Current Projects chat and miscellany

Faaaaaaarking hell those are steep angles!

How does it ride (through the fake countryside)?

wut wut??

2012 - Replace Koga with Cervelo T3
2013 - Replace Pompetamine with 953

What stem is on the bianchi? Thanks

Finally making some progress on my Bianchi beater and need to find the magic gear...

KC how many bikes have you got?

What model GT is that?

It's an Edge...Just like the one you had.

Could have guessed nothing less than Ti from your fine self.

New road bike ready for Italian trip.

Fuckin'g hell, are any of these precious to you at all?!

i have

Frame + Forks
Tyres
Stem
Bars
Chain
Seat post
Saddle
BB
Chain set
Rims
Spokes
Headset
Hubs

bars?
i'm guessing 3t morpheus..

ITM Vitus Ergal 7075 Ultralite.

2012 - Replace Koga with Cervelo T3
2013 - Replace Pompetamine with 953

Whom are you going to go for the 953 frame?

@ miro its lovely, toe clearance isnt actually that bad but yeah bull horns needed, my shoulders hurts from a quick 10 miler.. and yeah my university halls have a weird "indoor garden".. dont really get it myself ha

It's a nice looking build. What's the frame? Something Japanese?

Whom are you going to go for the 953 frame?

I have two years to think about that, but probably Rourke.

I though you'd go for him, how long is his waiting list at the moment?

It's a nice looking build. What's the frame? Something Japanese?

its an unknown italian track frame, columbus SL tubing.. got frame and forks off here for £150 never set up! very happy :-)

final product:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/57282370@N03/with/5858237786/
Dolan Precursa frame
Unbranded carbon forks
Pro Lite Rosa track wheels
Durano Skid / Ultremo R tyres
Sram Omnium cranks/bottom bracket
Time ATAC pedals
Planet X Strada shallow bars
Planet X ultra light stem
Sram s500 levers
Tektro R320 brake
Shimano Pro digital carbon bar tape
Unbranded carbon seatpost
Specialized Romin saddle
KMC chain
inner tubes.

sweet ride bro, try to hold on to this one aye?

its an unknown italian track frame, columbus SL tubing.. got frame and forks off here for £150 never set up! very happy :-)

Even better. Good work.

that looks like the halfords one-if it is take it back and they will give you a free replacement
-did this three times until i decided to buy a better one ha!

^ I had one that looked very similar to that (but in black) that failed in the same way... no idea where I got it though.

Just spent a happy evening trying (and failing) to hammer the crown race onto my fork. I know it's supposed to be an interference fit, but this seems a little interfering! Other than beating it with a hammer and pipe (which seems to get me nowhere) does anyone have any suggestions?

Maybe I'm just not hitting it hard enough?

No pics yet but have spotted a Gazelle 653 frame I'm seriously thinking about turning into a stealth beater. All second-hand parts and rattle canned in satin black but hand-made Gazelle and 653 underneath the cak! Could be a beater winner...

All other projects of mine have turned into virtual museum pieces that I'm terrified of locking up out of sight! I need something ugly on the outside, lovely on the inside.

^ I had one that looked very similar to that (but in black) that failed in the same way... no idea where I got it though.

Just spent a happy evening trying (and failing) to hammer the crown race onto my fork. I know it's supposed to be an interference fit, but this seems a little interfering! Other than beating it with a hammer and pipe (which seems to get me nowhere) does anyone have any suggestions?

Maybe I'm just not hitting it hard enough?

There are two main sizes remember either 26.4 or 27....make sure you arent trying to hammer a 26.4 crown race over a 27 fork, it doesnt work....I tried for about 2 hours once, so i know :) I should add this is for threaded steerers...I am not sure about threadless, though presumably something similar applies....WWSBD???

Can anyone tell me the exact bars on that pink bianchi?

Don't know the exact bars, but freshtripe have a selection of this kind of thing, although you may need to cut them down a little. Edscoble could point you in the right direction.

http://www.freshtripe.co.uk/Freshtripe/Handlebars,%20Headsets%20%26%20Stems.html

Arse, I passed over SB's sizing chart and went strait to the part about whacking it with a hammer! 27.0 seems likely, since most other parts that were on the frame were JIS rather than ISO. Humph... is there any reasonable way to get the crown race on (filing?) or do I just have to bite the bullet and get a new headset (the head-tube races are already pressed in)?

The problem with filing is that if you dont do a perfect job it will move around and your forks will be forever useless....would be better off just trying to find another crown race (it may even work with the same headset if you are lucky).....