Bike Mielec

#innuendo

Just had an email from Robert, I should have my frame by the end of next week, dare I start getting excited, got a pile of parts that have been taunting me from a cupboard for about the last week, god I hope it turns up

quill stem and skinny forks ruins it.

Sort out that bar angle and i'm a big fan of that

Alex what length is that seat post was going to go for this design but was concerned about seat post issues

quill stem and skinny forks ruins it.

Behave. It sounds like you got some of that sand in your vagina.

Alex what length is that seat post was going to go for this design but was concerned about seat post issues

Seat post too long?
Cut seatpost.

Behave. It sounds like you got some of that sand in your vagina.

he's right though. Needs carbon forks, Pro quill stem and silver Thomson or similar seatpost.

Seat post too long?
Cut seatpost.

True, Indra, but as this was my first build, didnt want to mess about hacking things up to fit, but i`ll have a look at the mash copy I've ordered if happy then may chance buying something else from Robert, but will have to get my groove on, with some basic bike geo knowlefge, and see what I can get Robert to build.

he's right though. Needs carbon forks, Pro quill stem and silver Thomson or similar seatpost.

with the sand, put some stones in your vagina's too XD
carbone fork, thomson set and be like others... so 2012 fashion ^^
and it's a daily, so hight cost of thomson doesn't set

for the seat tube i think it was a 350 but right i cutted that crappy long

Don't forget the onions.

Well my frame finally arrived! very pleased with it, the colour is a purply pink with rad fade from front to back, light to dark. As with a couple of other people my head tube was dented in transit but its not the end of the world, just bent it back. the custom geo i ordered turned out perfect which i was a little worried about to begin with. its 95% built, just waiting on a headset.
Will post pictures tomorow

The questions we all want to know the answers to

New dropouts? Price?

^^ I demand pics! instantly!

sorry to disappoint, no new drop-out sadly, guess I must have been one of the last to get the old ones.

P1100411 by The Chinnnn, on Flickr

Still a couple things need doing but its not looking too bad, getting a new black headset tomorrow, headset spacers going to be black. Trying to decide whether the chainring should be black too or not. opinions?

nice! it looks pretty good with the silver chainring to match the wheels I reckon. That rear clearance looks tight as fuck!

Very nice build The Chin, How much did your frame set you back?

Well my frame finally arrived! very pleased with it,

How long did you have to wait for your frame in total Chin, Robert has told me mine was being sent out start of the week, but its Tuesday now and I still havent heard from him, its starting to piss me of to be honest, was originally told 4wks, now in week 7, and honestly on the verge of telling him where to stick his frame, I swear if this place were in England I`d be on his doorstep with a few choice words about customer service ffs

less money, less service

nice! it looks pretty good with the silver chainring to match the wheels I reckon. That rear clearance looks tight as fuck!
Thanks, yeah I think ill stick with the silver ring. if I slam the wheel in the dropouts the tyre touches but they are 25c's. At the moment there is about a millimetre clearance.
Very nice build The Chin, How much did your frame set you back?
Thanks mate, it cost £204 all in all with custom tubing (triangular top tube, oval downtube), custom geo, sparkly paint, smooth welds, integrated headset, triple triangle and brake cable stops and mount.

How long did you have to wait for your frame in total Chin, Robert has told me mine was being sent out start of the week, but its Tuesday now and I still havent heard from him, its starting to piss me of to be honest, was originally told 4wks, now in week 7, and honestly on the verge of telling him where to stick his frame, I swear if this place were in England I`d be on his doorstep with a few choice words about customer service ffs

My frame was sent out on the 7th and i received it on the 18th. I understand your point but it really is a quality bit of kit, it'll be worth the wait!

What fork is that Chin?

sorry to disappoint, no new drop-out sadly, guess I must have been one of the last to get the old ones.

According to some people on our french forum pignonfixe.com, roberts won't put the new drop outs on your bike if you don't ask him too, and it costs an extra 20€

What fork is that Chin?

Its from a 2011 Argon 18 Radon. http://www.ykkbikes.com/sites/ykkbikes.com/files/product_images/big_Radon_V1.jpg

I got it for £36 basically brand new off ebay.

less money, less service

Hmmm maybe, but if you want to improve business surely its about improving service, but hey, maybe he just doesnt give a hoot, now he has my dough, which should mean his business should grind to a halt soon, with any luck lol

My frame was sent out on the 7th and i received it on the 18th. I understand your point but it really is a quality bit of kit, it'll be worth the wait!
Jeez, I hope so, your comment has motivated me to hang in there for the time being, but i will let Robert know I think he`s taking the piss