Current Projects chat and miscellany

sorry mum...

i'm a student, i dont have time to do things like tidy!

But time to tinker with bikes eh?

of course, its edyoucayshern.

yo upstart are those airlites I spy? if so snap! Need to get some pictures of my shorter track up here... chw0112 I snap you also.

My First Fixed™
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thanks for looking!

Nice...used rubbers at the end of your bed ;O

building new road bike.. stealth riding in black for 2011

Thats gonna be nice.

The Merican look right as rain with the brake hood, I somehow find the ol' dirty harry closed to the stem look quite wrong, that set-up look brilliant.

If you're still experimenting with different bar, have a look at the Randonneur bar, damn comfty with a lovely flat hood as well as a flat drop.

I remember reading that you find legs braking a bit hard work during a long tour? I assumed there's no chance of drilling the rear bridge?

Cheers Ed, feels really good so far. The bars are just old giro d'iltalias from eBay. Will try them a bit and will definitely give Randonneurs a go if I don't get on well - heard loads of good stuff about them.

Planning on riding to Copenhagen this year so not too hilly. Will probably go 70" which will be a little easier on the legs. The rear bridge doesn't look drill-able and I think I'm too much of a tart to do it anyway. Considering building up an S2C rear for hillier trips.

yo upstart are those airlites I spy? if so snap! Need to get some pictures of my shorter track up here... chw0112 I snap you also.

Large flange record pista. Airlites do look lovely though, probably a bit too old school for this bike.

My First Fixed™

I love how all LFGSS'ers have sweet ass bikes, but skanky nasty rooms, and read crap books my men with overly large facial fungus.

The frame colour though rocks my world, so most of the rest can be forgiven.

new saddle, stem, road bar and pedals. not really classical, but more comfortable for the velodrome.

My new project. Still to take some HED 3 Wheels and some more black componentes because it is too yellow.

I was watching that frame on ebay.

Just needs Bar tape for comfort, and 2 small washers for aesthetics (!) first impressions not as scary handling as I'd expected... 83.5 inch (54-17) gear feels nice.

Dude somebody just posted your bike in the anti-porn

my new project. Still to take some hed 3 wheels and some more black componentes because it is too yellow.

why?

^Why less yellow?
Frame is unusual so it stays better when it has less yellow around to match. Hed 3 wheels will stay better than this Gipiemme just one need to be repaired. I prefer the mike burrows wheelset but it is almost impossible to find and expensive. Yellow tape will go out because it will came new cane creek road levers and also seatpost will be replaced by a aero mike burrows one.

Are you going to try and set it up with a magic gear?

Moog has Mike Burrows wheels for sale...http://www.lfgss.com/thread57660.html

projects here- finish singular.
Ride TT bike.

Singular is finished!
epic front mech problems.
TT bike gets ridden later today!
so happy to be done, indexing isn't perfect but it all works.

now I just need some cleats....

Magic gear it is 53x17. Tensor will go away this week

Still I will have tensor saved for use untill 53x12.

53x12?

Maybe if you live in holland, or stick a 24" front wheel on...

I'm in Portugal and here near there are some places where you can make 80 km with 53x12 but lately I make with 53x14.

whereabouts in portugal are you?

Singular is finished!
epic front mech problems.
TT bike gets ridden later today!
so happy to be done, indexing isn't perfect but it all works.

now I just need some cleats....

Bloody nice on both counts.

Trouble getting the STI's to play nice with a top pull front derailer?

Near Lisbon, and this road i mention it is between Troia and Sagres (google maps :) )

Bloody nice on both counts.

Trouble getting the STI's to play nice with a top pull front derailer?

issues with treble derailer and big gear jumps.
but mostly.....

the clamp on shims are a fucking 'mare.
thank fuck they're done!

Yeah I rode my moto down to Lagos last summer then came back up the west coast. Beautiful area, was thinking on the way back would be great to cycle it. Stopped in Costa Nova one night, saw alot of cyclists around there.