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But wasn't it build by pogliaghi?
I had THE original impossible hour frame, for a few weeks. no fork, but the frame, verified by the man himself.
Most of Ole Ritters frames (inc. the IH bike) was made by danish framebuilder Banani. and then labelled benotto for sponsor reasons. BUT this frame was made by pogliaghi!
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i've built a few wheels and always rounded down (and sometimes still got the spokes popping out of the nipple a wee bit)..
I'll second that! I've never had any problems with rounding down the calculated spoke length, let's say 1½ mm. I actually did so on the last wheel I build this summer using the Edd spoke calculator, and ended up with the spokes ending flush at the nipple ends.
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The Impossible Hour (full movie 42:44 min.)
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Man you gotta love this thread! :-) kal_yxo: I wish you the best of luck getting the financial issues and frame/fork problem sorted out :-)
Ole's front wheel does indeed look fully radially laced, and his rear wheel is definitely radially laced on the non-drive side ;-)
Closeups from The Impossible Hour documentary where Ole's mechanic is changing the cog:
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Fwiw I found Newbalms(sp?) cloth tape perfectly comfortable with no padding. Cheap cloth tape not so much.
I've used Zefal cotton cloth and found it to be extremely thin, so next time I'll try out some Newbaums. How about Velox Tressorex for comfort compared to other brands?
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I put an old tube under my cotton tape when I had some and it was great - it was on nice and tight, and it improved the feel without being spongy enough to move around under the tape. I'd recommend it, but that's just my opinion of course. I was riding with gloves too however.
I've done that too with good enough result (although subtle) that I wouldn't be without it.
To compare I started out with just the cotton cloth on one side of the bar, and with the inner tube on the other side. And you *can *feel the difference, but don't expect miracles ;-)
The trick was to get hold of an inner tube tight enough, that you almost can't pull it on. I used plenty of Denatured alcohol or methylated spirits if you will, on the inside of the tube to help slide it on the bar. And when i got stuck because of the evaporation, I stretched out the tube opening from the bar and gave it a shot of hairspray to get it moving again. It worked like a charm, and the tube doesn't move at all under the bar tape! The scent of the natural rubber does smell through the cotton cloth though, but I'm able to ride without padded gloves except on longer rides, and that was my main goal. Another added bonus is that the cotton tape goes on easier and smoother on the inner tube.
Once the cotton tape is worn out, I'll try out some Benotto tape on the inner tube which I can only imagine will be a lot easier than on the slippery handlebar.
You can see how stretched the tube is at the end of the handlebar
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Thank you :-) It's a classic Schrøder paint scheme but instead of the regular red & white paintjob, I chose black & pearl white ;-)
I was going for a more old school look without sacrificing the classic Schrøder appearance.
It's been painted at the Schrøder shop by the way, and they've also made the new fork for it. -
Alright... here's my addition to all these proud man-sized bikes :-) My late 80's Dancelli. 63cm c-c
It has served it's purpose to my initial approach to fixed gears so it's going to get a 7 or 8 speed Campy gear group later on this year.
The pista parts are going onto this danish built 1981 Schrøder track frame. Approx. 63cm c-t
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Yup... I couldn't believe the lack of competition at the end of the auction but that's how it goes sometimes.
It's a beautiful and extremely tight frame (that should've been rightfully mine) :-(
Congrats on the completion on the build jambon :-) It's a very tasteful looking porteur!