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yeah i was thinking dark blue deep v rims, but im not sure what hub colour...
and what d'you think the best way of spoking it would be? i think 1 cross would be quite nice but is 1 spoke weak?

And maybe some mid-blue?

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TFG for these

Tease. Where's the rest of it?

It hasn't arrived yet and I don't want to jinx it but I can't wait!
Thought I'd give you a taster.

Any day now...

Almost matches my avatar! ;)

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95% there, couldn't wait any longer - just got to get a dura ace front brake from somewhere and a decent pair of track pedals and I'm in, bar tape options anyone - obviously some brooks honey coloured ones but anyone seen brown colour, long track grips anywhere????

It hasn't arrived yet and I don't want to jinx it but I can't wait!
Thought I'd give you a taster.

Any day now...

Almost matches my avatar! ;)
Damn that's nice. As soon as it arrives we need to go for a geared ride (assuming mine is finished around about the same time)

Definitely!

Steel V's Carbon!
Colourful & Shiny V's Matt Black! ;)

did you buy the forks separately? if so where?

cheers

Yeah, the forks that came with the frame were far too nice to drill (double crown mmm) so I bought these...off here! Guy called "moreearsthangears" - really nice bloke and he did me a great deal. Was planning on painting them to match, but this orange is perfect!

powdercoating definitely does kill the detail a little bit, lugs look much crisper with enamel.

ORLY?

served

@ Atomcf: Snap!

Just picked this up from edmundro, going to be building it up as a new beater/polo/tag bike

ORLY?

yes, really. don't fret, i have a powdercoated frame too. your pic shows it perfectly actually- the powder wells a little in the crevices and often comes out a tad too thin along the edges (the latter not visible on your photo). the overall looks fine of course, but it definitely looks different to a fine enamel paintjob.

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95% there, couldn't wait any longer - just got to get a dura ace front brake from somewhere and a decent pair of track pedals and I'm in, bar tape options anyone - obviously some brooks honey coloured ones but anyone seen brown colour, long track grips anywhere????

Charge do some brown bar tape, no where near as expensive as the brooks stuff, but also not as nice.

Actually fizik do brown tape almost identical to the brown Brooks and look nicer than the Charge one

ORLY?

lush!! the headbadge look great in that colour, do you have anymore picture?

here's Alex's bike close up, I didn't realise it was powdercoated until he told me;

powdercoating still look great either way, unless you're really anal about it.

the lugwork isnt really comparable...

of course not, it's just an example to show how the lug look when powdercoated.

cheers, will do a few searchers, silver chain me thinks too!

True, but it is a really strong finish. There's not so much as a scratch on it after 3 months riding almost everyday.

defintely, already after 3 week I got a handful of chipped and scratch on my bike, but on my missus' bike, there's hardly any evidence that it has been ridden in all condition, locked up thousand of times, etc.

lush!! the headbadge look great in that colour, do you have anymore picture?

here's Alex's bike close up, I didn't realise it was powdercoated until he told me;

powdercoating still look great either way, unless you're really anal about it.

i'm not anal ed, i'm just stating facts. you can't beat powder for value or durability.

this is gonna be my first fixie, im thinking of having all the parts different shades of blue...
any suggestions?

soo your the bastard who bought it! i was kind of loathe to bid on it cause it was a bit too big!

i'm not anal ed, i'm just stating facts. you can't beat powder for value or durability.

sorry wasn't aiming at you!

that colanago looks the shizzle, good to see somebody else with fishing reel and golf club manufacturers products on their italian bike :-)

How much would a Colnago with a groupset like that set one back? It looks frickin' amazing. I want!

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this is gonna be my first fixie, im thinking of having all the parts different shades of blue...
any suggestions?
[QUOTE]soo your the bastard who bought it! i was kind of loathe to bid on it cause it was a bit too big!

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yeah hahaha, i love the luggs:

can't wait to get it going...