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What size is the frame? Provisional dibs if you ever get bored of its svelte lines and deep, lustrous colour.

It seems the trend on eBay at the mo that bare frames are going cheap, but built-up bikes are going for good money.

Eamesy's rather lovely Roberts from Current Projects.

Beautiful. I'mma porn this.

Actually isn't 6600 kind grey?

The 6600 SL stuff is kind of gun-metal grey, but the standard stuff (which I'm putting together) is raw aluminium/alloy/silver-painted.

Well, it has a Columbus Nivacrom sticker, however the Roberts website says that the Audax Compact is made from a mix of Columbus and Reynolds tubing (probably 853, since that's what the standard Audax is made from). That's the current range though, and mine was made in 2004* so maybe the tube mix has changed since then. I'm assuming a mix of Nivacrom and 853 for now.

(*a guess from the frame number, since Roberts didn't answer my email asking about it! I should really phone...)

Cheers, there'll be a delay of a few weeks before anything happens while it's being painted, but I'll post some pics of the parts as they arrive. Not that they're massively exciting or anything, but it's not going to be a concours beauty like Hunterlar's bike, it's going to be an everyday all-rounder, much like yours I expect.

Yet another Roberts thread! Partly inspired by Hunterlar's lovely steed, I picked this slightly tatty frame up off eBay:

I'm going to have it repainted and then build it up with NOS Ultegra 6600 bits. This is the current plan, mocked up in Bike CAD:

The parts are starting to arrive through the post, and I need to decide on a colour scheme pronto, so any thoughts/ideas/spittle-flecked rants welcomed.

I was watching this on eBay to see what it went for, you've got a good buy there. I'll have some spare Roberts decals going soon, if you plan on refurbishing the frame? Just recently bought a used Roberts frame myself, so standby for a twin project thread. Might start it this evening.

I wouldn't bother emailing Roberts to ask about frame numbers, btw, I did and they just ignored me (even though I was also trying to buy a carbon fork off them). Might be worth phoning.

Here's a link to a detailed montage of a 531 Banana frame (too big to embed).

Note the shape of the crown, the paint job differences (particularly around the seat tube cluster), and the decals compared to the replica:

It owes more to the F-16, via the IAI Lavi.

I didn't think the side flaps were droopy enough (if you'll pardon the turn of phrase) for it to be a Pro, but that might explain it. The lack of embossing troubles me though. It's not a Colt, is it?

[ignore the Brooks]
it's for sale

Sorry for not ignoring the Brooks, but does anyone know which model it is? It's exactly what I need. It's not a Team Pro or Swift, I don't think.

Hmmm.

But it's his 'pride enjoy fixie'! You want it, you gotta pay!

ah its a custom spray, that explains the good paint job

ftfy

This could be a nice restoration, I doubt it'll go for much because of the dropout:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251035577731#ht_500wt_1202

Do it! It'll look even better, if such a thing were possible.

As it says, looking for an Ultegra 6600 front caliper.

Those aside, I think it's sexy.

A Wright Brothers St. Clair bicycle.

Looked lovely, why cover it with Louis Vuittard logos?

Mike Burrows has designed and built asymmetrical bikes with no canting of the wheel, and he reckons the biggest issue is remembering the offset when avoiding pot-holes.

He says there's no issue with cantilever hubs either, try thinking of a vehicle that uses forks apart from bikes and wheelbarrows.

He's back with another bunch. Nearly bid before I remembered this thread.

The Russians brought that to the Farnborough air show one year. Burned a hole in the runway.

War Rocket Ajax!

Edit: Beaten to it! Glad someone knew what I meant.