Current Projects chat and miscellany

First ever build - lots of it bought from here. + plenty to 36x18 for the wheelbuild, and wingedangel for the steady hands.

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Looking good too. Watch it like a hawk.

One thing I have found is the spoke tension isn't totally even around the wheel. None are really loose or anything like that. They're all nice and tense, but some are a little less tense. Will this be a problem? Will I need to re-tension the wheel after a bit of riding?

You want the tension of each spoke to be within about 10% of the average of all of them otherwise it is likely to go out of true after a while, and some spokes will be taking more stress than others. If you have a spoke tensiometer this is pretty easy and you can adjust spoke tension without putting the wheel out of true as long as you even out the adjustments you're making - e.g. if you tighten one spoke then loosen the nearest one on the other flange by roughly the same amount (possibly slightly more because pulling the rim towards the first spoke will increase the tension on the opposite side).

The main things that stop a wheel going out of true are 1) over-winding the spokes by a quarter turn and then backing them off by the same amount each time (this removes spoke twist) 2) stress relieving the wheel by squeezing parallel pairs of spokes (or other technique - if you Google it there are a few different methods), and 3) not exceeding the maximum tension the rim can handle, which is usually around 100-110 kgf. You can also find the maximum tension by building it up until the rim deforms and goes out of true when it's stress relieved. Then take the tension back down a bit all around and re-true.

looking around for references for the motobecane i'm fixing up now I came across this great flickr set with a couple of toei bikes in it. you've probably seen it, though.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40203027@N04/with/4116974574/

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quite chuffed with what I got in the mail from my friend in Japan:

a vintage Toei from 1971, slightly adapted to fit 700c wheels and a wider rear axle, then resprayed

I will be building this up over the winter with nice classic randonneur stuff like fenders, racks, Brooks saddle & bartape etc.

will have to measure my saddle height precisely though, as the rear brake cable goes through the seat tube!

My current project, still in need for a pair of wheels.

Legnano Gran Premio with a Gipiemme Sprint/CronoSprint Group Set:

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First ever build - lots of it bought from here. + plenty to 36x18 for the wheelbuild, and wingedangel for the steady hands.

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Now that's a nice bike, beautiful craftsmanship! ;-)

Reisberg,

So Hot!

Get some black rims and gumwall tyres on that badboy.

looks pretty, and unused?

I'm trying to talk myself out of buying another set of rims...

What do peoples think these DT Swiss would look like with black spokes and black hubs?

BTW I have had a quick google and couldn't find any pictures.

EDIT: OK found this....I guess it sort of gives an idea, black hubs and spokes, but I'd be looking at 32h and 3X...soooo it's not the best eg. If anyone has a better pic it'd be appreciated.

^ rims on bike look taller than on a rim picture
or are you just referrong to color combo? that looks fine

Pretty sure those rims on that bike aren't the 1.1s. I've got them on my Rourke above, and they look nothing like that.

Fun sized 80's revisited BMX cruiser with 26" wheels.
Prison bars in white powdercoat
SS with one brake ........... yes I know

FixieNow, I recommend you to install coaster brake on it, it'll be a lots of fun skidding around like you were 10 again.

^Hipster.

I like...

looks fun! coaster breaker would be even more fun!

I'm trying to talk myself out of buying another set of rims...

What do peoples think these DT Swiss would look like with black spokes and black hubs?

BTW I have had a quick google and couldn't find any pictures.

EDIT: OK found this... should have tried different terms :S

At best they are DT's 1.2 (30mm) deep profile

My project!! ( right section :D )

italian frame original from 1965

now I search wheels and ohter..

anibody avise me?? :)

Are those handlebars original?

Kooky!

looks fun! coaster breaker would be even more fun!

And period correct!

Id change the cranks on it too, just for aesthetics sake.

http://s272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/devosatau/?action=view&current=001-2.jpg&newest=1http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/devosatau/001-2.jpg?t=1285970338http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/devosatau/002-1.jpg?t=1285970338
some bike i made ^^

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/devosatau/001-3.jpg?t=1285970416http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/devosatau/8b32f603.jpg?t=1285970416

Slow hand clap for this one.

should of put these pics in the photo's section.Talking of which,anyone seen Multi-grooves bike?
Beautiful!

thanks ^^ i will put in hte photo section