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Hmm I understand that Sheldon's technique and believe it should work as long as the outer circle (where the teeth are) of the chainring is pretty round, but what if there is no room for the bolt adjustment? I've got miche condor stuff (crancks, chainring) and the inner edge of chainring fits sniffly in the spider edges, should I then just get out a file and create some space there?

i think ive seen this locked up outside waterloo station. had to touch it it was so PRoperly nice!

It's also where the wheel was stolen from...

Well, that sounds suspicious now :)

btw, I'm not a vintage frames fan but this one I like :)

any more concrete details? colour? iam recently looking for a front 26" for my bro. where would be collection from?

hmm didnt know that lugano comes in tub version, surly its a tub?

will you take 75? what spacing is it and where's the pick up from?

first dibs to Russell if he wants to re-sell it :D

whos Russell? :)

second dibs
and can I ask some pics as well? :)

anyone got the whole lot of pics to send to my email? its smacznykonsek@wp.pl
iam not on any pic from above, I dropped off earlier
I'll appreciate!
great ride! shame i couldnt stay for the whole lot.
Big thanks to Leigh for the shirt! :D

@ Andypancake, whats that fork on your pro-lite frame?

asm, there's no need to weld, they use those forks with hexed flip-flop-flap steerer, you can make it straight or under an angle if you want to go in circles or practice track standing ;)

bubble wrap is not an option - too loud, and my bike is already loud because of imperfect chainline, do you want to hear about that? ;)

No its just so you can adjust the tension on the cable

ye but, no but, ye but, no but.. it is to adjust the tension but the rubber is surely not purely just to improve the grip with your fingers, it most probably protect the frame if your front wheels unexpectedly turn all the way to the right na? :)

take up rollerblading. solves both problems.

but you can't get fixed on them :/

I see one solution from that picture Ben took of that bike from 14 - where it shows the front brake you can see rubber ring - its acting as a buffer isn't it?

Its quite a complex issue isn't it? :D Curve on drops hits my top tube on the left side so its fine coz I've got tape but on the right side my front brakes' adjustment barrel hits the down tube so I had to use some insulating tape there.. but it doesn't work well, anyone have some ideas?

I always wonder, what are these, thickening things on the top tube on some bikes at about 1/3 distance from the head. hm? :D

Heh, good thread that is.. Iam going to spray my silver spokes on ready built wheels + braking surface on rear one i think.. gotta do a lot of masking i guess :D

4 gate, as aforementioned by miro_o

That makes sense:) So I guess these are nylon straps as well?
They do these cages in white though :)

I like. :D
I am not really that much into aesthetics, as long as it works for me, although I like some bikes here (such as above), but still have a question to Edcoble: why black cages? :D would chrome-effect ones with brown leather straps overdo it or is it more of practical or budges issue?

I always love that Condor graphic, quick advice - change the chainring bolt on the Miche crankset, they're pretty weak as I discovered recently, the bolt seemed to be made out of butter and consquencely need to drill it in order to removed it!

other than that, it's fine.

Bolts you say? Do you mean the ones that attach the chainring to the spider?.. seems like they require some special tool... like a huge flat screw driver :D

im pretty sure i saw you in the evans on the cut some time in the past week or 2. i remember see the bike and commenting on it to a collegue of mine

That's right, got my lockring loosened on my way back home just few days after getting the bike from condor and so I was looking for help coz I could not skid :D

Love the clearance on the rear wheel! Does it come with a matching black & pink rapha uniform? ;)

YES! for just under £1,000 i guess :D:D

"why do you want to climb that hill?"

...what did it do to you? :D

just my another miserable plan, to make a fortune from track stand competitions :)

really? I think it helps with getting to know each other (you and your bike) :D. A beer.. sorry, a better feel of balance...
If you have a good balance at low speeds it helps you to maneuver around cars in the traffic. I don't like putting my foot down somehow, especially on the fixed, because then you have to bring your foot forward and lift the bike a bit to let the wheel spin etc.. too much :D

Its a track frame with drilled road fork.. +drops, maybe that's why.
You're right edscoble, I should stop behaving like a pussy.. cat and just do it :D