Eyebrows' 2017 project thread

I had to google that.

"Checkpoint Charlie"

What a crazy frame.

Dirt ingress system? As in, a way for dirt to get inside the frame? Why would that exist?

It's a little hole so you can see through the frame and check the seatpost has gone in enough. Looks like there is a clear sticker over it, but as soon as that falls off, its an ingress system.

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Mine has tape over it.
It will work soon, I hope.
Sigh.

Maybe the dirt works as extra grip for the seatpost.

Drill a hole through the seatpost, hammer a nail through the frame into aforementioned hole, and your slipping seatpost problems go away.

I normally charge big money for these kinds of engineering assessments & solutions, but given the direness of the situation, you can have it for free.

Much thanks to the excellent Soho Bikes for solving the minor crisis.
And the Talbot is slowly taking shape again....

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It looks like they forgot to level the handlebars.

They're ergoterra bars- they have quite a short drops section:

Yeah! Proper cranks! Different tyres too, right? I'm not a tyre-geek – are they just slicks, but masesive?

Can we get @Dammit to comment on the excellent Soho bikes?

I've never seen those before. Weird. Bike looks awesome by the way. Although road pedals look a little out of place.

I can't find my atac horde... Maybe will try out crank brothers, but for now- they work and are here.

Does the 3T feel much slower than a normal road bike with those tyres when you ride it on the road?

Sweet ride!

What was the seatpost issue in the end?

My (limited) experience with 38c filetooth gravel kings in 650b was, not a lot. Obviously not as quick as 23c on a perfect road, but for general riding, it makes everything much more comfortable which can help a lot.

Also, channeling scobble, a lot of the feel of 'fast' tires is actually just high pressure vibrations, and that is the main difference you notice

Bike looks great - glad it's gone hydro :)
What are the carbon 700c wheels/rims?

@7ven a little slower, worth it. I suspect it's rolling weight> resistance
@branwen Chinese carbon from the usual suspects....

I actually built a bike a long time back. Finally got round to painting it... thanks to @coldharbour.
Pretty excited for this cruiser.

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