Current Projects chat and miscellany

ha; thank fuck not in the UK :P

This is doing it for me.

Was just looking at that... Like it a lot. Also the Krampus looks interesting but not a proper fattie.

Full frame pic?

my other weld mate says this is ugly, but the guy fixed a hanger on a master i shipped to japan that I was happy with , so I'll just smooth it up meself

^^ are you suggesting him to use the 26" fork instead of the 700c?

I am a bit unsure if he is looking for a short roadbike-like fork (376mm) or a cross fork (390mm) (I cant find the original question/thread/bike).

So if the answer is a roadbike-like disc fork, this one (surly disc trucker 26" fork) exists and is an option.

Sorry for the confusion.

saarf, what happened with the argentovivo?

I have a (nice) dilemma: What do I do with this frameset?

http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae43/yetidamo/Mobile%20Uploads/photo_zpsff19df4a.jpg

A recent Serotta "current project" has made realise I want to build this back up into a working bike. I had stripped it of it's groupset for a CX project and had half heartedly tried to sell it on here (didn't really want to, so it's been boxed up and stored in the bedroom since). But enough time has passed for my wife to have forgotten that I'd said I was selling it to pay for the CX project so I reckon I can get away with building it up again :-)

Merlin have a great deal on Force 22 complete groups at the moment which I reckon would compliment the frameset nicely, but that would mean a freehub upgrade to any of the wheels I could use for this to 11 speed. The ones in the picture are from my 10 speed TT bike, so would then be difficult to swap wheels between the 2 bikes too.

Or I hunt down some second hand bargain Campag 10 speed components and use some Record/Open Pro wheels I have "spare".

Opinions?... Thanks.

Well I went for the cheap winter build option in the end. Budget Serotta a bit of a contradiction but sod it, I'd rather be using it.

http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae43/yetidamo/photo_zps4b1b48e7.jpg

Didn't look like this any more after 2.5 hours of riding through the floods and gritty lanes round Kent.

You still have it? keep it till I can afford to buy it.

Mavic ellipse owners
Don't believe what everyone who hasn't had pair of ellipses says about bearing/axle removal as I ruined my axle trying that. Here is more information:
http://www.calumdouglas.ch/cycling/bike-upgrades/wheel-axles/#comment-3961
Basically adjustment nuts are squashed and you can't remove bearing adjusment nut, see picture:

Fine-tuning in progress.

New wheels, tb14's, surly rear and 105 front hub.

Best it's ever looked mate, well done!

Thanks :) almost done.

looking great a&p!

There are 2 versions of the disc trucker fork:
26" disc trucker fork Axle-to-crown: 376mm Rake: 45mm
700c disc trucker fork Axle-to-crown: 390mm Rake: 45mm

http://surlybikes.com/parts/forks/disc_trucker_fork

ignore the name, the 26" works fine with 700c wheels and has a clerance of about 355mm (x 60mm wide at the top) so there is room for 35mm tires. The main drawback is it is pretty heavy: about 1.1 kg.

http://www.bike-components.de/products/info/p32487_Long-Haul-Trucker-Disc-26--Gabel.html?xtcr=4&xtmcl=disc%20trucker

what about all-city macho man forks? 395 a2c iirc

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nwc3HN2sArM/Ue3d71xXToI/AAAAAAAAEpA/grmrXDGGlyU/s1600/DSC_0362.jpg

they are available in black as fork only

Does anyone have or know where I can get some radiused washers to fit a calliper to a non-flat brake bridge?

LBS oddments tub.

saarf, what happened with the argentovivo?

still in the ''lab''

took this one out with beater wheels on

got some wh7701 wheels i'll put on tonight

Does anyone have or know where I can get some radiused washers to fit a calliper to a non-flat brake bridge?

Parts bin - yours or somebody else's. Failing that SJSC as usual.

can anyone recommend a cheapish 1 1/8 700c straight - bladed fork with canti bosses?

http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/Surly-karate-monkey-29er-fork?gclid=CI3U6N3Eq7wCFSvHtAodzhgA8Q

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/deda-black-cross-fork-1-18-with-canti-boss/?lang=en&curr=GBP&dest=1&utm_source=pla&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=uk&kpid=5360504570

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/15637710458301866040?q=canti+fork&safe=off&espv=210&es_sm=119&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.60444564,d.ZGU,pv.xjs.s.en_US.TCt7lX562oI.O&biw=1412&bih=678&tch=1&ech=1&psi=DzrtUs72EPCw7Aaj1IGQDw.1391278608614.3&sa=X&ei=ETrtUpuTOofH7AbQ3oGQBA&ved=0CLACEPMCMA8

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/6077568121157239074?q=canti+fork&safe=off&es_sm=119&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.60444564,d.ZGU,pv.xjs.s.en_US.TCt7lX562oI.O&espv=210&biw=1412&bih=678&tch=1&ech=1&psi=DzrtUs72EPCw7Aaj1IGQDw.1391278608614.5&sa=X&ei=RjrtUs6OPJHB7Abh2YCAAg&ved=0CIICEPMCMAw4FA

bar tape last but not least