Current Projects chat and miscellany

How did you do it? The clamp is just glued(?)on and rotates at much less force than I need to twist the post, so I need to clamp down on the post itself.

Gotcha, that's a bit different. I bought my pompino as a knackered complete off ebay with a stuck seatpost. Chucked a load of penetrating oil in it, left it over night and then wedged the saddle between the bars of a fence and twisted. It knackered the saddle (which I was expecting) but shifted the seat post.

If it's really stuck you may not be able grip it enough with a vice - have you considered the hacksaw method?

Yeah, I was thinking of trying something like that before I twisted the clamp off with just the saddle as leverage...

I don't think I can hacksaw it as it's a long mtb seatpost and as far as I can tell there's about 25cm of it in the seat tube. It's actually too small(diameter) though - the clamp is pinched at the top - so I'm hoping that means it's less badly seized than the proper size would be and I'll be able to get it out with better leverage. I don't know if that's how it works tho...

Damn, all black, finally. Do want.

this!

Change of tires meant change of where I ride, swapped 35c Ribmo's for 32c Challenge Grifo. Bike got very muddy after visit to Hampstead Heath :)
Definitely needs a lower ratio for off road.

Little update on BMW Gangsta. Road tires are back on in (as it's my everyday bike) and change of bars. Nitto B259 were replaced by 3" rise Gusset Open Prison (uncut, 75cm wide) and shorter stem. Also saddle was lowered by an inch or so.
I think this set up is most comfortable so far:

All this
http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2009/09/10/1252572637980-jwnp62dqq15t-670-75.jpg

http://www.totalcycling.com/images/large/20068_225210.jpg

http://www.wigglestatic.com/images/ritchey-wcs-classic-bar-v2-med.jpg?w=350&h=350&a=7

http://www.marreybikes.com/2481-3518-thickbox/specialized-romin-pro-saddle-2013.jpg

http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/images/product_images/medium/specialized-roubaix-black-tape-wide.jpg

http://s-tec-essence.eshop.t-online.de/WebRoot/Store4/Shops/Shop38023/4DA8/7AE5/4759/3B8A/F768/AC14/504A/294B/Mavic-R-Sys-SLR-WTS.jpg

Should be done by March

hell fuckin yeah! i was thinking about selling my litespeed but this has now convinced me otherwise. love the wheels.

Little update on BMW Gangsta. Road tires are back on in (as it's my everyday bike) and change of bars. Nitto B259 were replaced by 3" rise Gusset Open Prison (uncut, 75cm wide) and shorter stem. Also saddle was lowered by an inch or so.
I think this set up is most comfortable so far:

win!!

have you shimmed the bars (22.2mm)? Looks like a Thomson stem(25.4mm)

^eagle eye!

It is shimmed, and stem is 25.4!
Before it was 26.0 Thomson with 25.4 Nitto bars and shims 25.4 to 26.0

oh god that is wide

Just bought this. Any opinions on how I should build it up? (geared project - so no swinging dicks)

What do you want to use it for and how much do you want to spend?

I've alway wanted one of those built 1x10 with carbon risers and a SRAM TT shifter mounted to a Paul thumbie and low profile carbon rims.

not at all biased sandbag, i'd build it like this, oh wait..

I'd seriously consider some handlebars.

The image shows Dildo bars,

For the wife, you see

Hilarious. I sort of though that a custom bike project would be on topic, but I guess it's more about, uh, friendly banter.

Paradriod.

Really like that. Looks to be very well thought out.

Hilarious. I sort of though that a custom bike project would be on topic, but I guess it's more about, uh, friendly banter.

mischievous banter really.

Is the front rack going to be heavily loaded?

I think this is a private matter between him and his wife

gp 4000 or Gatorskin?.. recreational trainer/commuter

Discuss? Only been on gatorskin sunny dry day... pretty good

normal gp, assuming it's for your Felt.

yes..

So normal gp, good tyre for normal money.

my brother is offering me both 28c Gatorskin or 23c GP 4000

I will probably try both

just searching riding Opinions

23c gp4000 will ride nicer on the road, gators will be tougher,

I remember when this place hated Conti tyres.

I value Comfort and Control over Low rolling Resistance

Clincher gators are tough as old boots, with a similar ride, and bugger all grip in the wet.

I took mine off the winter bike due to the last point and skidded them to death on my sick fixie