Current Projects chat and miscellany

hmmm. what shall I do with these....?

I've got those cranks.. in the cupboard. :)

If you were going for a stealth look then MATT paint would have been better than gloss.

Matt black from *Armoutex *

i'd prefer it if my kuota was black like your fuji, not very keen on flashy colour schemes - just makes me more paranoid about getting mugged!

I'm so fucking excited.
arghhhhh, my frame is painted and nearly on its way over.
it looks carazeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

RoboRide™

(and the car that never featured in the films)

I am looking to singlespeed my current road bike an east european Altrix or maybe find something on the bay with xmas and birthday money. So should have something singlespeed wise in the early part of next year.
Nigel.

mooo!

@ Hippy

Drops, risers, straight or bullhorns?

but what about the cunster, how could you abandon it like that …

What a Cunt

Sums it up really doesn't it..

:-)

@ Hippy What sort of Drops?

Fixed.

mooo!

That's Cowski, inspecting the new frame..

condor pista hippy!!

you posh, westie fucker

nice. i nearly had a grey one like that.

It's second hand. No posh cunt would buy a second hand bike.. Cumdoor or not.

Alright then which drops are you going for then? Oversize carbon bars?

No idea but they certainly won't be carbon, probably some cheap alu jobbies. This bike is going to replace the Cuntster and will be treated like shit.. as my commuters tend to be.. so nothing expensive.

No idea but they certainly won't be carbon, probably some cheap alu jobbies. This bike is going to replace the Cuntster and will be treated like shit.. as my commuters tend to be.. so nothing expensive.

Not these then?

Not drops but these would be nice? No?

Nope, pass. Both look quite silly. It's just a commuter.

You don't like my choices. Right, that's it! We're on...;)

I've got a couple of Cinelli Vai stems (100mm and 120mm) and some Cinelli ergo bars that look pretty similar to those. Will post pics tomorrow night if you're interested.

Bought this last week...

It WILL get fully campag-ed up, you know, derailleurs, shifters and all that business, when budget allows, but for now I'm gonna use what I have and buy a few bits to make it fixed. I have thought long and hard about this, but the fact is I have this beautiful frame sat in my flat and I really want to ride it. It will be fairly cheap to get it on the road, and I'll get to ride it every day (except if its raining or if I'll need to lock it up anywhere, and there's always the Pug for those days).

Components:
Cinelli 1A stem 90mm - in the post
Cinelli Criterium bars - in the post
Paul brake lever - in the post
Campag Centaur front brake - already got
Miche HF/ Open Pro wheelset - already got
Brooks B17 - already got
Stronglight track crankset - already got

The brake lever, cranks and saddle are slightly wrong I know, but fuck it, they're decent quality and will work very effectively. The Brooks literally became comfortable a couple of weeks ago, about three months after I bought it, but is now really really nice to sit on...

All I need now is a seat post and bar tape. Been outbid on a few on ebay that have gone for silly money, so if anyone has a nice Campag 27.2 they are willing to part with please let me know!
Then I'm thinking some nice classic looking white bar tape to finish it off.

Also - if anyone has any 80s Campag components they would like to sell let me know...

There's a yellow Pinarello with old Campag stuff on ebay right now for a tenner.. go get it.

^^ Very, very nice.