Current Projects chat and miscellany

shit shit. the short chainstay means my heel fowls the gear indicator! this is going to be a fucker to fix

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomcutting/6482959361/in/photostream

can you put the cable through that boss on the chainstay?

I am not a holdsworth nut, but I think that this is a special bike mostly because it seems to be
intact from the time that it was built (1970's) save for upgraded pedals, seat and bars. Is it as good as I think it is and what is it worth?

Basic spec:
Reynolds 531 Holdsworth track frame (see the rear axel slot) with Campag rear end.

c-c seat tube is 59cm.

c-c top tube 58cm
floor to bottom bracket 28cm
floor to pedal 13cm

Vittoria Georgia22 tyres
Mavic MA2 rims
Mallard, France back hub, Normandy front hub
Shimano pd-r540 pedals
Rocket brand flip-flop rear sprocket (18 fixed/16free)
Campag seat post
Brookes swallow seat
SR Royal front crank (52 teeth)
Sedis chain
Universal front brake (mod 77)
Nitto bull handlebar
Cinelli Stem
Charge handle bar tape (needs replacing)

There is an old transfer on the stem that is partially legible reading 'Broadribbs Ltd, Market St,
Oxford's Bike Specialist.' This shop is still there, but has changed hands now.

I think sexy but not rare.

Readers Wives >>>>>>>>>

Any pictures?

Look at she, dat a sketel yes.

This deserves a repost. Undeniable sickness!

Sorry. Here are pics. Comp is being an idiot.

Forgive me being a noob. How do I get my pics in here?

Could try uploading them to something like imageshack, then click
and paste in the link

Forgive me being a noob. How do I get my pics in here?

How to post photos sticky
http://www.lfgss.com/thread17.html

oh god

Tilover, might have to turn that flange down. (Not sure how would affect operation, but in theory)

I'm working on the wheeldisc myself.

shit shit. the short chainstay means my heel fowls the gear indicator! this is going to be a fucker to fix

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomcutting/6482959361/in/photostream

Time for an angle grind?

This deserves a repost. Undeniable sickness!

Cheers, in process of swapping bars out for airwings, looks and rides a hell of alot better now, just need to fit the front brake (required to do TTs) and tape.... with the risers just felt way too short.

shit shit. the short chainstay means my heel fowls the gear indicator! this is going to be a fucker to fix

Does this leave you unable to ride it?

I've got enough bits n bobs to make up some sort of bracket for the indicator I reckon... if the boss on the rear of the chain stay is unusable as a mount? Might the boss become a usable boss with the slightly shortened axle you mentioned?

I reckon a 12-21t* 8 speed cassette would be fine on a TT set-up, any advice? paired with a 52/42 chainset.

Well, for normal (i.e. not SPOCO) courses, the old school rig was 1x6, 53 ring and a 13-18 freewheel. That's for ordinary people like me, riding 25 miles in the 58 minute area. The fast boys might have gone as high as 57 on the chainring with the less common 12-17 freewheel.

In the final analysis, though, who gives a fuck? The timekeeper measures how long it took you to cover the course, not how fast (or otherwise) you pedalled in the process, so just use whatever gives you the fastest times.

Does this leave you unable to ride it?

I've got enough bits n bobs to make up some sort of bracket for the indicator I reckon... if the boss on the rear of the chain stay is unusable as a mount? Might the boss become a usable boss with the slightly shortened axle you mentioned?

Boss. Overload.

New whip, bit of a mishmash of parts at the moment but I've some nice thompson bits and an arione to go on it soon...

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what frameset is this? lusting for a modern frame recently

Leader?

really? clearances and geo look much nicer than what ive seen....

Stripped Dolan track champion

Def a track champ.

yeh, i see that now, was looking for the bb shell but couldnt see behind cranks..
Hasnt there been cases that the thin join of the chain stays --> bb shell shearing off?