Current Projects chat and miscellany

Shit Scott, your bike collection is begining to rival fiddys - drops look great on the LP

Got the KHS back from Armourtex today, anthracite metalflake, quite hard to get across in pics, waiting for the other bits to arrive, but heres a taste

what are the forks? they are nice

They're very shiny but a weird choice of steel and alu.

If the above image doesn't show you can see it here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrolph/3624446263/

This is my first thread thing on this site, just starting to get into fixed gears and the jokes you can have with one. This is my 1st build, just wanted to show it off and see what people think.

Bits still to go on:

surly fixed hub
fixed cog 20T
lock ring
H plus Son rims

excuse the gammie bmx seat, comments are most welcome!
(btw feel freel to look at my flickr) cheers

www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrolph

brakeless with flat pedals?

That's a nice frame, great colours.

Is it the right size for you (before you go any further)? The seat & stem are currently quite low.

brakeless with flat pedals?

If your referring to the Raleigh... it's clearly in the process of being built.

Might be referring to Icecream's build? Jambon's still has a freewheel cluster on it (I think)

@ Hat He Chewed

"brakeless with flat pedals?" - probably for about a week until i really hurt myself. yeah think straps would be sensible

@ miro_o

"That's a nice frame, great colours.

Is it the right size for you (before you go any further)? The seat & stem are currently quite low."

• It's a 60cm frame and i'm 6ft1. it feels fine to me atm. thanks for the feedback.
  
  

@ Pifko

"Might be referring to Icecream's build? Jambon's still has a freewheel cluster on it (I think)"

• you are right, thanks
  

6ft and riding a 61.

Your bike is too big.

My new baby... Cheers Guy! ;]

Woooahaa! Hold the fuck up! Where, when, who....? Gizmond?

what are the forks? they are nice

They are off an early 90' pinarello

I got them for a tenner from my LBS odds and ends bin - heres a better pic, thy go well with the frame when built up, they wouldnt suit a lugged frame, but IMO look rather spiffing with the KHS

Argh love those forks vinylv. A tenner as well!

finally finished

http://i40.tinypic.com/2wf71wx.jpg

very nice.

My new baby... Cheers Guy! ;]

VERY nice.

95% Happy, gonna change the saddle to Brooks pro, playing about with saddle and stem positions.Bar Tape hmmmmm?

yes bartape. stem looks like it should be in a bit further but ultimately up to you.

They're Record Pista hubs, which are going to be somewhat of an experiment on the street and ceramic Open Pro's, which is why they have the dark grey braking surface.

how do you like the OP ceramics? how's the braking power?

heres my project/main bike because everything gets changed when i get bored
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95% Happy, gonna change the saddle to Brooks pro, playing about with saddle and stem positions.Bar Tape hmmmmm?

I like the look.Nice bike!

Here's my "new" frame all built up..I don't like it one bit, it's 52cm (which is about 6 cm too small..) and even though it looks decent, the other side looks like it was dragged behind a car on its way to the recycling station where I found it (together with the Gitane btw, so it was a nice day..^^)..
It's noticably heavier than my bent Moto (which is behind it btw), but I guess it'll have to do until I find a big enough frame..the bullhorns are there 'cause my knees kept hitting the drops when I leaned to skid.

Edit: And yes, the brake is just out of the frame (lol, the picture-frame :P) but is going to be on the frame (bike-frame) tonight..

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95% Happy, gonna change the saddle to Brooks pro, playing about with saddle and stem positions.Bar Tape hmmmmm?

If you wanna get rid of that saddle... let me know!!

or me

hows the hunt for a road bike going Jim?

Finished my Dawes Galaxy conversion. Here are a few pic before and after.

The frame turned out to be in much worse condition than I thought after it came back from powdercoating but it'll do as a decent hack and the total cost was about £350 - quite a lot but the components are OK and I can use them on another build sometime. I may even sell this soon.

Old charge spoon seat on it now - may be better with my honey brooks B17 but not if it's going to get left all day long in public when I commute.

Tyre direction fail ;)