Current Projects chat and miscellany

Barcelona
This is the lone tubular rim in the line. It is the lightest rim at 410 grams. Campy is offering this box cross section rim with a wide 22mm tire area and a very thin 11.6mm height. This is the perfect choice for the climber, sprinter or crit rider. If you are riding tubulars, then weight and ride quality are a big issue. This rim has no aero profile. What it does have is excelent crosswind stability (good for group rides so you don't sail across the road in a gust of wind), lateral rigidity (stiff for the sprints), and low mass for good acceleration. Like all Campy eyelet rims this one has stainless steel eyelets. Yeah, big deal! If you are a gram head and want to use alloy nipples the eyelets are they way to go. An eyelet rim will allow the nipples to spin easily without cutting into the nipple. The rims witout eyelets tend to cut into the nipple and break the nipples, plus they are harder to get up to proper tension without rounding the nipples. The side walls are SWT and the color is dark anodized aluminum.

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This is a project still a long way before finished. I know its not a drive side photo im sorry and theres probably alot wrong with it. Its been nearly 9 months now from when i took this from the dump and started restoring it. I will post a full story of it when its finished. Going to make it into a fixed project.

This is mostly for some people on here to see how im getting on. My first build and going okay so far. So keep that in mind!

Excuse the poor blurry photos.

I got an issue getting a Paul E lever on the drop bars too any help on this?

Cheers guys
-T

whats the issue? clamp won't fit?

Sorry i didn't mention this. Yes i got the correct sizing for the cinelli bars when I brought the lever.
It's just exactly the size no room for maneuver onto the bars. I'm not precious about the bars more so the lever.
Its the 23.8 model has anyone else has problems attaching these to bars?

I tried carefully plying them open with a flat headed screw driver but couldn't get much further than the curve.

Cheers.

Maybe get some calipers and measure the bar diameter, and clamp diameter. The e lever comes in different diameters and you want to check you've got the right one.

If it's close(ish) and you decide to give it a shot, rather than prize it open try tightening the lever clamp right down. This is a standard way of getting quill stem clamps to flex a bit – making them easier to get on the bars.

Rigid MTB almost complete, just need to do the cabling, chain and pedals (front hydraulic brake cable is annoyingly, way too long).

Full XT groupset this time, decided that it's easier to stick with Shimano, especially the 9 speed one.

I'm worried about what might come out at the next stage of that bike. there doesn't seem to be that much wrong with it so far.

Why not flip the stem Ed? Even ignoring HSBC_Tester's arguments on the added stiffness of the stem clamp being lower on the steerer at lest the branding will be the right way up. Is it the 3 bolt handlebar clamp like mine?

Because I'm going to lower it soon, left it like that so I can play with the stem angle later.

Good ol' fashion Kore 3 bolt stem, least they sensibly went for a 4 bolts nowadays.

Yeah the 4 bolt makes it better to flip.

Oh yes, the seatpost is stuck, will have to find a way to removed it as right now it's set at my height when I was 16.

And I used to run a 120mm fork on it, way too long for the frame.

I think it looks great Ed.
I hate to gloat.. but my prophecy from about 2 years ago about retro MTBs becoming the next 'big thing' is coming into fruition. You're so pre-hip you don't even know it :)

Finally (almost) finished the Harry Hall mixte I've been building for my girly-wurly. It's yet another pastel blue-green affair with brown Brooks leather bits. Still need to get a pair of double-stop cables for the Weinmann brakes. The mudguards I bought from Condor this week look ace with the Tortec rack and Brooks basket in my opinion. Original bike bought from Vintage Haus here on the forum just over a year ago (see here)

More pictures here.

Beautiful build, Josh.
You've done it again.

proper lush that!

Very nice. Liking the Condor Guards, got that "Salmon Profil" vibe. Lovely build.

(front hydraulic brake cable is annoyingly, way too long)

Just fit a longer fork to take up the slack.

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looks good, I passed you the other day in the van just behind the guy riding a black conversion with a yellow rolls. You know him?

Have just finished tweaking my Dawes Galaxy tourer. I picked it up for £160 secondhand, has a great build; campag hubs, 3ttt stem, cinelli bars, shimano 105/600 gears, avid brakes etc... bit of a bargin really, but the good price was due to the small ding in the top tube! All I've had to do is swap the saddle out, and add toe clips and straps. (big pics so links only)

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Finally (almost) finished the Harry Hall mixte I've been building for my girly-wurly. It's yet another pastel blue-green affair with brown Brooks leather bits. Still need to get a pair of double-stop cables for the Weinmann brakes. The mudguards I bought from Condor this week look ace with the Tortec rack and Brooks basket in my opinion. Original bike bought from Vintage Haus here on the forum just over a year ago (see here)

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More pictures here.

Wow. I'm building a mixte frame for my girlfriend and that is almost exactly what I had in mind. Far better executed than I expect I'll manage on my budget but simply wonderful. For me, straight in here. Not enough mixte porn around here, I've been drawing on Rivendell bikes for inspiration.

Do you mind providing a full spec list? Do you have a "RAL" for the colour (I was thinking of a slightly blue-er celeste but that is lovely)? Those mudguards are perfect (I was wondering where to get hold of a set like these but I think you just solved that. Are those the Wolber/Mailard wheels from the original sale? The ones on the bike I have are badly rusted so I've been looking at 27" rims but can't find much that I like on my budget.

Garde boue

Garde boue

Wonderful. Thank you!

looks good, I passed you the other day in the van just behind the guy riding a black conversion with a yellow rolls. You know him?

cheers, i know him yeah. I wasn't best pleased with him as he'd just tore past me shouting something rude as he did, gave me the fright of my life.

Woah. Superprecise. Amaaaaaazing.

Wonderful Superprecise.
Hope the good lady appreciates all the love that went into that.

Wow Superprecise - what a very lucky lady you have - beautiful build