Big Swinnerton track

argh bit of a set back! looks like the previous owners botched 'massive-hex-bolt' seat clamp method has ruined the seat clamp.

So now repaint is definitely on the cards (due to repair) I need to decide on colour, I seem to change my mind on it everyday!

Got the BB tapped and faced, fitted the GXP BB and OManoms annnnnnnnd

THEY DONT FIT! Seeing as I just had it painted I dont want to get someone to dent the chainstay for me so it looks like I need a change of cranks..

Fuuuuuuuuuck the 111mm bb is too short to fit the cranks due to the fact that the chain stays have not dent in them to allow for the spider....grr

turns out warhammer varnish melts the fuck out of decals!? who'd have thought it
Cue lots of swearing and re-ordering from swinnerton and Hlloyd

another £15 down the pan.....

Just read this thread for the first time. I enjoy the outrageously positive mental attitude every bit as much as the bike.

Classic DIY bike building: always looks simple, rarely is. I mean, a track bike has, what, about ten significant parts? Yet trying to get all ten to match each other and fit remains remarkably tricky.

Nuff respek for the way you're going about it. The bike will be well worth it. And yes, how about a lanky bikes ride?