Look what I just got in the post

whay are not the teeth symetrical in the chainring???

Because it only has to drive in one direction? I know they have had some issues with 7900 chains and recommend 7800, so it seems that they have left some material on the driving side of the tooth profile to reduce roller pressure which puts their chainrings at the margin of what's acceptable to avoid chain suck

Peachy.

one love

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/5958745476_dbdcce350d.jpg

Dibs!

2nd

3rd

Just need to get some frames to put them in now.

Just need to get some frames to put them in now.

Nah..

1. Buy glue
   
2. Apply liberally
   

I could get eyebrow peircings. Placed to fit the side indents.

Would be less painful than paying out for the frames.

RRP £147.

Fucksticks.

Still, last bit I needed, I've now got a basically brand new DA 7800 to OpenPro CD wheelset:

Just need to get some frames to put them in now.

Don't buy a pair of yellow Radars. I beg of you.

Do they do a clip on version ^ or is there a tedious glueing process a bit like tubs ?

Do Boone do VumaChrono rings? Thought not. They could probably do one as a custom, but they're not even taking orders for bolt on sprockets at the moment, I guess the jewellery business is taking up their time in a more profitable sector.

In other postman related news, today he brought Zipp Vuma BB and 3T compact carbon elbow rests to replace the big heavy alloy comfort version on the Ventus bars. Waiting for some curvaceous ITM carbon extensions to replace the alloy s-bends I'm using at the moment.

You didn't give the chance to answer that.. But seeing as your in a good mood how about Praxis?

Camera brooked so no photo but just got some TA's and 48t Stronglight Chainring from Nigel182, which were fitted to a bike i sold him and he very kindly let me buy them back. Now where's that dremel for some mirror finish action ?

But seeing as your in a good mood how about Praxis?

Again, I see no evidence of either ⅛" or VumaChrono versions, and given the manufacturing technique pretty much zero possibility of either custom rings or a production ring for such a micro-niche. If you have a hard-on for Praxis rings, feel free to get some for your standard PCD, standard chainring size, road bike.

Also, and these are relatively minor points but still have a small bearing on the matter, Hansell Composites are a UK company, so my money stays in the UK economy, they are cheap compared with the other options, and I've bought custom products from them before and know their quality of both manufacture and service. Only a strong aversion to using a carbon fibre chainring would make me go shopping elsewhere.

Four months of waiting, it's finally here, the Phil Wood Touring hubs.

It weight 520g, but felt extremely burly;

Now, to build the wheels.

Four months of waiting, it's finally here, the Phil Wood Touring hubs.

It weight 520g, but felt extremely burly;

Now, to build the wheels.

very nice. Will you build them yourself? is it hard to true them?

That hub weighs more than my whole wheel (albeit the front), looks strong.

And extremely shiny

4 months... fuck- where did you order them from Ed? Im about to order some too (just the rear) - was thinking Aspire VeloTech

Don't buy a pair of yellow Radars. I beg of you.

Getting Radar XL. In black (or possibly white)

I need those amber lenses to look good in the frame, as they will get a lot of use up here.

4 months... fuck- where did you order them from Ed? Im about to order some too (just the rear) - was thinking Aspire VeloTech

Originally Condor, but cancelled that and went direct to Brick Lane Bikes who managed it within a month.

Bear in mind that it's not something that they often sell, which is also why it take a while.

Will be building it up with Rigida Andra 30 CSS ceramic rim, expensive but will last 10,000 miles without a problem (as well as using kool stop ceramic brake pads) with DT Swiss triple butted spokes.

check out the review.

Front hub is going to be a SON generator one, so I can charge the Garmin (just to record the mileage/distance) as well as the usual electronic gadget.

I'm very careful about choice of equipment for touring, spend way too much time reading people's experiences, checking bicycles, and of course, the component.

I think I managed a decent bombproof set-up that'll less likely to imploded under me;

Thorn Sherpa with flat bar.
Surly front and rear steel rack.
Carradice Super C panniers (front and rear).
XT drivetrain, abet 9 speeds instead of 8.
thumb shifter with friction mode.
honjo mudguard.
strong wheelset (as mentioned)
Schmidt front light.
Schwable Extreme tyres.

Bottom bracket is likely to be a Phil Wood, but got to do more research on that, also a Chris King headset.

the usual electronic gadget being?

time for a list of ed's potential electronic gizmo's

1. tamagotchi