Current Projects chat and miscellany

I asked for a discount in BLB and got it . . .meant i was only paying 10% over what everywhere else sells shit for rather than the usual 20%.

Always ask for a discount, if you dont try how you ever gonna know?

if you dont try how you ever gonna know?

+1

sometimes easier said then done though

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You say that.....
I was in BLB at lunch today, just after a few bits for me stem, not much Dorra.
I was short of some loose change, so she kindly rounded it of to the only fiver I had:)
and insistant!!!
As I say, not much but point is.
I didn't ask. Thank kind lady of BLB :)

do you need a special tool to fit remove royce BB's?

purchased a frame last year for £50 when it turned up I noticed it had one fitted, no mention of it in the ad only that a bb was included, that was a nice surprise!

Max, you did it mate : D
Wow.

everytime is see that pic i think "damn those wheels are small"

slackchain!

impossible to find a BB to run with DA cranks (108mm ISO).

Which version of DAs is that? I was under the impression they were 109mm.
Only asking as I have a pair of 7600s and a Hatta 109mm BB that I'm sticking on my current build.

Started with this drawing from my dimensions sent to XACD in China:

Major panic when this arrived this morning:

but fortunately it was packed well enough that all was fine:

mmm ... Ti!!

Really annoyingly I had to spend the day at work, but as soon as I got home everything was stripped off the Le Mond, and a few hours and much swearing later:

I'll cut the steerer once I've ridden it a bit to see what height I want.

It's now 1.30 am so I've only ridden up the road....tomorrow'll tell me what she's like!

steves thats frickin awesome you designed your own ti frame! how much did the manufacturing + postage cost?

Got some different Nitto bars and a Miche seatpost off of fixed.org.au.

I have no idea what model the bars are. The closest ones I've seen to these are the Nitto RB-009, but they're slightly different. They are bullhorns though, because they're drilled for brake. They kinda look like Cinelli Criterium drops (or a track drop with more flat on the top), flipped with a few inches chopped off the end. They have more hand room on either side of the stem than the Nitto RB-021’s I had on there previously.

Greifmasters trophy.

'why bother with a Phill BB when a £10-£15 one does the same. It goes round in circles smothly, and that's all i care about.'

discuss ? i have a un54 on my geared, lasted 5 years, 15-20 k miles, and still sweet !

@maxcrowe - wow, congrats! wheels look like they are 26" :) what size is the frame? 64cm? :)

Max, you did it mate : D
Wow.

hey sorry for the late repost, very nice frameset, but may i dare to ask - are you going to put risers on it or some proper pursuit bars? :)

My current project, just waiting for the bits to arrive.....

its fuckin impossible to find a BB to run with DA cranks (108mm ISO).

English or Italian thread (assuming you need a 107mm, not 108mm) ?

phil's are adjustible though ^

That is very cool Aroogah, what is the rear rim DT 1.2?? How's the ride, you notice the difference between this and the KHS?

The saddle looks sweet. Comfy?

Rear is just a standard Deep V - I kept busting spokes on old Open Pro I used to have on it.

32H rear open pro + 95Kg of me on the bike = Financially Successful spoke replacement division at Cavendish

Ride is really nice - good to be in a better position and the saddle is fine - at £9 clearance a bargain too. Thanks again for holding the frame for so long.

What happend to the KHS? COndor looking good

KHS to be sold as soon as I get around to it along with 2 other frames I have kicking around that are slightly too small for me.

.....The 66cm was also only available as a frameset....

I had missed the CP thread recently, just realised now you got the frame... Beautiful Max, you must be so pleased!

Loic

@maxcrowe - wow, congrats! wheels look like they are 26" :) what size is the frame? 64cm? :)

insane!!

Dwayne you own a metre rule? Of course you do. I am envious.

Originally Posted by hugo7
impossible to find a BB to run with DA cranks (108mm ISO).

Which version of DAs is that? I was under the impression they were 109mm.
Only asking as I have a pair of 7600s and a Hatta 109mm BB that I'm sticking on my current build.

Not 100% sure if they are 7600s, but they look the same.

This is exactly the prob I had. If you look long enough you will see that the ppl recomend from 108 - 109.5mm in increments of 0.5mm.

English or Italian thread (assuming you need a 107mm, not 108mm) ?

....now we can add 107mm to the list ; )

phil's are adjustible though ^

This ^

As I was paying the money and hoping I won't have to change the BB for a while I took the cranks and wheel to BLB and got them to get chainline perfect. Plus the Phil tools are £10 each... so basically I'll never know what BB you need ; )

Dwayne you own a metre rule? Of course you do. I am envious.

An essential part of the home mechanic's toolkit and, unlike most bike tools, cheap to acquire too. :-)