Current Projects chat and miscellany

Gromada are just rebranded Mack's

yeah but arent they cheaper?

^^ just ride it.

Don't think so. Comparing the prices on both website's, Mack's are £50 cheaper...

yeah but arent they cheaper?

hmm, they were at one stage I thought. Oh well, nevermind then

I'm after a decent looking black 26.8mm seatpost with little to no layback. Any suggestions?

Thomson, or cheap Thomsonalike from CRC....

Not for the donohue is it?

Carbon flite and above 100kg dude on it, will it disintegrate?

Thomson, or cheap Thomsonalike from CRC....

Not for the donohue is it?

not sure if you are talking to me but i sold my donohue.

^^Carbon, as in carbon rails? Or carbon as in carbon saddle body? If it's the former I wouldn't risk it. The later should be fine.

But this new bike is more for bombing/cruising round town so I would like a different saddle. And I don't think it suits this build much.
Humm been advised to give a flite ago aswel but I'm not sure. ....... Maybe a black San Margo condor. (I duno)

First go to a bike store that has one of those arse measuring things (Evans always have the Specialized ones). Then work from there. I always find Turbos a nice balance if you're likely to be in a more upright position. But at the end of the day saddles (including width) are personal.

I'm after a decent looking black 26.8mm seatpost with little to no layback. Any suggestions?

Thomson, or cheap Thomsonalike from CRC....

Not for the donohue is it?

...

Carbon flite and above 100kg dude on it, will it disintegrate?

Hasn't so far (Flite Evolution from the 1990s)

Thomson, or cheap Thomsonalike from CRC....

Not for the donohue is it?

No, the KHS. I have absolutely no reason to need a new seatpost for it except that the one Tim sold it with is reeeaaaaalllly ugly, ha ha.

It is so ugly! I complained to him many a time! So damn ugly....

These are decent in the flesh.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/brand-x-inline-6061-seatpost/rp-prod6257

Is it definitely 26.8?

I just ordered one of them. I'm pretty sure it's 26.8, at least that's what my calipers say the one Tim was using is.

Pretty sure it's 27.2 that raceface one, worth checking with your thomson?

Those brand x ones are excellent value, super long though you can easily lop quite a lot off the length

I just tried a 27.2 post and it wouldn't fit so hopefully I've ordered the right thing!

Yeah I'll definitely be chopping it down a fair bit, any excuse to crack the saw out and feel like a tough guy.

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Any idea what bars these are?

TM needs them cranks for his Corima.

Agreed

Any idea what bars these are?

They're chopped and flipped drops. They have to be cut by a samurai to keep the NJS stamp. $50.

Thought so, Are there any Samurai's available in the UK?

Plural of samurai is samurai right?

well it certainly isn't "Samurai's". Samurais at best.