Swede's 14bikeco ESB, Dolan Track Champion and Raleigh Twenty

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  • here are my 3 beasts, all for very different purposes

    fillet brazed 14bikeco esb frame and fork
    chukker and blb hub on the back
    halo freedom disc on the front
    resist 160mm cranks with bigxtop straps and lhd profile spline 36t
    animal seat and post
    odyssey v3 elementary and gusset open prison bars
    edwin grips and 14bikeco bar ends

    60cm dolan track champion frame with a carbon (sprayed matte) condor fork
    miche cranks with shimano spds
    weird gold kmc chain
    open pros on system ex hubs
    thomson post with a corsaire san marco seat
    cinelli pista bars and a ritchey stem
    ultegra front brake

    raleigh twenty pub bike
    odd tyres
    weird baskets that i dont know the function of (they expand with a spring about 3 cms outwards then pop back into place.... someone please shed some light on this)

  • A: One bike per thread and
    B: Not really current projects as they all seem to be finished already

    Possibly time to go back and read the forum guidelines.

  • oww fair enough.. mods can lock up

  • A: One bike per thread and
    B: Not really current projects as they all seem to be finished already

    Possibly time to go back and read the forum guidelines.

    is this really needed tester? lots of people that own fgfs bikes are constantly changing components on their bikes so you could definitely say that the ESB is an ongoing project. if you don't want to read this thread, put it on ignore. i however, do want to read it.

  • i however, do want to read it.

    But which bike do you want to read about? If the ESB is in line for some upgrades (and there is no suggestion of this in the OP), that might be the time to start a thread about it. Otherwise, there are other places to just display already completed bikes.

  • ^ Wow.... I knew you were anal, but jesus christ!

    There's this place called the real world, where people don't spend all day on bike forums, doing CAD drawings of chainrings and cutting aerodynamic shapes out of helicopter tape.... You should visit it some time... It's pretty cool, people are nice to each other, and there aren't quite as many dicks as there are here.

  • But which bike do you want to read about? If the ESB is in line for some upgrades (and there is no suggestion of this in the OP), that might be the time to start a thread about it. Otherwise, there are other places to just display already completed bikes.

    yeah, there isn't any indication of any changes, but maybe none are needed because it's in the current projects thread. i really like how in-depth you go with your threads and posts but just leave it at that, we don't need a constant barrage of correctness coming from you.

  • sorry lads in my opinion none of my bikes are ever "finished" and are always in need of upgrading! i will get a new trick frame in march hopefully and the dolan wants new cranks... possibly nicer pedals to.. and a seat...

    here is a photo of the dolan a week ago for those that care

  • I'd agree with Tester on having separate threads. You'd only need to do two more and you could just edit and copy the info then ask for the titles to be changed(?).

    ...seems to make sense really... but not massively fussed either way.

    Just a thought.

  • I'd agree with Tester on having separate threads.

    Not my idea; it's Velocio's instruction when he created the projects sub-forum. I just thought I'd set swedeee on the path of righteousness before his thread gets messy with three different bikes.

  • surely that was your main concern.

  • ESB is nice, don't like the Dolan though!

  • sorry lads in my opinion none of my bikes are ever "finished" and are always in need of upgrading! i will get a new trick frame in march hopefully and the dolan wants new cranks... possibly nicer pedals to.. and a seat...

    here is a photo of the dolan a week ago for those that care

    Swede, what trick frame you looking at?

  • lovely array of bikes mate, my only criticism is that the pub build needs a basket for pork scatchings and bandit winnings :)

  • raleigh twenty pub bike
    odd tyres
    weird baskets that i dont know the function of (they expand with a spring about 3 cms outwards then pop back into place.... someone please shed some light on this)

    They used to have a holdall that sat on the rear rack, with a metal C shaped bracket on the base front and rear. It slotted into the frontmost cross member of the rack and the back was held in place by opening and closeing, onto the metal bracket, the spring loaded clamp you mention. You can just about make it out in this photo

  • moonboy at last someone has shed some light on the mysterious rack!

    here is my esb in its latest form. resist 45c tyres (not as fat as i had hoped) and some new 4 inch rise bars courtesy of the ninja cats boys.

    my new frame is taking some time to come through but it will be very special when its done. i will then be selling/willing to trade/part exchanging this frame against a BROOKLYN MACHINE WORKS GANGSTA! I want one really bad for my flat commutes in cambridge for the next year as part of my placement year.. so spread the word. im a tall guy so would need a bigger one ha

    in action..

  • the dolan in her most recent incarnation. looking for a new crankset and forks, but at the moment very happy with how she rides. probably going to desticker the wheels too

  • whats the crankset?
    looks like 7600..

  • lascos or something? off here, like £25. not great. creek too

  • how much for the esb?

  • its not for sale yet. but will be around the £300 mark. strongest esb they every produced, 1 of 3

  • as i now have a new trick frame (see fgfs forum) the esb is being demoted to commuter...

    still need a few parts.. if anyone has a cheap rear wheel, front rack and some bmx cranks please get in touch!

  • Lol I bought a shopper cycle to restore for the mrs today, upon disassembling found a long spring loop sprouting out from the bottom of the handle bars after I took them out for polishing. Couldn't for the life of me figure out what it was for.

    Mystery solved.

  • Oh and p.s. the Dolan looks awesome.

  • Lovin' the Dolan, just got a pre cursa myself so looking forward to getting out on it.

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