Current Projects chat and miscellany

+1 Power grips rule.....the spd's are only used for going far & fast these days!

i won't be doing either lol

61cm Fuji track done for now (will eventually change wheels and cranks). Nothing special but pretty quick. excuse the dark pics.

Aero bits:
Profile T2 wing with internal cable routing
Deda Tri bars
PX Carbon Fork (should save 20 mins over 25 miles)
Carbon Aero Seatpost (15* mins over 25 miles)
Specialized aero bottle (45 mins over 25 miles)
Total aero savings: 1 hr 20, I won't need to train for months!

other bits:
Cinelli lumen tape (already dirty after 2 days)
Tiagra caliper, ITM lever
Adjustable stem, will replace with a normal one once position is sorted.
Carbon spacer (only 2 grams!!1)
pump
Rock hard selle san marco saddle
Refuse front, armadillo rear

*would be more, but I use a saddle pack

You must be tall - 61 with the seat all the way up there.

Total aero savings: 1 hr 20, I won't need to train for months!

that is the stupidist thing i've heard in months.

you should get a teardrop helmet and disc wheels too.....they''d prob save you another 2 hours.

[quote=Hat He Chewed;477211]61cm Fuji track done for now (will eventually change wheels and cranks). Nothing special but pretty quick. excuse the dark pics.

I like it. wouldn't the aero savings made by the water bottle be offset slightly by have your pump sticking out to the side of the downtube?

Aero bits:
Profile T2 wing with internal cable routing
Deda Tri bars
PX Carbon Fork (should save 20 mins over 25 miles)
Carbon Aero Seatpost (15* mins over 25 miles)
Specialized aero bottle (45 mins over 25 miles)
Total aero savings: 1 hr 20, I won't need to train for months!

you cannot be serious?

I must admit I didn't mention those statements in my reply as I thought he MUST have been joking.

humour fail guys?

humour fail guys?

defo

He just wants an excuse to shave his legs.

friend in brighton (ginger ben) finally finished his brooklyn. i advised on some parts, came out awesome!!

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friend in brighton (ginger ben) finally finished his brooklyn. i advised on some parts, came out awesome!!

Ben Blundell? My brother mentioned his mate had just finished his fixed gear bike. Jamie (my brother) went to uni with him - knows him well!

that's very nice

a sweet polo beater that

Ben Blundell? My brother mentioned his mate had just finished his fixed gear bike. Jamie (my brother) went to uni with him - knows him well!
nope, he owns freedom bikes

nope, he owns freedom bikes

Well 2 Brighton based Ben's just finished new bikes :)
Not such a small world after all!

Heres my Paddywagon with new wheels cranks and seat,just need some new bars and stem and i think its done.

Nice saddle. Grumblegrumblegrumble.

lol i should of got the bars as well :)

Finally finished my Colnago Track build, went out for a spin on the weekend and took a few pics.

I got the frame way back last March off a guy in Italy, the paint work was knackered so I had it resprayed Pearl White and new decals applied. The rest of that time I've been slowly collecting all the parts with the aim of building up a vintage Italian Track bike.

The parts are pretty much all Italian and from roughly the right era.
Colnago Mexico Track, Mid 70s I think?
Campagnolo Record Pista - Hubs, Cranks, Pedals, Headset, BB, Seatpost
Cinelli bars and stem with leather stitched bar wrap.
Selle Italia suede saddle.
The hubs are laced to Mavic Open Pros (Wheel build thanks to Gabes!) because I gave up trying to find vintage 36H Clincher rims and they still have that classic look especially with the Veloflex tyres.
Plus a Phil Wood sprocket to finish it all off!

Still got a few adjustments to make to the saddle position and the LH pedal is sticking a bit so might need re-greasing but the ride is really smooth and a lot of fun!

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that deserves tubs and to be ridden on the track

yowzers!! very nice

@motman - very nice

that deserves tubs and to be ridden on the track

i dunno, if it isn't being ridden on the track tubs would be a hassle. as an inanimate object it deserves nothing. it's being looked after, loved and respected, what's the problem?

STUNNING bike motman, gorgeous.

NIcest bike I've seen on here for ages Tom... Nice job!
And ignore Dale... Would be awesome at HH tho', see ya there!

Cheers Joe, Superprecise...

I can't be arsed with tubs but I am going to take it down to HH when the season starts again :-)

@Dogs - This is certainly not daily ride if that's what your thinking