Current Projects chat and miscellany

Built this up on saturday.
I'm not really in to old 531 lugged frames... but i've always loved the old Raleigh's, i've been looking for one in my size for a while... so jumped at the one Martin had for sale.

makes a great little beater!

teh sex!

It's a damaged old steel frame. It's not exactly a sunday bike.

My only bike is a damaged old steel frame and it's not as nice as that. I am teh jealous.

Stated this yesterday, just waiting for some Campag Record Pista cranks and a s75 ring and it's ready.

god that looks good. get a pic when the cranks turn up!

really do like that purple.

same, got a slight glitter to it.

Yo - found this shitty Dawes frame in a garage and started trying to make it ride-able this easter...

Nitromors back to metal - nasty hammerite blue can job. New headset , New stem, new riser bars - old dia compe BMX brakes - existing front brake fixed. Existing stronglight crank with a new stronglight 50 wheel. 18t Spacer kit on the back, new chain. Waiting on some chunky grips to make up for my nasty choice of blue risers and a new back brake. 100 notes spent so far. y

you killed it with those stickers.

+100

and now..because i'm new i cannot post a pic - oh well

finished.....

Ah, that's the BJ frame from Hilary, right? I sooo wanted that, just missed out on it. I was gonna build it up geared, t'is a beautiful frame.

Finished my Razesa a little while back. Think it's an early 90s frame but very hard to find any info on these Spanish frames. Any info would be great..

Found one cog with FIVE consecutive missing teeth.

That's not a fault, it's SRAM OpenGlide

My new Feather. Build by Tokyo Fixed.

Finished my Razesa a little while back. Think it's an early 90s frame but very hard to find any info on these Spanish frames. Any info would be great..

Is that the one that was being sold on here for ages? I fucking love that frame, looking good!

Finished my Razesa a little while back. Think it's an early 90s frame but very hard to find any info on these Spanish frames. Any info would be great..

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Spain/Razesa.htm

http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/razesa

http://www.razesa.com/index.asp

http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-316631.html

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Spain/Razesa.htm

http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/razesa

http://www.razesa.com/index.asp

http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-316631.html

Thanks DutchCheese. I had seen most of them but not the fiveprime.org site... Wow, some lovely frames on there. I think the frame passed around a couple of people who found it too big. It's just right for me and rides like a dream. Really glad I bought it and those chrome lugs are lovely.

TFG are distributing/building up Feather frames?

I remember chatting to him in Leeds before he started the company and he mentioned wanting to build frames. Great news at how well he's doing.

In fact, just did a search, Feb 2009 I went to Leeds. So in just over a year he's made quite some progress!

TFG are distributing/building up Feather frames?

By the pounds!

Got the Carlton ready for the track bought some silk pista tubs,found a nice vintage brooks and some silver looks,the stem although long feels good I would really like a drop stem though and some deeper bars.

Got the Carlton ready for the track...

Agreed about the bar/stem combo but otherwise looks a lot of fun, nice one. Which is all you can ask really.

Nice ,very nice

Current Rides;
Beater/Commuter

SS/Fixed to come - Bars need adjustment, other little changes

Geared Commuter - Allez 09;

Road Bike - PX SL Carbon - after some tlc';

I just picked this up today

I've known about this bike for about 4 years and I've finally managed to get my hands on it. Most of the components are pretty knackered but the frame and original paintwork are pretty good. I got the original Campagnolo cranks for it about a year ago and they've been on my girlfriends bike up untill now. Anyone got any tips on gettting a the seat post out? It's a fluted post and it doesn't want to shift at all!

Great find. Good luck with it.

*Dont' spray it orange, please

Got the Carlton ready for the track bought some silk pista tubs,found a nice vintage brooks and some silver looks,the stem although long feels good I would really like a drop stem though and some deeper bars.

Awesome...stumbled on two Carlton track bikes in a shop a while ago. Got them for ZAR800(about 70quid) each. One was identical to yours with the tight geometry and chrome finish, but was too small for me so a friend took it. The larger painted one has the more relaxed and stretched out geo with big clearances. Not ideal but still a beautiful bike and am loving it!

Got the Carlton ready for the track bought some silk pista tubs,found a nice vintage brooks and some silver looks,the stem although long feels good I would really like a drop stem though and some deeper bars.

Mine is due in 7 days : D