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That welded lump under the downtube on the pompino doesn't exactly fill you with confidence,have you considered the cotic escapade? similar price to the steamroller but takes disc brakes.

Picked up a Stronglight chainset for a fiver and a pair of Cinelli tempo bullhorns,could have done with a new stem too but I'm penniless till Weds now.

But it isnt in London,just follow the link

Was in the shop the other day,

£610 and a six month waiting list for track frames

Did'nt attend but it's a route I used to use commuting from
Trafford Park,there's a disused road from near Pomona station
(The roads fenced off but a gate is open at the side for bikes,peds)
to Cornbrook,part of the old docks I presume

Sunday 5th August outside the Velodrome

http://nationalcyclingcentre.com/a/summer-cycle-jumble-we-are-going-outdoors

Dibs on the flyer saddle

I'm not paying a tenner then being told "you cant ride that"

if i had a freewheel i'd fit one then flip it over to fixed once out of sight
of the start

Filled all my details in for this to find out that
"fixed wheel bikes are not allowed"
Why?????????
If it's got a front brake it's road legal
So why ban them????

Spotted a poster for a cycle jumble in Rochdale this Saturday the 31st whilst out
in Newhey today,Kingsley Leisure Centre on Turf Hill Road???

there were some columbus tubed frames made of a mixture of cinelli and gazelle parts
that were never officially released,could be one of those or maybe not!!
raleigh professionals had a similar seatcluster but the pics on sheldon of a similar coloured
frame dont have longpoint lugs at the front and has bolt on chrome cable clips,where as
mine has the welded clips for the cables,the forks are completely different as well

Picked this frame up last night apparently it's columbus tubing,Had a good scan on the net and the only lugs that match are on a gazelle,also found a gazelle of the same colour on the same sitewhich also had columbus tubing

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72551038@N04/6548360177/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72551038@N04/6548360429/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72551038@N04/6548361049/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72551038@N04/6548360723/in/photostream

Sorry for the crappy fone pix

links to the gazelle site
http://fivenineclimber.com/bikes/gazelle/aa_frames/pinder_753.htm
http://fivenineclimber.com/bikes/gazelle/aa_frames/columbus.htm

I,d be tempted to just fill the hole with some 24 epoxy
You could put a small patch of carbon cloth over if you really wanted

mike woodhouse at free flight supplies sells carbon fibre sock for a couple of quid a metre
way more than you need but it's cheap as chips anyway

Microballoons are microscopic spheres of glass so when mixed with epoxy it effectively
becomes fibreglass,i would be tempted to wrap 2/3 layers of thin carbon cloth soaked in epoxy around the joint for belt and braces
Dont be tempted to use screws and the like,They will just cause the carbon to splinter over time, you could drill straight through the tube and lug and fit some solid fibreglass rod (b+q used to sell it)Say 3 or 4mm dia

Get some 24 hour epoxy and some microballoons (you can get these from a good modelshop)
Mix into a paste and leave for a couple of days till fully cured,I've used this method of bonding
on r/c gliders for 20+ years with no problems

oh also if anyone spots any bargain parts let me know. im looking to replace pretty much everything apart from the frame and handle bars. first buy i think will be some brake levers, was going to buy some new ones from chain reaction but would defiantly be interested in some half decent second ones

Someones selling some Peugeot bits over on ebay at the mo

He originally did use straps but it was a faff getting his boots in and the straps went
fapp,fapp,fapp on the road on the downhills.

maybe he needs some stunt pegs or foot rests to rest his feet on,

gotta be safer than just letting your legs dangle in mid air.

My mate who is an experienced cyclist,although he's only been riding fixed gear a couple
of months needs to see the error of his ways,He rides a pompino on fairly low g.i.(65")
as he has a hilly commute,to avoid taking his work boots he rides on flat pedals with no
foot retention,on the downhills he just takes his feet off the pedals (He's got front and back brakes)at speeds of up to 40mph,He's getting a bit uppity about being told not to
ride fixed like this,But i can only see this ending horribly for him sooner or later.

If anyone can suggest a way of making him see the error of his ways I would be eternally grateful,Praps a link to some other individual who tried this and came a cropper would help

Peugeot seatposts are a weird 24 mm dia

Yeah mines the same spacing,just need to spring the legs apart when you fit the wheel
I run a shimano r500 on the front had no issues at all

Being a tight ar*e I just bought some leather offcuts off ebay for a couple of quid
Worked fine and much nicer to the feel than modern bar tape which seems to last about
5 mins

I've got a pug from 1984,so probably very close to yours,It takes 700c wheels fine
and 57mm drop front brake,rode around on the original chainset for a while,but a 48 tooth
was just too much oop ere int Pennines,Tried the inner ring but 38 teeth had me spinning downhill
like a Jack Russell on speed,ended up changing to a 44 tooth which is more or less perfect

Hope your seatpost is not to short as Pug posts are a weird 24mm o/d

I have a 78 Raleigh and I've fitted a Tektro R536,I've measured the drop to be 57mm