Current Projects chat and miscellany

Kona is the bees kness.

Liking the fork decals matching the frame, nice touch.

maybe a long shot....

dose any one have a pair of large used cheap 700c tyres, 35c +, just some worn out tyres to get me through the snow for a few days.

i know a place that can dispose of them properly to

How did you bodge the front mudguard with a track fork? P-clip? VeloOrange?

Found the frame build up as a roadie. Fork is drilled. And not so much a track one... Good for mudguards though!

Nice front guard ed. But if you're doing flaps do the back too, be kind to people behind you.

That was the last one in stock from SJS unfortunately, I'd like my feet to be dry first without overshoes.

That Kona is nice.

Sort of makes me wish I'd splashed a bit more cash with on my CX build (not that I'm unhappy with it at all!).

bought this

for attempt No.2 at MTB run around project. I'm thinking 9 speed rear, triple front, swept back bars, v-brakes, front rack and mudguards.

What sort of running around needs 3x9 drivetrain? 32t single front x 11-32 rear should be ample for non-racing purposes.

might do that, I figured I'll still need a chain guide to stop it dropping so may as well have another chainring or 2 there too.

Big City Bruiser thread>>>>>>>

why u no single speed and fatass tyres?

Sumo I'd take the setapost and stem off you, if you dont want em

I'll still need a chain guide to stop it dropping

Not really, unless you're going to do actual mountain biking. Still, a fixed chain guide is a lot less maintenance, expense and weight than a front dérailleur, a couple of chainrings, a LH shifter and the associated cabling. Also (not so much a gratuitous plug as an idea to copy) you can put a guard ring on the outer position which solves most potential chain drops and also helps to keep your trousers out of the chain.

sumo you should run 1x9, do you really need a tripple on your 4km comute?

do you really need a trippple on your 4km comute?

ftfy

do you really need a[B] tri[B]ppple[/B][/B] on your 2.4km comute?

fixed again

(not taking the piss, mine is only 600m more)

I find using a front mech with a single ring helps keep the chain on, maybe leave a friction shifter to adjust it slightly to stop it rubbing when you go from the big to small cog.

Cheap bodged solution?

Just use a reflector bracket to stop the same chain from coming off.

Surely an SS chainring around town will be enough(?).

That's what I'm planning. 3x9 plus a massive cassette is just too much for London.

New bike time!

Hate on the saddlebag and bottle/cage all you like - that's how I'm gonna ride it so that's how the bike looks (aside from another cage during the summer and long rides).

Still working on getting it all set up - I think I'm gonna end up with a shorter stem (maybe 100 vs the 110 that's on there now) and the saddle has gone up and back slightly since I took this. I have a proper bike fit session in a couple of weeks so I'm sort of holding out until then...

Just use a reflector bracket to stop the same chain from coming off.

Nice idea, thanks Ed

Surely an SS chainring around town will be enough(?).

This^

One of those deda fang things and a bashguard if you're worried, or a cheap keeper from Superstarcomponents. Either way, you can just add one later if the need presents itself.

One thing to remember is that a 1x9 set-up only requires a short cage rear mech. Which will be stiffer than a long cage, and likely give better shifting.

1x9 it is then. I was thinking of getting a road hub built into a 26'' rim as the spacing is 130mm, so a short cage mech should be fine.

Glad someone bought that GT, I PM'd Tommmmmmmm with it a while back saying it was better than his and he should buy it...

I'll have a single ring Truvativ husselfelt MTB crankset with bash guard and 31 or 32 t ring to shift next week if interest....

Not sure why spacing would affect using a short cage mech, that is decided by range of the sprockets really.

Saying that I've run a short cage road mech on MTB 9 speed 11-32 block without drama...