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a 34 years old male from leicester, favourite book is the bible, and into the hippity hoppity brigade.

W.t.F...

Thats an Irish Sectarian flag in the background too....
Mick- as our Belfast man- which one is it?

hes from derry N.I and i really think that fuckwhit edd has no right in putting a pic of my cousin on here

the bits I bought from The Crane attached to new frame:

I'm about to splash for some 6700 love this weekend. Also going to pick up some RS80 wheels as well. :-D

actually on second look it could just be a sports team flag...
but who knows, maybe you should've pm'ed his name if you didn't want someone to look him up.
instead of getting worked up over spilt milk created by yourself.
welcome to the web, I can see you're new here.

yes..just pissed me off..im calm now..sorry edd.

oh, that's good, i was starting to get a little concerned for edscoble to become an victim of an anal rape... phew!
lol

...getting worked up over spilled milk race...

fixed your typo btw henners.

actually on second look it could just be a sports team flag...
but who knows, maybe you should've pm'ed his name if you didn't want someone to look him up.
instead of getting worked up over spilt milk created by yourself.
welcome to the web, I can see you're new here.

I disagree, I think Ed's post was pretty inflammatory. Web or not, common decency still applies...

Meh. His bike. His money.

[/notmentioningyourbobjackson]

ha!

The milk race frame would be a nice restoration project. I'd remove any rust and have it resprayed with the same design. Then build it back up geared, with roughly the right period parts. Without getting too OCD about it and spending loads.

Would make a nice road bike, but would'nt be such a nice fixie skidder (IMHO).

....and posting personal pics and stuff found elsewhere is a bit out of line deletes redtube account.

+1 this is a good point, but if it's for sentimentality and due to the history of your cousin winning it then I guess it doesn't matter. They look pretty cool when they were new

Yeah but I think we are all getting hints that this will be powder coated and loaded with a spok & deepV combo. Eliminating the only real value of the frame, the sentimental/kitsch thing.

Yeah but I think we are all getting hints that this will be powder coated and loaded with a spok & deepV combo. Eliminating the only real value of the frame, the sentimental/kitsch thing.
nah mate..i would like to keep it original looking..i was open for suggestions and most people seem to be saying to keep it geared..i like eds idea about trying to find a old road bike from the same period and swapping the parts over..

lol. your a complete cunt ed...

mwah buttercup, you're a wonderful source of enterainment.

Don't worry, I take the piss because my life is a serial of small shorty jobs to small shitter jobs and constantly jealous of other.

xxx

the bits I bought from The Crane attached to new frame:0

OT, what camera/lens did you use for those images? Nice bike also, love the orange :)

nah mate..i would like to keep it original looking..i was open for suggestions and most people seem to be saying to keep it geared..i like eds idea about trying to find a old road bike from the same period and swapping the parts over..

Is it the right size for you? It looks quite small.

If you were getting a road bike to switch parts from which was actually a better fit it would be a bit pointless.

what's with all the luvvy crap, ed?

stop it, you b'lend.

yes..i agree. it is a bit small i think..i run a 57 that fits me perfectly, i think its a 53 so i would only be building it for fun..maybe my little sister can use it when she grows up

Don't worry, I take the piss because my life is a serial of small shorty jobs to small shitter jobs and constantly jealous of other.

/No Fear t-shirt

mwah buttercup, you're a wonderful source of enterainment.

Don't worry, I take the piss because my life is a serial of small shorty jobs to small shitter jobs and constantly jealous of other.

xxx
thanks edd. x

A 34 years old male from Leicester, favourite book is the Bible, and into the hippity hoppity brigade.

@nyquil if your cousin is 34 then in 1986 he was ten yrs old and not only riding in, but winning stages in the MILK RACE he was a bit of a child prodigy no?

sorry if i missed something.

i think it was a family fun thing..i know there was a serious part of it that more professional riders participated in..and yes..i think the last race was in 1990..he was young..i will ask him when he gets back and hopefully he will be able to shed more light on it

yes..i agree. it is a bit small i think..i run a 57 that fits me perfectly, i think its a 53 so i would only be building it for fun..maybe my little sister can use it when she grows up

I fit a 57 and tried riding a 54 because it was a bargain and I convinced myself it would be ok. It wasn't

If I had spent £500 I would be annoyed.

I think you could make it up into a geared bike for under £200 and it would still look pretty.

If it's your first new build, it may be a bit demoralising if when its all done and lovely you cant ride it.

you might on the other hand get real pleasure from sentimental reasons. but yeah, carboot/ebay for the bike donor. keep it pretty cheap, get your hands dirty and see what you think.

My new project is:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Holdsworth-Nervex-Pro.jpg
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http://static.lfgss.com/attachments/24788d1273613200-shimano1.jpg

Just need a crankset and some cable guides and I'm away.

I'm thinking of going to town on the components and making them uber-shiney. What's the best method? White spirit then Brasso?