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Yeah, ant-polo FTW!

Been meaning to get to that bike-jumble for months now 'cos I've also got stuff to shift. Still haven't made it yet tho'.

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#ifonlypolowasstillaround

S'funny you should say that, the frame has evolved from the first polo frame I built.....

Thanx Fee....
Anytime, I'd also like to see how it handles with somebody who knows what they're doing(not me).

#stillnotsureifyouaretakingthepissornot

FGFS/Beater/Fixie skidda for sale

Prototype frame (small)
700c wheels
Velosolo bolt-on cog (fixed only)
Randos
Added brakelessness
DMR Wingbar
Restraps
Etc........

Yes, it can barspinz!!!!

I'd kinda like to keep the saddle and pedals, but all things are negotiable, including the price.

Would be looking for £150ish for the complete bike
New project forces sale.

Would prefer to sell locally (will deliver within reason) but it'll go to the main forum, then the 'bay, if there's no interest.

Any Qs, just PM.

Not really on trend with its 700c hoops, but it seems to fit the thread....

Prototype frame
700c
Velosolo bolt on sprocket
DMR Wingbar
Restraps
etc.....

Nice
As an owner of a Joe Waugh myself I'd have gone for silver wheels rather than black(even though I put anodized grey Mavic GP4 tubs on mine). Keeping with the period authentic/classic looking theme, I'd go for silver brakes(single pivot, of course) and a period/classic chainset. I put Shimano 600 Arabesque kit on mine. Quite cheap off ebay. Don't listen to me though, I then went and spoiled it by putting on a set of Profile tt aero lowers in black......

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16282281@N04/6989570252/in/photostream

@Yocto
Thanks for that. Yes, I'm familiar with that website. Good stuff on there. Most of the advice I've had seems to chime with what I'd already thought, which is good news. I was hoping to find a Mk3 myself, but couldn't find one at a decent price, especially now that the great man has died. The suspension on the Stowaway seems to be working nicely at both ends but the paintwork is in poor shape, so I'm gonna try to clean it up without dismantling, in the first instance, and see how it responds to that. Alloy wheels will be built next.....

Watch this space.

Ah, I see.
Yes, forum life can be arbitrary and fickle in its cruelty at times.

I'm sure it's his pride and joy, but my how I laughed.
We all gotta start somewhere, I guess.

^^This is my gut feeling. It's not like they're ultra-rare or anything. No puppies will be killed.

**Alexei Moltonov

**I've just picked this Moulton Stowaway up for cheap. The picture is a bit flattering, condition is very poor. (Although prolly not at all bad for a 50 year old bike)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16282281@N04/8533879143/in/photostream

So far I've managed to remove the very rusty steel stem and 'bars and the quite rusty steel seatpost. I've also removed the horrible sidestand.

In my partsbin I've found alloy replacements for 'bars, stem, brake lever, brake caliper, seatpost and pedals. I've also got a couple of saddles to choose between.

Because the frame is in poor cosmetic shape and the steel wheels are very rusty I'm undecided whether to go for (a)original resto, (b)modernize with newer components and a modern paintjob or (c)some kind of restore-the-mechanicals-but-leave-the-cosmetics-as-they-are in betweeny kinda job.

I'm a bit worried that if I strip it completely to respray/powdercoat the frame and forks, I'll be opening up a huge can of worms with the suspension. I've read an online walkthrough of refurbishing the front forks which seems straightforward enough, once you've got the right tools and the service parts from Moulton Preservation. I'm happy enough to do the work if I have to, but I'm not sure I actually need to. Anyone have any experience with Moultons?

BTW - a mate and his missus thought the colour looked like a kind of Soviet utilitarian colour, which is where the Alexei Moltonov name sprang from.

More to follow as this progresses, I'm sure......

I'm pretty sure both of those bags would do the job, but I'm also astonished that anyone would consider spending that much money on a sleeping bag if it's not a high altitude expedition or where your life depends on it.....

I was wondering about that when I started the Jason Kenny thread, but the rider-specific threads all seem to be in General.

I just put it in the same area as Viccy's thread, for the sake of consistency....feel free to duplicate or start your own elsewhere, perhaps with a more Welsh theme??

Makes no real difference to me, I'm not the Thread Polis....
Just added that as a bit of a jokey afterthought, really ;)

Well, no-one is perfect ;)

Colonials should stick together, eh? Canaidan ;) ;)

...and she's Welsh!

Edit:
Also, this could go in the Track section, or the Ladies section, or the.....

I believe many trials riders use a kind of forward-freewheel (ff) system where the chainring, and not the sprocket, is a freewheel.

Join in the rim? Quite normal. Many rims are just pinned at the join, not welded.

No worries. That Huffy sounds quite an interesting bike in its own right.

No!
The second you try to put any reverse-pressure on the pedals (skid), the derailleur will fold up under the pressure and create a big mess of you and the bike. The same reason why you can't run a chain tensioner on a fixed bike.

I have an old Huffy with the freewheel built into the BB rather than the rear cassette, so that the 5 speed cassette is fixed on the rear axle.

Can I use a regular BB with no freewheel coupled with this rear cassette and a regular derailleur to create a 5 speed fixed set-up?

I assume the derailleur would take up slack in the chain but perhaps not effectively enough to keep chain tension evenly and so it would skip off and I'd end up in the gutter on my arse.

Thoughts?

^ Excellent article
I was loosely familiar with some of the 'scanning' visual tricks used by pilots but this whole article is well worth a re-read.

Not according to sheldon:

Fair comment

Like many people, I usually trust Sheldon. Not because I blindly believe what I read on his site, but because I've found what he's written to be true. He's not infallible, however, and his website has been known to contain information which isn't universally agreed with, or which may be out of date, before now. After all, not everything there was written by the great man himself, and he's long dead anyway. I'm fairly confident that even if what you quote from Sheldon is true, not all chain manufacturers use the same 'grease' anyway, so it's not fair to say that it is true for every chain you buy.

I've learned from my own mistakes with bicycle and motorcycle chains over the past 25 years, enough to know that I can now trust my own judgement, just as I'd expect you to trust yours. I may be completely wrong so I wouldn't expect anyone to blindly trust me, or anybody else for that matter. Find out for yourself, then trust your own judgement, would be my advice.

So I'll probably continue to apply my own filter to everything I read on the Internet. I'll probably also continue to apply my own lube so at least then I'll know exactly what it is, rather than just guessing, or hoping, that the chain manufacturer has used something decent.

Peace

....Anyone know how to get hold of that uber sticky factory lube that new chains come shipped with?

IME this stuff is not lube, it's just a surface protector for while the chain is in storage/transit. Always wash it off and apply proper lube before you use a new chain.

I've been using Velosolo's bolt-on cogs for over three years now. Originally on my fixed gear polo bike (remember when polo was fixed?), then on a series of beaters and finally on two FGFS bikes. I've never had a problem of any kind with this setup. I am aware, though, that some front disc hubs make for an easier conversion than others....

Got Conti tubs on mine, but a quick G**gle of 27x1-1/4 (630 dia, which is what I'm assuming you've got) reveals:

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=27x1-1/4+tyre&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=3Sb&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=16300094505706728024

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=27x1-1/4+tyre&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=3Sb&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15121697139577289784

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/schwalbe-hs159-27-x-1-1-4in-tyre-gumwall-id71419.html

amongst others

If it is 27x1-1/8 that you've got, the Panaracers come in that size too. Not a huge choice, granted, but they are out there. SJS have most of the above in stock.

Having volunteered at a similar place in Newcastle myself for over 2 years, I find this kind of behaviour incomprehensible. I'm speechless, just speechless.