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Freshtripe do them http://www.freshtripe.co.uk/Freshtripe/Mudguards%20%26%20Racks.html but are out of stock at the moment. Email Jamie to find out when he'll have some again, he's a very helpful chap.

Yep got it from Freshstripe, not cheap .. and yep its the Velo Orange one......

The steel is strong and light enough, TFG have more than one type of rack for your liking;
(Gamoh rack).

Are you using a different TFG website or something? I can only see one rack on there.

That Gamoh is really nice but I'd have to get it chromed otherwise it'll look totally out of place. Hence aluminium - I can polish it, and it doesn't rust if it gets chipped (my girlfriend hardly ever cleans her bike and doesn't seem to know what rust is or what it does either). It's only going to be carrying a couple of books so strength isn't much of an issue.

I've seen a Paul Components front basket which is pretty much perfect apart from the lack of wire meshing (which I could attach) and the ridiculous £150 price tag.

Any ideas, or am I gonna have to break out the TIG welder?

Just completed some changes to my Dawes Windsor, needed a bike i felt comfortable going slow on to use on a couple of days a week when i have to commute to an office with no shower, and don't want to be sweating like a paedophile when i arrive.

Replaced the halo aerorage wheelset with the original 27 x 1 1/4 rims, with a zenith hub laced into it by Arup.

Repalced the white charge spoon with a brooks b17 narrow

Replaced the nitto risers with velo orange north road bars, with leather grips that don't colour match the saddle well, think i might have to take the shoe polish to them to colour them more appropriately.

Feels nice going slow on it, which is frustrating to do on my other bike (flyer).

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Are you using a different TFG website or something? I can only see one rack on there.

Any ideas, or am I gonna have to break out the TIG welder?

if you've got a tig welder what are you waiting for?
Make me one whilst your at it also!
I also think ed means in the shop as I looked on TFG's website and found nowt.

I just utilised the fact that my parents enjoy their wine and grabbed a couple of wine boxes before they headed to be made into firewood.
One has a lid, and will be laquered and attached to my £14 SJS Cantimounted (thanks Sparky for the heads up) rack- and shoved onto the Humu's front.
Then a simple rear rack from OCW which I'll find on the weekend and a much larger Wine box on the rack.

Off to the Hardware store for some U bolts, nuts and lacquer...

if you've got a tig welder what are you waiting for?
Make me one whilst your at it also!
I also think ed means in the shop as I looked on TFG's website and found nowt.

I'm waiting for a free weekend! Uni finishes next week and I've got a week before work starts. I've also got to repaint my girlfriend's bike in that week so I might not get it done.

Wine box sounds cool. Post pics when it's done!

Are you using a different TFG website or something? I can only see one rack on there.

I didn't go to their website, just to their shop in Soho.

Just go to their shop and have a butcher.

Hello all

Sorry no pics still getting the hang of this stuff

Bought the raleigh track off lewin a few weeks ago.The white one that had
been painted with dulux.

Its a Worksop Carlton 1975.
It has chrome rear end but not chromed head lugs.
It has been drilled for a rear brake.

The 1975 team looks like this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris531/3082596297/

But I am loving the 1973/74 colours on this -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kjten22/843293757/sizes/o/in/set-72157600878692070/

What do people think ?

I didn't go to their website, just to their shop in Soho.

Just go to their shop and have a butcher.

Nah I don't go to London very often.

Fixed Gear York? Don't make me lol.

Ah, I assumed you are in London, don't know why, something must've threw me off!

his accent ?

What shoes is that person wearing?
The look like Vans but not to sure, Anyone?

Haha, those are my feet. They're Vans suede chukka boots from about 2 years ago. They don't do that colour way anymore though…

Fixed Gear York? Don't make me lol.

"don't make me lots of love"

??

oh eddy.

Fixed Gear York? Don't make me lol.

What's wrong with Fixed Gear York?!

I've waited by the fountain at Parliament as per the facebook group, but I didn't see anybody.

If you see someone riding either a gold Raleigh with red tyres and tape, or an early 90s green Townsend MTB, it's me.

Are you meeting tomorrow btw? I'm in York then so could possibly attend.

oh eddy.

highlight 'lol' and read what it said.

also do the same to WAC.

Are you meeting tomorrow btw? I'm in York then so could possibly attend.

Were you a bit late the time before?! We're meeting tonight at 6.30 at the fountain for ride and beers, hope to see you

Hello all

Sorry no pics still getting the hang of this stuff

Bought the raleigh track off lewin a few weeks ago.The white one that had
been painted with dulux.

Its a Worksop Carlton 1975.
It has chrome rear end but not chromed head lugs.
It has been drilled for a rear brake.

The 1975 team looks like this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris531/3082596297/

But I am loving the 1973/74 colours on this -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kjten22/843293757/sizes/o/in/set-72157600878692070/

What do people think ?

i like the 73 version

Were you a bit late the time before?! We're meeting tonight at 6.30 at the fountain for ride and beers, hope to see you

Ah bugger. Not in York until thursday, I stay in Coventry during most of the week. Went to York uni and my girlfriend and lot of my friends are still in York so I'm there all the time.

Here is my new build, hopefully going to be using this as a track bike over the summer. I'll post up some decent pictures later.
Chesini - iljo keisse frame
nitto bars, seatpost and stem
campag headset and crankset
52t- TA competition chainring
18t - EAI sprocket.
BLB fork

its a cetma
http://www.cetmacargo.com/10%20CETMA%20cargo%20racks%20index.htm
right?
lovely racks.

thanks henry! those half racks are really nice. It would be a hard choice between the cetma & gamoh... although using google I can't seem to find a UK distributor for cetma so it may be too expensive to get from the US.

will have to check out the gamoh in tfg...

This is more of an ongoing project rather than a current... but I've making some bags for a while now. check em out.

http://nosenseneeded.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/new-bag/
and
http://nosenseneeded.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/past-projects-courier-bags/
for some older ones.
Like I said it's not current current but I'm new to the forum and wanted to show you what I've been up to.
Some new ones to follow.

nice dude. i'm into that white one. i could use a chill bag like that.

Ah bugger. Not in York until thursday, I stay in Coventry during most of the week. Went to York uni and my girlfriend and lot of my friends are still in York so I'm there all the time.

frink rides should be most weeks now, we usually send a message out through the fb group when they are going ahead. Join up, would be good to see you down. "professor frink professor frink, he makes you laugh he makes you think..." classic!