Current Projects chat and miscellany

^ lol

no worries dimi, the build looks good and how you finding it on the roads?

I took for a quick spin, just down the road and it feels very stiff and aggressive. Will take it to track tomorrow, as it is the main purpose of this bike.

I'm impressed at how you convinced that Ent to hold your bike still for you.

Was looking for a spot to place my bike and there was a helping hand.

Also where's the #NLTCBMBC decal? Too big for your old mates now you're racing in the fancy velodrome? WAC.

I'm representing by wearing see through #NLTCBMBC kit and getting nothing for it, not even decals.

We all reap the benefits though.

What did you wear for Good Friday? Have you got a skinsuit yet?

Looking good Dimi. If you need some reppin stickers then we need to meet up. Haven't seen you in ages.

Also, if your friend who does the kit doesn't mind doing smaller orders maybe I can hand him the NLTCBMBC skinsuit design I did?

need chorus brakes and tape color for my NOS frame

what bars are those?

We all reap the benefits though.

What did you wear for Good Friday? Have you got a skinsuit yet?

Royalties all around. Rapha from last sale, which was about the same price as the kit. No skinsuit yet.

Looking good Dimi. If you need some reppin stickers then we need to meet up. Haven't seen you in ages.

Lies. You saw me on Saturday on your way from track. And yes, please! :)

what bars are those?

Are you typing while on a turbo?

Looks like Soma.

^ I was on the turbo, now Jess is.

Are you typing while on a turbo?

Looks like Soma.

^ I was on the turbo, now Jess is.

you guys should just pay your electricity bills, generating your own just isnt effecient

My knees hurt really bad this winter. Studded tires, no gears and headwinds got me thinking about getting a new winter bike to replace my old kona paddy wagon. Then I thought i might just put som gears on it for next winter. So now I bought this:

A used Sturmey Archer S3X wheel. Haven't heard much good about it, but it was cheap so I thought I'd give it a try. Not sure what gears to run though. Since the top gear is direct drive, I'm considering using that for the gear I am expecting to use most of the time. On the the other hand that means I would basically only use two gears. I am completely new to hub gears. Is there a noticeable difference in efficiency between the direct drive and the other gears?

Also bought a used Brooks for the commuter (for that full beardo look). Had I B17 in the past that I did not get along with, but this one seems OK so far. Maybe the trick is to get someone else to ride it for a couple of years?

http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w408/barenecessities1/13967122823_b756620301_b_zps0a24e269.jpg

Lolzers. Cheers, but that brick is making me dizzy. I live on a hill and couldn't be arsed to go far enough to find a slat wall in the sun.

It is a tiiiny bit small (maybe one size) in the seat tube which I found a bit surprising, I'm at full extension on a 400mm post, and it's just about up enough, but the reach is spot on, and I guess I don't want the saddle quite as high on an MTB as a road bike. I would raise it max 10mm possibly, but that might feel too high then. It certainly feels good for its intended purpose which is ragging around the local trails for a couple of hours at a time. If I get more into MTB I may look at changing it for something with a proper fit

The forks are 100mm (right for the frame) Rebas. Managed to get out for a quick ride yesterday and I love it. For £26 for the frame I can live with a bit of extra post.

Also bought a used Brooks for the commuter (for that full beardo look).

That's a beauty. What tyre / mudguard combo is that? Honjos?

Look like 100mm to me, and look fine. Bike's on a slope so BB and headtube look higher than they actually are. What tyre is on the front?

Missed this, it's an old WTB velociraptor left over from when I last did MTB in the 90s!

I'd stick that on the back and use the Nobby Nic on the front.

^^^^ Yeah, fair bit of mechanical loss in reduction gears. Use direct as your main gear, so something flexible. Then other 2 for pulling away/ spinning down / climbing etc. Gets quite addictive and for that I would suggest a bar mounted lever.

I'd stick that on the back and use the Nobby Nic on the front.

Why? It's a front tyre.

what bars are those?

Pretty sure they're Soma Hwy One.

Why? It's a front tyre.

From the 90s. I'd wager the Nobby Nic is a fair bit more grippy, and I'd always want to lose the rear end before the front.

From the 90s. I'd wager the Nobby Nic is a fair bit more grippy, and I'd always want to lose the rear end before the front.

Interesting theory... but they still made them, unchanged, up to last year at least. And they get pretty great reviews. I think for now I'll keep the front specific tyre on the front, it'll be a lot worse on the rear than the NN will be better on the front.

http://www.mtbr.com/cat/tires-and-wheels/tire/wtb/velociraptor-2-1/prd_353425_151crx.aspx

^^^^ Yeah, fair bit of mechanical loss in reduction gears. Use direct as your main gear, so something flexible. Then other 2 for pulling away/ spinning down / climbing etc. Gets quite addictive and for that I would suggest a bar mounted lever.

Got two levers with it. Bar end and down tube. Was going for the down tube one but now you got me thinking...

What tyre / mudguard combo is that? Honjos?

Honjos/Challenge Parigi Roubaix

OMG, Where did you find that Tiemeyer?! Not here in Holland right?

Oops

20140422_155317 by Carabo.X, on Flickr

The opportunity arose, couldn't pass :)

what bars are those?

Pretty sure they're Soma Hwy One.

Soma HWY ; )

Got two levers with it. Bar end and down tube. Was going for the down tube one but now you got me thinking...

Well mine literally at thumbs reach as pursuit bar TT train...er setup...

http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=1266&pictureid=17433

cough

That said, end of drop? is quite far away... almost as far as down tube...

Honjos/Challenge Parigi Roubaix

Pack all the patches you can get your hand on.

Wait, wait. I'm worried what you just heard was, "pack a lots of patches", what I said was "Get all the patches you can get your hand on".