Current Projects chat and miscellany

[QUOTE=andyp;1068434]Yes, in a nutshell, you have got it all wrong. Almost every one on here has gone out and bought their frames from somewhere, be it ebay or a jumble or from a retailer. I don't think it matters one iota where the frame came from, instead this thread is about the thought process and choices made in putting together a bike.[/QUOT

Roger that mate, sorry to offend!!

Yes it is, am I asking for the right tool here?

yes thats the right tool. i had the same stem and got my 7mm allen key for the same reason. some rogue pinched my saddle and seat post once but i put it down to the 7mm allen bolt that they left my stem and bars. its quite a nice stem.

It was kind of a tongue in cheek post, but still a valid project I think?

It took me about a year to get it like that, front wheel from spain, back wheel for beijing via ireland, find bits cheap, put them on. And there are still bits to be done, so still a project. It is in every sense my 'Current Project' bike.

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.....very short sightedness by my newbie self, I shall crawl into my hole.....Apologies all round....Love you Gizmond!!!

Yep, if it's not raining.

Buy me a pint and it's yours.

A can is ok.

i think they it only cost a quid from the shop i mention not that i'm trying to rob you of a beer.

Yep, if it's not raining.

Buy me a pint and it's yours.

A can is ok.

Cheers, I'll check out this shop, and if I get no luck, I'll 'unt you down [/Thornton_Reed]

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.....very short sightedness by my newbie self, I shall crawl into my hole.....Apologies all round....Love you Gizmond!!!

Relax, its all just a bit of fun :-)

the last couple of pages have been really odd.

@ Gizmond - I really want to ride your bike through the Greenwich foot tunnel, it would sound amazing. really like the build. what events (discipline?) do you / will you be using it for?

I was going to 'ave this off eBay, but my wi-fi cut out whilst I was placing my bid with mere seconds to go. You can imagine my distress, I really wanted that thing.

Good to know you're treating it right though. Still...

I didn't know it was an eBay special. I bought it off a forumenger who said he bought it for his girlfriend.

I'm not sticking risers and a spok on it if that's what you mean by treating it right, but I am tempted to convert it. It's now my only bike and I'm missing riding fixed.

I didn't know it was an eBay special. I bought it off a forumenger who said he bought it for his girlfriend.

I'm not sticking risers and a spok on it if that's what you mean by treating it right, but I am tempted to convert it. It's now my only bike and I'm missing riding fixed.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280409096737&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_1053wt_1058

Obvz it's your bike and you can do with it what you will, but hurrrr I wanted it like it was :(

chrome Sunn I got this morning, woo! I can see my face in it. I'll do a decent picture when its finished, which won't take long

this was in a very sorry state this morning when I picked it up - the guy said 'yeah, the brakes are broken, and the back wheel's doing something funny'. He wasn't kidding. I've already binned the gripshits and mechs.

I'm after some cheapish 26" wheels if anyone's got any knocking around

Want. That's going to be super-fun. I'm on the lookout for something similar at the moment, but don't want to pay anything for it. I'm waiting for a find...

This is where I've been for the last month, nowhere and slowly.
Is there anyone willing to lend me £200 (with no guaranty that I'll ever pay back).... please? : D

You'll have to ask "The Fat man".

nice and clean looking

What will you use the money for?

DA 7600 cranks, DA BB.... and whatever's missing. Guess that's it.

That's it, I'm selling my blood.

is that a dA ax stem or a 600ax stem?

looks like 600 by the bolt..

yes, my only non-DA* component... couldn't cope anymore with the quill on the DA version : $

*bras won't be DA.

super low profile tyres, cool

hmm.. you looking to sell the DA version?

already did. (*might sell this as a whole, once finished... I'm getting another frame within next week.... Italian)

still the 600 for me too then.. though in a couple of ways it's the nicer one.. i like the plastic.

[click pics to enlarge]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280409096737&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_1053wt_1058

Obvz it's your bike and you can do with it what you will, but hurrrr I wanted it like it was :(

FFS. I wish I'd seen that....

I paid well over that, I hope the forum got a hefty donation.

Want. That's going to be super-fun. I'm on the lookout for something similar at the moment, but don't want to pay anything for it. I'm waiting for a find...

It's going to be built with as little £££ as possible, all I need is a rear wheel, grips and a tensioner and I'm away. New cranks too if I can find them for less than a tenner. Can't wait to get off road again!

it'd be interesting to see who could build the best bike for less than £50