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Yeah, it doesn't seem set in stone yet, which is reassuring. I guess so many of us were so invested in the forum and so many of us are so skilled that it's only a matter of time before someone chips in to save it.
Oh, and your Cinelli is a big reason why I have this bike in the first place, so massive props :) -
L'excitation!
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Maybe it’s because I work with school students who could strip/round out anything, but I have an irrational fear of these flathead screws
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I think, when I saw it on Instagram, I thought it was just different, not ugly. When you're used to the usual cap head bolt, seeing a nut there instead feels wrong, somehow?
As you say, if someone wants an ultra low profile solution then I'm sure they'll accept the tiny aesthetic difference.
When in animation school at uni I frequently tapped washers to make armature parts for stop-motion. Even when tightening pretty carefully these stripped regularly, so I feel like bike mechs/owners would 100% do so. -
Great! Glad it all worked out. For what it's worth, for my rear guard I was able to use just a regular socket head bolt (the same profile as your stem bolt) and it doesn't touch the tire. I have quite wide guards and tires, though, plenty of space in between. It might be different with skinnier tires!
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A pair of M5 cap head bolts will get you sorted. Measure the approximate length you need and you can buy either a whole pack (cheaper) or cherry-pick sizes from somewhere like Accu (spenny but better quality). Stainless is ideal.
My rear guard fits a bit like you describe, so I use a spacer (also from Accu) to make up the gap, and a small leather washer provided with my VO guards to dampen any vibrations. A little bit of rubber or bar tape should also work.
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I was saddened to hear about the forum's imminent closing; I've been here a blink compared to some of you, but it's left a mark. I rode my Raleigh into work this morning, the bike that arguably wouldn't exist if not for Hayley's encouragement, @Hulsroy 's relentless aesthetic zeal, @Marcootsee 's great bike taste and basically @trigs and @Browndonneur 's entire parts bin.
Anyway, it felt flowy and smooth and looks great and all was alright with the world once more.
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Superglued the gouge
It took me a hot minute to realise you were referring to your hand here.
Onwards and upwards. It’s easy to feel that things happen for nothing when we’re accustomed to having monetary/numerical results-based lives I guess. But intangible results are so much more real 💚
End of term vibes. Rode an hour or so to meet some friends in the country pub we've been going to for years, and had a very very good pre-Christmas catch-up, but on the way back my front tire started to leak again. Thankfully I heard it before I was too far from the road to Leamington, but still had to pull over, try and fix it and then give up and call a cab eventually. There are so many plugs on that tire it's a miracle this hasn't happened already!
Anyway, two solid weeks off means I have time to tinker, write, explore, maybe take some time off the bike to focus on living a little.