Current Projects chat and miscellany

How awesome!

Sick!

That exact one, or another 14R? Is your name also Ramirez?

Nah, not that one - that's this guy's - pic of the low-pro built up here too. Think it's bangin'

http://www.14bikeco.com/blog/product/2012/04/mikey-ramirez-14bikeco-rider-on-his-14r/

Finished my speed machine!
Many thanks to Jimjamosullivan for hooking me up with the comete

A + - no less! Do you have the weights for it?

Current project: 33%
Chat: 33%
Miscellany: 33%

what about the other 1%?

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Its an S2C on the back.

What's the verdict on the s2c?

I actually kinda like it.
Needs a front brake (hopefully I'll get one on tuesday), and at some point I may rejig my gear ratios, but it works really well, once you've gotten used to coaster braking, and remember to change gear after you've braked (assuming you still want the same gear at set off). And you need to make sure you've set your pedals as you want them to set off, because you can't spin 'em back.
I'm still trying to work out if I want foot retention also.

Bought a new saddle for it today- excited about that.

what about the other 1%?

Inspiration

The one percenters have been an inspiration to many lately.

A + - no less! Do you have the weights for it?

An A+-?
Actually, I was looking to get a couple of weights, my LBS is using them to display their clipless pedals, so I gotta persuade them to donate some!
Otherwise I wouldnt know where to find them, except ebay at £20 a pop!

I actually kinda like it.
I'm still trying to work out if I want foot retention also.

Thanks. The fact that you'll always change down when you brake makes sense, but I guess means you definitely need a front brake.

I wouldn't bother with foot retention. When I was running a coaster on my beater half the time I left the straps hanging. You're never really (imo) going to need to be cranking your feet up if you're riding a bike with a coaster. For me it's all about relaxing/lazyness. I remember when I went on my road bike after commuting all week on a coaster being quite put out by having to use my fingers to brake.

I'm looking for some good downtube barrel adjusters. Any suggestions? Preferably nicely machined metal - I've seen some brass ones about but no idea where to get them.

Something like this:

Edit: found here £11 with postage isn't too bad.

These are nice too.

I wouldn't bother with foot retention. When I was running a coaster on my beater half the time I left the straps hanging. You're never really (imo) going to need to be cranking your feet up if you're riding a bike with a coaster. For me it's all about relaxing/lazyness. I remember when I went on my road bike after commuting all week on a coaster being quite put out by having to use my fingers to brake.

I dunno, I think the same rules from a fixed wheel set-up can be applied, coaster only + strap, or coaster + front brake.

Having said that, the former without strap is fine on bicycle that's impossible to exceed running speed.

I dunno, I think the same rules from a fixed wheel set-up can be applied, coaster only + strap, or coaster + front brake.

sorry, but having a strap on a coaster wheeled bicycle would make no difference to braking ability. in fact, I would argue it would make it more dangerous as your feet are tied down. coaster hubs require little pressure to brake so there is no need to pull up with one foot and push down with the other, unlike on a fixed wheel.

having ridden a coaster brake for the last 2 years, I can say that yes, a front brake would be safer, but they are pretty reliable in all weathers.

disclaimer: don't sue me if you die...

Quite right, braking performance will be the same, but it mean you can comfortably brake says, if the pedals is almost vertical.

Very useful if you're performing an emergency stop.

.. coaster hubs require little pressure to brake so there is no need to pull up with one foot and push down with the other, unlike on a fixed wheel.

having ridden a coaster brake for the last 2 years, I can say that yes, a front brake would be safer, but they are pretty reliable in all weathers.

disclaimer: don't sue me if you die...

Agreed on both.

I slammed on the coaster brakes a while back and snapped the clip that attaches the arm to the stays and the whole wheel locked up and I almost crashed.

..... admittedly I'd used cable ties instead of the correct arm bolt/clip thingy, because I'd lost the bolt section. But I'd used a load of really thick ones so I thought it would hold.

Either way, I guess the point is not to only have one way of braking if there's a chance you might need to use your brake in an emergency.

Another word of warning with coaster brakes.

I was coming down dog kennel hill the other day, fully loaded and with child on the back. I thought I'd see if I could do a controlled stop just using the coaster brake, so with out touching my front disc brake. Answer, yes I could but felt it to get a bit slack towards the end. I thought it might be over heating a bit to went to touch the hub to see if that was true. Cue massive burn on my thumb and finger. So yes it was massively overheating, a little worrying, won't be attempting that again.

Don't go touching a very over worked coaster brake - hot!

before and after. the same really, but a little more refined. much needed love after years of abuse.
got some new deep wheels in the post that should be on it by the end of the week, and I'm going to try and sand the logos off the pedals. maybe.

is that a fizik kurve saddle?

no, it's my old 'tuned' (crash damaged with a few chunks missing) toupe. Your old one is still on the aero post, may swap it back in when I'm back on silly wheels.
weighed the bike today, it's a porker =/

I thought you were trying to sell that?

very nice, new post looks better as do the new cranks

It looked nicer before....

I'm trying to sell this, and the ultegra groupset that was on ^that^ once I've cleaned it properly.

It **looked **nicer before....

but it *rides *nicer now.