Current Projects chat and miscellany

Donkey Rhubarbdonor, the frame looks nice, Makino is it?

Normai, that is rad.

Donkey Rhubarbdonor, the frame looks nice, Makino is it?

Normai, that is rad.

Yes Makino.

2 saddles, sweet

Couldn't be bothered to remove white one for photo.

"nothing exciting", makino and suntour superbe cant go into the same post.. looking fwd to the build!

finally found something from one of the most significant years in my life
a 1988 colnago mexico esa

i'll use a 1988 chorus gruppo from a donor bike and short bull bars

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Chrome on the fork and rear triangle is worn badly, so it will be repainted.
Just need to think that will it be paired with 8 that I have or buy 10 speed set up on it. Worth it to "upgrade" to 10-speed?

Tune DC 16/17 ? You need to be really careful cutting them down to ensure the threaded side is fully on the thread and not half on the thread, half on the reduced centre section of the skewer .. If they are DC 16/17 I'd take them back and get the correct road DC 14. It's the same design only with the correct length skewers

Mine are the Skyline ones, I went for the MTB over the road ones cos I thought they be a bit more heavy duty. I suppose I could always swap them for a road set.
http://www.tune.de/tune-produkte/skylinespanner-mtb/

P.S. Sorry for the mini dredge

A little over a year since I got the frame + group, my current project is coming together. Took ages because I was looking for a 1 inch carbon threadless fork with more than 230mm of steerer, which is a hen's tooth:

(sorry for crappy phone pic)
Giant Cadex alu frame+fork (cheers whatok)
SRAM Red+Rival group (cheers Roymund)
Mavic OpenPro on Hope hubs (cheers cheesecake_intl)
Thomson 0degree stem (not sure about this but it's the right length for now)
Maxxis Refuse tyres
My old favourite saddle
(+my skanky old Sidis)

Just got to change out the cassette and do the cabling now, very excited.

It's been a while since I posted any updates on this bike, but riding it around the track today reminded me why I love it. I've recently changed from compact drops to track drops and although commuting to the track on them has taken a bit of getting used to, they feel great while going in circles.

Next step is a longer stem so I can get into the right position on the drops.

what drops are they? I need something less deep for my look

Looks great, but bars could be tilted back a little?

Po Vibe 7S. Shallower than Deda, Cinelli etc.

TM. The drops are actually parallel with the ground (I used a spirit level). Maybe it's dodgy camera angle.

Why would you do that? you want them pointing more at the bridge no?

No, I don't think so. Track drops should be flat.

No, I don't think so. Track drops should be flat.

Why?

These bars might fit the bill also Laner? Not track bars but good shape and stiff...

^What bars are they?

I think my bar angle is similar to your one TM, but my smaller frame with steeper compact geo makes it look more extreme.

possible... Mine definitely not flat though, much more comfortable and easier to grab with a bit of lean.

They're Cinelli Vai Palm

Tempted to try some track drops

For the track?

Had to use the 'track' wheels today... No skids.

Updated the pedals and zen. Managed to get a nasty chainslap on the stays today so it's got it's first blemishes. Can really enjoy it now then!

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Apologies for the hipster pic

Tiny pic.. Fking embed fking.....

(I used a spirit level)

No, I don't think so. Track drops should be flat.

A summery of my recent project.

The girlfriend surprised me with this for my birthday.

screen shot download

Was built up with whatever i had in the parts bin/whatever i could pick up cheap (I have no money lol)

green shot

screenshot by lightshot

Brief spec:
Unknown frame/forks ( about 90% sure it is a Gitane)
Front wheel: Normandy Hub/ Mavic rim. (Landed in Paris to start a cycling holiday with my mates and i had forgotten to put my front wheel in my bike box. We found a bike repair shop and i got this for 17Euro complete with wing nuts)
Rear wheel: Cheap ebay that looked most like the front wheel.
Headset: Campagnolo Veloce.
Chainset: On One External bb track chainset.
Seatpost: Cheap Ebay.
Stem: Cinelli
Bars: Cinelli criterium

First up to be swapped out is the BMX halflink chain, I just had it to hand when building.
Total spend was about £190 and I am really pleased with how it turned out.

You got a very cool gf!

looks exactly like a Gitane to me

Disagree about track drops being flat, I think the ends should point down a bit.
Worth giving it a try anyway, you might find it more comfortable.

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Nice bike, btw. Recognise it from yesterday.