Current Projects chat and miscellany

Waiting for my crc order !

From this:

To this:

The old chainset/bb was rusted in place, rims were shot and it basically had all of the hallmarks of a 30 year old bike. Wanted to keep it clean and cheap but I definitely need a new saddle to replace this beast.

and straps if it's fixed

got some les amateurs straps on the way

...les amateurs...

almost the name of the Bee Gee's before they were big-teethed hairspray deviants

I need to get a Cervelo one day. Are those FSA Wing bars?

they seem to have eliminated the S1 from their lineup.

strange.

primera sports in bournemouth have a california hanging above the till. ridiculously pricey, very tasty.

Honjos for sure. I just spend 3 hours installing some Gilles Berthoud mudguards on my GFs bike. they look nice. hammered honjos are the nicest though.

almost! front rack and fenders are still a challenge. but it is getting there

test ride just finished, it's lighter, faster and smoother than I had expected

This is my current project, can't decide if I like the saddle.

aesthetics or arse comfort?
for what it's worth i reckon it looks bang on..

Henry you dirty bitch.

guch comfort. I'm playing with the angle, but if I can't get it right I'll just chuck my Romin on it.
I'll take that as a compliment.

It's spelled 'gooch'. As in... i love to massage my gooch when browsing your facebook.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=guch
I like to make people google it.

Gooch is a better spelling. Much more evocative

Honjos for sure. I just spend 3 hours installing some Gilles Berthoud mudguards on my GFs bike. they look nice. hammered honjos are the nicest though.

yes indeed, got the Honjos already, but putting the front one on without a proper rack would be a waste of time/temporary solution. so I'll have to wait/search a bit longer (either Nitto or Toei)

The Toei is all kind of awesome, you're incredibly lucky to own such bicycle.

thanks Ed. I agree I am lucky. it really is a piece of work this resprayed and adapted (from 650B to 700c) frameset from the early 1970s, and adding my ideas and personal touch to it is very satisfying. I'll sum up the parts I used so far:

Wheels - Rigida Sputnik 36 to Dura Ace 7400 hubs, 7 speed cassette 14-28
Tyres - Grand Bois Cypres 30mm
Chainset - Dura Ace 1st generation with 48 and 39t
Rear deraileur - Dura Ace 1st generation
Front derailleur - Dura Ace 7100
Brakes - levers Dura Ace 1st generation, cantis Shimano 600
Stem - Nitto Pearl 140mm
Bars - Nitto Grand Randonneur
Saddle - Brooks B17
Seatpost - SR Laprade
(pedals: Shimano 105, temporarily)

Got many of these thanks to my friend in Japan - Cheers Shiggs

That's a pretty good specification, didn't realise it was adapted for 700c, personally I'd have gone for the 650b.

The honjo mudguard were surprisingly easy to install wasn't it? a lots easier than the SKS much to my surprise.

this has been my current project for the last two days. also unsure where to post it so i figured i'd just post it here. hope you like it.
YouTube - stop motion film: "slow"

tl;dr

One year studying animation and this is all I get;

Rabbit on Vimeo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58441410@N04/sets/72157626444980233/

found this today-I'll kit it out for some summer fun

(I'm computer illiterate so no embedded pics-sorry)

One year studying animation and this is all I get;

Rabbit on Vimeo

hahahahaha.

I want a 650B bike just so I can use the Hetre tyre. I love that red/tan combo.

That's a pretty good specification, didn't realise it was adapted for 700c, personally I'd have gone for the 650b.

The honjo mudguard were surprisingly easy to install wasn't it? a lots easier than the SKS much to my surprise.

this has been my current project for the last two days. also unsure where to post it so i figured i'd just post it here. hope you like it.
YouTube - stop motion film: "slow"

I have all those dunnys :)

got soooo many more along with quite a bit of kozik stuff.