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Still on the hunt – just had someone change their mind about selling a Steamroller at a good price shortly before the sale. Any miracles waiting out there?

Hey, what size please? Thanks.

Ooh maybe. Any details about the rent and bills available please?

Great, just what I wanted to hear, thanks!

Going to Berlin via Brussels on Saturday. Anybody know whether Eurostar security might have a problem with components in my luggage? They've listed "dangerous sporting equipment" on their restricted items list, but obviously that doesn't explicitly cover spiky chainsets and bottom bracket tools.

Heya, would you take 12 for the Nitto Noodles collected? Thanks.

Pming you now!

Think I'll dibs that VO stem as well please!

Quite a few of these folders are locked! But pending pics dibs the Crane bell and Velo Orange porters with levers.

Hey, possibly interested on behalf of someone, will check with them and get back to you asap.

Interested in bars if not gone yet.

Hey, long shot but I have a Ritchey Classic 2-bolt seatpost in silver with no clamp or bolts that I want to fit to a build – does anybody have any hanging around, or is there any way to purchase replacements? Cheers

Would be interested!

Nice thanks! Will DM

Oh, spacers and a 27.2mm seatpost also wouldnt go amiss. Thanks.

Hey all,

Building up a Steamroller soon (ideally all silver components). Looking for the following, or thereabouts (or any offered wisdom about what I should look for):

1. 144bcd 44/46/48t crankset
   
2. Stems – looking for 70-80mm with zero-5° rise, any clamp diameter given I won't keep these bars
   
3. Handlebars – also open to most things, though looking for something with a sweep and/or rise, or else a bullhorn
   
4. Levers – the ones I have from my old SS are awful and I'd love some nice ones (any recommendations?)
   
5. Wouldn't say no to some decent foot straps if there are some out there
   
6. BB – I think I'm going to need a square tapered one, 113mm
   
7. Headset (1 1/8 threaded I believe – have been eyeing up Hope ones, they look lovely and reviews seem to suggest they're quite good value?)
   
8. oh and a Tuggnut, if anyone has one going
   
9. Also looking for a nice silver 27.2 seatpost
   
   

Cheers!

Hello, is the crankset still available please?

thank you for looking it up! Will have a look around; the frame is stored in Hereford at the moment so maybe there'll be someone in the WMs who would take it on. Thanks again,

Head tube crack on a rat bike I've loved to (its) death. If money were no object (which, I mean, it is), might it conceivably be repairable? Cheers.

So three local bike mechanics in Berlin have now made a point to me and my partner of advising against degreasing our SS drivetrains before lubrication, advising instead that we just "rub them clean" with a rag. This is definitely not what I've picked up about chain maintenance over years of cycling in London, and I'd be really curious to know what forum users here think. To degrease or not to degrease??

Nb. Very much on the lookout for a 56cm Steamroller frame for this build.

This was super, super helpful, thank you 🙏🏻

Cheers, this was really helpful! Definitely feeling most intimidated by the chainline but there is a great LBS nearby I can ask for help if things get too fiddly.

Oh, here's a pic of the cockpit from the old bike, if it's of any help. Cheers.

Hey, some advice please!

I'm living in Germany at the moment. Back in the UK I have a generic but fairly decent SS wheelset from an extremely beloved rat bike (a ~56cm road conversion), which sadly died a horrible death shortly before the move. I want to build up a nice sturdy Steamroller in its place; unfortunately however I can't afford to splash out near a grand (€, but still) on a complete new build from one of the LBSs here, and I'm also keen not to ditch perfectly usable parts if I don't have to. So, tl;dr, I'm thinking about getting as many of the components from a rat bike over to a new Steamroller frame. However I'm still a novice in lots of areas with a lot to learn about component standards, so if you'll indulge me, here are a few probably pretty dumb questions before I go to the hassle of bringing parts over in person:

1. Are hubs for 700C wheels a universal size? ie. if the rat bike took 700c wheels, will that wheelset definitely fit a newer bike, or is it not so straightforward?
   
2. The BB on the rat bike (square taper, from what I've gathered) was on its last legs, so that can go. I have its crankset and chainring over here with me already; if I were to get the wheelset over, and they fitted the new bike, would I just need to have a new BB of the same type as the old one installed in the new frame (or again, is it not so straightforward)?
   
3. Can headsets be rescued and transplanted onto newer bikes, or would that be something really worth getting new for a new frame?
   
4. Are brake calipers also pretty universal? The set I had on the rat bike were perfectly good and had a lot of clearance, and I would guess they'd fit onto the new one but again, I could be wrong.
   
   

Any advice from more experienced bike builders will be extremely appreciated! Viele gruße.