Current Projects chat and miscellany

In the next couple months...

Pretty much finished. Would like a different saddle and some double straps but they will have to wait.

Fuck yeah, love it! Already best ever!

Hobos mad ride

That is suuuhweet
bout time someone took the initiative to strip that god awful paints scheme, although im sure its been done before*

*Yours is probably the nicest :P

as some wise man said, a picture is worth...

Excuse my lazyness:

I'll probably flip the stem.. Concorde in the background is also a Current Project as in beater runaround.. And the flash on the front wheel is because the guy I bought the wheel from found it a safe idea to add some reflective tape on the two silver spokes in the wheel.. I'll run it like that in the beginning.. Will probably upgrade to a pair of 24/32 Macks when I feel like treating myself.. But take will take a while a) financial and b) queue time at Mack wise..

gears on my polo bike!

Hobo, you have made a Mash look dope, serious props on that build!

Fuck yeah, love it! Already best ever!

Not feeling the bars mind.

Not feeling the bars mind.

I do some long rides on it so they give me the most riding postions. Drops are just not practical.

Sounds cool, Rodolfo.
Why u no strip yurself?

Well, had a round round some forums.. Was intending to do it myself, but apparently Nitromors isn't available in Holland anymore.. There's a guy on marktplaats selling the spray on stuff, but that's not that good as the brush on and with postage it would be about 15 euro's.. Then on some mountainbike forum someone mentioned a company pretty near here (Eindhoven->Uden, hour bus ride, I can't carry two frames on my back on my bike) that does all that work for you for about 20-25 euro's a frame.. I rang, guy was cool, come along someday, no prob.. I rather pay a weeny bit extra to be sure it get's done properly and professionally then spending an afternoon on a frame, screwing up my lungs and still have the risk it fails..

I'll also have my roadframe done which I intend to build up as a tourer for summer..

are those state wheels any good?

Finnish 6/10 but this is my 3 set ive orderd over the years so i can say i like them,
looks and price i like and the durability is no problem just put on a new freewheel,because original is not so good.
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Road bike has dropped from 8.3kg to 7.8kg, hopefully with the next few changes we can hit the target weight of 7.5kg *fairly *easily.

To get down to 7kg would take serious money I think.

getting there... new wheels, some paint details

looking good man, how you finding those pedals? theres loads of slack on the straps when i skid, no matter how tight i have the straps

your stem is too low by about 4 mm. should come out of the steerer straight like.

In the next couple months...

Why the Devolution Ed? Are you changing forks on the Sherpa, or has it come with an 1" steerer?

Excuse my lazyness:

why are two spokes on the upper left of the picture reflecting camera flash?

I'll probably flip the stem.. Concorde in the background is also a Current Project as in beater runaround.. And the flash on the front wheel is because the guy I bought the wheel from found it a safe idea to add some reflective tape on the two silver spokes in the wheel.. I'll run it like that in the beginning.. Will probably upgrade to a pair of 24/32 Macks when I feel like treating myself.. But take will take a while a) financial and b) queue time at Mack wise..
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Road bike has dropped from 8.3kg to 7.8kg, hopefully with the next few changes we can hit the target weight of 7.5kg *fairly *easily.

To get down to 7kg would take serious money I think.

Removing a full 500ml water bottle doesnt count.

What have you done so far.....?

A alu cassette could save you 150g, and only costs around £50. Doesnt last very long though, and if you do a lot of shifting under load, can loose teeth.

The best way to loose weight is by making hundreds of small savings. The most enviromental and pocket friendly way to do this, is to replace parts which wear anyway. Chain, cables, etc.

I'm still trying to build a 2Kg frameset (F+F+SP) into a UCI illegal bike. Reckon I could do it based on claimed weights. So I just wont weigh the finished bike, and live in blissful ignorance.

Just changed the rotating stuff, trans comes next.

7.5 here I come- this would be easier if the frame was smaller I think.

liking the paint job(rust?) - how was this done?

Just changed the rotating stuff, trans comes next.

7.5 here I come- this would be easier if the frame was smaller I think.

getting there... new wheels, some paint details

Looks nice Eddie but a bit of a waste of a very nice stem just my opinion.

all that effort and you don't tell us the before and after weights