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Thanks for the input @EdwardZ @allister
Yet to make a change after bagging a frame building course cancellation so these are on the back burner at the moment, but advice duly noted...

RE the crono... any issues with low speed grip on steep timber banking's?

Right....

Race wheels. Shamals Track to be precise...

Need new tubs.

The big question... all my mechanics are telling me Conti are a pain to fit (this would be Sonderklasse)
And that Vittoria are preferred. This would be Pista Evo...

To ride at Manchester...

I can't decide...

Keirin training bike??? There are a few matching race and training frame sets come up on NJS Export now and again @Ordinata

Apologies if trawling up am old thread... but searched and found this...

Just rebuilt my daily bike. I commute between 12-35 miles each way pending how I feel.

I need to carry a heavy high-spec 15.6/16 inch laptop, plus a couple of bits of clothing and normal bike repair kit etc.

This past 2 years I have used a small Eastman messenger on my back for my general bike gear and camera etc, then used a single North St Bags convertible pannier for my laptop which is in a neoprene sleeve.
The pannier I hated it swinging about so I always used to bungee cord it tight to the rear rack.

Question is... looking for a better alternative to my bodged pannier bag. Hate the look when it's bungeed to the rack so wondered if there is a suitable pannier to take a laptop of that size which cam strap tight to the rack without swinging about. So it would ideally hook on the rack, them have additional strapping to make sure everything is tight.

Or am I looking for something which doesn't exist?

Final question. Any other purposeful looking racks apart from the Surly Nice or SJS cycles one? All the others by Tubus, Tortec, Blackburn etc I am not that fussed on.

Thanks @bradybrady I need to get a better shot in some proper light...

Latest wheels...

Dare I ask to check geo.

What height was/is the seat as shown in the pictures from the bottom bracket centre to top of the seat. Looks slightly varied but just after an idea...

@Cacioricotta just get in touch with Atlantic Boulevard who will be able to sort them for you I reckon.
Neil is still at the shop but is more often than not very busy building frames and doing general shop work.
There is only him and his assistant running the place.

Pm'd

A comfortable 3...

@Dick how small are the Medium Raleigh jerseys Rich? I take a Large Rapha top, but don't mind tight fit...
Could pop and try one on during the week at some point?

Got some glitter grips you need for this @Dick but they won't go with that white seat...

Period accesory for the other half @Lukas pretty handy when you least expect it!

Thanks for fixing the links @rhb

Not sure if these links will work...

If not http://www.flickr.com/outhousepics

Old Salford Quays

New

• Dolan Precursa
  
• Cannondale CAAD Track due out imminently I think
  
• Condor
  
• Hinde
  
• Secondhand??? There are some scarily cheap track bikes come up forsale.
  
• And a number of places have Vigorelli's cheap at the moment.
  
  

For Derby you will as a minimum need new tyres on a Hoy.
If you go for a Dolan or build yourself you may end up with a more appropriate bike ready for the boards.

I personally would only ever go tubular tyres on a steep banked track too.

Hubs and a few other bits ordered Thursday morning, arrived today (Friday).

Truly excellent service from Drew and great on the phone the 2 times I called.

Will definitely use again!

Got to agree with @privatepatterson on the price thing.

I would suggest always going for the most expensive options they have, which on the grand scheme of things ain't that expensive most of the time.

Particularly with some of these frames, they have trully outstanding framebuilding quality, which would cost you an absolute fortune to have replicated in the UK.

A bit gutting that it has come bent @Tababa
I am sure they will sort something.
They were great when I ordered my Makino taking additional measurements they haven't listed a few weeks ago.

They have some new frames on at the moment, including this beauty!

http://www.njs-export.com/collections/frames/products/nagasawa-red-tt-57cm

It will be on its way... mine took a similar time to be processed.

Yeah Gabe sorted it for me from NJS Export along with post, bars and grips.

Well happy with it. The size was the decision maker for me as its quite tall but short.

Makino ex Keirin bike oleh outHOUSEpics, di Flickr

Makino Track Bike oleh outHOUSEpics, di Flickr

Makino Track Bike oleh outHOUSEpics, di Flickr

My Makino... Campagnolo x Nitto x NJS Build...

Makino Track Bike oleh outHOUSEpics, di Flickr

No worries!

Obviously make sure they are cleaned with alcohol and scrubbed a little before travelling too slow on the bankings. But that goes for any tyre or tubular on the track of course.

I am included in that majority too...

Quite frankly the 'approved' hire bike Schwalbe Duranos are sketchy on the boards compared to sprinters in my opinion.

There is a large majority of Accredited riders at Manc including staff running Conti Sprinters... they are fine!

More bothered about running a minimum of headset spacers than tt length.

Top tube length on both sizes is within a decent range on my stem length but didn't want to be running 20mm of spacers on a 56 if the seat height I mentioned looks ok on a 58 and I can run a zero stack stem.