Current Projects chat and miscellany

pretty ain't it.
i forgot to take the lucky bell off.

cat looks unimpressed.
i hope you enjoy it!

The cat is always grumpy looking, I may take the fork stickers off, not sure yet. It says Dave Marsh a lot!

nice projects from everyone..
@joe1983.. lovely bike. more pics when you get the new pedals aswell!

Nice rides from Bobob, fresh and andyp. And Scrapper! I saw my first real live Scraper Bike this morning, on Leonard street, black and red and making funny noises....

My little boy's gonna be riding with me soon - on his very own Dave Yates... the lucky sod! He got too big for the child-seat thing. This just arrived in the post, including garish 80s paintjob, a fancy head lug, cool adjustable stem and some fillet brazing to boot!:

He'll grow up to be a hipster with risers on his first bike

My Lo Pro frame has finally arrived! Got lots of filing to do...

nice, you got quite a bit of work to do, but it'll be worth it.
who built it?

it's a Lee Cooper... same as mine.

you gonna file all the fillet brazing smooth?

he doesn't normally smooth them completely on the lo-pro's..... it should look nice, good effort.

I've bought a Lo-Pro made by Lee Cooper, really enjoyed the ride. I'll get some pics up here soon, when the build is finished.

I have a major snag now though... I got a bit carried away tightning the seat tube bolt and it snapped, leaving half the bolt still in the frame. I've managed to get it out now but the thread is gone completely. Looks like I'm gonna have to drill the whole thing out and start again.

bummer.

i had one of the first Lee Cooper/14 lo pro's back in March, and they didn't have the integrated seat post clamp back then, just had to use a standard seat post clamp. it must be a fairly new addition.

Yeh I know what you mean... I went in to 14 and spoke to them briefly yesterday. They were really good about it and said they'd give me hand fixing the problem.

I had a look at their other frames and the intergrated clamp is different for the other bikes. i.e. they using and nut and bolt system rather that just screwing the bolt into the frame.

I wish they'd stuck with the standard seat post clamp, tis much easier to replace if it fails.

great builds (tilover, forms, andy). You gotta love how diverse they all are. I am bored at work...

a few people have have me to post photos of my rides, so this is for rocker and others.
just finished building this and love it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36890951@N07/sets/72157619844039629/

I thought that might take a bit longer.
Off to Armourtex tomorrow, I'll see if a bit of persuading can get it turned around in a day. Unlikely I'm sure.

When I placed my order I asked for an integrated seat clamp & they said they're standard from now on anyway.

very nice. how much did that set you back

four arms and a leg, did 'save a bit' by smoothing the joints myself

hmmm...im intrigued,what size


Will post better Pics when it arrives.

Arrived today, Its great and is staying exactly as is. Will post pics tomorrow.

woah, that moser is nice! great details, and for that price you got a steal. even though i just got a good modern geared im craving some classic steel

At last found a track frame with a long top tube well longish,I need some silver rim wheels and some retro tyres I think.

I am leaning towards porn one of my customers brought it in for me today this is how he bought it in 1986 and paid £400 for it Raleigh quadro 531 tubing,full 105 group including hubs laced to nice mavic wheels,Chap said he did not like the saddle that came with it so he bought a Rolls,just been for a quick spin feels very nice indeed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/kingcutter/BIKES/RAL002.jpg

Not for sale by the way it was given to me so I can't sell it.

man, that is a nice frame

i'll give you £50 for it now, save any wasted time

Almost finished. Tires aren't glued on yet and chain is just test fitted.

Cocking awesome!.

Neither, but I like it. It needs to be ridden.

Amateur porn IMO not quite hardcore but still worth a bash.