Current Projects chat and miscellany

What is weld seam above crown race?

This looks epic! Hope to see it on the streets of Edinburgh some time!

Wait you sold it?!

First ride! feels awesome. temp rack solution..

Married??

Yep, Done gone!

Missing it right now, but should be alleviated in a day or two.

Looking good! Does it handle okay with the smaller than specced 406 front wheel?

Bankiren you are my hero!

Finished this morning before going to work, and test ridden... It's 2007 all over again, feels nice...

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reallly wish it had a diffrent saddle, other than that looks good.

The head tube has a bit of a problem on this frame. I don't think it's because it's French (French threaded bb, original forks, which were not useable were French threaded) I experimented with cups from French headsets and there was no difference really... Headset cups fitting is quite loose especially the top one. I used plumber's tape, which allow me to secure the bottom cup ok (it actually had to be pressed in with the tape on...) But there's only so much take you can add acc the top cup just sits there and is removable by hand with no effort. Any quick fix to this problem? (Something like beer can fix or cheap/easy like that, without requiring frame builder intervention, since it's only a beater after all...)

reallly wish it had a diffrent saddle, other than that looks good.

Wasn't Brooks mandatory back in the days on conversions?
That's all I had in stock at home... May try to find something else as I don't disagree with you.

Some things are best not revisiting in revision, also i think they look terrible on anything but duchie city bikes so i am 100 bias

2007!

A good friend of mine (and ex Bullitt messenger) has an Omnium with hub gearing and loves it. He had a stab/waterproof bag made for the front with handles/straps for passenger security made. It's the balls.

2007 is the new 2015...

A nice strip of beer can around the cup will solve it, wooden board on top of it and smack it right it, check if it is alligned, smack it some more, done. I took my shiming abilities on next level when I discovered aluminum glue tape.

'2007' managed 20 miles first proper ride last night on balki. Now featuring tifosi bb (sob). Running 28s is v.nice.

The shopping list is always growing: French thread lockrings, 3/32 19T sprocket, italian bb lockring, loctite, silver seatpost inline, new wider rims 32H about 595mm erd, pedal washers, ofmega dustcaps, nicer tyres.. bloody hell I'm gonna stop typing now.

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Yeah I will put a narrower chain once I get the lockrings and sprockets.. ugh!

How wide is the chainring? Out of curiosity; why are you opting for 3/32?

This arrived today! All-City Nature Boy Disc.

It will be a fun, functional fixed... somewhere in between my Brooklyn and my Straggler. Wide rims, big tyres, risers, rack, disc brakes!

I'm pretty excited. As soon as my Surly fixed/disc hubs arrive I'll get it built.

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gunna be the sickness

How do you find "balki"?

My "mr balk" is still comfy on 23c...and that with a stiff Jaguar seatpost too :)

Forgiving of chainline and can get long enough taya chain £4.
Ring is 50t sugino 3/32, got 18t and smaller sprockets already.

You bitch!!!

Does looks stunning, can't wait till mine arrived, hopefully by the end of the week ;)