Polo Bikes

dual speed polo bikes are the new trend?

my new set up allows me to switch from 18t to 14t without breaking the chain or adding chain tensioner/derailleur (pretty sweet considering how short the Coneja dropouts are). the polo cog is straight with the chainring, and although the smaller cog is a bit off, i just don't put excess forces on it and it works fine (so far). another down side is that i needed a halflink chain for this set up to work

drop out position small cog

drop out position big cog

Is it still at the painters? It'll be awesome Joe...

Insteresting that the dropouts aren't even parallel!

Insteresting that the dropouts aren't even parallel!

i noticed that after a while, but makes no difference from what i can tell

Gabes you should see the dropouts on the bike I use here. They go in every which direction.

#dublintrends

2012 going to be all about front racks.

dual speed polo bikes are the new trend?

Snoops was doing this in '09.

With two chain rings (and a bash guard) you can have two perfect chain lines, bigger difference and almost no movement.

Yorgo's spare length of chain at Downham was the way forward.

I hear Yorgo moved to a freewheel and skitches everywhere now... too cool for school.

Is that how he reviews cars, by how good they are to skitch?

Is it still at the painters? It'll be awesome Joe...

Waiting for vinyl decals to arrive then it's just paint and final build by Jimbilly... Woop!
rubs knees

Parcel arrived at work, goodbye saddle creak.

Snoops was doing this in '09.

True.

Polo trend cycle, full circle...

I got some new wheels. I might come and play polo on them for a laugh.

omfgz.

Are you driving a Pugsley these days?

so before I melt my hands off, does anyone have any advice on nitromors'ing forks? they're aluminium, if that makes any difference

yes, i'm not very knowledgable. no, you can't make fun of me

Use marigolds, do it outside for ventilation. The weather's just right for you this week.

When doing it leave it on for a few hours before cleaning off.

if possible i'd get someone else to do it, that shits nasty

will a standard paint brush be ok? what's best to clean off with? steel wool?

^^ i considered armourtex.but thought maybe i should just htfu

Thout you were living out in Belgium or something these days Nesbit? Armourtex not a bit far?

will a standard paint brush be ok? what's best to clean off with? steel wool?

Yeah nasty stuff but easy enough to do with the right prep.

Get a dust sheet down that you dont want to keep (or even a large towel should do it as it makes quite a bit of mess)

Like the others say above ventilations good and marigolds are a must!

You can apply the paintstripper with just a brush something like a 1" brush will do it. If you can use one with slightly shorter bristles, this acts like a scourer when applying. If done right the paint will even start falling off!

Just follow the instructions and you can just re-apply if theres some trickier spots. Then if you really want use a scourer. (but it probably wont be needed)

Thick marigolds if possible, I got a nasty reaction through some kitchen style marigolds when stripping some rims...

nitromors is the same as "albastine paint remover"? Available here in The Netherlands...if so, use gloves and apply it first on a little part of the fork to see how thick you need to do the rest.

I stripped my Alan (aluminium) with that...do it outside and do NOT use any iron tools (I used a wooden tool) to remove the paint. If you somehow get it on your skin wash it off with a lot of water.