Current Projects chat and miscellany

another project on the go is a swamp beast alpinestars MTB!
i want to make this thing on the cheap but bombproof for those days when you have to cross a fucking field.

I fucking hate those days :(

I am looking for an ENTIRE 2008-2010 Campagnolo Centaur,Chorus or even Record Groupset. Please let me know if you have anything.

Someone offered me a 2009 (I believe) carbon super record groupset including wheels for €500 some time ago, shall I pm you his e-mail address and inform him you might be contacting him?

And for 'those days' I just picked up this today, waiting for its knobbly tyres to be fitted :-)

Get shimano instead ;)

Get shimano instead ;)

on an italian frame! you must be going bananas!

oh and not a fan of shimano

you gonna put cyclo tyres on that?
love those empellas

current project.

Casati Road Bike
Bad news is someone puppy killed it and the braze ons need put back on incl rear hanger.
Good news is i get to do some crazy inside tubing cable routing. Custom bitch!

brakes and wheels only for the photo.
I am looking for an ENTIRE 2008-2010 Campagnolo Centaur,Chorus or even Record Groupset. Please let me know if you have anything.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2968/dsc2785.jpg

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/1653/dsc2787.jpg

Holy fucking shit, I almost bought that exact frame at a bike jumble, but because of the lack of braze ons, (and my lack of money to get it repaired) I didn't get, awesome frame though, very beautiful...
Better in real life IMO.

It's not hard to drill the rear hole bigger, done it a couple of times, even have the drill bit kicking round somewhere (I think)

Sheldon informs me I can just use the front brake on the rear and vice versa, just need a washer and bolt.

Cheers though

That alpinestars bike kicks fuck out of your casati! Rigid for or ftw (first gen judy xc's or marazochi 700xc's would be acceptable if not strictly correct).

I can't believe it: 2 banging og flite saddles too -prick ;)

As far as the wine boxes go stick them outside for a while and then put a few coats of danish oil on them. Danish is the only way to go! With all oils less is more - apply and rub off excess. Varnish is fucking hideous!

Oh and Vinyl, be careful of wine box that are held together by the tiniest piece of nail and wood glue, over time the vibration from the bike often rattle out the nail from the box, right now I have no nail underneath the box due to the vibration on the front rack and it's barely held together by the glue.

Holy fucking shit, I almost bought that exact frame at a bike jumble, but because of the lack of braze ons, (and my lack of money to get it repaired) I didn't get, awesome frame though, very beautiful...
Better in real life IMO.

how much was the guy looking to sell it for at the jumble? Did you report him to puppy killing police?
it's stupid light actually, but that worries me as the aluminum must be super thin.

That alpinestars bike kicks fuck out of your casati! Rigid for or ftw

yeah im struggling to find a nice beefy pair or rigid forks. Not a fan of suspension myself, have to be honest

I can't believe it: 2 banging og flite saddles too -prick ;)

You want Flites? I gotz Flites. 1995 lightly scuffed and 2003 NOS.

My Feather Lo-Pro is nearly done.
Fillet brazed 853 with a tear drop down tube, triple triangled beast.!!
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My Feather Lo-Pro is nearly done.
Fillet brazed 853 with a tear drop down tube, triple triangled beast.!!
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very nice, only criticism is that the downtube looks very large in comparison to the other tubes. whats it made out of?

The down tube is a columbus mega zona aero tube..light as hell

Bought this off forum member Rory a while back and just getting round to building it up using parts from my previous bike. Bit stuck on what bars to go for. Definitely don't want drops without hoods (or dummy hoods, for that matter), I like the functionality of bullhorns but not the look particularly, risers are great for everything except climbing... So thinking I might try Cinelli Valencias or similar - anyone have experience of this sort of wideish, swept-back bar?

And comments on the build most definitely welcome.

if you're going for those sort of bar, don't forget to get a stem at least 10-20mm longer than usual.

try them out, I personally find the Cinelli Valencias bar to be the nicest and most comfortable I've ever ridden on.

As far as the wine boxes go stick them outside for a while and then put a few coats of danish oil on them. Danish is the only way to go! With all oils less is more - apply and rub off excess. Varnish is fucking hideous!

I'm a big fan of Tung oil - Chinese wood-preserving oil. Lovely soft matt finish.

how much was the guy looking to sell it for at the jumble? Did you report him to puppy killing police?
it's stupid light actually, but that worries me as the aluminum must be super thin.

I'll dig out some Casati catalogues later, but I think it's probably Dedaccai EM2 tubing. It'll be light but not ridiculously so like the U2 tubing (which Dedaccai would only warrant for one season of racing!).

current project.

Casati Road Bike
Bad news is someone puppy killed it and the braze ons need put back on incl rear hanger.
Good news is i get to do some crazy inside tubing cable routing. Custom bitch!

brakes and wheels only for the photo.
I am looking for an ENTIRE 2008-2010 Campagnolo Centaur,Chorus or even Record Groupset. Please let me know if you have anything...

You have delicate taste, i will wait for the wheel set to deify you.

My Feather Lo-Pro is nearly done.
Fillet brazed 853 with a tear drop down tube, triple triangled beast.!!
/attachments/24916 /attachments/24917 /attachments/24918

Watched the video of Ricky Feather yesterday on you tube, he seems like the nicest person in the world.
The triple triangle looks great so steep, and the seat tube detail is schweeet.

The down tube is a columbus mega zona aero tube..light as hell

yeah its probably just the angle of that first photo, and without paint.
Such a beautiful bike though and i wish i owned one.

Regarding wooden wine boxes I run the oddbins on Shaftesbury ave and got 4 large 12 bottle and 3 6 bottle boxes that are free to anyone who wants them, working and open til 8 today welcome to pick up, first come first served no dibs or anything

In Wimbledon opposite the main entrance of the weatherspoon pub, there's a wine shop who always discarded wooden boxes outside it's door to be collected, they got some nic boxes too.