Current Projects chat and miscellany

Change the forks, and it'll improve massively

yeah i got the forks for free of a mate and i put them on just so i could ride on it. and im thinking white front wheel

nice project...
i hope she appreciates it/you

Haha yes I think so.

All built now. Lovely and nippy and light and just what she was after so I'm pleased.

Pics tomorrow.

This is my first fixed build. Raleigh Winner frame, wheels built by a chum, other bits cheap from the interweb. I have a curvy lo pro fetish, so I've started saving.

Heh, my first build was (still is for that matter) a cheap-ass bare steel Winner too. Do you have any kind of clearcoating on there?

I hope you don't mind mountainbikes in this thread!
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/5439147/

After years of crashing on dirt jumps i am now swapping the old Identiti frame and smaller bars for an NS Suburban and some Proofs so i can focus on park! (i know the photo is not ideal, but you get the idea)

(i know the photo is not idealvisible, but you get the idea)

ftfy

thank you, and yes its a terrible photo! I would post another photo but I am yet to read how to post pictures. BRB.

yup, a few coats of clear stuff, I really like the basic look of unadorned metal. The next build will be a bit more colourful, tho. cheers.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs786.snc4/66669_1450766674530_1394143671_31034197_6677197_n.jpg

let me know if it works/what you think :)

My saddle! Wondered if you got it, hope you made that donation to a charity...

What frame is it anyway?

Not sure, a man in cambridge gave it to me for free.. and yes £5 to oxfam :)

I was inspired by this front hub made by English Cycles for TTing to make a prototype rear tt wheel for training and when it's windy.
The idea is; the flanges are closer together, so the spokes are actually narrower than the width of the tyre (aprox 24mm between the flange centres), in theory dramatically reducing air turbulence from the spokes.

Made this prototype hub at lunchtime yesterday. It started as a standard Shimano Tiagra rear cassette hub, that I had lying about. Basically I removed the the middle section, and joined the two edges together (very crudely and quickly, but apparently quite strongly) with carbon fibre. I will neaten it up and put another layer of carbon over the top for aesthetics next.

Will hopefully get it built up, probably with a velocity Deep V, and tested by next weekend. If it works, I'll make a proper version on the lathe, or possibly carbon.

Sorry for the poor photos, only had my cheapo point+shoot at the yard.

Good luck with that. It's actually much better to use fewer spokes with a wide bracing angle rather than what will presumably be 32 spokes with that negligible bracing angle. Placing the spokes closer together makes almost no aerodynamic difference, since the pressure reduction that far behind the leading edge of the rim is very small, and the reduction in wheel stiffness is large.

Peugeot frame from the early 50's. It was never been used or even painted.
It took more time than I expected but now it's finished.

Stunning, the TA crank is the perfect finishing touch.

I think I'd put another link in the chain, might as well enjoy the available length for comfort and stability.

the photography is also good =))

My word, isn't that lovely.

round of applause

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I think this thread may be over.

@Tomi: Thats lovely! How did you do the strips on the seattube? I'm doing some big classic white ones on my next build, was going to spray the bike up, then before the laquer, mask (with masking tape) and spray on top, then laquer...

Do you have any better tips?
Monsta

can I ask what you handlebar's brand is?
thanks.

Peugeot frame from the early 50's. It was never been used or even painted.
It took more time than I expected but now it's finished.

Titan stem/bar from Tour De Ville, cost something like £45 I think.

they're rare so you won't find the same bar again with the gold centre, but you can just get some riser with sweep, chop it a bit and flip it upside down if it's your thing.

latest find, this one is going to be easier than the last few,
again, remove basket and advert, but it already has fixed hub and brooks saddle,
just gonna get a njs nitto stem and bars and she will be done

Awesome.... I've just come over all moist.

@Tomi: Thats lovely! How did you do the strips on the seattube? I'm doing some big classic white ones on my next build, was going to spray the bike up, then before the laquer, mask (with masking tape) and spray on top, then laquer...

Do you have any better tips?
Monsta

I used clear waterslide decal paper. Maybe you could simply use plain white decal paper and just cut the stripes out.