Bike Mielec

Shud be standard, integrated was an extra £20 afaik

Damn :( £20...

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Hey what forks are those?

Specialized FACT

Right, probably going to order a Mielec at the weekend to replace my leave-at-the-station commuter bike.

Is everyone still happy with theirs?

I've been thinking about going for some tear-drop/triangular tubing, has anyone in the thread gone for that? Just wondering a) how it looks close up and b) would the flat sides of the tubing make it more flexible (compounded more by me ordering an XL frame)?

Thanks

Ooh, just a thought, do Mielec do 'Dale copies too?

Or could we ask 'em to?

the pedals and straps are borrowed, it`s not ready yet, but soon will be there!

That's rad!

http://24.media.tumblr.com/566359f0cd934add5fdf200d5db44dee/tumblr_mm7zjrEJb71rcpavto1_1280.jpg
the pedals and straps are borrowed, it`s not ready yet, but soon will be there!

Damn those drop outs have the ugliest welds EVER. Nice build though haha

LOL loving the alpine forks on that ;)

the pedals and straps are borrowed, it`s not ready yet, but soon will be there!

What BB did you go for?

p.s. looking good.

an ordinary cheap VP 107mm

angles looking slack, front wheel to downtube clearance looks big

angles are the same, forks look like 44mm so paired with more clearance on the front there's your answer.

Yes, the forks are road forks with 45mm rake, if a miracle happens and I get some more money, I'll buy some decent track forks, but this is it for now. If I was old enough to work it wouldn't be such a problem

Oh, there are some jobs the young are better at.

fnar

Nice one!!! What size is it?

seriously tempted by mielec low now, spesh with new dropouts/stays..

It's 55,5 c-c

I really like the skinny forks with the chunky tubing, I agree it'd look nicer with less rake/tighter clearance. Keep your eyes peeled on eBay, I got my alpinas dirt cheap.

Has anyone had a Mielec done with 650c front?

I have been thinking about it for a while. Get a set of these :

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/FOPXSPC650V2/planet_x_stealth_pro_carbon_650_tt_fork

Or maybe even get one built with 1" HT and get some steel forks

Thinking of it as a solution to my T-Rex Syndrome®

If I get a frame small enough for me with 700c, there is mad toe overlap. This would solve that plus be slave innit. Gotta look like a plonker for the summer.

a small frame built with a horizontal top tube or very little slope and a 650c, i think that would be awesome

http://koti.kapsi.fi/~dras/temp/mjelets_small.jpg