Current Projects chat and miscellany

Oh my excuse is that the Ellis Briggs is just between my and Jaygee's size so we can share it. So VeeVee 2.5 - Jaygee 2.5

sell the briggs to me vee vee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You will need to get on a chair to reach the saddle. ;)

Just bought myself a Raleigh Rapide not sure if im gonna keep it or not.

i been riding a Rapide for nearly a year, awsome bike, polo machine, light, I can only speak good about it, lovely

Just made this rideable tody. Still need to get a brake and maybe change the tyres to something black

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and yes that is a bit of a slack chain

fucking lush, defintely the best decal/paintjob I've seen so far!

better image!

loving your work...

building this up to take away on holiday with me to USA/NZ/Australia,
wanted something light and that I could pull apart and pack down easy.
need to work out a better bar and stem combo but it's what i had lying around.

building this up to take away on holiday with me to USA/NZ/Australia,
wanted something light and that I could pull apart and pack down easy.
need to work out a better bar and stem combo but it's what i had lying around.

Nice! Did you run a black marker pen over your chainring or something? :p

I have the same frame as you - As you said, very light indeed:

Nice! Did you run a black marker pen over your chainring or something? :p

I have the same frame as you - As you said, very light indeed:

quick spray of bbq paint the white was bugging me.

finally a much better pic of the BJ;

Nice Eddo. Take the rim stickers off though...

debating about that, it would look nice removed, but at the same thing, the sticker is also nice and it's a rarity to find CXP14 in good condition (especially in 700c 36 holes).

Line the tyre logos with the valves and the crank with the seat tube and get rid of that inferior front tyre.

...and get rid of that inferior front tyre.

love you too sweetie.

Sexy time?

Gatorskins FTW EVERYTIME!!!!!

why've you removed the tape from the top of the bars but put on transparent grips? sexy frame man.

Prob could take out a link from the chain too Ed.

Lurvley, but why not completely wrap the bar if you're having the grips on the top?

because half the bar tape is going onto another bar, titan stem with a flat sweeped bar, nice to have two choice of bar that'll fit the bike well.

gonna have to get it rechromed, then it'll look right as rain.

Looks great Ed.

Those nitrate-whatever chains are ace, mine is silent and i swear i can notice a difference due to the (lack of) weight.

If it were me... i'd lose the rim stickers.

definitely, after a couple of day riding with those chain, it already gotten smoother and quieter, bliss!! well worth getting.

Gatorskins fail abysmally EVERYTIME!!!!!

I know. Shocking isn't it?

You must be putting them on wrong cos they are ACE tyres.....you seem to be the only one who detestes them?

Line the tyre logos with the valves and the crank with the seat tube and get rid of that inferior front tyre.

when the crank is in line with the seat tube what position should the valve be in?
should it be 12 o'clock or at 11 o'clock which would be parallel with the seat tube?
i think that if it was in the three oclock position it could look a little wrong or irksome.
advice would be appreciated.