Current Projects chat and miscellany

a project of sorts, helping to arrange a retro ride around where I live on March 13, my 1st effort at flyer design :)

kocmo ti cross 55x55

Waiting for a red salsa seat post clamp.
In winter it will get challenge grifos and full mudguards.

Ed how do you plan on drilling the dolan for a rear brake? I'd be tempted by the frame if it could run a rear brake.

Bye bye track drops and cross lever, hello road drops and road levers.

Looking good ! Those drop levers looks great too !

Ed how do you plan on drilling the dolan for a rear brake? I'd be tempted by the frame if it could run a rear brake.

Well by using a drill I presumed, just have to be careful.

It's quite jarring to rely on your legs as well as the front brake to slow down, not as easy as two brakes.

Them dura ace levers are really nice, they look a bit to modern to not be STI. Really suit the bike.

Good thing you can get replaceable hood for it nowadays.

Yeah, they were the last non-STI Dura-Ace levers they made. The grey/silver/black matches the rest of the bike to a tee. Almost too well... The red 'heat treated' label on the Nittos also picks up the tiny flashes of red on the tyres and the saddle (unintentionally).

Good thing you can get replaceable hood for it nowadays.

Yeah, these are NOS but I probably will pick up a spare pair of hoods for the future.

Bye bye track drops and cross lever, hello road drops and road levers.

Oof! Very nice. Something about those levers with the squarish bars.

Well by using a drill I presumed, just have to be careful.

It's quite jarring to rely on your legs as well as the front brake to slow down, not as easy as two brakes.

Yeah I just worry about the integrity of the frame if your drilling it. I prefer 2 brakes for my legs to be honest. Even more so for my knees.

How are you finding the brake levers? And how much were they?

Regal. That bar brake set up is lovely. The bike definitely deserves it.

+1

Bravo.

So I have everything I need for my Yuba Mundo build, except a stem. The frame has a 1/8" threaded headset. I'm assuming I could replace headset and forks to gain a preferred ahead set-up. But dont really want the extra cost.

So what would be the stiffest 60mm quill stem option? (25.4mm clamp).

This is a utility bike so looks not important, but I guess I'd prefer silver.

Loved that Feather, you gotta take another photo of it when it's completed again.

Yup, will post a better pic when it's all cabled, taped & done.

The chainring is already matte black.

Fair enough, it just looked darker and shinier than the frame.

Hi all, new to LFGSS, usually lurking about fixed.org.au

some of my current projects include

Rossin Track, recently finished

Evolution road, columbus tubing i think, some version of multi shape, similar to gilco but a 5 leaf pattern instead of 4, mix of DA and 600, built by Paul and Ken Evans in Australia

my MASH, recently retired from daily duties and will be more track orientated in the immediate future, awesome bike

and some of you may recognise this?

Dolan done.

this is mental, love it, will you lose the wheel decals?

Ooofff!

and some of you may recognise this?

Recently bought from eBay? What's the plan for it?

yeah off ebay, bar and stem not sure, waiting to snare some ridiculous pursuit type setup, selle super pro saddle, shimano drivetrain, dual discs, if i can get one to fit the front i'll try and match it on the rear, HEDs would be nice seeing as its USA built, and ZIPP as far as i know never made a 24", or sugino 75 would also be ridiculously nice

Please set up a current projects thread and keep us updated, that is going to be amazing.