Current Projects chat and miscellany

@Fruit What gear are you pushing there?

49/13 havenot put much thought into the gear yet, just screwed on what i had laying around to get it rolling untill i decide what components i am going to put on there, i think i am going to take the parts from the colnago and hang that on the wall untill i can find a tubeset for it which is extremely hard to find

i thought you did find a donor bike for it, no?
oh, and 49/13? come on, take it easy! :))

yes i did, same tubing roadbike size 61 so i figured the tubes would be long enough but the 59 track bike needed longer tubes somehow, about 15mm too short they were :(

my Nelson Pista in winter setup:
http://velospace.org/files/nelson20.jpg
http://velospace.org/files/nelson21.jpg
(notice the ghetto lever setup, getting proper 25.4 next week hopefully.)
specs: http://velospace.org/node/32344

How are you able to hold the grip properly?! look like there's barely any room.

all hipsters have small hands. Im suprised you Eddy the Gospel didn't know that... tshhhh

also how does he use the lever?

the under the bar approach, like pulling a choke on a Austin Metro

had to put the brake there because it is the fattest part of the bar and that 31.8 is barely holding on. Besides, with that narrow bar i can easily reach the lever while still holding to the upper part of the riser. Long fingers.

don't want a long cage derailleur. Anyone done something similar or got anything to sell?

I've got a 105 GS RD-5501 if it's any help, also one of those Alivio/Altus things with the mid cage and big tension pulley, not sure what exact model number until I pull it out of the parts bin.

, like pulling a choke on a Austin Metro

excellent description!

Dylan, for descriptions you should learn from the master...

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Just another idiot who think speaking in quick succession with the sound of girl getting beaten with a carrot in an odd rhythm is the best way forward in life.
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My Viner road bike.

Before:

After:

My Viner road bike.

After:

looks great now. glad you took the bullhorns off.

^^ what a transformation, really like the finished article.

yep, good marks for that job, weel done

Can't have a road bike without a bottlecage!

ouch!?

that much did you drink yesterday night?
are you ok?

mmmm.... carbon

that was the result of the truck as well as a crack in the stem. I managed to turn my body into it so I didn't faceplant/smash the carbon.

oh right, I looked and thought they had bent from your brute force....

you come away in one piece then? his fault,yours or the (lack of) brakes?

bad luck, get well

yeah I'm in 1 piece. Joints hurt yesterday but lots of vodka solved that. His fault entirely, I was passing on the right as he was in stationary traffic then when I was almost level with the cab, he turned right without indicating or looking. All I could do is shout fuck and turn sideways to save the bike before hitting the side of the cab and landing a massive puddle. He got straight out and helped me up and was really apologetic and genuinely worried I wasn't hurt, offered up all his details and gave me his wifes phone number so I could sort out money. I'm glad the parts that needed replacing weren't expensive as I fear it might not as been so easy to get £140 for the stem instead of the £40 it currently is in the sale or £150 for the forks, £150 for the wheel etc.
Just received the check from him today so its all good.