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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlw6PyHAeWg

if anyone's interested, i'm under the impression that it's to do with the angle of the thread: the pitch is the same but angles are different. most pedals are BSC angle (60 degrees), campag seem to use a thread that is 55 degrees.

common advice seems to be just ram it in and it'll be fine. retapping with a BSC threaded tap sounds even better.

you can get 105 in black too.

you mean campag levers with gazelle logos on them?

whoops, thought you needed info for head tube ID

http://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/columbus/columbuschart.htm

could be thicker rim tape in it, or less of a "well" in this rim making it harder to get the slack in the tyre to push to tyre on?

& if new, are they factory built or hand built?

and are they identical rims?

27" is the term for a wheel which has a 630mm BSD. 27" x 1 1/4 is the term used to describe a tyre which is designed for a 630mm BSD rim and is approximately 1 1/4" wide when inflated. it's called a 27" wheel because the whole thing is supposedly 27" in diameter when the tyre is fitted and inflated.

this is good info: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

are both the wheels newly built?

27" wheel has 630mm bead seat diameter, 630mm = 24.8", and the bead seat is just below what you would see as the outside of the rim, so your wheels sound fine. if the wheel was too small it would be very obvious; they're definitely not too big either. fitting tight tyres is all about technique!

this video might help, shows some good techniques:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XUFVrl0UT4

...in the conservative party. not in the world.

FUN (not really that related) FACT: there are more men called "david" in the conservative party than there are women.

just splash out on these:
http://www.dotbike.com/ProductsP8267.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=FGL

1"? 1 1/8"?

best blog ever.

you can get them for under a tenner including delivery. and you might need one in the future...

http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b25s41p968&rs=gb

didn't nitto make them for shimano?

doubt he'll be replying, seems to be banned

stolen bike you don't want to spread pictures of eh?

got a 5500 double if that's what you're looking for...

road bike geometry is generally considered more comfortable for road riding than track geometry, mainly because it's designed to be. the fact it's a road frame isn't why it should be built properly, it's because it's a hand-built frame built by one of the most respected framebuilders in the country/world.

there's also the problem that anyone who's been into cycling for over 20 minutes will take one look at you riding fixed on a classic frame like that and think "what a tool". also the fact that you spent £225 on a frame, having never built a bike before may also make people think "what a rich tool".

tl;dr: BUILT NICELY WITH GEARS PLEASE

EVEN MORE PRICE DROP

• 5601 (10 speed & black) RH shifter, in really good condition, a bit scuffed on the name plate but looking good, and shifts like a dream. £35

• 5500 ("9 speed" although will work with 10, 9, 8 speed, whatever), LH shifter, double (with trim), a bit more scuffy (phone camera didn't really pick it up). £20

(Or both for £50)

• RH KORE crosstop lever. standard road bar clamp (= not oversized). Used a bit, but in good condition. £7

• Pair of Ambrosio bar-end levers. New, never fitted or used; bought them because they're look pretty good but didn't fit my bars so have been sitting in a box for a while. £15

Chainring, tektro levers and Reflex rim have gone!

Pick up only from New Cross, first to message gets it.

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