Charge Scissor

My god, smeear on a new bike?

yeeeesssss ! mine came into my shop today too ! build build build!

V1.0, wow it feels fast compared to my old polo pony.

Things to change:
new bars/grips
sort out the brake set up
black saddle
cut steerer tube

and get some fatter tyres. If a bike can take up to 47c tyres then rude not to use them :-)

Its a good looking frameset - makes me want to take up polo!

Big tyres are on the shopping list too, might be a while until I have the £ though.

Its a good looking frameset - makes me want to take up polo!

think it may be good for more than polo. I am planning to use off road (can use big tyres) and the long tt/short stem/good standover combination makes it ideal.

Could also be used for tricks I reckon!

think it may be good for more than polo. I am planning to use off road (can use big tyres) and the long tt/short stem/good standover combination makes it ideal.

Could also be used for tricks I reckon!

apart from the fact its a trick frameset..

yeah its a frameset developed for tricks but can therefore take a beating and can be used for polo and such

apart from the fact its a trick frameset..

you think

you think

i didnt quite catch on to your sarcasm

If it had Disc Tabs i would be all over it - would be a true quiver killer then

just got the parts on, just need a seat clamp and i can go play
new wheels, stem and bars are coming very soon though

shes not heavy
shes my brother

what parts are you going for?

I just went out for my first proper play on it. wow it's awesome, I've got barspins pretty much nailed, riding fakie is improving rapidly and hopefully wheelies aren't too far away. It's ace to ride, loads of fun for tricks and hopefully will be good as a polo steed.

I'm so glad I sold the Condor for it, best bike I've ever had.

:)

/attachments/20951arrived today, built and ridden this evening, took all the parts of my volume cutter the scissor feels much more sure footed, only gone for 32s on the tyres as anything wider will roll of my b43s, am looking to sell these and get chuckers, otherwise im loving it managed a triple barspin with ease as minimal overlap, keo spun fairly easily although a little more sticky to spin due to the wider tyres, in the half hour i have ridden it i just wanted to rag it around, its got that playfull feel to it, yeahhhh
well pleased :)

med scissor
profile hubs
b43 rims
dt spokes
tioga cityslickers 700 32
holdfast version 1s
odyessy plastic pedals
sugino messenger cranks 170s
charge spoon seat
truvative 27.2 post
fireye bars and stem
blank grips
kmc chain
running 42 -- 17

www.bournemouthfixedgear.ning.com check it .

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My frame came today (sooner than I thought) but no forks yet.

Quite impressed with how nice the finish of the frame is. Very tidy looking construction for £180.

I know it is not a bike for someone that cares too much about weight but just in case anyone wanted to know it comes in around 2.2kg on kitchen scale (size small). I was expecting a bit lighter as the sales blurb says it is much lighter than the Plug. Those Plugs must be f'ing heavy :-)

Sick build guffer

Im running my 47c Conti Tour Plus tyres on Open Pro's, was out and about for a fair bit yesterday with no problems though i'm sure they are about 3 times as wide as max recommended width for those rims.
Il maybe go for a 42 or 38 once i wear out the back tyre. The 47s are a bit big and heavy to push along and it seems a lot harder to resist the pedals going downhill and skidding takes a bit more effort. It does suit having the frame filled out a bit more than the 28 i had on it when i posted the picture.

I could have slammed my wheel in the dropouts but i decided to leave another link in the chain and keep the wheel a bit further back so it doesn't loop out as easily when wheelyin. My last bike had the wheel slammed and fag paper clearance on the seattube and was a nightmare to wheely.

According to this on Sheldons site a 44c is still in the green. I will probably go for a 42c.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire_sizing.html (Width Considerations section)

According to this on Sheldons site a 44c is still in the green. I will probably go for a 42c.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire_sizing.html (Width Considerations section)

According to that Sheldon thing 32 would be the max.
Mavic site states that Open Pro's are 15mm wide, no?

http://www.mavic.com/road/products/open-pro.323926.2.aspx

Oh aye and the Mavic site says 28 max width!

whoops sorry, thought Open Pros were 19mm. At least my Aerotracks are 19mm so I am alright jack, although looks like an excuse to get some 29er disc rims in near future...

surely a 29" rims would be fine wouldn't it? since theyr'e defintely designed for bigger tyres.