ridig MTB forks for disc brakes yet).
Some racers do the same to limit the travel to 35mm or 50mm instead of the standard 80 or 100mm.
And as you wrote: most times it's posible to remove the coil or elastomere from 1 fork leg (mostly cheaper forks).
Many (expensive) forks have the suspension mechanism in just 1 fork leg. The damping mechanism in the other.
So, it's okay to have a coil spring in just 1 fork leg.
Just be careful if these is oil inside the fork.

Yeah that's what i'm meaning....cheaper kids forks tend to just use friction damping which is why they're perfect for emptying one leg.
I used to modify forks to increase or decrease travel too.....the best and safest way to limit travel is to remove elastomers or fit a shorter main spring...then add the same amount back into the top out stack with a longer bolt too allow it....less likely to cause damage , or give a harsh bottom out thud, or contaminate the oil inside. But each to his own :)

ooooooooo wibble the girls are all over you

They only want me for my bike.. I feel used :(

i sold the bonetti to jd, ihave its brother in my store

Just bought from JD.

Things to do:
-tape the bars
-probably switch out front wheel (currently tub)
-probably get a clamp on brake

*It will get on the track but I'd like to ride it on the road too

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What's the relation between Bonotti and A. Bertin ?
Bisides the fact that both are french.
Both are/were in Northern France, but approx. 200 km away from eachother.

all finished the maiden voyage went well, just got to adjust the forks and paint it all up.

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Just finished polishing the cranks, should have a frame to put them on in a couple of weeks.

distracted by shiny cranks

And Ive just noticed the "some grrls talk too much" Oh aye?

Crispin Glover
please enlighten un upon your buffing techniques. ta lots !

You'll need a block of rouge, a small drill thing (dunno what they're called, jewelers use them), a couple of buffing heads and lots of elbow grease. A tin of Brasso and some soft cloths to finish also help.

dremel?

Sweet ride. Good use of gold parts, nice and subtle. First bike I've seen where gold actually works.

The more you look at it the more it grows on you.Never seen an all chocolate brown bike before.Anyway if you love your own bike,who gives a toss what other people think!

Yeah something like that, but better as the motor is separate and the bit is on the end of a bendy cable thing. I literally can't think of a better way to describe it.

it's a dremel with a flexible extension then?

I guess so, but it's not a Dremel, it bolts to the wall for added awesomeness.

Just finished my new bike a few days ago, pretty happy with the way it turned out.

that's a lush frame! 27" originally?

How did I knoooooooow Ed was so going to comment on that! That's fucking lush though Alexander

yep, originally 27", clearance is OK on the rear because of the drop outs, but the forks are pretty gappy, getting a brake tomorrow so hopefully that should disguise it somewhat.

(and thank you both!)

nice bike, but i have to say that looks like a monster gear u have there!

Oh it will, the other option is using bigger tyres (says, 28c), help a tad too, and advangeous if you want to run fatter tyres in London for comfort.

Thanks, I'm on 52x18 so about 76in, but shortly changing to a 47x17

Yeah, I'm thinking of getting a Randonneur for the rear and sticking the gator up front. (hopefully won't wear through it as quickly as you, hehe)

Is it me or are they some damn short dropouts?

Lovely bike BTW Alexander!

Thanks again. Yeah, can't really figure that one out, I bought the frame second hand, It seems like they have been chopped shorter?

The first prototype of the giant turd torpedo saddle bag is finished....strapped to my brooklyn and loaded with a sh*tload of clothes just for testing purposes...although i've got no time to make another now even if it hadn't worked as i want to take it easy tomorrow before dunwich.
I'm sure there will be the usual critics questioning "why not just use racks and panniers"...but i'm really happy with this setup. Couple of changes i want to make on the second version, but for now i'm well happy :)