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^I agree.
Close the thread. Arrange a collection. Take a copper with you.

Too rich for my blood.
Best of luck mate.

Trawling through old threads... no mention of it here at all. Did you sell this saddle in the end?

Ty

Is that black frame drilled for front and rear brakes?

Just did a couple of frames in a light blue (RAL 5024 i think pastel blue) with a metallic lacquer. Came out a treat! Better pictures to follow once the sun comes out....might be a few months. They did a great job with only some minor issues with drippy bits and a couple of rough patches on the womens frame (i assume from where it was hanging). But the masking was all top quality and it looks incredible!

This looks fucking awesome!

I want to achieve the effect you have here on the forks and chain stays on my current build...
If you don't mind, what did you ask for? And, what did it cost?

(posted this in current projects already but thought it pertinent)

Had this done at Armoutex a couple of weeks ago.
I think it's RAL 6005. £75.75 including lacquer.
There are before and after shots. Apologies for the shit pictures from my phone.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pattersonsmakestuff/sets/72157632033160081/show/

Cheers.
I'll post pictures when it goes from being a frame to being a bike.

.....any information/pics on the Cinelli stems?

^What he said.

Cheers guys.

Lae, I went to my local bike shop for gumwalled tyres and they were fresh out. Being that it was the last thing I needed and I was desperate to see it finished, I rushed it and got these ones. I will change them up though for sure!

I'm not au fait with the 'dibs' system but I'm in SE13 and I'm looking for a new frame. I'll give you the asking price if its still available and maxxx isn't gonna take it?

Brief intro...

I'm a fairly casual cyclist, bit of errand running, daily fitness ride, getting from A-B. That's all. I clock about 150 miles a week and the occasional big 50-70 mile ride when I have a day to mess around. I do this on a Specialized Single Speed Tricross I picked up cheaply on eBay and spent a hundred quid tweaking.

My wife recently expressed an interest in cycling and I thought it would be great if we could ride together so I set about attempting to build her a bike.

You lot don't know it because I'm not an active forum member, just a lurker but a lot of your threads helped me source parts, learn about how to make this happen and troubleshoot when I hit problems.

So, my wife was born in Lewisham and I happened across a 1963 frame by Youngs of Lewisham in her size and bit the guy's arm off for it.

The parts aren't particularly flashy or expensive and I know I haven't been true to the age of the components and stuff because I deliberately bought modern parts that I could replace cheaply and easily and upgrade if she started to get a lot of use out of it so I apologise in advance to the purists. Like I said, nothing of massive interest in terms of components but if you wanna know, ask away. The pedals were there to get the bike back from the workshop... they've been changed to lovely ones from a Trek commuter bike.

So, the bits that are unique to this bike are the engraving on the stem... "Mrs P" is her name to her friends, the cranks are engraved with the opening lines to 'Unravel' by Bjork - the song we walked down the aisle to and the forks have origami cranes on them because they were the major motif at our actual wedding and they match tattoos that we both have. I'm sorry for the shit pictures.

The powder coat was done at Armourtex, the lug lining was done by my brother-in-law. He also applied the decals which I got from a lovely chap by the name of Bryan Clarke who imparted a great deal of expert knowledge.

So, here's a bunch of shots. I dunno what the standard photos of a bike are meant to be... sorry. Blue frame is 'before', green is obviously 'after'. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pattersonsmakestuff/sets/72157632033160081/show/

When I handed the bike over, my wife cried. Success.

The bike rides like a dream. I didn't want to give it to her!

I just wanted to thank you all for having this forum and for giving me the knowledge I needed to get this together...I literally didn't know what a bottom bracket was until I came here.

I dunno what to do with my time now it's done so I'm now looking for a frameset to make myself one like this and get into it a bit more with sourcing the groupset and stuff so I can ditch the Tricross. There's a 70's Dawes Super Galaxy I've got my eye on on eBay at the minute so I'll be back here if I get it.

Thanks again,

Ian

Kennington.
This frame has been raped.

Sorry for shitty picture.

^Seconded.

This is hilarious.

I'm watching a Dawes Super Galaxy atm... I shall be referring to this thread if I have any success.

Three years late to the party but I have just ordered this lock. Cheers.

Great thread. Very helpful. Thanks.