Current Projects chat and miscellany

Matt, got some airwings with condor lever in the cupboard if you're feeling impatient...

And a trispoke.

And some h+sons.

#slave

silver lever? i need a silver lever

Is not for you, and is not silver.

Ah Tom! Legend! well i've ordered some airwings from CRC, should be here later this week but i havn't got a lever yet, could i borrow/buy off you please?

And yes, i am on the hunt for a tri-spoke... or spok.... oh the shame.

I have a campag aero lever in black but it's the left one.

also got a rear miche long drop brake in black.

Ah would be wanting right, also long drop be no good im afraid mate, the clearences on this thing are ridiculous!

Got a black rear rival caliper in the cupboard too... Will be in touch :)

out-partsbinned :(

OSR's Lo Pro of Doom, in collaboration with 6pt's "scraps" bin. Looking forward to this

From my parts bin I can offer:

A bell
spoke reflectors
6 links of 1/8 chain
mismatching chainring bolts
some punctured inner tubes

You want?

Finished it and took it round the isle of wight this weekend!

My parts cupboard is currently a hhsb without a frame, a decent spec road bike without a frame and a hack geared thing without a frame, right down to wheels and pedals. And then some assorted spares around the side. Can't justify more bikes :(

^^ is that the drop down to Ventnor beach?

Shanklin.

The extra weight is trivial, it's only a short section at the head end which is 2.3mm instead of 2mm

According to DT website, (64 spokes, 264 mm):
Alpine III 2.3/1.8/2.0 418g
Competition 2.0/1.8/2.0 382g

Extra expense is also trivial, 6p each at Rose

So for an extra 36g and less than £4 for a pair of wheels, you can upgrade from Comps to Alpine III. On that basis, I can't see why anybody would use Comps.

Excellent. Thanks for the info.

^^ happy memories!! when we were kids our dad used to take us on an annual Mayday ride round the IOW
The Ventnor - Shanklin leg was a killer - IIRC there are zigzags up from the beach at Ventnor followed by a long drag up and monster descent back down again - I ran 48x18 fixed back in those days and was pretty much trackstanding coming off that beach!

Project Porteur Rack v1.0 is coming along nicely, now gotta work out whats the best support system using the 1/2" tube I've got for the job.

Fun times!

If anything...

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i prefer the fubar one

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I've got some of the red/white Pelten in my parts bin...coming to realise it doesn't belong on my Dolan.

Here she is;

with some bullhorns with no drop that should be fine i would of thought, a bit of a aggressive position, but fine over a short distance.

I used to ride pretty long distances on that frame. It was suprisingly comfortable:

Project Porteur Rack v1.0 is coming along nicely, now gotta work out whats the best support system using the 1/2" tube I've got for the job.

Fun times!

This looks awesome

Just about to start this project...1960 Viking Allrounder 54cm (sml)...I need guidance on wheels 17" (want single speed) and also a nice extended stem, bull bars not to mention BB, crank, chain...basically everything...I'm a newbie!

This looks awesome

Cheers mate, I'm really enjoying this project and am already envisioning v1.1. :P

It's the first fabrication project I'm done in years and forgot what fun it is, although not sure the neighbors feel the same!

I think I'm gonna cut out some of the plate so as to loose weight and to make loads of available bungee cord fixings.

This has really shown me how much I need to start kitting out the garage as a workshop though, so will start ordering bits for that too soon.

I've tried to document everything so other people can have a go to, and/or offer advice or abuse here in the Porteur Rack v1.0 thread.