Current Projects chat and miscellany

no, the frame is made in ca. 1946 the braze-ons were for mudguards, i painted the frame myselfe but it chips very easily even after 8 layers of clearcoat it looked like this when i got it

Lol, at the angle of the first pic, they look like they are all on the non-drive side. Spaced pretty spot-on for discs.
I figured you'd had them added for wet'n'dirty single speeding. My next question would have been regarding the tyre size you had clearance for.

Like I said nice colour, and the fork looks sexy in the second pic ;)

Look like mudguard mounts to me, one on each fork leg and seat stay.

They look brilliant, I've been looking at getting similar custom bags made in the US for some long mtbing adventures, but its a bit on a nightmare getting stuff imported at the moment. Can't wait until you start selling these, I'll definately get one.

I know getting the width will probably be important, some of the other ones come in 2 widths, normal bikes and pugsleys as they can make them widder and getting widder closer to the handlebars as snow bikers tend to not stand up on the pedals.

Yeah, i had a pugsley for a couple of years...loved that bike so much...really regret selling it :(

I'm planning on tapering the bag from back to front too as there's not much standing needed on the dynamo either and it'll keep the bag away from the cranks more.

it also has a chater lea bottom bracket with a spindle that is cottered, i bought some cheap cottered cranks but they didnot fit, so i need to wait until i can find some affordable chater lea cranks, or i need to find a spindle that has the same size but fits a normal newer crank but eventually i want to build it up with all period correct stuff, have been trying to find out who built the bike but have not been able to do that

@Adam....i never had bottle bosses anyway...i think i'm gonna make the bag about an inch narrower at the back and an inch wider at the front. I'm guessing you're referring to Epic Designs bags from Alaska who make all the bags for Iditabike riders....they're a great company and it's their ideas that got me going :)

@tilover....i'm loving the bars at the moment...always thought the cane creek bar ends were so comfortable for cruising anyway.

Yeah, i had a pugsley for a couple of years...loved that bike so much...really regret selling it :(

I'm planning on tapering the bag from back to front too as there's not much standing needed on the dynamo either and it'll keep the bag away from the cranks more.

I love pugsleys, always wanted one but never really had the need. Got a job transfer at one point to Kazakhstan which I thought was going to be the best excuse, then although it got down to -30 in the winter it very rarely snowed, very annoying!

I love pugsleys, always wanted one but never really had the need. Got a job transfer at one point to Kazakhstan which I thought was going to be the best excuse, then although it got down to -30 in the winter it very rarely snowed, very annoying!

They're amazing on ANYTHING...i used mine as my regular bike for riding all my XC in scotland...no bike has put a smile on my face as much as my pugsley did...i ran it singlespeed and rode all the red routes on it.
Even got to use it in the deep snow a couple of times...it's so much fun riding with 5psi in your tyres :)

Almost finished the ms.dasmiller's ride.. just need to sort out a new front tyre,, 2 brakes but fixed.. such good fun to ride!

That the repainted sjs, right? looks like a sloping TT, must be the photo angle.

It's all about the TwoBrakes (TM) fixie for 09. Great for stopping in all conditions: good control for loaded carrying, great in the wet when your brakes might slip a bit.

Have you managed to eliminate tow overlap with short cranks?

Well done! Lovely!

a project i am working on now, need a lot off stuff for it still, cranks being the most important to get it on the street at least

Now that should be your bad-weather bike! Mudguards.

@Scott your new bag looks brilliant. Well done, nuff respec as I believe the kids might say these days. We look forward to seeing the next prototype. I think the key thing with a saddle bag will be getting a decent way of stopping it swinging and not fouling the back of the thighs. I'm intrigued to see what you come up with.

@Adam....i never had bottle bosses anyway...i think i'm gonna make the bag about an inch narrower at the back and an inch wider at the front. I'm guessing you're referring to Epic Designs bags from Alaska who make all the bags for Iditabike riders....they're a great company and it's their ideas that got me going :)

I suspected there wouldn't be bottle bosses under there... ;^)

Yep, Epic Designs, couldn't remember the name earlier. They make awesome stuff.

I guess if you wanted to take a bottle or two you could always get one of those mounts that attaches to the rear of your saddle (designed for time triallists, I think?). Not very cool, but rather practical.

I'd love to use a framebag for commuting, but you can't exactly take them on/off the bike very easily and they make it difficult to lock it up so a saddle bag is more practical in place of a courier bag/rucksack.

I'd love to use a framebag for commuting, but you can't exactly take them on/off the bike very easily and they make it difficult to lock it up so a saddle bag is more practical in place of a courier bag/rucksack.

I probably only need two strips of velcro on the two longest edges and one on the seat tube edge...so it's actually really quick to fit and remove.

Although not as quick as wearing a courier bag where you just hop on the bike and ride off! ;^)

Definately not...but then i'll only be using it for longer rides.

@Scott I think the key thing with a saddle bag will be getting a decent way of stopping it swinging and not fouling the back of the thighs. I'm intrigued to see what you come up with.

Yeah, anything over a certain size is tricky without using plastic/metal frames.
I'm thinking a good use of compression straps might help....cinch everything down once you've filled it...then just pop the buckles again when you need to get into it.

I probably only need two strips of velcro on the two longest edges and one on the seat tube edge...so it's actually really quick to fit and remove.

come to think of it, would making a holes through a bag to let a d-lock in would sufficent? (of course covering up the holes enough to stop water seeping in the bag).

could you have a removeable shoulder strap for it so you can carry it with you off the bike? too much fuss?

Easily just add a d-ring on each end of the top and have key-clips on the end of a simple shoulder strap.

are the cat and i the only ones thinking "WTF?"

it's never looked more...

are the cat and i the only ones thinking "WTF?"

aren't you the tool who had never measured a chainline but still decided to offer patronising advise on the matter. So, I'll say again, who the hell are you to comment?

That frame bag is an awesome solution to a persistent problem, hand made by the rider, bike owner, and sufferer of the problem. GENIUS!

Scott, that new bag is fantastic. Funnily enough I was thinking about such a thing a couple of weeks ago and wondering if you were going to branch out that way! I'd love one for touring. Top work as ever.

another one for "the list"

another one for "the list"
This list?

are the cat and i the only ones thinking "WTF?"

Feel free to expand upon your WTF comment. I'm sure you'll have some great, well informed reasoning behind it.

if you ever produce some saddlebaggage, I'll definitely be up for buying/testing some.
and if you happen to have any of those lock covers lying around, i kinda need one (not urgently at all though)
oh and is that a swift or a team pro or other?
I'm thinking brooks for the new build.

Feel free to expand upon your WTF comment. I'm sure you'll have some great, well informed reasoning behind it.

hey thanks for the go-ahead, bro

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