Current Projects chat and miscellany

Im building a custom 24" bmx. green frame, white components. yay

how long til Max rattle cans his pompino?

so henry did u sell out that fixed mtb u had ? or did still keep it..?

hopefully i still have it, its locked in a communal bike shed in nottingham...
will know if it survived in two days.

Max are you getting a Pompino? Here's mine (XL 57cm):

Goldtecs, Open Pros, Sugino 75, Thomson, SDG, Chris King, Avid Ti, Burgtec, Salsa, Ringle, etc - It's nice.

New Kalavinka 3tone, NJS RIDER BIKE (Blue, Silver, Orange) Build,
let me know what you guys think should be done with it, and ill show the finished result, to heighten your expectations,
quick info: [FONT=Meiryo][SIZE=2]The frame belonged to Yoshiaki Taguchi who raced at Kawasaki Keirin Velodrome- he retired on April 14th, 2005![/SIZE][/FONT]
The frame has a slight reverse Tube. Custom for the rider,
fits like a glove, glad to add to the collection!
peace

pictures dont seem to be working, anyone got anything?

you need to insert the image url with  tags either side of it like this:

but with out the spaces, I'll help you out this once, but only because its a very nice fame.

Nice frame^ What size is it?

Thanks for all the advice and links about kids bikes. Really useful.

We're keeping a close eye on the Stan Pike.

How laborious, thanks for the help tho Spotter, i must be retarded, just follow link for pictures

Here's my latest project. Been researching on the frame identification. Perhaps it's a Carlton; any words lads?

hi all, been researching for carlton decals and headbadge.. would anyone help me please? =( i couldn't found anywhere for the original carlton headbadge.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55043914@N02/5277543320/
Pictures of Kalavinka 3 tone,

^I think you mean

Looks great! How does it handle? Like a dream I bet!!!

oliver, that is fucking lovely.
Kalavinka are not only amazing craftsmen, but some of the nicest people I've ever met.
that deserves a good life that frame does.

Spotter your jokes, im faster on a bike than a computer so ill take it as a compliment, but thank you for uploading them.

and soperRiva, every girlfriend i have ever had has been jealous over how i treat my bikes over them, there wont be a day in her life when she inst happy and hasnt got 100% of my attention, haha, just hope the other kids dont feel neglected.
bike disease symptom no.1: Personifying Objects
no2. complete neglection of anything non bike related
no3. when too wet or dark or tired to ride, spend all of time looking at bike porn.
no5. Complete contentment when on a bike,
priceless

Wanted to share my fixie-baby. Let me know what you think!

This is my first go at frame building, why buy a frame eh! all you need is a MAP can and a box steel jig :)

Its nice and simple, the style I like, and there are a few faults you probly cants see. But the joints are all penetrated and the alignment is accurate. The parts are all the cheapest i could get, with a couple of nice finds like the sexy curved GB bars. Just started uni so probly wont be another for awhile, looking forward to developing a signature/style.
in York if there are any riders out there! not met any so far!

long post, not a big forum type... lets see if i can upload pictures.

5 Attachments

nice jig, how much did that cost to knock up?

Looks good for a first go...could you make a living from it whilst at uni..?

in York if there are any riders out there! not met any so far!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=135513706866 i just moved away from york but theres a decent group of guys who do rides, pub meets etc all good fun. give nick a shout on t' group and he will sort you out!

nice frame btw, check out feather cycles ricky who builds the frames lives in york

Erm about £100, got a couple simple pieces machined, little cones to hold the head tube and some fittings for the BB.

(tried to upload some close ups but it failed, maybe i will tomorrow)

I wanted to try and make a small living while at uni, but halls first year and house for next year has no space either. But those rent-a-bench type places exist in some counties maybe there is one in york. all i need is a bench really. The profit - time ratio is not very good tho lol, esp as im new to it. top builders can turn out a few frames a week. But as its fun it might be nice for beer money lol

Also cheers Skelator! i will try and get in contact. :)

I've had couple of projects on the go over the last few weeks.

First up is my Kingston. I rode this for two years fixed and have been planning to get gears back on it. Finally that's happened. I'm really really chuffed with how this has turned out- I love the frame and it fits me well. It's not quite done yet, but will be soon. There's loads more to do: I want a full modern groupset on there - probably tiagra - but for now it's rolling with the geared bits I already own; a motley assortment of old 105 and sora. But I'm really happy and I expect to have a lot of fun riding it.

Project 2 is my new fixed, this Condor which I picked up from john.stone on this forum. I'm also very excited about this- it will be a bike for riding rather than a fixie skidding whip. I am hoping to try a few time trials this year, on this bike. It will get the Miche crankset I already have, along with a new wheelset and airwings. This is the one I'd like to build up light-ish (and know that I will get nowhere near the awesomeness of Gizmond's lightbike project...).

A question, if I may.
The Kingston has a Cinelli 1R stem. 26.0 clamp, paired with modern alu bars (also 26.0). But no matter how much I tighten the bolt, they keep slipping. The stem previously had airwings in and these never slipped. Does anyone have any advice? I don't want to loctite the stem if I can avoid it.
(Cross-posted from any questions thread- apologies).

Comments welcome as always.

@Vergo
Great job, looks like a really satisfying project.

^^Nice Kingston rich - I'd lose the saddle though. They're damn comfortable, but it doesn't belong there for me.