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Just signed up using @Stonehedge 's link.. here's mine https://initiativeq.com/invite/HQ9UpY7h7 if anybody's interested..

Thanks!

@tallsam don't know why, or if there's an advantage/inconvenience to it.. maybe just a framebuilder's whim?

Received the missing parts last week, so built it and rode it last weekend, I had forgotten how compact and responsive it was! Very smooth ride, some tweaks here and there but am definitely in love with it!

Had some time to take pics:

A few more here.

This one made me chuckle:

Definitely agree, you barely see anything like that in the Lyon area, most interesting ads are often 1hr away at least..
Your story reminds me, a few years ago I got really lucky while I was in the Drome region and managed to get a colnago master in full croce d'aune for 45€.. within 10 mins the guy was getting ridiculous offers from everywhere but since I was there with the money, he let it go saying people were crazy.

ps: Are you in Lyon? I see both ads are in the Rhone-Alpes region.. ;)

I agree, I had these done for free by a friend that only had access to white or black vinyl.

Didn’t think of fluo, good idea!

There are a few websites that do custom stickers but I don't know of any in the UK. Otherwise, through a friend with access to a plotting machine + vynil, maybe?

And for what it's worth, I put them over the lacquer.. they are too thick to go underneath it and if you ever want to change, you can replace them easily.

Thanks! It's spraymax 2k.

I don't know where you can get it in the UK, but in France I buy it from here: https://www.maquis-art.com/shop/1-1781-8-Spraymax-2K-vernis-brillant-400ml.html

Thanks for the offer but I’m looking for a seat post with 20mm setback..

And originally I had bought it from @Chak through @Thomas63 who brought it to me to France.
I had some money trouble and Thomas bought it, who then sold it back to me! A few months later, the fire burnt it down.. :/

Thanks! Although it looks definitely better, this lacquer really does the job:

I've started the build.. a few parts missing, most of them are easy to come by except a black 26.8mm nitto seatpost, so if anybody has one in good nick > PM..

Managed to apply all the paint on Sunday..

Everything went fine but those neon colours are a mess. They leave some sort of dust residue on top of the paint making the surface uneven, sanded it a bit and all but it was too late, the surface's not so perfect anymore.
I don't know if it's the brand (Molotow's Belton Premium) or every neon/fluo paint is like this?

Too late to start over again and lacquered it last night, will put up some more pics once it's fully dry.

Any interest on these before I put them on the bay?

Shameless plug here, but I am offering sales on my site.. and as of today an extra 20% off on all sale items with the code EXTRA20.. ;)

CK headset now sold.

Hello,

I need funds to finance my ongoing project, so up for sale is:

1 - Pair of Paul Minimoto mini v-brakes (f+r), short pull, they come with salmon koolstop pads. Brand new in packaging.

sold

2 - Chris King Inset 7 headset, 44mm, external lower cup. Brand new in packaging as well.

sold

I am looking for the following parts in (very) good condition, so we can trade if you have:

• Black Campag' Potenza 11s brifters and rear + front derailleurs
  
• Black Nitto jaguar SP-72 seatpost 26.8mm
  
• Silver CK headset 1" threaded
  
• Silver 47t AARN ring
  
  

Thanks,
Agustin,

Last year I was at 77kg for 5’11.. with SL I’ve replaced fat for muscle and am stabilized at 75kg. Weight is fine, I only have issues with my love handles mostly, my beer belly has gone skinnier, only upper abs show if I contract.

Diet wise I’m far from perfect and there’s a lot of room for improvement but I try to make efforts.. high protein intake, high carbs (whole wheats mostly), low sugar intake (and unprocessed). Besides a weekly cheat day, I’ve just a few glasses of wine and beers weekly and occasionally an ice cream with my kids..

Yeah, OHP is a pita.. I’ve seen your input here before! ;)

DL is light coz I deloaded recently due to bad form, squats I haven’t deloaded yet.

Will look for diet infos.

I don’t think I’ve stalled yet, but I find my workouts long. Maybe I’m warming up too much? I usually do 4/5 sets with 10/20kgs increases

That was my first thought, but I still don’t know if it is compatible with the SL program.

I struggled in the beginning but I kept adding weight with a few setbacks (specially OHP).

Currently am at:
SQ 100kg (no lower than 90° due to a knee problem)
BP 80kg
OHP 42,5kg (deloaded a few weeks ago, pb is 47,5)
ROW 80kg
DL 87,5kg (pb is 102,5 but noticed bad form so deloaded)

I don’t feel like I’ve stalled yet, except OHP..

Hi, I've been following this thread for a while now and thanks to you I started the SL program.

It's been a few months now, I can see the difference in muscle volume and strength (specially in my thighs, pecs, back and shoulders) and I'm happy with the gains.

So, I know this program isn't for loosing fat/weight but what if I wanted to shed 2/3 pounds, specially around the waist/love handles?
Should I continue SL, add some cardio and eat a bit less? Or find another program, pause SL for a few weeks and then take over after summer?

Thanks.

Save it from what? The frame's ok and i'm hoping it'll become my nice road bike to replace the klein.. ;)

I like the purple on that frame, but combined with that blue not too much.. anyway, I've already chosen and it's option 2..

Exactly what I thought when this happened! Sadly, I had to sell it to finance another sscx project..

Haha, definitely not my cup of tea..

Ha! I left that surly as it was after the fire, just added a clear coat: https://flic.kr/p/SYFoZP ;)

Actually, I'll be doing the paint myself and for some reason I don't want to have the same colours.. maybe coz it was almost perfect to me and I don't feel able to redo it as good as it was..

And I just noticed that in my first message the other paint patterns didn't upload.. but your messages got me thinking and I came up with 2 final patterns:

Option 1, original:

Option 2, updated fluo radness:

I think I'll go with option 2..