Current Projects chat and miscellany

Also, are they Veloflex tyres?

They get me evrtim. I don't think they'd suit my bike, looks-wise, but I'm starting to care less and less.

challenge actually. They look super nice - they were supposed to be for my S-Works, but I'm just going to order a second pair instead

saw them cheaps on planet x yesterday, almost indulged...

alternative is the gloss black rs01

That's the one.

Carbon post looks good on my Omnium. I found a guy selling last years FSA seatpost for £25. Think he's sold out now though.

^whats ur report on the moda f&f James?

was considering it when getting a new frame earlier in the year. good price i thought.

black sets off the blue n white nicely sir.

Tifosi still make a 1" carbon forks with eyelets. It fits a 28c tyre too I think. I wouldn't buy used carbon forks from eBay and surprised anyone does.

I am sure buying new is a better guarantee and faster, but I got my carbon fork NOS, I agree I would be a little nervous buying used carbon.

Dare I ask how light it is in its track guise?

Also, talking of dodgy carbon, I noticed a mark on my fork the other day, which on closer inspection, looks worse than I thought :(

It's hard to tell how big the crack actually is, and I can't think what could have done it, but I think it's a write-off. The bike's been through a bit of a hard time lately, including riding in the back of my car along with the rest of my worldly possessions, and moving through two houses, so it must have taken a bump somewhere.

That said, I had a strange undiagnosed clunking problem a few weeks back, so it could even be from back then.

Anyway, cheap fork recommendations?

Sand and see...

Could just be a crackling in the laquer etc..

Definitely further investigation required. What the worst that can happen?

^ Agreed, worth a look.

How deep does it have to be to be of real concern?

it's carbon, which should be enough to be of real concern.

It is, I hate the stuff.

It doesn't look good. I have sanded off enough of the area so as to make it noticable:

And the cracks are still showing:

Fucking wank piece of shit.

So, a cheap and good alu fork with 1" steerer? Any recommendations?

I would not recommended an alu fork.

Either steel, or carbon, but never alu.

Why's that? Are they prone to fatigue as well?

No, just darn uncomfortable on a road bike.

carbon is popular for the obvious reason that it dampened road vibration almost as well as steel fork but for less than half the weight.

Carbon is scary though.

Can you, or anyone else, recommend a 1" threadless carbon fork with plenty of steerer?

Have been riding around like this for over a month and love it. No changes planned (for now).

tom just buy a bit of carbon and some epoxy and patch that fucker right back up

or you could go and rest your face on a kerb whilst kerob stamps on the back of your head?

the latter might be a little easier to do.

1" carbon forks with plenty of steerer, that aren't completely gash are hard to come by.

I have seen roughly 5-7 nice sets come up on here in the last 18months.
I sold one of them and bought another.

Pistoffski may have some or ebay

Is that a propeller?

Yes it is, war monument, a bomber crashed nearby the village I live in.