Current Projects chat and miscellany

Oh come off your high horse, weren't you're the one who said old steel F&F are generally flexy compare to modern one?

@RPM.

Yes...a lot of old steel bikes are of course more flexy compared to modern ones, heavier too.

However, I don't recall saying this had anything to do with increased comfort.

Ed very nice bike for under £600, might have a go at a project like this myself down the line.

This one looks comfy. Steel too.

[sit bones gag]

lets face it old bikes are a bit shit and heavy.

Basically, yeah.

Agree. For some reason tho, I don't like any of the compact road bikes available today. They just look orrible.

Swings and roundabouts innit. I'll stick with my Mercian; it's all I know and, more importantly, it's mine.

but when sprinting from London to Paris it is all about function over form. Give me a new fangled carbon framed thing for that.

But carbon doesn't look very nice. Unless It's a steel/ti frame with carbon forks.

But carbon doesn't look very nice.

Subjective nonsense.

raising quill stem - more flex, not a nice feeling when sprinting when you're used to ahead...

I keep going back to re-read this bit. You blend.

cheap carbon is a bit shit compared to good aluminium

No, titanium is best.

I think it's a 1951 R O Harrison frame because of the serial number, although the lugs look like a Bill Hurlow/Mal Rees design but with slightly larger curves. The fork crown, brake bridge and track ends would probably rule this out being a Bill Hurlow frame though.

Nice bike.
What and where is the frame number?

a frame made out of RPM and MrSymth's semen must handle like a peach.

a frame made out of RPM and MrSymth's semen must handle like a peach.

T-shirt?

a frame made out of RPM and MrSymth's semen must handle like a peach.

Surprisingly eloquent, Ed you kill it every time.

a frame made out of RPM and MrSymth's semen must handle like a peach.

have you ridden a peach?

No but I was offered a ride on someones plums, I turned the offer down.

i bet he's rode a banana though

No but I was offered a ride on someones plums, I turned the offer down.

i cried myself to sleep that night.

have you ridden a peach?

I've got a 753 condor here that begs to differ.Also imho far nicer style than these compact geometry frames with their two foot long seatposts;)

lets face it old bikes are a bit shit and heavy.

great effort mr scoble. what tyres are they? needs white bar tape

Nice machine ed,would it be possible to find a stem with plenty of meat that would stand being bored out to take the bars?
BTW,here's mine,not quite finished though!

Let just says it's pretty ugly with the stem, but unless there's an oversized quill stem, it's the only option for the Deda Newton bar, just need to get the Open Pro laced to Amboriso hubs to match the rear;

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