Current Projects chat and miscellany

Bored while on ebay, i picked up this beauty for a mere £38; a 1960s (i think) Moulton Mini in pretty good nick.

i love that lil thing, i'm looking into making one very similar at the mo'

this arrived in the post yesterday (sorry Melon...) and I am getting my head round a build. I am thinking about going for Truvativ Omniums as I think they will suit the frame and they are meant to be super stiff. However I have heard reports of crank slap on frames with thicker chain stays. The Hinde frame has mahusive stays. They are rectangular though, so maybe they will be thinner then an oval of the same size, hmm.

any thoughts or advice for better cranks?

I'm curious about to see this built up. You can't find too much coverage of this bike on the internet right now...

Omniums would suite the look of the frame, The problem with the omniums is that the spider arms are quite thick and touch the chainstays and not the ring or the bolts. Often you can file the arms down a bit too make them fit, maybe they have covered the issue on the newer cranks. Also watch out that you get the new 2011 SRAM team bb which is way better than the old one.

All the kids will be wanting these this summer.

i love that lil thing, i'm looking into making one very similar at the mo'

Have to admit looks mint, coaster brakks?

I was contemplating a Hinde pista for a while - you can add me to the list of people curious to see it built up. How did you find dealing with them? The internet seems to be full of horror stories...

One of the best things coming out of this thread in a looonnnnnnggg time.
Absolutely top shelf Mister Louis. :D

Repped.

quacking set of drop outs aint they!

You better duck for cover after typing something like that.

Stop pecking his head about it...

Fowl comments won't take you far.

all on the spur of the moment

How do you make a duck sing?

Put it in the oven till it's Bill Withers

first picture, put some wheels on to work out the geometry. different stem and maybe a disc for the back and zipp 404 on front....

Dealing with Dave Hinde and co was a pleasure. I called up a couple of times for info, they were happy to tell mew the weight of the frame and forks, and talk to me about the headset that they included. Top notch guys.

Dealing with Dave Hinde and co was a pleasure. I called up a couple of times for info, they were happy to tell mew the weight of the frame and forks, and talk to me about the headset that they included. Top notch guys.

The rest of the internetz disagrees.

Fo Sho, the guy is a prize bellend.

First time ive heard praise for Dave Hinde

Maybe he has come to terms with his own ways, maybe I'm wrong.

Have to admit looks mint, coaster brakks?

Yep, coaster brake on the back.

I'm trying to convert my Peugeot Premiere racer into a single speed or fixie at the moment. I'm new to this so I'm not really too sure on what I need to do completely haha

For now, I bought a new back wheel but I think I still need a chain and a new crankset. My bike is also quite rusty so I would like to get a new paintjob on it if it's not too expensive!

^Armourtex http://www.armourtexltd.co.uk/ for a paint job i think it s like 60 quid
the crankset you have on there should be fine, aesthetically you could lose a chainring but this is just a guess as there is no picture

Inspired by phasergunalex i went looking for a decent similar kind of bike, my only niggle is the wheels, would prefer S-S and lighter ones, don't know if bmx wheels will work or not

Pump, and chainguared off but i may keep that box thing, sure come in handy, I'm thinking charge bucket saddle or similar, then new paintjob, odyssey griswald grips(sooo comfy) clips and straps to, not sure which ones yet

Sorry about crappy pics

just a crazy way to show you all my fixed gear bike

amplifiedBOLD_my fixed gear bike on Vimeo

Nowhere Fast - get a coaster hubs build on a 20" rims, and that's all you need to do;

just a crazy way to show you all my fixed gear bike

you have too much free time.

cool video noca

you have too much free time.

ah ah ah!
well, i have me as my BOSS :)