Current Projects chat and miscellany

Nice powdercoating should look nice, how about a metallic black?

Why don't you just chuck the crank/chainring and put another on?

money money money.

So there is someone shorter than me on this forum!

probably a competition between myself and Smallfurry me thinks

looks really good and far too coordinated to be a hipster bike!

Damn!! I knew I should have pursued the fluro option and gone brakeless.

sorry should have made it clear. the chainring. socket wrenches i have.

Please write in coherent sentences.

If you're wondering how to get the outer, or only, chainring off a TA Cyclotourist/Stronglight 49D/Sugino clone, just remove the bolts and the ring passes over the crank outwards.

yeah. i'd love to do that. but i can't get purchase on the bolts.
also. my crank puller isn't working on the cranks. it appears not to fit.
it's one of these:
http://www.parktool.com/products/detail.asp?cat=26&item=CCP-22

helps?

this was the burls until about 4 hours ago, i bought these wheel today, but now the front one's knackered so i'll probably sell the rear one (used once) to help fund something else. forks are also cracked just under the brake drilling. I'm contemplating ti forks

get a wound up fork for it would be sweet

how do i get that off then?

1. Lovely frame...
   
2. Are you retarded? 14mm socket*, no?
   
   

• Or is it 15mm, I can't remember... My spanner has both...
  

i'm a bit of a spanner today.
crank puller now doesn't fit.

also need to take headset off.have spanners for that but no purchase.

• Or is it 15mm, I can't remember... I am such a spanner...
  
  

Fixed.

I Picked up NOZ* frame today. Should have it ready to go tomorrow and will post pics then.

• - New to me Off Zed
  

yeah. i'd love to do that. but i can't get purchase on the bolts.
also. my crank puller isn't working on the cranks. it appears not to fit.

I have a slight suspicion than some TA Cyclotourist cranks had a non-standard puller thread. I recently sold my TA tools, so I can't help with that, but you can get the cranks off with a bearing puller anyway. Once you have the drive side crank off, it should be much easier to get the chain ring bolts out.

that's what i'm thinking. TA crank puller then... anyone? or is this a trip to LBS?

Bought this viscount track frame yesterday from hassanr in holloway cycles.
hopefully next step is getting it powder coated.
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How much did this set you back? I didn't know Holloway Cycles sold track frames and second hand stuff.

get a wound up fork for it would be sweet

+many. Bike looks tidy, Crane.

How much did this set you back? I didn't know Holloway Cycles sold track frames and second hand stuff.

It was £250, which i think is nearer the top end of what it's worth (for a viscount), but it was local, had the wedge and it was my size, so couldn't resist. One of the employees had it advertised in the classifieds, so not really an official store sale.

that's what i'm thinking. TA crank puller then... anyone? or is this a trip to LBS?

Have a look through this thread https://www.lfgss.com/thread2775.html and see if somebody has either the right TA tool or a suitable bearing puller. I've got a bearing puller which would get your crank off, but I'm a bit far away.

Carbon wheels are SOOOOoooo '08 so I've gone back to basics. Thanks for the wheel build Jimbilly :-)

Corrrrr, check the welds! ;-)

Is there a little gap at the front of your headset?

Interesting, thanks! When I called them about it and described the paintwork and stickers they said it sounded like an ex-team bike. I'm going to Liverpool with work for a few days in February so I think I'm going to take the frame up with me and drop it off there for the respray so I'll have a look.

Just trying to decide if I get all the C&G stickers put back on afterwards or just go for the standard decals. It's definitely getting a '531 is awesome' Reynolds sticker though :)

Hi Fox

I was in C&G yesterday and mentioned your Orrell, theres a picture in the office, looks like the late 1990's early 2000's of five or six orrels (road bikes) in the exact same colour scheme as yours, think they must have been team bikes the mains sponsor was Granada television which I thought was pretty cool :)

Is there a little gap at the front of your headset?

Yeah, it rattles around like fuck, wanted it like that

@ Pistanator - nice! Like the black and silver theme.

Graham just needs some drops fella... ;p

ooooooooooooooof.

Looks nice Graham. Haha @ Ved

g - you appear to be very good with colours.

adds Zed to ignore