Current Projects chat and miscellany

Built myself a single speed runabout seem to be using less gears the more I go on the track.

Sweet frame...

Ignoring the saddle and imagining a front rack, my nottingham bike is done.

saddle will be changed for a Condor fake Regal, cos they be super comfy.

rides like a death monkey having sex with a tall bike.

Also this has been destroyed by a hard life so stripped and ghetto SS'ed it temporarily awaiting a nice SA/ other 3spd on a 27" rim, new saddle and bartape, and racks, and getting a clean, and it will be sweet.

Slack chain on the Quinn. I expect better from the likes of you

Slack chain on the Quinn. I expect better from the likes of you

I'd be surprised if it wasn't slack. Check Henry's projects - it like a trade mark.

chain isn't slack- its perfect efficiency in motion.
noobs.

Also Current status:
Cousin's bike: (62cm or something)- simple SS/ fixed bike.

Drop bars and levers can be seen just about...

Gf's bike:

Geek with new Ortlieb awesomenessssss:

And the collection grows, again. Looking good.

Those bags are great. I wish I had a rack.

And the collection grows, again. Looking good.

I also bought myself a road bike with some money I got from selling other stuff off forum!
super happy:
(off a dirty harry)

gonna try riding it home from Warwick sometime soon.

yup so 3 bikes:
Done (just need to pay for the new rear hub for GH2- AAAH!)
Town,
Country,
Road.

perfect.

Make sure to spray it black.

Including the bartape... Thanks G, feel much better now...

Moar bikes!

Henners, you'll cast them away once you've had your deviant fill of them.

The 'rookie' frameset is nearly your size!
fucking mahoosive.

And no, I promise you- I'm done.
and much like Maxime, I'll be pissing off the forum soon.
(xcept I'll keep my job more than 1 week!)

(love you max)

That Mather is pure sex. I wanted one before, but now I've seen the head badge!

Fox + ball gag? That must be a special request from DJ..

Brooks Honey for me, every time, or Velo Orange's stitched leather sleeve! That's on my Jensen and i now want it on everything! I was talking to the Brooks guys yesterday and they want to copy it!

Apologies for the knackered lever hood. To be fixed.

A frame just arrived at my office. It's this one:
http://velospace.org/node/19313
http://velospace.org/node/26893

It's smaller than I expected, and it's way more gorgeous than I expected.

In fact, here are some close ups that don't do the frame justice:

The BB is smooth and in great condition, the headset bearings are worn and need replacing, and there are a few minor beausage scratches on the frame and forks.

It's really gorgeous.

This is for ladystardust, and I have a little concern that perhaps I won't be able to get bolt-on brakes for the aero forks. If that's the case then I'll probably be putting it up for sale, which would be a shame as it's really really stunning.

That does look gorgeous.

If a clamp on brake doesn't fit it's a pretty easy job to rectify as all you need is a flat strip of aluminium that you then bend to fit, then crimp it to fit the square threaded bolts that the brake caliper attaches to.

have a clamp on brake for oval fork blades ... in case you are interested let me know

great frame ... just way too small

also PMed with alternative solution - just in case ;)

have a clamp on brake for oval fork blades ... in case you are interested let me know

great frame ... just way too small

Does it look purdy? I know there will be some solutions, but on this frame it really needs to have the aesthetics done right.

Black tape Joe, you know it makes sense

I always thought you're a weapon. Now I'm certain.

So, born too late, you're saying that brooks had never before seen leather sew-on bar wrap? Flip, they need to get out more. Or just, like, fucking google it.

I found that stuff was a pain in the arse, but I am shit at sewing. Those sets of 3ttt road bars, that have it on already installed, have it so tight and nice, I couldn't seem to get close to that on my JRJ.

I like the buff-coloured cork tape you can get, have some cinelli that I like, just got a bit damaged though and I can't find any more. Otherwise white. Fizik. Buffed or shiny. End of.

Black's alright I spose.

...new Clusterfork (& brake!) on the Gangsta:

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7743/gangsta1i.jpg
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/8894/gangsta2.jpg
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5810/gangsta3.jpg
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7262/gangsta4.jpg

nice, i've just got that for my birthday. how is the paint holding up? my paint seems to chip and scratch really easily and it's not even built up yet

Dibs!!! Lust, lish etc... :O

But it's not a Colnago!