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I’ve actually just now bought these forks but 1 1/8 from eBay.

Yeah, tell me about it... It does mean though that I have to buy some nice shiny new ones :)

Sorry...getting ahead of myself and over excited. My forks are 1 1/8... not sure If these will work for me sadly!

Interested! I didn't know my forks were carbon and neither did the powder coating people, and they shot blasted a massive hole in them trying to get down to the metal.... Need to measure my old ones to see about the length.

How long is the steering tube on a brand new set of forks compared to this?

Mock UP! I've taken the frame to be powder coated. I chose RAL 3015 Hellrosa in their "Matt"- which is more like a satin finish. Looking forward to getting it back. In the mean time, I've mocked up the bike with the graphics.

I had some phrases translated into Japanese by a translator- I asked him to translate not literally, but to come up with reasonable phrases that make sense in Japanese:

この自転車を盗むな！
Do not steal this bike!
僕の自転車です
This is my bike.

For ‘fast and loose’ I think maybe
なんとかなる
Means basically ‘it’ll work out somehow’

“Life is good”
I think something like
生きるのは素晴らしいね
Alternatively another angle could be
花鳥風月
Which are literally characters to ‘flower, bird, wind, moon’ and refers to the beauty of everything in nature

Or just
人生良好 which is “life good” but is a bit vague. I’ve found it in hanging calligraphy wall scrolls though so maybe people would get it

So I've chosen a few of these for mine.

When it’s in street formation- I’ll put the original wheels back on and attach the brake and just keep these pedals, but in track formation, I’ll use SPD-SLs like I have on my road bike.

I’m going to get the powder coating people to shot-blast the old wheels to make them look less scrappy and inconsistent. And the seat post for good measure.

All the parts I ordered have arrived now and I've put them in place...

I got the gearing as suggested 48x15, found a pair of Nitto B123 bars on ebay for £20, so had to go for it at that price and see how I get on. The bar tape is only on as a test.

I got Miche Pistard wheels with Vittoria Pista Graphene 23mm tyres.

And a new Velo Orange stem to bring a bit of the classic cycle vibe to round things off.

I'm not entirely sure what the tension on the chain needs to be, but I'm blaming the red wine for chopping the chain too small- I got away with it...Just.

Still thinking about colour, but I found a powder coating place near work, so I'll take it there next week!

Good question JT. I'm going to find a powder coating place near me in my post-lockdown abode in Salisbury. I really like the Matt/satin look as I think it just adds a touch of class to the occasion.

I want something up the side of it as it just finishes it off nicely, but I wont be reinstating the Dolan branding. I was thinking I'd come up with a fun phrase (as putting my name up the side would be too much) but have that fun phrase translated into Japanese as a nod to the Keirin, and I think it will just look quite cool.

Klein blue, Corally pink or sunshine yellow. And decal colours in contrasting colours. Or just white. Not sure yet, but I'll design something snazzy and get my printer at work to cut the vinyls for me.

And fair enough, I like to think I’m a feminist, so I’ll refrain from using that pronoun in future.

*I’ll get zher painted up

Thanks, that’s a good idea with the track/street gear scenario, thank you.

I’m used to riding in the drops on my road bike as that’s my usual method, but it sounds very sensible to not get too deep-a drops

Awesome, thanks a lot, that’s brilliant info from all of you.
The BB has plenty of clearance and the cranks are 165mm, so that’s fortunate. I’ll order some new gears and a new chain and I’m almost there. Then- get her painted up...

Sweet, thank you. Is the thing about the drops because they’re more challenging to use? It’s currently 46x18 so I’ll sort that out.

This is exactly the kinds of questions I was hoping people would ask!

I’m not sure about the crank length, the gear is definitely too small currently, and No, I’ve never ridden track, But I’m sure I’d love it and if I don’t do it that often, I will still have a nice bike, so it’s a win win

I've bought a cheap Dolan SS/ Fixed gear bike from Ebay and I want to build it up so I can start riding on the track. This will be my first foray into building up a bike/ and track cycling, but I'm up for the challenge. I'd love YOUR input, as I have no idea what I'm doing, what size gearing I need etc etc.

I'd like to get all new bits and bobs for it, spray it a fantastic colour (TBC) and hope for the best! Plus I love a mood board and a bit of branding...

The bike looks like its never been cleaned ever, so I can't wait to give it a real overhaul.

I've put a new stand-in saddle for the moment.

FUN!

Im probably really late to the party, is this still available?

Ignore me.

I love cycling, hate falling off. Gonna get my FTP to pro level and treat myself to some fat carbon wheels.

Is this still available?