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I've already been to Herne Hill a fair bit, I've got a Dolan I was planning to keep using for the track. There's no question I'm going to carry on with that, the only issue is which bike gets the pleasure of coming with me.
Might need a bit of a safety check first though, I'm not sure how well the tubs hold air, and I'm not sure I trust a 15+ year old 3/32" chain.
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I'd use the Dolan for the track and this as an everyday bike - but that's just me.
You may aswell get new forks - clamp on brakes are hideous. Or just ride brakeless and keep it looking nice..What saddle is on there atm?
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^^I think I'm going to do the same, but I want at least one go in this bike's natural habitat.
Don't really fancy riding brakeless, so I think it will be new forks eventually. Any suggestions on forks from anyone? The BLB ones look nice but I don't really want to give them any money.
And yeah it's tubs on there at the minute which means it's obviously not ideal as a city runaround. Might do what Rodolfo did and get the hubs rebuilt with clinchers, but that seems a shame.
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Genuine Pistas I think, I don't think the bike's been used apart from on the track. The hubs are sooo smooth.
The saddle at the moment is a cheap-looking one, it's got a logo with an F on it. Can't do any better yet. Looks quite comfortable but I know my arse likes Rolls saddles and I think that will suit better.
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I'd keep that wheelset for the track - if you plan to ride track, makes sense.
That's a fair old steerer, so second hand might be tricky. Worth keeping an eye out on the bay though.
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Lovely, Tom.
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After a fruitless search for a threaded fork with a long steerer I recently took a punt on these
1" threaded, drilled for a brake and with 250mm of steerer. They should be arriving in the next few days, I can report back (including news on how much import duty I get stung for) if you like?
They have a couple of European distributors listed on their website but I didn't get any joy when I enquired.
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How much could I get on ebay for this? Seeing as it's in my flat at the moment....
here's a better pic from today
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and a few details
sorry for stealing your thunder in posting Tommmmm but can't find your email and can't get dropbox to share publicly!
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how big is it?
to small to be useful, let the scrappie take it
59.5cm c-t
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Lexpres track bike...big beautiful Belgian
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A few weeks ago I was given a tip-off about a very good deal on a Belgian second-hand website. Thanks to the excellent patience and helpfulness of LFGSS' famous Rodolfo, I was able to pick it up on my way to catching the ferry home:
Looked alright in the picture, but in the flesh it's a stunnah. Lovely blue sparkle painted, Lexpres spray-painted on the down tube, and amazing decals featuring WC stripes and a train.
Ofmega Competition cranks, Ofmega hubs laced to Mavic Piste rims, 27.2mm seatpost suggesting decent tubing, and cloverleaf cutouts.
Lexpres is a bike shop in Antwerp, so I will get in touch and see if they can help me identify the bits and pieces. It also has a rider's name on it, Joeris van Rooy, who is apparently now deceased, which sadly rules out a brilliant rat-racer style reunion.
Planning a Rolls, and maybe a new drilled chrome fork or clamp-on brake, and little else. Maybe a new stem. It was going to be a beater as I got it for a beater price, but I think it deserves a trip to Herne Hill.
Pics to follow shortly...