Current Projects chat and miscellany

started the bike for my lady project, based on a pretty darn rare f&f methinks.

must be careful not to cut my fingers on the seatpost lug... once I find a 4.5mm allen key (and a 7mm for the stem, and a French crank pulling device, sigh...)

anyone ever seen a seatpost like this one btw?

Oeffff! Nice, love those fastback seat-stays! And for a nr.7 imbus you just have to go to your local hardware supplier. I just bought a Gedore one here in Eindhoven for E1,80. They mostly have all exotic sizes over here. If you need one, give me a call!!

The singular of criteria is criterion, hence my piss taking over your (common) malapropism.

my grasp of your language may be poor in your opinion, but i gathered that much, thanks again

let's talk bikes

@ shame: off to the hardware store i am :)

my grasp of your language may be poor in your opinion

Your grasp of my language is fine - good enough that I didn't even know you were not writing in your native tongue. Mixing up criterium and criterion is common among native English speakers.

you better do smthn with those spacers etc!.. maybe get a bigger frame if you're up for that sit-up-and-beg-style?

very long legs, very short arms - it's a feature of all my bikes.

think..

Clefty, can we have a run down on the spec. I'm still lusting after something very similar. Ta.

Spec as follows:

Surly Crosscheck 58cm
Shimano 8 speed Alfine Rear on Shimano hub (prebuilt) - with quickfire changer (perferred to twist grip)
DT Swiss TKS40 rim on deore hub
Shimano Alfine Crankset 45T
Shimano Deore V Brakes
Cane Creek VP Pro Comp Headset
On-One Mary Bars
truvativ stem
no-name seatpost
Tubus vega rear rack
Schwalbe 32c marathon plus front and rear.

Not being used to the wide bars, its taken a while to get used to my new width - but they are great for climbing hills, and really comfortable to ride. The whole ride is very smooth and silent, and its surprisingly easy to manouvre - the front is really light and strong as well

you better do smthn with those spacers etc!.. maybe get a bigger frame if you're up for that sit-up-and-beg-style?

The Surly Crosscheck are actually meant to have that much spacer, usually touring bike (although it's a mixture of everything) as a guideline tend to have a higher cockpit than usual for comfort.

it's also why the crosscheck measurment is unusual, a 54cm have a 56cm top tube, a 56 have a 57cm top tube etc., simply because it's build with lots of spacer in mind (higher the handlebar, closer it is to you);

Claire, why the Alfine over the Nexus? I was getting the Alfine, but was told it's not worth it over the Nexus since I don't run disc.

That GT is very nice, good work jambon... :]

The Surly Crosscheck are actually meant to have that much spacer, usually touring bike (although it's a mixture of everything) as a guideline tend to have a higher cockpit than usual for comfort.

it's also why the crosscheck measurment is unusual, a 54cm have a 56cm top tube, a 56 have a 57cm top tube etc., simply because it's build with lots of spacer in mind (higher the handlebar, closer it is to you);

??? Wouldn't it be better to have a short top tube for the frame size, that way the headtube/seat tube would be longer which would raise the cockpit up. In fact what you really need is a compact frame with a very long headtube but retaining some standover (as the top tube would slope down).

Claire, why the Alfine over the Nexus? I was getting the Alfine, but was told it's not worth it over the Nexus since I don't run disc.

Mainly on Nhatt's recommendation - there are quite a few who use them in BC and they have nothing but good things to say about them, I've heard they are more efficient as well and easier shifting under load. Nhatt's getting the 11 speed when it comes out I think, but I couldn't wait that long.

finally got round to building up the don walker this afternoon - almost finished after some swearing involving the octalink cranks - just need to put on the chain, and then later a DA headset, stem and new seatpost (current one being shimmed within a 1.6mm of its life) and i'm set

nice work,was that on ebay recently? pretty frame

yep a while back - been sitting in my living room for at least 4 weeks taunting me

looks good, lo-pro but not back breaking

Looking good dude. Looks too big for you though !!

Started on the Colnago

looks good, lo-pro but not back breaking

of course it's not back breaking, it's back stretching.

only one way to find out...

oh and remember i haz short legs long arms innit

just after a bit of refurb. advice... recently drilled the rivets out of the headbadge on my viking project in order to get it sprayed. I need to re-rivet it to attatch it however have no equipment or knowledge in order to do this. Does anyone have any advice?
cheers

Anyone?

Buy/borrow some pop rivets and a pop rivet gun.

And the wife's PX is finished

Yeah! The womens loves teh pink.

Dibs wheelset if you ever sell :)

Buy/borrow some pop rivets and a pop rivet gun.

From where?

http://www.justfuckinggoogleit.com/

Fuck off man... Is this forum here for advice or not? thought somebody might have one...