Current Projects chat and miscellany

Nowhere fast, I assumed you have the necessity tools at the workshop you're at, so grab a tesco basket, a couple piece of long metal, do some drilling and cutting and bob your uncle.

eddie - be very careful with basket + track fork, the bike handle pretty difficult with too much weight on it.

i have kept my eye out for spare baskets i can use but nothing so far, want to wait until i get my other bikes built, i don't want a basket on my only bike(only one i ride a lot)

could fit this again! what a cool basket...

i miss that pug :(

No saving if he has to replace what he already owns :-)

was just sayin like

i have kept my eye out for spare baskets i can use but nothing so far, want to wait until i get my other bikes built, i don't want a basket on my only bike(only one i ride a lot)

could fit this again! what a cool basket...

i miss that pug :(

fork bent

That probably why he miss that pug.

you know as well as i do that "fork bent" or "is it just the angle, or is that fork bent" is nearly as obligatory as "who makes that??" when seeing an overly stickered bike.

The Look forks turned up, steerer is long enough, they are about a 1/3 of the weight of my current forks. Just waiting for new 1" headset and stem.

yeah you're absolutely right, but why make the predictable and waste time on something someone else already has done.

I enjoy building the bike as much as riding it, so why not have some originality and experiment. I'd rather ride a frankenstein creation that is shite and built how **I **want it rather than the perfect bike that has been assembled from someone elses opinions.
not sure if this makes sense, but you know what i mean

I'm with you, my guerciotti conversion looks like shit to most people but to me its my favourite bike I ever rode actually, really puts a smile on my face :)

I'm with you, my guerciotti conversion looks like shit to most people but to me its my favourite bike I ever rode actually, really puts a smile on my face :)

case in point.

just spotted the tag "sumo is a cunt". Does this mean I've made it to DJ levels of infamy?

it means you're a cunt x

yeah they were bent a tad but not badly, the new owner told me he replaced the forks anyway so its all good

was a fun ride though, BB was pretty high, very nippy and generally fun

looks insanely fast. i bet it was like riding a dragon.

not a current project now, but it was so I might as well post the pics if that's okay...

built it for about £40.50, i did already have a lot of the parts though...

dude is that you?

Nowhere fast is that really you in the picture?

LFGSS Mysteries

yeah man, supprised?

You certainly came across as younger in your posts.

Oh shit is that you?

[/dissapointed groomer]

Got an old Holdsworth Zephyr frame from fleabay a couple of weeks ago :

Paint had a few scratches, but the worst was that the previous owner put Hetchins decals all over, under the lacquer.

So got Grandma a facelift :

It's actually a fellow volunteer, he loves his angle grinder

I'm much younger

I'm much younger

haha maybe

anyway, grandma's facelift looks great, looks very professional

Got an old Holdsworth Zephyr frame from fleabay a couple of weeks ago :

Paint had a few scratches, but the worst was that the previous owner put Hetchins decals all over, under the lacquer.

So got Grandma a facelift :

nice work, who did the paint job?

Mario Vaz.
Paint job is quite good, but I already managed to chip a fork after a little knock against my scooter.

Personally I think this would be much better - Saddle and bars in the correct position and matching wheels. Mismatched wheels only works when it's a disc on the back.

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