Current Projects chat and miscellany

I'm still annoyed by the loss of my detailed explaination on hubs brake.

they're still awesome, and defintely one of those brake that after a year you won't even need to adjust the tension.

New Seasons Road Bike:

Specialized S-Works E5
Just getting the final few components for the build. The list will be as follows:

• Specialized S-Works E5 58cm Frame
  
• Specialized S-Works FACT Forks
  

• FSA Headset

• Specialized S-Works Carbon Post

• Specialized S-Works Stem

• FSA Carbon Handlebars

• Specialized Toupe 143 Carbon Saddle

• Ultegra 6500 Brakeset

• Ultegra 6500 Front & Rear Mech/Derailleur

• Ultegra 6500 BB

• FSA SLK Carbon Crankset

• DA 7800 Chain

• DA Cable and Brakeset

• Mavic Cosmic 40mm Deep Aluminium Clinchers with Conti GP4000 Tyres

• Planet X 50 Tubs for hillier, drier racing

• Ultegra 6600 Pedals

That's about it. Plan is to keep it relatively light and simple (no weight wennie here). none of the rash/harsh colour coding as originally pictured when built up by the previous owner. Simple carbon and standard (black if not) components.

Pics of frame and wheels (from phone);

I would like to see a Dutch Cheese Vs Mitre Tester tech off

Dutch Cheese would wipe the floor with him. His knowledge is gained from experience, not reading internet sites.

@arantrek - lovely frame. Build it how you want it to look though, not how some of the rabble on here want it to look.

Yea true andyp. I think I'm going to go modern, but sling an old saddle on there. Could take some time to acheive, going to be cheapo parts to start with.

I prefer the ed scoble Vs all newbs smackdown.

I prefer the ed scoble Vs all newbs smackdown.

Lol.

Deathmatch Thread?

I would like to see a Dutch Cheese Vs Mitre Tester tech off

Not a good idea. I think we would complement each other. No need for competition.

However, I like the idea of "bike build off" - TV program like Orange County Choppers and Biker Build-Off's, etc...
Who's going to sponsor it?
And we need a Mickey, too!

Dutch Cheese would wipe the floor with him. His knowledge is gained from experience, not reading internet sites.

Agree. Anyone can seem clever when sat in front of a computer with Google at their fingertips (okay so some people on here don't manage it but exception and rule...)

Not a good idea. I think we would complement each other. No need for competition.

However, I like the idea of "bike build off" - TV program like Orange County Choppers and Biker Build-Off's, etc...
Who's going to sponsor it?
And we need a Mickey, too!

I can see Hippy as Paul Snr

I have always thought it would be a great idea to have a build off - perhaps people voting for their LFGSS Build of the year

not current, but now with a "wald" front basket, my city-winther-travel-rat

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/4114977077_ecde0e4e72_o.jpg

Everyone seems to be working on a Winter Hack project, so here's mine ;-)

Home for the winter, new saddle to be found, my love affair with the SLR is very much over, pedal mod to take straps and a new computer too I think.

Fuck yeah! Track yes?!

where did you get the basket from?

not current, but now with a "wald" front basket, my city-winther-travel-rat

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/4114977077_ecde0e4e72_o.jpg

Gizmond, like it alot.

Slack chain... ;]
Nice to see a proper track bike in Current Projects for a change...

+1 Joe...

Wow..../\/\/\/

thats a beauty...

this is my current project (which I just finished, it took a while as the bottom bracket was seized...though a months worth of easing oil, wd 40, and a hair dryer meant it eventually gave up...utter glee)

I have built and ridden loads of bikes but this is my first really nice steel frame, I have had nice bikes, but not a nice british steely that is a really close fit to what should be right for my size. Weirdly enough I got it off ebay, turned out the guy was 100 yrds from my moms...(and weirder he is exactly the same size as me).
It feels a tiny bit small, though with a 100m stem (I have a black cinelli with the 'hidden' bolt) it should fit a treat. I want to swap the swallow after I have ridden it the last few days, it looks nice but just isn't right...The ally racer is a little rangey and I think I have got a little used to it. I had a steel orbea for a while that was bliss to ride.

It's an early 80's Joe Waugh with 653 (columbus dropouts and cinelli lugs) and is so sweet to ride, it rolls so beautifully. (I have been riding ally for ages and you forget how harsh they are )It's really making me smile...;D...
I wanted to keep the paint, as even though it was/is tatty it has such nice decals, and they just look *nice...*I have a thing for patina...

It is having some nice 80's black modolo calipers and white hooded levers from hilary soon.

The wheels are tiding me over as the front is an old black malliard, and a gran compe rear flip-flop with a mach 1 rim (they match as they are black, and look nice black). I have better wheels though they are not black...and it's winter so these may as well get dirty...though have some sups on ultegra hubs though they have a cassette...and some campy records with saturae rims...which would be about the right time frame...hhmmm.
'Vintage' 20 vittorios that are a nice green.
3ttt bars and stem. will soon have black bar tape to match the levers and calipers.
70's Dura ace cranks 170
Gian Robert stem and Brooks swallow seat....
I am loving riding it, and have been everywhere the last few days...I did canary wharf to hackney wick in 16 minutes this morning...I was so nice with the wind and the leaves bombing through vicky park after dealing with the idiots coming up through mile end.

I'm liking the white black green thing as it goes with the 653 badge.

I will try to post better photos soon with the new brakes and other bits.

Wow..../\/\/\/

thats a beauty...

this is my current project (which I just finished, it took a while as the bottom bracket was seized...though a months worth of easing oil, wd 40, and a hair dryer meant it eventually gave up...utter glee)

I have built and ridden loads of bikes but this is my first really nice steel frame, I have had nice bikes, but not a nice british steely that is a really close fit to what should be right for my size. It feels a tiny bit small, though with a 100m stem (I have a black cinelli with the 'hidden' bolt) it should fit a treat. I want to swap the swallow after I have ridden it the last few days, it looks nice but just isn't right...The ally racer is a little rangey and I think I have got a little used to it. I had a steel orbea for a while that was bliss to ride.

It's an early 80's Joe Waugh with 653 (columbus dropouts and cinelli lugs) and is so sweet to ride, it rolls so beautifully. (I have been riding ally for ages and you forget how harsh they are )It's really making me smile...;D...
I wanted to keep the paint, as even though it was/is tatty it has such nice decals, and they just look *nice...*I have a thing for patina...

It is having some nice 80's black modolo calipers and white hooded levers from hilary soon.

The wheels are tiding me over as the front is an old black malliard, and a gran compe rear flip-flop with a mach 1 rim (they match as they are black, and look nice black). I have better wheels though they are not black...and it's winter so these may as well get dirty...though have some sups on ultegra hubs though they have a cassette...and some campy records with saturae rims...which would be about the right time frame...hhmmm.
'Vintage' 20 vittorios that are a nice green.
3ttt bars and stem. will soon have black bar tape to match the levers and calipers.
70's Dura ace cranks 170
Gian Robert stem and Brooks swallow seat.

I am loving riding it, and have been everywhere the last few days...I did canary wharf to hackney wick in 16 minutes this morning...I was so nice with the wind and the leaves bombing through vicky park after dealing with the idiots coming up through mile end.

I'm liking the white black green thing as it goes with the 653 badge.

I will try to post better photos soon with the new brakes and other bits.

Bravo! mate dont change anything it looks like a real bike riders bike and if you happy with it why change

Slack chain... ;]

Slack chain is less noisy that a (too) tight chain.

Nice to see a proper track bike in Current Projects for a change...

Agree.
But what I most like about LFGSS is that almost every bike / every person, no matter how much the bike costs, is treated more or less the same and that also real cheap bikes get "thumbs up"

where did you get the basket from?

the basket is from "wald" (usa), but i've ordered them from an onlineshop from the us

Bravo! ...........blah..............blah............ change

did you really just QUOTE pictures from the same page?

did you really just QUOTE pictures from the same page?

+1, and all of them too.

New Project:
Pick the frame up on Friday night and a set of "classic style" wheels. Will do an initial cleanup and build to see if the headset is useable and the BB threads are all okay.
I am gonna use this as a track racing bike (not for road at all) so will spec it with cinelli quill stem and pista bars and slick tyres. probably go with a Campag track chainset.

Shimano EX headset on Campag equipped bike ? Hope you have the right tools for it.
What hubs do you have?

Anyway, a lovely frameset!