Current Projects chat and miscellany

This is building at the mo... Gotta love the wood

wooden seatpost!!!! um.......

who on earth told you your legs are ever so slightly shorter for your age????

My legs are slightly shorter for my height, not age bro. And Jeff at Mercian told me, when he was measuring me up for a frame.

This is building at the mo... Gotta love the wood

is the wood laminated a turned?

If not I fear for the safety of your face and bum hole.

is the wood laminated a turned?

If not I fear for the safety of your face and bum hole.

Blisters, and broken wood, ouch, hope someone has the tweezers ready if it isnt laminated!

This is building at the mo... Gotta love the wood

a wooden seatpost is pretty much the dumbest idea i have ever heard.

and even worse is the fact it just looks like cheap broomstick wood, wich aint exactly strong.

good luck.
you'll need it.

I guess Ill be sticking to Alloy then : P

JabInTheButt

bah dum tish

ha ha!

Made a start on my wifes bike at last.

Made a start on my wifes bike at last.

Looking good so far, is it her first fixed?

Looking good so far, is it her first fixed?

ss by the looks of it

ss by the looks of it

Ah, see I'm still learning... Sorry :)

Looking good so far, is it her first fixed?

As Eddie says SS to start so she can get used to spinning in one gear then she is going fixed which will be just a change of wheelset.

@jabbathehut

Did you go into your local hardware store and ask for a 27.2 broom?

As Eddie says SS to start so she can get used to spinning in one gear then she is going fixed which will be just a change of wheelset.

Out of interest, why not a flip-flop?

Ah, see I'm still learning... Sorry :)
its got a rear brake, ss bike usually do :)

It's a bit of an on going project, but i think i'm pretty happy with it now. I need a new seat post, the saddle keeps moving but apart from that i think it's looking alright for my beater.

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massive pic, my bad.

its got a rear brake, ss bike usually do :)

:D Aha!

Seriously though, the current project thread makes me want to look into old bikes, frames etc, ASM pm'd me a nice one earlier, just need to talk about it with someone, after trying out Soul's ladybike...

So I've built up my Orrell and I've been riding it around - and it's lovely to ride :)

Not finished yet, need to wait for Mack to finish making my hubs (set of black high flange superlights with blue lock rings/washers) so I can get my wheels built - think it's going to be black open pros and black nipples. Until then I'm riding on the wheels from my Flyer. Probably needs a black chain really too, how impractical...

I've got some metal blue Fizik bar tape I'm thinking of fitting to match the saddle/bars, but not completely decided on this yet. Any thoughts on to wrap or not to wrap, or half wrap, appreciated.

Holy Chr*st, thats amazing.

I'm liking that Orrell a LOT!

Out of interest, why not a flip-flop?

A couple of reasons the wheel set I have has Miche hubs single side,and If i did have a flip-flop I would be the one flip-flopping it all the time,I don't think the other half would get the hang of putting the correct tension on the fixed,plus she just wants to jump on it and ride on her own now and again.

Colango Carbitubo (double downtube) 61cm
650 front / 700 rear H+Son
Schwalbe Ultremo
Fizik Arione
seatpost will be shortened

Colango Carbitubo (double downtube) 61cm
650 front / 700 rear H+Son
Schwalbe Ultremo
Fizik Arione
seatpost will be shortened

Sweeet! Lovely frame.