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Holdsworth Triath-Elan.
Still a work in progress, as the STis don't work properly, so I have bought some 600 DT shifters and aero brakes to replace them and match the rest of the group. Also have some 600 aero pedals on the way.
Also intended and very much needed, but not financially viable at the minute, is replacing the mismatched wheels and tyres. A friend has a pair of Alex R500 rims with unbranded hubs that were stock on his Giant bike, and I might swap them as a stopgap as they match and are silver.
Not working aside, I'm delighted with the bike. I thought it would be a step up from my Peugeot Elite, but I didn't realise how much.

Mudguards, with bodged attachment on the rear (right). Even with the attachment bent so it's flush with the mudguard, it still won't stay rub-free.I think it's the shape of the mudguard, and that if they were curved rather than angular it would be ok.

Front clearance:

Rear clearance:

Pics are crap sorry, only have my phone.

Does anyone have any pictures of the SKS ones from front on?

Of the clearance or the mudguard attachment?

Tyres are pretty small already, both 25mm and with very little tread. Also I imagine the less height the tyres have, the less puncture protection, which is a pretty poor compromise.

I will try and track down a round file and get to work.

Not yet, before I made any permanent changes I wanted to know whether it might be easier just to buy new mudguards. What would be the best tool for cutting through the metal?

So I have read through this thread and seen that around 10mm of clearance between brake and tyre should be fine.

Last week I bought some Tortec narrow mudguards off here, but even after playing around with the fitting a bit and trying a couple of bodges, they just won't fit without catching the wheel. It's always fouling near the bolt fastening, it's not about stay length.

The bike (Holdsworth Triath-Elan) has mudguard eyelets and is meant for 700c wheels, so I can't see that mudguards in general won't fit.

Does anyone know if the clearance of Tortec and SKS Chromoplastic mudguards is any different? Even better, does anyone have a pair of SKS not currently fitted, that I could come round and try, rather than buying some on the off chance?

I'd much rather have permanent mudguards than Race Blades or Road Racers

I have to wait at home for something to be delivered, so I'm not sure when it will be that I can come in. If I can make it for 1pm I'll let you know

I will be somewhere central tomorrow but I'm not sure when yet. I will text you when I know what time it will be (I have your number from when you bought panniers off me) and see if it's convenient for you.

Yeah it's a very good price. Change it if you want, I won't tell anyone if you don't...

Ah fuck, just spent £25 on Ebay for 600 pedals like that without straps. If you'd have posted it this time yesterday I'd have bit your arm off!

On my latest build I want to put some cloth tape I have over some more comfortable tape. If you've recently changed your tape, or plan to, I will have your old stuff. It's being covered up, so it doesn't really matter how scranny it looks, but I'd want it long enough to cover drops. I'll pick up from you if you're not too far away.
Cheers!

Just out of interest really.

About two and a half years ago, I got it off a friend of my girlfriend's, who got it from a friend from somewhere she used to ride, which may or may not have been Herne Hill. She was going to convert it into a fixed, got as far as taking it to pieces and leaving the pieces on the back yard and scattering hub bearings around, and gave up.

I went round with a bright orange Create that I was sick to the back teeth of and swapped it for the pile of bits.

As may be clear from the fact I owned a Create, I knew fuck all about bikes back then. I'm still learning now. Anyway, I ended up moving to Berlin, taking it with me, and then when it had too many problems I got fed up and sold it at the flea market for €50. As I have since realised, I could have probably got that for the shifters alone. Ah well, you live and learn.

Cool story bro, I know. Anyway, I was just wondering if it was built and given away by anyone on here. It was a nice bike, but considering that I am 188cm tall and never owned SPD shoes until this year (what was I thinking?) it was never right for me.

It was a Raleigh frame, that had at various times been gold, red and finally black. Nice straight forks, Sora (I think) STis, etc.

Ebay and Retrobike have prevailed.

He's clearly just been given a primer on the words 'quid' and 'nicked'

I quite like Number 2. Does the price include postage?

I have sorted some shifters now but I am interested in the levers. I don't have much good stuff to trade really, everything that hasn't been marked as sold in this thread apart from the skewers, an entire Peugeot Elite bike that you wouldn't want bits off even if I did split it, or some money. Also a pair of Tortec narrow black mudguards that don't quite fit on my new build.

And cheers Plastic Pedals, get in touch if you find anything, I appreciate it.

PM'd, sorry.

Dibs La Vie Claire - no.2, if I can try it on

I don't really have anything to trade them for I'm afraid. Are they 600s that you've got?

I got some 8-speed STi shifters for free with some other pieces but they don't really want to work.

I would ideally like to get some of the nice indexed 8-speed downtube shifters, preferably tricolor in that nice grey colour, and some aero brake levers to go with them.

Tell me what you've got!

2nd dibs 105 pedals.

Grrr I keep just missing out on all the aero pedals on here

Speculative 2nd dibs on pedals if it doesn't work or you don't rant to post them...I'm in highbury too

Sold!

PM'd

You might still be able to buy his jersey from the 1937 6 dayer in London:

Good old limp dick