Chas Roberts custom track

Crabon front and riserz. Fancied a change..

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Mine? Def not, she's not even been knocked yet. Must be the angle or something.

Regarding the tyre I had 3 punctures within a week no matter what tubes or psi I rode it at. It was great bar that.

My bad. My luck has continued but we shall see.

Could the hub just have been the nuts needed adjusting? Have you had to unbuild the wheel!?

As for the fit, you feeling too stretched out on the hoods? Have you tried and inline post?

I like slave mode, front wheel suits it, obligatory tape up the brake surface comment. Needs matching stem too (:

Good to hear your tyre is running fine. I really think it was the rain that washed all the shit into the gutters and hammered it, it'll prob be fine when it dries up again (and with some luck)..
It was the actual axle or bearing fit on the hub. Apparently he said he wasn't sure of it even when he sent it out but did so anyway?! So yeah, I had to strip the wheel and send just the hub back.. Shit times but he said he'll sort it on warranty so at least that.
It's not really the stretch, I just always feel like I have way too much weight on my hands and shoulders and that I'm slipping forward off the saddle.. Tried different posts and stems and nothing is really working. Hoping TBW will sort it otherwise I'm gonna cut the bike in half and hang myself!! If it all works out she's getting the proper slave treatment :)!

is that the NJS quicklink I see in the chain? loose it! its not safe! (or so I hear)

It's the screw-type link that came with the chain. What's the prob w them? I've ran two with no issues but don't want to risk my face!

happened to JB recently too

^Pistoffski, the same thing happened to me on my HKK Vertex. It snapped at the screw link whilst riding in around the hills of north London. I imagine your hills were much steeper(!) But brakeless at that time was not good. At all.

tomsvboda, get rid of the screw link!

Wow, I brakeless fixie toured on a super tough, guess I should count myself lucky I wasn't using the screw link!!

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Note to self, don’t bother with fixed wheel!

..because they're so much more complicated than geared bikes? That could happen to anyone (more likely with weaker 3/32" chains actually)

^a good idea. I always carry some spare links....but I realised yesterday that I never carry a chain tool!

I've just started carrying a chain tool after getting properly stranded in the dark and freezing my bloody fingers off.

It's also a good reason to run a smaller cog on the other side of the hub and not run your wheel slammed in the 'ends, you may have to loose some chain.

Spare quicklinks are useful too.

..because they're so much more complicated than geared bikes? That could happen to anyone (more likely with weaker 3/32" chains actually)

Can't comment on that obviously but my incident probably wouldn't have happened with a freewheel.

I was spinning down a fast patch at around 170rpm in the dark and didn't see a pothole on the inside of a curve, I hit it and the chain managed to come off I think at the front and rotofix itself around the rear axle and then snapping at the quicklink.

A lots of money for a chain that snap easily, what's special about it to the cheaper variation?

it look good

Scherrit fitting tomorrow, fingers crossed it works out!

good luck to you

Thanks buddy, I'll post how it goes after..

cue another positive review.......

Haha I really hope so. I look forward to the coffee and their crazy dog they talk about :)

How did it go then?

+1

Just thought I'd post a quick write up then..
So as everyone knows/realises/has heard Scherrit is a legend. Properly friendly, great chat and great coffee. His workshop/room is amazing and contains pretty much everything to build a bike with you can imagine. It's all boxed, shelved and lined up and looks like a room of hidden treasures!
As per his email (which I can forward to anyone interested) the day is split into different sections. Firstly he takes a very thorough history (I'm a medic and was pretty impressed) and then a full skeletal exam taking into account some very specific points and movements. He then measures up the bike on the rollers and gets you on it to warm up (with more coffee...). Feet are next and he spent a long time sorting them out even though mine were pretty much normal as he put it. Some insoles in both and a wedge in the left, slight adjustment of the cleats and voila, the difference was and is unbelievable. Much less movement in the actual shoe and it certainly feels like I'm getting the power down much better.
My main issue was sliding forward on the saddle no matter on the type, position, seatpost, stem etc. Unfortunately this is one area which left him stumped. He adjusted everything to my ideal measurements but unfortunately the problem persists. The saddle we changed to an SMP Dynamic which did improve things but it's still not ideal. I really hate to say it but the bike never felt right from the start and so far, even though it's improved, it's still not right. It rides amazing in all fairness but my position on it just never st correct.. Scherrit was really surprised and quite unsettled that Roberts didn't put me onto a bike jig thingy as purely measuring the body doesn't provide enough info. I did wonder about this at the time aswell.. Hence overall I could say I'm kinda unhappy about the fact that things aren't fitting but Scherrit will have me back for free sessions as and when needed and we'll see if we get to the bottom of this. Overall though I thought I'd be able to get on a custom frame and ride it without problems but this was not to be..
Scherrit, on the other hand, is an absolute legend and whilst not cheap he does his job amazingly well and I would certainly recommend him..

I have often been surprised at reports of people getting frames made by UK builders who do not do any kind of fitting. Frequently it appears the builder just asks if you are happy on your current bike and then makes a frame to give similar position, meeting the clients whims re little aesthetic details.

Just because someone can weld beautifully does not mean they have much knowledge of fitting. They may know how to spec geometry for handling but often the understanding of how a bike will affect the rider seems lacking.

fuck, just realised you got the wrong colour and the wrong fit on this bike

did they just give you someone elses frame?