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Finished now. Just took it out for half an hour, going out again in a bit. Love it so far. Like the SPD SL's too, almost too secure, nearly fell off at the lights a couple of times!

its really stiff and light, feels much quicker than my old benotto

Is everyone on this Forum 6' 6" tall?

It's only a 59ctc frame, actually slightly too small for me (you can tell by the seat post), ideally I need a 60.5 / 61, however the bike feels very comfortable.

Finished now. Just took it out for half an hour, going out again in a bit. Love it so far. Like the SPD SL's too, almost too secure, nearly fell off at the lights a couple of times!

its really stiff and light, feels much quicker than my old benotto

More photos?

Yep. Tried wrench, vise and that Sheldon bolt & nut way. None worked. British bb so should unscrew clockwise.
Will give it one more shot then i'll take it to a welder to have a bar or something welded on.
Mighty annoying.

I once cut a BB cup out with a dremel. When trying to unscrew the cup, it broke, leaving only the threaded bit inside, and nothing sticking out anymore! So I had to cut a slot in the remains of the cut, bent it with a flat screw driver, and managed to break it. A bit dangerous as you can damage the shell's thread. But I miraculousely managed to take it out with no damage... You could try that if you want to save money at the welders...

Good luck anyhow, I can feel how frustrating this must be!

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More photos?

lever/bar set up looks a bit odd in photos but looks fine in real life

Loving the monochrome look!

niceeee

heh, thanks guys, was gonna powdercoat it black but now all the bits are on I don't think I'll bother

I reckon a Deda Zero would cap off the B&W look ;)

Finished now. Just took it out for half an hour, going out again in a bit. Love it so far. Like the SPD SL's too, almost too secure, nearly fell off at the lights a couple of times!

its really stiff and light, feels much quicker than my old benotto

Great fork, great build

finally...

now all i need is some sunshine and no shit on the roads.

Super Record 11 gearing, rest is Record 11/Record

psee, have you soaked the whole BB in a proper penetrating oil?

You could build a reservoir around the BB with an old milk bottle and maybe some plasticine then use a can of penetrating oil (you can buy it in litre plus cans from auto spares places) leave it soaking for fucking ages - really days and days- and then use the Sheldon bolt trick.

Nice frame. I really like the seat stay to binder transition.

Also are you 100% sure its not French? A. Michel -sounds pretty bloody foreign!

finally...

now all i need is some sunshine and no shit on the roads.

Super Record 11 gearing, rest is Record 11/Record

Fucking hell that is a delicious bike, would be even sexier if the front drop-outs were red too!

cheers :)

I did think that, but we couldn't work out a good way to get the front drop-outs in red without it looking weird. Reckon a few hours were spent deliberating, alas...

hey, fancy trading stems dsan?

Hah, good trade!

^^ perfect trade, surely!

if it's a 110, then i do reckon it is indeed a perfect swap!

psee, have you soaked the whole BB in a proper penetrating oil?

You could build a reservoir around the BB with an old milk bottle and maybe some plasticine then use a can of penetrating oil (you can buy it in litre plus cans from auto spares places) leave it soaking for fucking ages - really days and days- and then use the Sheldon bolt trick.

Nice frame. I really like the seat stay to binder transition.

Will do. Haven't tried that yet.

And yes, it's French. This one has British threads though.

Balls. Think mine is 100mm and needs to be, definitely dont want longer :(

You sure yours is 110?

Quite cheap at Ribble if you decide to go down that route.

Thought I'd add some colour to my life. Commuter went from this dark but extremely light and fast Principia to this bright and better fitting yet rather heavy Nigel Dean:

Principia

Nigel Dean (original spec)

And an amalgamation of the two:

I ride quite a bit of night so it's ideal really and despite the extra weight it is a lovely ride. Managed to save the flouro tape too which I was quite pleased about.

tel, want to sell me those bar end shifters off the dean?

Principia frames are lovely I think. That Dean is cool though, I had the same tape but in orange on an old emmelle tourer.