Current Projects chat and miscellany

Have this set knocking around so measured them up, its about 39mm from center of bolt to end of pad mount, and its possible to file out another 2-3mm more if needed on this old pair of Shimano Vs.

Thanks for this, and sorry I did not reply... The distance between the bosses and the rim is 55-60mm, do V brakes would not work...

I managed to fit old Mafac Racers centre pull, which don't work so well at the back (too long outer cable, I did not have frame mounted cable stops, may do that later eventually...) I finished the bike over the last 10 days, ramaging thru all the crap I had accumulated in my shed. I only had to buy a second hand rear derailleur, everything else was old crap, even the bar tape. The crankset is brand new, I had bought it on sale for a very good price years ago in decathlon, it was waiting for the right project... The saddle is one of my good brooks, the only point that does not make the bike a total pub bike as I would hate to lose it...

So, a week ago or so it looked like this:

And yesterday, after completion it was like this:

I just need to sort out the shifters, I had really good old suntour thumb shifters, but sadly they don't fit the diameter of the bars...

It was horrible to ride at first, but after a couple of fine adjustments, it's OK, for commuting in a horrible day like today. Definitely not suitable for long rides! Super heavy and super weird geometry...!

I need stickers, bad ass ones...