So here's my final shopping list folks. Shall obviously see what the big man recommends himself. Sizing on Tuesday morning so hopefully shall get to posting a few goodies later on that day :)
Thanks again for all help and suggestions! T
CHAS ROBERTS TRACK FRAME
TYPE
Track/maybe slightly road geometry
PURPOSE
Daily commuting (fixed or SS)
Fixed riding for weekends
Occasional track day visit
MAIN FEATURES
100mm/120mm spacing
Fillet brazed
Track dropouts: stainless steel
Drilled for brakes (front and rear)
Internal or external routing (any problems w internal eg rust)
Bottle bosses on downtube
Higher BB (28/29cm) and (if possible) toe clearance
External headset
Responsive, sharp handling
Stability on descents
TUBING ETC
Shall leave to Mr Roberts for best advice (want light but long lasting/hardwearing..)
Fillet brazed
1 1/8” headtube for better stem availability and potential fork interchangeability (? or stay with 1” for classic look...)
Max clearances 25c tyres
Track dropouts
Probably 27.2 seatpost
FORKS
1 1/8” steerer
Max 25c clearance
?straight or curved
Drilled for brake
Crown: to suit overall build; CR panto'd
Track rake
SEATSTAYS
Fastbacks
Binder built into seatstays as below:
REAR BRIDGE
Drilled
Lugless/fillet brazed
Maybe without the pronounced middle block?
REAR BRAKE CABLE ROUTING
If external then this style:
Cable stop (cable inner between the two) This position (about 7.5 o'clock)
If internal:
This style Front and back positions
BOTTOM BRACKET
Higher for better ground clearance/cornering
'ROBERTS' panto'd (matt black coloured)
English thread
COLOUR SCHEME
Gloss pearl pink/matt black
All writing and logos black
Matt black:
Rear triangle (up to the wheel rim edge)
Forks
BB lettering
CR headbadge: raised metal one
(if internal routing then the entrance/exit cable guides), BB lettering
Gloss pearl pink:
The remainder
ADDITIONAL INFO/EXTRAS
Shall run Mack rear hubs and Sugino 75 cranks..
Also will like to have CK black Sotto Voce headset and Phil Wood Ti bottom bracket
So here's my final shopping list folks. Shall obviously see what the big man recommends himself. Sizing on Tuesday morning so hopefully shall get to posting a few goodies later on that day :)
Thanks again for all help and suggestions! T
CHAS ROBERTS TRACK FRAME
TYPE
Track/maybe slightly road geometry
PURPOSE
Daily commuting (fixed or SS)
Fixed riding for weekends
Occasional track day visit
MAIN FEATURES
100mm/120mm spacing
Fillet brazed
Track dropouts: stainless steel
Drilled for brakes (front and rear)
Internal or external routing (any problems w internal eg rust)
Bottle bosses on downtube
Higher BB (28/29cm) and (if possible) toe clearance
External headset
Responsive, sharp handling
Stability on descents
TUBING ETC
Shall leave to Mr Roberts for best advice (want light but long lasting/hardwearing..)
Fillet brazed
1 1/8” headtube for better stem availability and potential fork interchangeability (? or stay with 1” for classic look...)
Max clearances 25c tyres
Track dropouts
Probably 27.2 seatpost
FORKS
1 1/8” steerer
Max 25c clearance
?straight or curved
Drilled for brake
Crown: to suit overall build; CR panto'd
Track rake
SEATSTAYS
Fastbacks
Binder built into seatstays as below:
REAR BRIDGE
Drilled
Lugless/fillet brazed
Maybe without the pronounced middle block?
REAR BRAKE CABLE ROUTING
If external then this style:
Cable stop (cable inner between the two) This position (about 7.5 o'clock)
If internal:
This style Front and back positions
BOTTOM BRACKET
Higher for better ground clearance/cornering
'ROBERTS' panto'd (matt black coloured)
English thread
COLOUR SCHEME
Gloss pearl pink/matt black
All writing and logos black
Matt black:
Rear triangle (up to the wheel rim edge)
Forks
BB lettering
CR headbadge: raised metal one
(if internal routing then the entrance/exit cable guides), BB lettering
Gloss pearl pink:
The remainder
ADDITIONAL INFO/EXTRAS
Shall run Mack rear hubs and Sugino 75 cranks..
Also will like to have CK black Sotto Voce headset and Phil Wood Ti bottom bracket