Current Projects chat and miscellany

@ Riva
v.nice!

Just dropped 800 sheets on a frame. More to come.

@ O.V.
v.nice!

Thanks you too!

Just finished this..

just waiting for brake, foot retention, grips eh?
looks good though.

Yeah, that & that but happy with general look! Rides gooooooooood!

New frame coming this week and lovely weather for dismantling bikes outside means I finally got the beater finished.

Some nice parts ready for the new frame

Just finished this..

now that's a direct swap;

Done..

Two punctures on the back in 12 hours though!

New frame coming this week and lovely weather for dismantling bikes outside means I finally got the beater finished.

Some nice parts ready for the new frame

can't quite tell, cranks are they campag or gipiemme? length? the rest of the parts look very nice and shiny, also is that a front campag high flange?

That may well be the best Mash i have seen yet

Just finished this..

Why a BMX stem? That looks incredibly cramped. Also just so you know, oversized risers, cut that narrow will feel super super weird.

come on max we all know bmx/dh stems are the perfect stems for when your walking round with your bike!

need to get some bartape, change the saddle angle and go clipless as soon as possible as clips and straps are shit


in the last few days there has a been a horrible grinding sound coming from the the fixed cog.
its a new chain but the cog came with the wheel when i bought it.
any ideas?

Clips and straps aren't shit. Your clips and straps are shit.

Nice bike.

Is that a 650c front wheel? You can get 650 Gatorskins.

no max, they are!

fair enough about the clips and straps.
and yeah, im going to get a 650c gatorskin when i get a bit more cash.
any ideas on the horrible noise?

no max, they are!

Good clips and straps aren't that bad!! I used to ride bloody clipless for god's sake.

any ideas on the horrible noise?

Can't hear anything mate.

Is the cog and chain are 1/8th? is the chainline correct? is it too tight? what kind of cog it is? etc.

did you lube the chain?

my chainline is good, both 1/8th, its a condor 18t cog
my chain is slightly too tight, needs too stretch a little bit, i didnt think it would be the source of the problem though.
and yes it is lubed.

squabs, if it was an 8th chain on 32nd, there would be no noise, if it was a 32nd chain on 1 1/8th, it would not fit. fullstop.
sounds (huh??) like the chainline might be out, or the chain tension is too tight

its the tension, my chainline is good.
cheers for the help

my chainline is good, both 1/8th, its a condor 18t cog
my chain is slightly too tight, needs too stretch a little bit, i didnt think it would be the source of the problem though.
and yes it is lubed.

Yeah it'll be the tight chain that's doing it. Also, a chain, chainring and cog that have never been used together kinda need to 'mate' and bed into each other. Takes a few miles. Just ride the bike a fair bit and it should stop.