Current Projects chat and miscellany

Anybody used these?

Last time I was using velcro strap things I was surprised how there were no cheap options available, but these look good...

I wouldn't like to trust that loop...

I've used these for the last 6 months and at 2.99 you can't complain. Just colour the logo in black first. They're not as good as the £30 straps from Restrap and they like but they work perfectly

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-Pair-Fixed-Gear-Fixie-BMX-Bike-Bicycle-Double-Velcro-Pedal-Toe-Straps-Black-/331089029044?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item4d1671a7b4

Anybody used these?

Last time I was using velcro strap things I was surprised how there were no cheap options available, but these look good...

I have them, seem good quality but never been used as the straps were too thick to fit through the cheap pedals I bought at the time, which you think they might have mentioned given I was buying from the shop in person and both products are theoretically theirs. Have grown to like the strap free cheap pedals (I think made by VP and still going strong, untouched through ~3000 miles of commuting) I have hung onto the straps in case I ever have some compatible pedals, but could probably be persuaded to pass them on for the new price £5.99 though I will include postage.

[edit]Having read the above comment would agree with the above comment that £2.99 and no metal ring possibly a better first choice.

Ebay ones do look good - better - actually. Snazzy colours on the On Ones though. Cheers

Putted on -17 degree stem and old Flite as the new one started creaking.

did you do that paint yourself?

Anybody used these?

Last time I was using velcro strap things I was surprised how there were no cheap options available, but these look good...

DON'T DO IT, the loop opens up by time and the loop rotates and strap becomes uncomfortable and loose

did you do that paint yourself?

No, TOMASPUIKA painted it as it is his frame.

MTB CP. Got a nice Ritchey post for cheap. Tried the frame for size and seems like a good fit.

Do the bottoms of these Z1 Bam forks look ok, or am I missing a part / the inners aren't where they're meant to be? Can't remember seeing any other suspension forks being hollow at the end of the legs. I thought there was usually something there. Sorry for the silly question:

New commuter rat; total spend is somewhere around the £30 mark (canti's, chain and cables), f&f and racks from the bin at work and everything else I had lying around - handling is horrible and made worse when I have my bag on the front but it's nice in big, heavy, mellow kinda way. I may swap out the frame for something with a few less pieces of steel stock welded to it if I can find something suitable that won't increase the build cost or look any more desirable.

^that's how they look; that little travel doesn't need the whole length of the fork leg!

Do the bottoms of these Z1 Bam forks look ok, or am I missing a part / the inners aren't where they're meant to be? Can't remember seeing any other suspension forks being hollow at the end of the legs.

My Marzocchi MX looked a lot like that

I've seen several old Marzocchis like that. Not a problem.

Do you have any v-brakes lined up for that bike?

Bless me father for I have sinned

It's been 2 years since my last lo pro.

Plan is obvs fixehskidder

When I saw dat concept90 wishbone I just had to have it.

such a nice frame! how are you building it?

Sins vanquished on account of wishbone madness.

^ Thank you, and bless you!
Forgiving myself is also helped by the fact that it cost me next to nothing on the RTTC classifieds (£90 posted for F&F, front wheel (record/open 4cd + michelin slick) + ITM Dual CX2 integrated tribar-set + a pair of Modolo Chronos levers)

^^ Short term, it seriously will just be brklz magic gear & risers.
Long term I'm not sure, depends how well it fits and how my timetrialling goes next year... I bought it mostly because I've wanted a fillet soldered 753 frame since they came out when I was a kid, and because this frame represents the high-water-mark in British framebuilding when the fastest road-bikes in the world were built to order by a bloke in a shed somewhere near your local TT course!

^^^^That Saracen is entirely splendid - Reminds me of the one Nick Crane used for Kilimanjaro in 1984 - Also bears the unique hallmark of a luckyskull build!

Amazing wishbone based bargains!

bouyaka wishbone Rik... <3

That Saracen if effin sweet! What model frame is it?

bouyaka wishbone Rik... <3

Je suis ravi que vous l'approuvez!

so rad. looks like tynan-style fluoro strip on the TT!

^ Cheers
That stripe is more striking in the photo than in real life - definitely not electroluminescent, but the paintwork is very striking and fillets are just divine

you still got that bonkers Argos lo pro?

luckyskull and RVL - beautiful!

^^ yes fam

and a little one for my sister