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yes 2.50 is fine. Please let me know about the other stuff, we can sort it all out at once.

dibs Halo 16t fixed sprocket and pedals if you can post, will send a pm when I get back from work. Also second dibs on the Chrome drops.

how much does the whole build and the wheels weigh? I've been eyeing the track champion for a while.

yeh, i see that now, was looking for the bb shell but couldnt see behind cranks..
Hasnt there been cases that the thin join of the chain stays --> bb shell shearing off?

think that was the cheaper pre cursa

magnets obvs

I reckon you could get away with mole grips and some rubber to stop them marking the headset, old brake blocks + mole grips anyone?

the biggest problem I can foresee would be the dropouts. If they are vertical you will need an eccentric hub. Chainline will be fine, the hub will still sit in the middle of the frame.

Loads of retro MTB's have horizontal dropouts, same as old road r=frames. The rear triangle (name escape me :/ ) spacing is wider apart on an MTB so unless you just use loads of spacers and a 650 track rear I can't see the chainline being the same. I'd never get the big chunky tyres I want with a track wheel.

ah just found surley fixed 135 hubs.. that'll do it.

so whats the deal with converting a mountain bike to fixed for beater usage? do people who've done it get a wheel built especially? what hub would you use? are there massive problems with chain line thanks to the wider rear?

cool thanks, I just need to head along to my lbs and see what they have lying around there, I'll get back to you this afternoon sometime.

are the time carbon forks, the ITM handle bars and the Campagnolo Veloce chainset still available?

I'm interested in the Kinesis Carbon forks if you can post.

you probably wont get a payrise staying in the same job, I never have, what I have done is change jobs and take a payrise or two in the process

How do I measure a BB? and what do the numbers mean? I'm guessing from reading around that the first number in the pair is the with of the BB shell?

it wasn't a galaxy, it was an impulse, dam shame really as I had it resprayed about a month before. A mate has a orbit gold medal I got for him a while back he doesn't need so I'll get that I think.

no they where not, there is a slight bump on the underside of the top tube.

I've given it a proper look this morning, the forks look fine, the frame doesn't.

http://www.radiallogic.co.uk/IMAG0052.jpg

the frame is the right way up in the photo, the room and the camera weren't.

I'm seriously considering just putting a track champion on a credit card.

really? feck. I've ridden it 40miles since. The frame is a dawes from 1985 ish what size is the head tube likely to be? 1/8 ?

Hey
basically my fixed bike was used at a party last weekend to grab some more beer but the rider didn't know it was fixed and ended up crashing it. FAIL. It seems like the forks are still in track but are maybe an inch and a half to two inches closer to the bike.

I know I can bend steel but I want to know where I should be checking for cracks, and other than cracks what I should be looking for. If it makes any difference the frame-set is 531.

+1

my beater/pubbike

black 2nd hand blb track, kickbrake, lots of (I dont know the word, the one used on ice hockey etc) black tape

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/304227_10150416092257552_570402551_8230758_859901717_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/375242_10150416185557552_570402551_8230874_1807918150_n.jpg

I really really like this particularly having risers over a flat bar. It makes me want a new bike.

so tempted, but I don't really need it.. hum....

How long did the cane creek last for? Just had S-3 fitted to mine and hope being a skinflint wasn't false economy.

I have an s3 on my mountain bike, it's done maybe 1000-1500 miles mostly on canal-path style paths but a fair chunk of proper off road.

I've not got the job yet, I've only got a first round telephone interview but I want to make sure I'm happy with moving to london before I get committed. It's pretty central london, near the old street station, without giving too much away.

effort I can do, time might be a problem in terms of how much time I can spend actually in london looking for a place. I think I should about 800-900 ish for a one bed room or studio flat.

Wales.

That bad huh? I would love to live in north wales with the mountains, but I love music and being able to afford food so working in cities wins for the time being.

MOAAr precisely
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/dalston-superstars/dalston-superstars

haha just watched this.

it's a cool job for a highly skilled techy so it's well paid, and by cool I really mean music related. No I've got no kids, I'm 25 and single. and male.. I'm not really ganster either more soul breaks and electro I just don't want to be in a overly metal area.