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Hi Casp,

It's a Carridice Tour Trax:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Carradice_SQR_Trax_Bag_including_SQR_Bracket/5360042572

Very good so far for day or w/end rides.

thanks dude!

My first build, so be kind.. [:

Koga '91 RecordPro, old Adri van der Poel - Tulip/Koga Miyata team frame.
Too bad the previous owner sanded the whole thing; I'm coating it ral5004.

Rigida DP18 650c on Shimano 600 (will be HSON), Chris King (on its way), Thomson Elite, Meric full-carbon bar with clear Oury, Dirty Harry (on its way), Dura Ace 7700 brake, SRAM Omnium, MKS GR9, Gipiemme Aero seatpost, Charge Spoon (will prob switch to Regal), KMC z510 (on its way) and an HSON rearwheel on Formula F/SS yet to buy.

Sofar:

Couldnt help myself to do a PS on it:

I have to say this forum is bad for your moneys..
Halfway into the build I started doubting the way I'm building it up, seeing all these bikes here come by.
Thanks to Dutch Cheese I now might get more information on the frame etc, so, knowing myself, I'll probably will be doing a rebuild next winter with original parts.
For my first build I'm still really happy with it though.

Am I getting value paying 170 quid for a Sugino 75 crankset? (A hubjub deal for cranks + chainring of choice)

I've looked around for a couple of days and everywhere seems to have very little stock. Here and here for example. And I am sure I'll fuck up if I try to source chainring and cranks separately.

I remember people telling me about Sugino models in the 40 to 60 pound range. Whatever happened to those? There was something said about them doubling in price?

I am really skint right now so I'd like to pay as little as possible. The only value crankset I can think of is the BLB one, but with only one entry in the transmission database I'm not sure..

got my wheels sorted... these DTswiss 2.1 with aero spokes are going on it till i can afford the carbon rims...

I'm selling a front CORIMA 4 blade clincher and rear carbon CORIMA rim, 32h clincher

£170 for Sugino crankset(exc chainring) is about the going rate, they go for £100 2nd hand - unless your name is Phil

they go for £100 2nd hand - unless your name is Phil

Why is there's chip on your shoulder? can't you get rid of them?

Cranks:

http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=188_193

Why is there's chip on your shoulder? can't you get rid of them.

Oh do fuck off you sigh*

*puts Ed back on ignore

Phil and Campag are both very good, but pricey alternatives.
I have one of the former you can purchase if you like.

There's also the EAI 'Campag compatible' lockring which is very solid and less than a tenner at hubjub.

Cranks:

http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=188_193

Yeah, looked at Sugino XD. But ordering from US tends to end in tears no?

Yeah, looked at Sugino XD. But ordering from US tends to end in tears no?

In what way? You'll have to pay a couple of quid through customs but if you buy 3 or 4 things it levels out*

*2 years ago

The £ to the $ is wank at the mo

yay, won a turbo on ebay

wooop
my girlfriend is angry with me for buying such an 'ugly' bike and i am struggling to justify how it's beautiful in a different kind of way. can't wait to get it built

You should dump her..

Planet X Stealth Carbon Track is a lovely frame.. :)

Everytime I look at my ugly yellow "thing" (posted earlier) I keep thinking about how bikes would have looked today if it wasn't for the shitheads in UCI.. I'm pretty sure that if they where not that conservative the trackbikes of today would be a flat sheet of carbon with a wheel in each end.. :) much like the Lotus.

I hear that it's now illegal to have an aero headtube and it's illegal to not have safety "taps" on the front fork, the taps that all professionals have been filing of the forks since they started putting them on the forks for the newbies. What the fuck is up with that?

edit; by the way, try riding it on the road, it's a really nice ride, comfy, stiff, and light :)

Yeah, looked at Sugino XD. But ordering from US tends to end in tears no?

If the total price doesn't go over $100 there's no duty to pay, but you will be slapped with VAT and some handling charges (with Parcelforce is will be around £15).

^Yeah, its the VAT. my mate just paid £1900 for a Vox Starstream guitar from the US. Got a letter asking for just under £500 customs!!!!

wooop

my girlfriend is angry with me for buying such an functional bike and i am struggling to justify using it, because I don't race track.

Fix Fixed

Fix Fixed

haha... she's never seen a track anyway.. this is a TT bike with a TT fork and it's gonna be faast. (if i don't get a pb i'm gonna feel like such a prick)

I'm selling a front CORIMA 4 blade clincher and rear carbon CORIMA rim, 32h clincher

i know pisti but it's beyond my budget for the mo- one day when i have more money

£100 and a sniff of your boxers and they're yours

My first build, so be kind.. [:

Koga '91 RecordPro, old Adri van der Poel - Tulip/Koga Miyata team frame.
Too bad the previous owner sanded the whole thing; I'm coating it ral5004.

Rigida DP18 650c on Shimano 600 (will be HSON), Chris King (on its way), Thomson Elite, Meric full-carbon bar with clear Oury, Dirty Harry (on its way), Dura Ace 7700 brake, SRAM Omnium, MKS GR9, Gipiemme Aero seatpost, Charge Spoon (will prob switch to Regal), KMC z510 (on its way) and an HSON rearwheel on Formula F/SS yet to buy.

Sofar:

Couldnt help myself to do a PS on it:

I have to say this forum is bad for your moneys..
Halfway into the build I started doubting the way I'm building it up, seeing all these bikes here come by.
Thanks to Dutch Cheese I now might get more information on the frame etc, so, knowing myself, I'll probably will be doing a rebuild next winter with original parts.
For my first build I'm still really happy with it though.

Should look good - quite like it in the raw as is

[URL]http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=794&pictureid=7415[/URL]

sold my fuji to fund my cinelli vig, but using some money to get this up and running for the summer

There's also the EAI 'Campag compatible' lockring which is very solid and less than a tenner at hubjub.

I didn't know that.
Good to know.
'ta

Set the 14 up in comedy TT mode, and took it for a few sunny laps of RP today.... so much fun!

That's fucking awesome. Take it in to bike 14 with those bars on....