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  • Enough brakless skidding. I got this, and binned almost all of it.

    and did this:

    Not for me, you understand.

    More here;

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/49485312@N08/sets/72157627583103572/with/6110124437/

    um just nitpicking, but your b screw is too tight and your chain is too long.

    beautiful job. after all that work, why no chainguard and guide? helpful.

  • glad to see it G

  • you lucky man.

    Yeah, I lucked out.

  • Yeah this, on a BMX you're travelling alot slower, your feet aren't attached to the pedals and you can stop pedalling... what I was getting at was try taking a foot off and jamming in yer back wheel while pedalling with the other... am sure someone somewhere can do it, but I couldn't.

    ...

    this talk about the DOs and DONTs of oversized BMX is getting seriously boring.

  • Pisti in NJS revival Shocker

  • Almost, almost finished this. I have a 7400 RD for it, just waiting for a new jockey cage. Those brifters are Dura Ace and I was determined not to like them but they're just... great. I really don't like the aesthetic of them, but am slowly coming round to the idea. I think.
    Bars need to be rewrapped, hence the jumble of cables at the front.
    Also, the White balance on my phone is firked.

  • So project road bike is happening now. havent gone down the no name chinese carbon route like sumo and fade but the chinese carbon with a name. brought this frame today.

    Thinking about what groupset to go for. tempted by sram rival but not sure

  • this talk about the DOs and DONTs of oversized BMX is getting seriously boring.

    this talk about setting out into the world brakeless and clueless is getting a bit boring.

    hey, i live Up North, it aint gonna be me they crashing into!

  • http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=786&pictureid=11442

    Rode with a guy today that had a smaller version of one of those, twas immaculate, looked like it came out of the box yesterday. style of paint is nicer in real life than photo.

  • Rode with a guy today that had a smaller version of one of those, twas immaculate, looked like it came out of the box yesterday. style of paint is nicer in real life than photo.

    Did he have Campag or 600?

    Mine is called a prologue, I think the campag one was a squadra. I'm not sure if one is higher in the range or what, or if they are simply different years.

    Frames are the same I think.

  • ongoing project... got the dolan track champion frame about 2 weeks ago, and kind of just thrown parts on so i had something to ride, since then i have got a sugino crankset fitted with stronglight chainring, now running 48t upfront 16t rear. shadow half link chain. also got some carbon forks from ebay. going to get this wheel set ordered next week and keeping my eyes out for a nice aero seatpost.

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Navigator-Pista-Track-Wheels-Tubular-/220846049755?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item336b7349db

  • any reason you're ordering tubulars?

  • oops linked the wrong ones, going for the clincher ones from the same ebay store*
    *

  • Well, buy them here instead, £99.99 and i think delivery may be free....

    http://www.dolan-bikes.com/Navigator%20Pista%20Track%20Wheels

    you can also add reasonable tyres and tubes for £15, but of course you already have those...

  • Spent a very enjoyable week last week on the frame building course at Downland cycles in Canterbury.

    Probably drove them mad, but came home with a serviceable 58 sq frame, a few blisters, and a shed load of skills I didn't have a week ago :)


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  • Well, buy them here instead, £99.99 and i think delivery may be free....

    http://www.dolan-bikes.com/Navigator%20Pista%20Track%20Wheels

    you can also add reasonable tyres and tubes for £15, but of course you already have those...

    thanks, dolan are reasonably local to me living in manchester/bolton so could always collect.

  • So project road bike is happening now. havent gone down the no name chinese carbon route like sumo and fade but the chinese carbon with a name. brought this frame today.

    Thinking about what groupset to go for. tempted by sram rival but not sure

    Looks good. That frame is a really similar design to mine, just minus the
    kink in the seat stays, and i think it might have slightly more compact geometry. It'll be intersting to compare all three side by side when we're all finished building them.

  • my road bike. bought this frame of hilary around 6 months ago and have just got around to taking any sort of picture. its a 2005 i think Giant TCR with mixed campag groupset. I do have a matching front wheel but my brother gave me the one pictured (campag hubs to bianchi rims) which simply is so much better. a brand called "real design" looking for a rear anyone know anything? (mdcc) runs really nice all i need to do is get some proper bartape and sort out wheels.

  • So project road bike is happening now. havent gone down the no name chinese carbon route like sumo and fade but the chinese carbon with a name. brought this frame today.

    Thinking about what groupset to go for. tempted by sram rival but not sure

    http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop/Road+Parts/Transmission/Groupsets+-+Road+Bike/Shimano+105+5600+Compact+Groupset_SHIMANO-105CT-GROUP.htm

    there's a good deal for 105 at merlin at the moment.
    it might look shit, but it does the job very well.

  • im going for rival which is even cheaper!

    http://www.fudgescyclestore.com/index.php?p=73462

  • fair enough,
    i've heard good things about sram although have not ridden any of the road stuff.

  • ive heard the double tap system can take some getting used to. but it does look bloody awesome

  • I'm not sure whether I prefer SRAM or Shimano systems... campag def comes 3rd though.

    SRAM has a really positive feel when you shift, and looks boss.

    Sometimes I prefer double tap, sometimes I prefer STI.

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