Current Projects chat and miscellany

Cheers max.I went for the seat post for the look more than anything.

Fair enough.

I think I saw you at the Death Pedal thing at TFG. I recognise the bike. I was on the blue Cannondale Track....

Fair enough.

I think I saw you at the Death Pedal thing at TFG. I recognise the bike. I was on the blue Cannondale Track....

Yeah I was there i didnt see you come say hi next time

Wasn't sure if it was you, dude. Will do.

I handed this over to my friend at the weekend. It's a 1981 Carlton Courette. The respray was by Mario Vaz. The final recipient was well pleased with it.

Nice ... Where did you get the leather grips?

teetee, very nice. levers are a bit trying though no? maybe slide them back and down?

Nice ... Where did you get the leather grips?

They do those grips at 'fresh tripe'

nice tee tee!

^ excellent ... thank you!

'Long distance' bike, edscoble? With a mahoosive front rack like that?

Hah, the front rack is just a bonus since it came from the missus' old bike, will get a proper rear rack soon, but the front one make it so much easier on a day-to-day basis, just drop your shopping on it, wrap the core round it and off you pop.

teetee, very nice. levers are a bit trying though no? maybe slide them back and down?

Those bars are really short in the palm area. You'll struggle to fit the levers and your hand on that bit.

w w w w wishbone

def interested is seeing the final project. ^^

vagacini with carbon effect paint job and gold plated forks,rear stays and head lugs

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my rebuild of the Kona is good for the time being, but I really want a heavier duty front and rear rack.
Plus I need to sort out the box for the rear- I'm just busy atm.

Nice ... Where did you get the leather grips?

teetee, very nice. levers are a bit trying though no? maybe slide them back and down?

They do those grips at 'fresh tripe'

nice tee tee!

Those bars are really short in the palm area. You'll struggle to fit the levers and your hand on that bit.

Thanks!

The grips are Dimension stitched honey leather from FreshTripe http://www.freshtripe.co.uk/Freshtripe/Grips%20%26%20Tapes.html

It was a bit of nuisance fitting them and the brakes onto the bars. The palm area of the bars is quite short, so there wasn't much room to get them both on. And because the brakes now sit on the angled section of the bars it was difficult to get the levers into a position my friend's hands could reach. The photos are from before we fitted it properly though. We made some adjustments and got to something workable that she was happy with in the end.

Managed to get the EM finished at last.

Awsome! What are those tyres?

I'm guessing that's not the finished paint job

I'm guessing that's not the finished paint job

No flies on you youth. These are very much, as found photos.

No flies on you youth. These are very much, as found photos.

google translate please??

Love the spider web Bonk - what's the story?

And who's the frame by? I would image that you know, and it's someone legendary...

google translate please??

You would be quite correct in your assumption Benjamin. This is photographic evidence of the bicycle's condition on the very day I purchased her.

google translate please??

He likes the way you smell.

He thinks you are young.

These are photos of the bike as it was found.

Love the spider web Bonk - what's the story?

A spider made it.

find funny the way you all talk, i do.... it. ;-)