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That peugeot is lovely!

loving the rake, or lack there of, on the forks of the orange bike.

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I didn't realise Peugeot made track frames, I want one :(.

Talking of Peugeots the front derailleur of mine has broken, well the bracket that holds it to the seat tube has but it is all one piece. This is probably a stupid question but would a new one (rather than one the age of the frame) be ok and work with the down tube shifters?

This is probably a stupid question but would a new one (rather than one the age of the frame) be ok and work with the down tube shifters?

It will work, road front dérailleurs are ore or less universally interchangeable and down tube levers aren't indexed for the front anyway.

Track build is done, enjoyed puttin this together, thanks to sellers on here for some of the components. havent tried it on track yet but boy it takes off fast with these angles. happy days.

Looks excellent.

Silly photo though. Potatochop or app produced vignette. Rough.

Nice, not feelin the bars though

Very, very thick tape?

thankyou, its number 23 of a small run they did of columbus frames.
crap lighting today, just a quick phone pic with effect.
now I look at it, they need flattening at bottom to be inline with top tube.

not feelin the bars

very thick tape?

Ha!

Old single groove/woven fibre bars and Tektro caliper demoted to 464, with new S900 levers. Silicone rubber tape round the left lever to prevent rattling. Posting on LFGSS as displacement activity when I should be taping the bars.

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Ceramic bearings are fecking hard. If the BB is poorly designed. They will trash it. Cup/bearing alignment is more important than bearing material. So if you needed to go for a non-cannondale BB to get relible ceramics. You'd want to be bloody sure they would fit with at least as good tolerances as the stock dales.

They are Cannondale cranks- I've ordered them (175mm, 53/39), it's whether or not to go for steel or ceramic bearings that I am debating.

These are the ones:

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still will be too heavy, no doubt rendering your bike totally unrideable

I'll use depleted uranium to ballast it

EDIT\ More poo flung at Cannondale Ceramic bearings http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=50920

Right I have pretty much finished my geared bike no thanks to the c u next tuesday LBS man. And also put together my beater fixie. But having a little trouble the chain is a little slack but i can take another link out. Any sugesstions? Also i have a freel wheel to put on my rosa pro lite wheels its 1/8 free wheel is that the right one and also when i screw it on the wheel does it go on with the writing on the outside or facing inside?

Right I have pretty much finished my geared bike no thanks to the c u next tuesday LBS man. And also put together my beater fixie. But having a little trouble the chain is a little slack but i can take another link out. Any sugesstions? Also i have a freel wheel to put on my rosa pro lite wheels its 1/8 free wheel is that the right one and also when i screw it on the wheel does it go on with the writing on the outside or facing inside?

use an inverse shim for the chain and polish off the writing on the freewheel

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Or just spin it on ensuring the freewheel goes in the correct direction.

^ meanie

use an inverse shim for the chain and polish off the writing on the freewheel

Inverse shim?

normally you'll find them in shops next to the washer holes

yeah, someone on here bought a load from the US a while ago. can't remember who but if you search for it it should come up

The mercian is really nice....whats the bar tape? its super shiney :-)

which mercian my lovely?