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just got the price for the wheels down at £300 with tyres, worth it or not? im still leaning towards hubjubs at the moment

lol! i really want an old track bike plus im slowly building up those funds :D for wheels il prpbably go with hubjub ones unless the others drop to a significantly cheaper price i would rather pay £20 for a new pair! i think i will just trawl through the ebay finds and for sale looking for a frame until i find one, i think il go for a 54/55cm frame

lol course i have had a budget before! anyway i said i've taken it up to £800, and im thinking £300 is probably a fairly good price to spend on weels

yeh exactly my thoughts, how about wheels? ;) those phil wood, mavic open pros look lush £300 good deal?

£11.50

meh :/ i really dont want to buy an otp, i want to build a bike from the ground upwards on preferably a vintage track frame, bianchi pista was a modern frame i liked the look of though! any help on the frame front would be seriously appreciated!

bluequinn - Arghhh buying a frame seems very daunting now :(

EDIT - pifko i should be able to take that crank of your hands :D

ah cool i need to scrape some funds together at the mo got £110 atm so i can buy the campy headset and the cranks then im getting £250 for my birthday plus other people giving me monmey so i can get the wheel set then il have to sit tight and wait to get more cash for the frame etc :)

ooh sounds nice :) arent they about £100 new?

what crank is that seguino messenger?

er :S italian threading, thats one of the standards? im thinking of trying to get a bianchi pista

how do i know it will fit the frame i get? i cant be sure can i :S once il get my frame il start buying stuff specific to it :) but i like the sound of that, are they good?

btw steerer tubes dont have diferent sizes do they!? just so i know before i go buying that campy headset

well lets see everything apart from wheels (is i get the phill open pros ^) and a headset if i get that ^

thanks bluequinn i was also thinking of sticking a campy record headset on there not to steep £50ish will that be fine? i can get a threaded one

ok measured my self im 5' 10" and have a 33" inside leg

would you consider shipping them?
EDIT - Dibs if your shipping

would £300 be a reasonable price to put towards wheels?
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread20075.html - drop dead gorgeous!

il measure myself properly tommorrow so i can get a good idea :) thanks for the advice

im about 5' 10"

Haha, i think thats what il do, slowly accumilate parts people are selling on here, there must be at least 5 new different things being sold a day on here its like the bay! but Frame is first priority and i want it to either be Cro-mo or classy looking (vintage), nothing that catches my eye on here at the moment and i need to find out what size i need (PLEASE HELP!)

Thanks guys (Smiling budha!),
Will

Hehe fair enough, oh and guys how do i figure out 'bike fit' im about 5' 10" if that helps, any links showing me how would be useful!

Will :)

bit of a random place to post that q ^

ok thanks for the reality check :) ok scrap the aerospoke and get a decent pair of wheels (il just have to wait and see what comes up for sale) same as for the components, any one recomend a good track frame? for preferably under £300

http://www.bobjacksoncycles.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=45
Is this a good frame then, i was thinking a front arrospok (or Deep V) and a rear deep V with a polished formula hub :) then a shimano 105 front brake then i have no idea for a headset (do a need anything special for a quill stem?) preferably something classic like a campag record but i doubt my budget could afford that (£800 probably more) nitto quill and drops or risers, open to ideas for a saddle and a classic looking seatpost (second hand nitto?) any brushed metal! suigino RD cranks with a surly stainless steel ring and dura ace for the rear cog and KMC chain probably, any advice would be much appreciated!