Current Projects chat and miscellany

[quote=;][/quote]
chain tensioner seems Ok, got it off the ebay but it's had minimum use.
I do have an issue with the chain slipping but I thought it was down to having a stiff link in the chain as it was terrible at first but seems to be improving, maybe this isn't the case?

new stem and new chainring

Looks fast

^^ Beast!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdanzelman/6607817665/in/photostream

Finaly right?

third times a charm

holdsworth revamped, my new GTSABB (get to school and back bike)

Nice build.

You should try levelling the saddle, and possibly lowering it a tiny bit.

ITs good actually plenty of post left inside...safety system keeping me safe.......haha

Nice Holdsworth, love the orange/chrome/black combination.

coaster brake?

ye

holdsworth...rear wheel to far forward on dropouts? also that seatpost is quite brittle I hear!

chain tensioner seems Ok, got it off the ebay but it's had minimum use.
I do have an issue with the chain slipping but I thought it was down to having a stiff link in the chain as it was terrible at first but seems to be improving, maybe this isn't the case?

I tried few things and still kept on getting chain skip and it was a brand new SRAM PC91 chain.
Eventually, after much head scratching, experimenting, and advice from forum members, decided it had something to do with the fact that the chainring I was using was of a stock 3x9 system and so had ramps and pins and stuff to aid shifting, which wasn't helping.
One single FSA DH 42t chainring later and the teeth were higher, or more pronounced on single chainring, which helped stop skipping.
But luckily that gave me perfect chain length so I didn't need the tensioner, cause I had a crappy one off of Superstar, and I don't think it had high enough spring tension.
But I would try removing another link in your chain if you can, as with it in position its in, its only in contact with about 40% of your sprocket, which ain't ideal.
Something else to try as well, some tensioners come with a reversible spring, so that instead of pulling the chain down (away from the sprocket), it pushes it up (wrapping chain around sprocket a bit more).

Very nice nago Eingang.

holdsworth...rear wheel to far forward on dropouts? also that seatpost is quite brittle I hear!

No problems with it yet and both bolds are on full dropout surface so completely safe

third times a charm

And now straight to anti.

I tried few things and still kept on getting chain skip and it was a brand new SRAM PC91 chain.
Eventually, after much head scratching, experimenting, and advice from forum members, decided it had something to do with the fact that the chainring I was using was of a stock 3x9 system and so had ramps and pins and stuff to aid shifting, which wasn't helping.
One single FSA DH 42t chainring later and the teeth were higher, or more pronounced on single chainring, which helped stop skipping.
But luckily that gave me perfect chain length so I didn't need the tensioner, cause I had a crappy one off of Superstar, and I don't think it had high enough spring tension.
But I would try removing another link in your chain if you can, as with it in position its in, its only in contact with about 40% of your sprocket, which ain't ideal.
Something else to try as well, some tensioners come with a reversible spring, so that instead of pulling the chain down (away from the sprocket), it pushes it up (wrapping chain around sprocket a bit more).

cheers, I was thinking about taking out some links, i'll try that first. If not new chainring. to be fair, it's a new chain and the ring has probably had 10 years of abuse.

Chainring I got was under £20 and helped, but with ten years abuse on yours, I'm not surprised its skipping a bit!

Btw, you do the paint on your frame yourself?

And now straight to anti.

do not pass go

Do not collect £200

Chainring I got was under £20 and helped, but with ten years abuse on yours, I'm not surprised its skipping a bit!

Btw, you do the paint on your frame yourself?

yeah, it was something i found in the cupboard in the workshop, stuff for bbq's in a rattlecan, gave a really nice matt finish but then i ruined it with a couple of coats of lacquer.

initial tests [round the block] suggest the situation is rectified by shortening the chain, ride up some hills on the way home for definitive answer.

Do you guys think its possible/worth it to get V-Brake mounts put on my leader mordecai? I quite like it but my knees dont like riding fixed so i want to make it SS. (I dont use it for tricks)

clamp on brake mounts are more likely.