Triple triangle goodness

So I bought this GT Force frame off ebay the other day for £45 (bit of a bargain I reckon). It's 4130 double butted tubing, so it's pretty light, and it's gonna be awesome. It had vertical drops, so I got a file from poundland (get in) and filed about 2 or 3mm into the dropout. Normally people would file away from the BB so you get better chain tension, but I think it's more important to try and get the tyre as close as possible to the seattube, so hopefully (using the magic gear calculator) I get just about what on my old 42/16 combo off my other bike all the parts are coming off. Pretty excited...
Was kind of thinking off getting a clear powdercoat done, but I kinda like the metallig grey finish, so it's staying this colour for now

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Goodness, I thought you'd found a third one for the Dairylea and La Vache Qui Rit triangleness of yumminess.

I was all excited.

Ha!

bargain frame that

Thats crying for play time. Give me some monies I make it track.

Tarck?

DOn't be soft. Put an Eno on it.

magic gear it!
ive got a gt force frame ive been using for a couple of years as my main comute/winter bike run around.
they're nice frames
triple triangle FTW

Put an ENO on it.

[/quote][quote=Brucy;2927143]I make it tarck.

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Don't slay this puppy.. Give it gears

DOn't be soft. Put an Eno on it.

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Put an ENO on it.

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Maybe. Hopefully not though. £120 for a hub ain't really in my price range...

Put an ENO on it.

If you like it then you shoulda put a ENO on it.

So... the frame came with this kind of threadless looking stem, but I also have this more old school ITM stem knocking about. Which should I set it up with?

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The one it came with suits the age of the frame IMO.

I'd get brucy to kill the puppies. It's not a classic frame or anything. If the angles stack up, get some track ends.

Mmm you're probably right... That'll give me something to do tomorrow then! Managed to get my 16/42 to fit exactly so don't need any track ends. Pretty happy with that. I find I don't really need gears in London, so it won't be getting those...

Well, I've been riding her like this all summer, but never got round to actually taking some photos of her, so here they are!

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Hmmmmm, forgot to rotate...

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Slack chain

Smooth ride

Deserves gears.

The title of this thread is misleading.

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