Current Projects chat and miscellany

Upgraded Rockhopper to proper size.
Bits ended up being a bit nice for an everyday beater, but it was cheap and as I sold my 29er moving here I needed fat tyres in my life. Front wheel is shit, but ordered a new one which will arrive on monday.

Edit:
If somebody around N22 has a 26" bolt on disc wheel I could borrow tomorrow, for a ride sunday I would be really keen on that.

Grips are comfy and hard wearing (dry fast too), everything that soft touch is not?

Thanks though (;

Maybe you are right. I just love the look of that type of bars, on that style of bike, with bar tape. Still beautiful ;)

As @hamrack said, minoura gamoh porter. No facility to take panniers, but I have no intention of running/desire to use panniers on this bike. The rack does everything I need it to, and it's ~1/2 the price of soma. @spotter found some nice well priced racks in EU that would be better though and affordable, can't remember the company. That said, I 100% recommend the minoura.

Awesome!!!

Thank you. Can't wait to try it out.

Pelago?

My Dad finally gave me (after much persuasion) his old Carlton Corsa (post Raleigh takeover), and I hope to give it a full restoration...

Already started this morning by stripping it (minus the cottered cranks) and getting cracking on cleaning/polishing:

just wandering, seeing the mount for u brakes are usually higher than Cantis.

would putting a u-brake in the canti mount will enable the conversion of a 700c frame with canti studs to 650b?

Add: or centre pull is more accurate?

would putting a u-brake in the canti mount will enable the conversion of a 700c frame with canti studs to 650b?

The difference in radius between 700C and 650B is only 19mm, the difference in brake stud position between cantilevers and U-brakes must be over 50mm. Putting a U-brake on your 700C frame's cantilever stud would place the brake blocks in about the right place to hit a 520mm rim, which is the "24-inch" size used for small road bikes, or maybe a 540mm which is "24-inch" MTB size.

Please, what's this front rack? :)

Minoura Gamoh porteur

Love this!

thanks :)

:) Happy i went for the barbers pole again

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Did a bit of painting this arvo. Needs a final coat of lacquer tomorrow, and I need to do the stem and seatpost to.
Kept it pretty simple on this one.

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Good job I just snapped my rain camo forks so I can't call you a copycat 😉

Looking good though. Proper mud machine.

Ah I was thinking of painting my Giant this colour. Looks good!

@ Hoops. Amazing. Who is the owner?

He is, I fink

Inspired by DSC's purple rain fork!

Yeah, this one is for me. Replacing my BMC.

I admire your work, but I have to say that I prefer the original livery. :/

Good job it's not your bike then!

Armourtex should be able to do that paint right?