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The brazing did not. I didnt actually take any photos brazing the first fork mostly out of shame. Turns out, you cant actually silver solder using bronze, and a gas inline flux. Who knew? Clint, why didnt Clint tell me? He was on holiday, and I was impatient, so I went ahead without him and messed it up. But thats how we learn. And spend more money at Ceeway.

Either way, the due date for the ride came and went, so I rode my other bike. Had a cracking ride, albeit muddy and wet, but fun all the same.

It looks a bit all over the shop, but its got all the key elements that make this project exciting to me. It should, should clear 38's without too many problems, maybe even 45's if I get in on the dimpling. When I made this sketch (May, how the heck did I do this in May) My intension was to use this bike with flat bars to ride the south downs with some friends, do a little camping, a little beer drinking and have an all round good time. This meant I had to get the bike finished as soon as possible, which at the time, to me anyway meant running long drop caliper brakes, so I spent a bunch of time working out if that was even possible, and ordering fork parts off Ceeway to get a fork started.

That opens a whole new can of worms. I decided on making a fork. My first plan was to buy a steamroller fork and add canti mounts, the numbers matched, and I found a few on ebay for somewhere around £80- but there was something in that, that didnt sit right. So I spent £60 at Ceeway and got some fancy nice fork parts. Aside from solidworks, Im also lucky enough to have access to a smick prototyping lab (its got a brazing setup, a tig setup, a really nice mill and lathe, and more importantly, a Clint, a fabricator that knows more about making things that I will ever know). So once the parts turned up I got to work shaping. The setup went really well:

Hi all,

A while ago, maybe even a decent while, I picked up a well loved 54cm Spa Audax off here for a few pounds. Was it a good deal? I have no idea, it was less than a quarter the rrp and heck, its 725. How many of you can see that little label and not look a second time. Or a third time. Or just straight up buy it, which I did.

Now, it had 2 major problems, and a few minor problems. Lets start with the major problems:

1. Its a 54cm. Im 186cm on a good day, which usually sets me in the 56cm catagory, but again. 725, I couldnt look past it.
   
2. It fits 28c, 32c without guards. This isnt really a problem, but I dont have want nor need for another road bike- Ive not had one for a few years now and I havnt found myself wanting.
   
   

Minor problems:
-I dont need another bike, I have a perfectily serviceable steamroller that I dont ride because its an arse to get out of the shed.
-No matter how I think about it, its still a 54cm
-Its got a carbon fork. I dont really like carbon forks
-Its caliper specific, not so much an issue as a feature, but I want more out of my life than caliper brakes. More like V brakes. Yeah, V brakes.

So, before starting this project I fell for the old looking at nice bikes that arnt mine:

So after a bit of staring at the internet, I decided this frame would be better served as a kickabout commuter- with a basket, some sweet mini V's (everyone loves mini V's, go on, try to tell me you dont, we both know your lying to yourself) maybe some 650b wheels, and mudguards. Yeah. Mini V's.

Now I hear you say, Ph1ll1p, this bike was designed around 700c, why you got to mess with a good thing. This is a lovely bike- someone might love it, stop wrecking a nice thing. Well, you might be right. But, conversely, it sat up here on the forum for like a month without anyone else buying it, so its on you, dear reader.

Anyway, I spent a decent amount of time modeling this bike, Im lucky enough to have access to solidworks in my day job- so I spent a bit of time trying to work out if I could fit 650b wheels into this frame:

Pmed

Nice bike! GLWS

Hey mate, Im keen on the WH-1000XM2's will send you a PM

Ill have the Front derailleur and shifter if they are still around?

Pmed

I'll take the custom bullmooses please. Pmed

Ill have the Dali's if they are still around. PM sent

Any intension on making anymore rack bags?

Sold

@Lewis_from_Lewes

Here you go. As you can see, its had a bit of a rough time. I would like to stress, while the ECC bolts work (they retain the shell and all that) the threads are not that great. My long term plan was to braze on new bosses and tap those, but again, I lost intrest.

Hi All,

I have a GT Peace 9'r in large. Its a cool bike, and made a rad commuter, but I have moved onto to other different bikes.

Fair waring, its been modified a little over the time Ive owned it, at one point the seatpost tube was reamed to accept a 27.2 seatpost from the OG 27.0 (this was done to accept a dropper) and a small hole was added where you would expect a bottle boss to be (again, dropper). The threads for the ECC bb were trashed, so they were helicoiled, which was working the last time I had a BB in there, but the ECC insert is a little chewed up.

Otherwise it functions well as a cool bike. My intention was to add disc tabs at some point, but I got distracted.

Its worth noting this is a canti/V-Brake single speed frame. I had it built up with an Alfine 8, which was cool, and made it somewhat more versatile.

I was hoping for £75 for it, let me know if this is too much. If you are really keen I might have a hope seatpost clamp around somewhere.

Collection from Ealing prefered, but will travel within reason.

Hi,

Hunting down a set of bullmoose bars, will take knock offs depending on condition.

Thanks,

Pmed about brakes

Hi,

Are the tektros still avaliable?

Hi Everyone,

Long shot, but Im after some long drop centre pull brakes, something in the 71mm drop range. Willing to splurge for Paul racers or Dia Compe 610's

Cheers

Yes

Hello,

I have a GT Niner for sale. It’s a large, currently has a alfine 8 and Planet X dropper. Has been a super lovely bike packer but has been replaced.

Notes: seatpost has been teamed to the much more workable 27.2, and bottom of seat tube has had a hole drilled for dropper. Threads on the eccentric bb were trash when I got the frame so has been helicoiled to m6. It also has a set of 40c Max is refuses on there, other tyres are goneski.

Searching for £300

Pickup from West Hampstead.

Hi Everyone!

I’m chasing a set of the smaller jones bars if anyone has any kicking around? I’m happy to pay postage.

Thanks!
Phill

I’ll have the slx levers please