Current Projects chat and miscellany

Love that frame.
What is it?

Leader Kagero

ever since I saw this in pignonfixe's porn thread, I stopped taking them seriously

I raise you Velocio in Bike Porn 2007

This is all over bf. It's jaw-dropping gorge..

346ft over 32.65 miles... I have to gain 500 on the way home from the pub!

hahaha, means you can have an extra pint for 'free'

Nice one Peet!!

cheers mate! see you sunday?

thanks.

6.8 - wow... you have the CF I presume? [edit] yes I saw the white one in your album, very nice! [/edit]

SRAM Red is still the lightest groupset innit? somehow I thought Campagnolo inappropriate on a German drawing board bike (as oppposed to an Italian bellissima design bike...)

it's more about cost efficiency, I'm hoping to get a pre-loved campag groupo cheaply soon. Without a power-meter and with 1400g tubs I should be able to get thereabouts.

1992 56cm Vitus 979 Shimano 600 (Ultegra) in progress.

Pre Clean:

Post Clean

Project is moving along...
New Deda bar tape, new inner/outer brake cables, Fizik Pave gel saddle with titanium rails, 8 speed Mavic wheelset, Shimano 600 downtube shifters, Look Arc pedals.

Will try to rig up gear cables, put a new chain on, clean the wheelset and put tyres on this week so it's good to go for the weekend!

Lovely project vince, but I just can't agree on your choice of bar tape colour...

^ this

just used a torque wrench to tighten my track nuts. i need to get out more!

thank goooood for SE beers!

:P

Lovely project vince, but I just can't agree on your choice of bar tape colour...

^ this

Don't worry, it'll look nice in the sunshine! (if it doesn't I'll got for black)

The red scuff guards will be replaced by black ones.

Thanks for your comments

Nice Canyon. Peter you're near Breda? I know there are a few designers on here... so I'll link to the design festival* which is held there.

*it's fantastic – much more fun than most.

/csb

Nice Canyon. Peter you're near Breda? I know there are a few designers on here... so I'll link to the design festival* which is held there.

*it's fantastic – much more fun than most.

thanks! and yes, Breda from here is less than an hour by bike

my girlfriend is a graphic designer (but is not 'into the scene' all that much) so I think we'll have a look there, funny to get a heads-up via [strike]a London[/strike] the forum

Don't worry, it'll look nice in the sunshine! (if it doesn't I'll got for black)

The red scuff guards will be replaced by black ones.

Thanks for your comments

I almost went for fizik grey soft touch tape on mine, but ended up with some shite black prologo cork instead...

Been trying to sell this frame but I've had no luck so I put some bits on it.
Just need a chain and to pinch some pedals from another bike and it is good to go.

It is a bit of a mismatch with parts at the moment but oh well.

what size is it, 56?

this is so wrong yet soooo right :)

ride it, as i would, with a smile!

55 st

So this is ma current project, been working on it for a while and I have one, quick question, I was just wanting any opinions on whether double TB14 (which is on the front) would look good, or should I stick to the SL42? Was looking for any suggestions before I splash out...

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So this is ma current project, been working on it for a while and I have one, quick question, I was just wanting any opinions on whether double TB14 (which is on the front) would look good, or should I stick to the SL42? Was looking for any suggestions before I splash out...

Matching wheels always look better IMO (with the exception of crazy carbon track/tt/HHSB combos)

waaaaoooh very nice lo pro but 16 spokes on a rear wheel ...

fore me a low pro hase to have large profiles of rims ,put some Mavic CXP14 or campi Oméga or a Vento 20 spokes if you are not to heavy rear and your porn Shamal 650

So this is ma current project, been working on it for a while and I have one, quick question, I was just wanting any opinions on whether double TB14 (which is on the front) would look good, or should I stick to the SL42? Was looking for any suggestions before I splash out...

TB14 look much more suitable on skinny steel, IMHO etc. etc.

I'm with Ed on this one.
Rebuild one wheel set with TB14's a week ago, and it looks well with both thinner and fatter tubes of the frame. I probably will get another set of those rims.

Gaston, 16-spoke rear Shamals from the 1990s are still being raced every week - they are plenty strong.

TB14 490 g @source and Mavic refex (tubular) 398 g its look quit similar
If you want ,i give you my personal list of weith rims
mavic record du monde de l'heure 278 g
Mavic GEL 280 32T boyau : 280Gr

mavic cx 18 321 g
Mavic GEL 330 32T boyau : 330Gr

wolber arc en ciel boyau 333 g
Mavic OR 10 boyau 32T 340 g
wolber profil 18 343g
Victory crono 36 t :campa 351 g
mavic monthery pro :398 g
mavic refex sup boyau 28 rayons 398 g
oméga boyau 38t:Campa 410 g
campa oméga boyau 28T : 413 g
mavic open pro sup pneu 650 418 g
Campa omega pneu 36t 423 g
mavic open pro rouge sup pneu 437g
wolber tx profil 650 pneux 448g
ambrosio tezis boyau 465 g
Rigida SHC 500 Boyau 36 t 467g
mavic cosmo 451 g
mavic cxp 10 451 g
wolber profil boyau 20 458 g
mavic open pro pneu 460 g
rigida shc5 boyau 472 g
rigida SHC5 cera +boyau 28T 474 g
mavi mac 2 cd 2 boyau 483 g
mavic cxp 30 boyau 486 g
Rigida Pneu 32t SHP 60 492 g
ambosio exellence 498 g
ambrosio balance pneu 518 g
dp18 pneu en 650 520 g
véocity pneu 520 g
Shamal boyau :525 g
mavic cxp 14 pneu en 650 530 g
mavic cxp 30 pneu 558 g
Gipiemme boyau :566 g
dp18 rigida pneu 573 g
Shamal pneu 575g
Atlenta 96 36 t 579 g
Shamal pneu :579 g
mavic cosmic cabone 592 g
Campa Euréus 20 20t pneu 593 g
mavic cxp 14 pneu 600 g ...
h plus 36: 630 G