For Sale: My first build - a few thank yous

• Pearson frame - JD
  
• Front wheel – Phil hub on DT Swiss rim – Quan tum
  
• Real wheel – Phil hub on Mavic Open rim - Darwin
  
• Brooks pro – Cut by Scully bought from Marxist_fixie
  
• Nitto Stem and Miche bb – Andypancake
  
• Fluted post – Hilary
  
• Handlebars 3ttt Mod Competizione Gimondi 43 bars – wblenkin
  
• Ebay for SPD pedals, Campag Pista Crank and KMC Gold chain
  Really enjoyed the build... feels v comfortable too...
  
  

BTW - not for sale yet

ed

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I considered buying that frame and building it with period parts (geared) tis very nice.

Your build is pretty sweet, well done. Chain is a bit short though looks like it could do with a link or two so that the axle fits more central in the drop.

I will change the rear sproket from 19t to 16 tomorrow morn so it will fit better and move more quickly too... just impatient to see it built

As Tel said. Great bike. Maybe the chain is a bit short indeed.

I bet it rides smoothly

You should post that in current project, but glad to hear you like it.

Hope that rear's done up good n tight.!!

with the 16t it sits in the middle of the drops so now pretty perfect... - the joys of having to get up with a 4 year old at 5.30!

Nice work - I like it!

BTW - what type of nitto stem is that? It's the shortest one I've seen.

Nice work - I like it!

BTW - what type of nitto stem is that? It's the shortest one I've seen.

Tell me about it, mines 5.5yrs...

technomic 50 mm stem

Nice work - love the colours...Enjoy

Very nice. I was considering buying this one too.

Oh, and that brake cable could do with a trim and the QR on the front is wrong way around. :-)

Sweet. What was your budget?

didn't set one... logic was that my first would be based on a regular fram but I would buy quality portable componenets... total must have cost me 600....

mmm, must learn to type!

Nice build

Yeah, I only spent £140 on my last build. That explains the difference in asthetics.
What grip tape is that?

lasmo999, though about putting some chrome mudguard on it? it would fill in the gap and suit the bike nicely (it's build for mudguard).

Mudguards are for bedwetters, Ed.

you once turned up at my flat with a full set of mudguards on your peugeot 'fixie', unwrapped bars and a look in your eye like the world was all new.

what happened to you, man?

Mudguards are for bedwetters, Ed.

Do you have peer reviewed data to back up this claim?

(waits a minute for mrsmyth to back it up)

Mudguards are for bedwetters, Ed.

How much money did you spend on washing that lycra of your every time it rain?

How much money did you spend on washing that lycra of your every time it rain?

No more than usual as I always wash my kit after each ride anyway. I have a lot of kit.

Shockingly naive I know but I was under the impression that one washed one's lycra after every ride?

Do you have peer reviewed data to back up this claim?

No, it was a flippant, facetious remark. I'm sorry the forum interface is deficient in relaying these kind of subtleties.