Current Projects chat and miscellany

Finally finished the training bike and so impressed with how it feels. a mix of 1987 frame and 2011 groupset/components.

will potentially move to chorus/record after the summer.

mudguards o_0

yes i fucking hate them but christ knows, this is not the southern hemisphere and the roads are full of shite :(

cannot wait to remove them, believe me

mudguards o_0

Of course. Unless you want to spend all your time at the back of the group, or at home on the turbo.

The MK2 version of those 'guards covers quite a lot more of the rear wheel, including shielding the front mech from the road water/salt/grit.
You can buy the updated parts from their website for a few quid.

changed the saddle, stem and bars on this

and put tubulars on this, I also managed to find original suntour lever hoods (waiting), fingers crossed for pedals

Got the Roberts back from Argos, it's beautiful :)

That is a beautiful finish, they really do a fantastic job.

changed the saddle, stem and bars on this

Lust.

i was try , but i cant .

a challenger (to edscoble) appears...

Finally finished the training bike and so impressed with how it feels. a mix of 1987 frame and 2011 groupset/components.

will potentially move to chorus/record after the summer.

You can buy the updated parts from their website for a few quid.

I'm about to throw out the extra parts if you're interested, my frame is too tight for them. Also, wrap your seatstays and fork in electrical tape or similar where the mudguard attaches if you want to keep your paintwork.

so the brompton

now i need to pic which bars to fit...

photo 5.JPG by monomaniac(tom), on Flickr am leaning towards the priest copy bars

What are the priest copies and where did you get them from.

Cheers.

Thanks to artz, I now have the seat post and this build is nearly there

Need to source a suitable seat-stay bolt and chain (thinking gold, not sure why, just gold) and then the build is done.

My new bike for pootling about, changed the bars but unsure whether it'll stay fixed or I'll put gears back on. A rack of sorts, different foot retention and a different set of cranks at some point.

Long/deep drop calipers. What's good out there?

Long/deep drop calipers. What's good out there?

New brakes: Tektro R730s', current brakes dont have a QR on which is a pain in the tits if you have to mend a puncture

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Thanks to artz, I now have the seat post and this build is nearly there

Need to source a suitable seat-stay bolt and chain (thinking gold, not sure why, just gold) and then the build is done.

Looking good dsan. Loving the C Record.

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Are there any that look a bit more 'grrrr' or 'aaarrgh' like those CNC machined jobbies?

Oof, nice merckxy with deltas, need to see this built up!

done.

Still looking for a 90mm 26 clamp 10* black Thomson, and some sort of silly front wheel... must be clincher though.

or a pair of deep carbon clinchers... mmmmm...

Long/deep drop calipers. What's good out there?

Condor do some, had to get them for the missus bike as she need long calipers for her ride.

http://www.condorcycles.com/Brakes-Levers/8936-Condor-316-Strada-Deep-Drop/flypage.tpl.html

they are the newer versions of the ones i linked too on the previous page

Isn't there anything remotely blingy on the deep drop front? I know deep drop is for hairy tourers and audaxers but goddammit! I need something cooler.

there are these...

http://www.paulcomp.com/racerm.html

or deeper still...

http://www.paulcomp.com/racer.html

I'll charge you £50 for the Condor ones if you like wools.

Gift-wrapped.

Oooh, them thangs is naaastay! Thanks for trying though, skive.

For 50 notes I will be expecting inspirational quotes on the wrapping! :)