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the seat cluster on that Daccordi is sick

Generic SU&B fixie skidder type thing.

Drops and stem to be ordered soon.

Is that one of these jobs off t'bay? What's the ride like?

has any one every tried putting their cranks on both facing in the same direction, and riding around with a two foot hop style cadence for a laugh? The idea of it's cracking me up!

has any one every tried putting their cranks on both facing in the same direction, and riding around with a two foot hop style cadence for a laugh? The idea of it's cracking me up!

yes, did it by mistake once. didn't notice until 10 miles into my ride

has any one every tried putting their cranks on both facing in the same direction, and riding around with a two foot hop style cadence for a laugh? The idea of it's cracking me up!

haha I've always imagined this. I have also thought about mounting my crank arms 90 degrees from each other, so it would feel like I'm galloping.

I've always imagined what it would be like to...

imagines

...Never mind.

:o

got the saddle today which was the last bit i was waiting for to complete the build and took the bike out for a ride... i like!

might need few other bits to make it sex on wheels!

haha I've always imagined this. I have also thought about mounting my crank arms 90 degrees from each other, so it would feel like I'm galloping.

ha ha! the gallop! I think i can gallop faster than I can run.. maybe this would similarly increase my pedaling speed ?! 2012, here i come!

I've always imagined what it would be like to...

imagines

...Never mind.

Builds going well.. time to add the seat post...

Harry that Lo Pro is win all the way

"...... Will sort out some alternative bars too, Mavic pursuit would be ideal, but I can't find any so it may have to be Cinelli LA84s or Profile Design........"

EDIT: The seat post comes out at a crazy steep 79 degrees.[/QUOTE]

I am looking for something similar at those bars,do you have any suggestion of where I could find them?!?

Is that one of these jobs off t'bay? What's the ride like?

No, Its a Graham Weigh, so I presume its a dolan? £150 new from GW on the bay.

I've always imagined what it would be like to...

imagines

...Never mind.

disturbing....

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ha ha! the gallop! I think i can gallop faster than I can run.. maybe this would similarly increase my pedaling speed ?! 2012, here i come!

haha!

disturbing....

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Is that one of these jobs off t'bay? What's the ride like?

I would be interested to hear from anyone who has one of these framesets too. What are they like?

I would be interested to hear from anyone who has one of these framesets too. What are they like?

I have the cyclocross version of that frame. Looks very similar, especially with regards to tubing (drop outs and brake bosses aside obviously). For what its worth, the wielding looks pretty industrial, the ride is on the stiff side, but its seems pretty tough (I beat the b'jebus out of this bike).

I assume the geometry of the track frame is different, but I can thoroughly recomend the cyclocross frame in terms of handling. I've cycled 120km with fully loaded panniers on it; thrown it around mountain trails; and now slide sideways to work on it. For a budget alu frame, its pleasently surprised me.

The guys at Graham Weigh, were great to deal with too.

^ massively irrelevent, but take what you can from it :)

years ago hill climbers in particular would use two weinmann levers (they were simplest and lightest i think) one with a functioning brake and the other with the lever portion removed as seen below with former national hill climb champion malcolm elliott

i understand why people have the hoods... i'm not a complete retard.

what i'm a saying is, having two working levers, but no brake is just a huge fail.

^ massively irrelevent, but take what you can from it :)

Due to the fact that the link is for one of those Visp frames and not the Graham Weigh ones. ;-)

are they actually working levers or just dummies like:

The Cane Creek ones or the ones on Ed's Condor?

the ones on ed's condor

Working brake levers

Thanks for all the input. In answer to a few questions/points:

• To the bloke who asked the bars are some unknown thing I found in the rubbish pile at work. Grips are the super awsome Stong Vs.

• I really hate Box section rims. Far too soft. No way near ridgid enough. I need at least a 25mm rim on high flange to get the wheel rigid enough for my liking. Am trying to avoid getting a H+ FF and so am wondering about old school DP18s. But am also considering dark dark grey CXP12s that are lovely. Even though the colour will look gash. Though I was thinking if I go Phil ISO instead of HF I can have a shallower rim.... Can anyone think of a blk rim of 20mm or deeper profile that may work?

• I rode it today. Its fucking amazing. Nice and stiff, crazy oversteer though. Fell in love with the wooshing noise and ridgity/speed of the hed. So I think that will have to stay. Very upright with the risers due to the shortness, look forward to finding pursuit bars....

• Gumwall tyres: I agree would look good. But practically speaking there are no good enough gumwall tyres for the back of a fix (in terms of thickness of rubber), and I'm keeping the hed, so dont think its the look to go for in any case - but too anyone after gumwalls I recormend the NOS handmade veloflex tyres at work. £25 a pair at the moment too. Fucking amazingly nice tyres.

• The seatpost is at 79 degrees. But obvs the seattube bends, so the effective angle is more like 75/76. But the seat is as far forward as it goes. But the ride is nice. So no complaints.

• The disk will happen. Its my new years resolution for full hipster points. But I need a day wheel as well, as the bikes rides too nice to save for just special occasions.