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Hi Guys,

Thought I'd give you heads up on this, we've built a bike for IOM TT rider Guy Martin to attempt British record of over 110mph.

It will feature in the first episode in a 6 part series starting on December 29th Channel 4 called Speed. How to make things go really fast.

Set your sky plus!

Rourkie should buy this and hang it in the shop IMO.

I should, trouble is I can get plenty of 'special' bikes but I would just blow loads of cash. We do keep a few like Nicloles Cooke's bike and a few others, we've got Mario Cipolini's bike in the shop too, perhaps I should ebay that!

Glad he's put more pics on.
That colour scheme was a beaut in it's day. Painted by for us by Bob Dawson in Liverpool, Bob was a genius! I can find all geometry from original spec sheet for it, if anyone plans to ride it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retro-classic-vintage-Record-Breaking-Brian-Rourke-time-trial-memorabilia-/181215414772?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item2a3147c9f4

Bit weird spoke to Ian for the first time in 20+ years?? Asked about his BBAR bike and he had just put it on Ebay 5 minutes earlier!

Same bike if not 'the' bike on Cyclings Poll

**http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/532138/vote-now-the-50-greatest-bikes-of-all-time.html

50 Greatest Bikes from 121 years of Cycling Weekly

**http://lopro.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/blog-post.html

IOM TT Rider and TV presenter (he'll kill me for putting TV presenter) Guy Martin is now the proud owner of this fixie.

I can make one ;)

We used to end those TTs by hand on a piece of oak. Every now and then you kink the bloody things, loads of swearing doing them!!!

i have exact same paint job on my rourke track bike, lovely in the flesh

That colour is one of my creations. :)

My mountain bike was blue then silver into pink and my wife's (then girlfriend) had one blue then silver into green, my bike was always around the shop so they really caught on, did loads in all colour combos. I'll try to find some pics.

I'm glad your not selling this, nice to them in a good home. :)

Really nice, what's the smallest sprocket on the hubs?

Not sure, never asked. I shall if I see them when they collect tomorrow.

why use a square taper crankset when the sram one could have used a hope bb?

Long story but we were pushed for time and they weren't that bothered about not having their BB in.
I also wanted to know chain alignment/ clearance was spot on with these dropouts too.

Hi everyone, Hope Technology asked me to build a bike to show their new Fixee Hub in Berlin, thought it may be of interest.

DSCN7279 by Rourke Bikes, on Flickr

DSCN7260 by Rourke Bikes, on Flickr

DSCN7266 by Rourke Bikes, on Flickr
DSCN7278 by Rourke Bikes, on Flickr

DSCN7278 by Rourke Bikes, on Flickr

DSCN7268 by Rourke Bikes, on Flickr

DSCN7253 by Rourke Bikes, on Flickr

DSCN7250 by Rourke Bikes, on Flickr

Thanks for looking. :)

Edit. The rims have just got to have blacked out transfers on yet.

Had no joy yet, will look again when I get a bit if time. Alan Powers isn't in early folders and don't have 872 on master list of number that record is patchy though. I'll have it somewhere!

P.S. Should it be 'Brian' not Brain LOL

I'll do some digging when in office, no doubt about who painted it, Bob dawson and I would say without fail Paul built it. Can you PM me the original owners surname that will make it easier.
Regards
Jase

makes sense (the lugs are cinelli)

all I can see on the bb shell is "reynolds" stamped on either side at the top..

Send me a pic of BB I'll put on it where number should be.

Ah yes, I would have liked to give you a more exact one, must be a number on there somewhere. Looks like it has a cinelli cast bb and they were hard so difficult to get a deep number on them. the cables will porbably run over it too at the back.

Thanks,

Yes they were just off my mobile as we were painting.

The 953 is a customer's frame he hasn't seen it yet. I hope he likes it.

Yes seen the thread now. lol I needn't have bothered mind you these are pics are a bit better.

Bike looks ace by the way! Did I find you a rough date?

Sorry not been site for a while, I'm still available for anyone that wants info on frames they may pick up on here.

Built a 953 Track frame that may be of interest.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/113600897339474479909/albums/5796899104449040353

http://www.rourke.biz/gallery.shtml

That is a very early frame, PM me the frame number. would love to know the date paint is excellent.

really like what youve done here...complements the SRAM graphics nicely imho...though i would lose the seat tube rourke decal meself....not a fan of decals EVERYWHERE!...
so is that all masked off spray paint trickery then?....great look!

Thanks, and yes it's all paint.

Lovely bikes (and headsets) everywhere. My favourite stand was The Bicycle Academy. Fantastic idea.
I really hope it all gets off the ground.

+1

My mate is Rally Car mad, and wanted me to paint a stripe and fit decals a mk1 he's bought to make look similar to Roger Clark's 1973 Car

Stripe to a while!

My olds mans scooter been in family since new, he's done it up a few years ago.