Current Projects chat and miscellany

oh just to be clear i meant staying upright. rollers feel wobbly to me. Really i've only spent about 10 minutes on them in my life so i don't know what i'm talking about.

Thats because they are bloody wobbly!

I only bought mine because I was finding difficult to find time to go out and ride. Done wonders for my balance though. Genuinly feel more efficient on the road, and fall off less off-road/ snow-riding.

Pisti - Shimano and Campag on the same bike? Get yo' shit together, man! :)

If you can't get a 600 or pantographed Pinarello seatpost then you ain't trying hard enough. Apply yo'self. :)

G will this be making 'ventures out on sunday mornings?

Totally happy with the Dolan now got a nice Thomson road stem.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/kingcutter/006-1.jpg

this is beautiful, the hand and seating areas look very complimentary. congrats

black headset = overkill?

G will this be making 'ventures out on sunday mornings?

That's the plan and afternoons and Saturdays, in essence - weekends

Your best yet KC. The little flashes of silver work and I think silver spokes would've been betterized but still, that's just me

9 over 10

not trying to be a bum, but i don't see what everyone likes about it so much. Dislike the front end spaces, dislike the black nipples, dislike the finish. I dunno. no offense meant.

When I was trying to sell it

And now that I have decided to hold onto it for a while

not trying to be a bum, but i don't see what everyone likes about it so much. Dislike the front end spaces, dislike the black nipples, dislike the finish. I dunno. no offense meant.

Black rim and spokes should ALWAYS be finished with black nipples imo. What's not to like about matt black framejob?!

looks plasticky. the space up front between headtube/downtube junction and wheel is huge and odd and makes the bike look cheap. fork is kinda ugly. really dislike the cranks and ring. i'm truly not trying to be a piss. the bike is clearly nice. and i wouldn't be saying shit if it wasn't for seeing the thing* so much* lately and everyone loving it. seriously no offense meant. Just seen like three photos of it inthe past week or something.

looks plasticky. the space up front between headtube/downtube junction and wheel is huge and odd and makes the bike look cheap. fork is kinda ugly. really dislike the cranks and ring. i'm truly not trying to be a piss. the bike is clearly nice. and i wouldn't be saying shit if it wasn't for seeing the thing* so much* lately and everyone loving it. seriously no offense meant. Just seen like three photos of it inthe past week or something.

Reading fail

nice bike KC

the wheel is huge? wtf are you talking about?!

nice bike KC

reading fail.

basically, the front and rear clearences don't match. it puts me off. anyway i'm out. i'm getting sort of childish and rude. nice bike. all around. just being a twit i am

Totally happy with the Dolan now got a nice Thomson road stem.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/kingcutter/006-1.jpg

Looking good. Nice track machine.

Is that a Thomson X2? mikec had trouble with it on the track, it flexed and creaked a lot, he had to switch it for an X4.

Totally happy with the Dolan now got a nice Thomson road stem.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/kingcutter/006-1.jpg

Is that a powdercoated dura ace chainset by any chance?

Just finished helping my brother set his new ride up:

Cannondale Caad3 with 105 groupset. The frame is in perfect condition, and the groupset is pretty good. A steal at £240! Been sat on gumtree for 6 weeks with a piss poor advert, and was 5 minutes from my house all that time!

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And whilst buying the new white saddle for the above bike, I came across this curly Hetchins amongst a shop full of Specialized! In Red Kite cycles in Birmingham. Possibly for sale soon, around the 700 mark I was told.

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Just finished helping my brother set his new ride up:

Cannondale Caad3 with 105 groupset. The frame is in perfect condition, and the groupset is pretty good. A steal at £240! Been sat on gumtree for 6 weeks with a piss poor advert, and was 5 minutes from my house all that time!

/attachments/23287

And whilst buying the new white saddle for the above bike, I came across this curly Hetchins amongst a shop full of Specialized! In Red Kite cycles in Birmingham. Possibly for sale soon, around the 700 mark I was told.

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red kite had that hetchins? i'll have words

Indeed, upstairs, just by the bar tape :)

Looking good. Nice track machine.

Is that a Thomson X2? mikec had trouble with it on the track, it flexed and creaked a lot, he had to switch it for an X4.

I know your game I let you have the shoes your not having the stem lol it is a 2
@velonoir it's a powdercoat Miche.

Got my hands on the Bob Jackson Olympus this is going to be my summer project.

Got my hands on the Bob Jackson Olympus this is going to be my summer project.

You've just build something nice, and then...
That's not the wheel set you're going to use, right??

You've just build something nice, and then...
That's not the wheel set you're going to use, right??

LOL No just using a normal wheelset

I know your game I let you have the shoes your not having the stem lol it is a 2
@velonoir it's a powdercoat Miche.

I'm sorted for a stem now. FSA came through on my 'pros only' custom order.

But seriously, mikec did have issues with the X2 and switched for an X4. Just in case you have any, it could be that.

One of the first things I was told when I got my rollers, was not to touch the brake. I can imagine the outcome.

front wheel stops;
front roller doesn't stop;
rear roller doesn't stop;
I'm suddenly doing -4 kph in my little kitchen.

Fixed. Braking hard on the rollers shoots you off the back, like stopping running on a treadmill.

If you just ride off the side of rollers, you go forward at most about 1% of whatever speed you were doing, less in reality because most of the energy is wasted in wheel spin.