Current Projects chat and miscellany

^^^ its not as bad, although that saddle and the lack of foot retention

Well, quick googling come up with the following;

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/designs/hsasc.html

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/asc.html

I would have preferred to see a slightly more understated build. IMO coloured rims are for mtb's, bmx, and maybe crusers. White stems, are for modern road bikes.

The saddle is interesting, what is it?

Saddle is a selle SMP I have them on my mtb and road bike as well. Very comfy and the cutout centre piece helps with help with bloodflow.

I have white stems on my 4 bikes!!! ( I am now thinking about putting a white stem on my son's bike)

Well, quick googling come up with the following;

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/designs/hsasc.html

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/asc.html

Try a longer Googling. ie read it. Just because they existed, doesn't mean they were popular.

Oh I though you were your son.

Oh I though you were your son.

Wish I was still 13!!!

Try a longer Googling. ie read it. Just because they existed, doesn't mean they were popular.

fair point, I suppose the right choice of word is that fixed wheel were popular, rather than specifiying internal gear hubs, which were short lived as you pointed it.

not sure why you applied the same aesthetics to a classic path frame and a modern track frame?

That carlton is a beautiful frame, it's screaming out for a classic build with silver fluted post, quill stem, classic crank, low profile wheelset and chain... and my guilty pleasure of some priest bars.

and if you're using black saddle then black tape.

this is just my opinion.

Wish I was still 13!!!

well, least you sound it.

not sure why you applied the same aesthetics to a classic path frame and a modern track frame?

That carlton is a beautiful frame, it's screaming out for a classic build with silver fluted post, quill stem, classic crank, low profile wheelset and chain... and my guilty pleasure of some priest bars.

and if you're using black saddle then black tape.

this is just my opinion.

I have already changed the bartape to black cinelli cloth ribbon as I felt the same.
The 5 buils before these were classic until the Tifossi. I hated the ride of the alloy frame but liked the feel of the new parts. That's why I went for the cross over of 60's track frame with new parts.

Bullhorns on the Carlton are just wrong.

Not quite dialled in, but getting there. Most fun sensible bike I've had.

My beater project, which has actually started looking prettier than I thought (well, it's growing on me -- you guys will probably send it straight to anti-porn!)

Flickr page here, which gives more details about the frame

Lucky you, I'm still waiting for my white industries 46/30t crankset to arrived.

Aah, that was the colour I originally wanted, but this came up.

I like the fact you choose to take a photo of your crosscheck with your mobile phone despite having a perfectly decent camera on the drawer, what's up with that?

I like the fact you choose to take a photo of your crosscheck with your mobile phone despite having a perfectly decent camera on the drawer, what's up with that?

ha. just noticed that, that requires a cable and more effort anyways...

Should've probably got one of my housemates to tidy up too.

The 5 buils before these were classic until the Tifossi.

photos?

photos?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52108910@N07/sets/

one - my grandfather who used to race time trial with his 3 speed fixed hubs (it was his work and race bicycle), and two - in the 50's, time trial were the preferred choice of the british cyclists.

tilover, that bike look real awesome, seeing it's a time trial bicycle, you could put a 3 speed fixed hubs on it and put the bar end shifter on the downtube.

yes ed, ordered the hub- expecting it to arrive early next week. should be fun!

If you did not like this one you would have hated my last one!!!!!

http://franticfixie.co.uk/bikes/IMG_0869.JPG

ALAN build

to be continued...

Quick update on the ALAN project

Not too far off, should get it finished this weekend with any luck. Will post another pic once it's done.

noice!

so this came in the post
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with this in it
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Will build it up after I retrieve the old dead one.
My kind neighbour happily signed for it and the courier followed the instructions I left. Unfortunately the royal mail man didn't so I haven't got the new head set and bottom bracket yet.

I also fitted cranks to the trike but haven't taken photos or added the lights as it started to bucket it down so I had to rush inside.

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