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Mongrel, why don't you pop down to Tour De Ville instead? I'm sure you can find what you want, and talk to Jos about how to build it up properly.

regarding rims, you can't go wrong with a simple, cheap and reliable mavic open pro, but if deep v is your desire, Tour De Ville have some chrome Rigida DP18 lying around, not sure if they still have them.

make the stem lower!!!

He will lower his stem if you lower your seatpost!

deal?

haha

+1 - to Ed's idea of open pros - silver I recon.

Also TDV is awesome!

actually TDV might work out well. If I want to get this frame on the road in a hurry I can get a bike loan (not cyclescheme) of up to £500 for "cycles and equipment needed to cycle".
Will pop in tomorrow... Keep meaning to have a nose around.

Its pure porn!

I went to pick up some brakes and had a snoop round. When I get some £s I'm going there and going to have a field day.

BTW its can be a bit hard to find.

I am loving the look of this........colour-matched mudguards are where it's at!!!

What rim is that on the rear?

velocity deep v rim with miche hub and continental grand prix tire

Thanks sweens.

I am slightly gutted that I didn't get my set of 'guards for my other bike powder coated to match that frame, but they are chrome and the bike has (almost) all silver parts so it doesn't look too bad. Besides, the 'guards will live on the Steamroller but the 'guards for the Peregrine are only for occasional use, so I expect they will get a little battered anyway taking them on and off.

Thanks sweens.

I am slightly gutted that I didn't get my set of 'guards for my other bike powder coated to match that frame, but they are chrome and the bike has (almost) all silver parts so it doesn't look too bad. Besides, the 'guards will live on the Steamroller but the 'guards for the Peregrine are only for occasional use, so I expect they will get a little battered anyway taking them on and off.

I'm not sure what I like more - your bike or your enthusiasm for the apostrophe.

I'm not sure what I like more - your bike or your enthusiasm for the apostrophe.

I do try to be grammatically correct at all times; a beacon in the darkness, if you will.

Now with added Dura-Ace! (And Cinelli). Jah bless.

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Going to try this thread for my newbie question if you don't mind. I got a road frame to replace my stolen bike, and it comes with bb and road cranks (shimano) that can't be removed. I'm keeping them and getting a wheelset built with Gran Compe hubs. Has anyone experience / any idea of how difficult getting a good chainline with this setup would be? How should I prepare to get through this without too much sweating? This will be my first fixer so yeah

Going to try this thread for my newbie question if you don't mind. I got a road frame to replace my stolen bike, and it comes with bb and road cranks (shimano) that can't be removed. I'm keeping them and getting a wheelset built with Gran Compe hubs. Has anyone experience / any idea of how difficult getting a good chainline with this setup would be? How should I prepare to get through this without too much sweating? This will be my first fixer so yeah
Right then. Are you sure you can't remove the cranks. I've found soaking them in plus gas (anti seize spray) for 24hrs will 9 times out of 10 do the trick. If this fails then heating the seized area with a blowtorch then using a crank extractor should work. Otherwise I feel your gonna be in a hold world of pain as road chainsets usually require a b/b with a width of 116-122.5 whereas single speeds (fixed) usually need between 107-110. If I were you try and get the cranks off then see if you can remove the b/b. 10% effort 110% reward.......

Right then. Are you sure you can't remove the cranks. I've found soaking them in plus gas (anti seize spray) for 24hrs will 9 times out of 10 do the trick. If this fails then heating the seized area with a blowtorch then using a crank extractor should work. Otherwise I feel your gonna be in a hold world of pain as road chainsets usually require a b/b with a width of 116-122.5 whereas single speeds (fixed) usually need between 107-110. If I were you try and get the cranks off then see if you can remove the b/b. 10% effort 110% reward.......

ouch. That's not what i wanted to hear. I'm hesitant of changing these also because of serious budget limitations. Is there any workaround for a situation like this? Situation: need to get wheels built and on the road.

new bike

Now with added Dura-Ace! (And Cinelli). Jah bless.

Amazing from the ground up to the top tube. Above that, not so keen.

Amazing from the ground up to the top tube. Above that, not so keen.
Horses for courses I guess. I have to admit tho that the seatpost stinks (ex langster) and I did used to have a nice tan suede selle Laser saddle which my bro skanked. I'm stoked with the cinelli stem and flat bars mind you!.........This is a current project don't cha know:)

ouch. That's not what i wanted to hear. I'm hesitant of changing these also because of serious budget limitations. Is there any workaround for a situation like this? Situation: need to get wheels built and on the road.

basic new shimano BB = £15 MAX, less if you hunt around. There's half assed then there's lazy.

see what chainline your current BB gives, then compare that to the chainline on your wheel.

eg. If your current BB is say 118mm and gives a chainline of 52mm and your rear wheel has a chainline of 47mm, you need to knock 5mm off your chainline/10mm off your BB spindle length. Therefore, in this scenario you would get a new BB with a spindle length of 108mm.

Ho hum, time to get it ready for the track, hasn't tried out Herne Hill before, been in storage for age.

Now with added Dura-Ace! (And Cinelli). Jah bless.

Ok, i kinda like this, cool man

glockart - colour of that frame is stunning

ed that looks wicked, what we talking here?

is that a bianchi pista?

It is, with nice forks and normal stem.

:O looks lush ed - would that happen to be my nice and shiny stem?

:O looks lush ed - would that happen to be my nice and shiny stem?

nope, your stem is 80mm, not 90mm, you measure it wrong!

netherless it'll be useful for a bullhorn bar for the pursuit frame.

This is a frame I'd like to make a fixed bike out of.
But it has way too many scratches on it, I was wondering if you lot think I should strip it back to the frame itself or...? - Is it worth doing so?

I dunno, I don't want to leave it the way it is. The white stuff has come off.