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Hey

Probably a bit of a long shot but does anyone know of a place that does aluminium frame modifications?
I'm thinking disc tab and track end addition

Many thanks

Joe

Maroon Charge Plug, bright green wheels.
Was along side me at some traffic lights near the tech park at like six today
Anyone on here?

Not strictly Pompino related but gearing up a SS is something i'm trying.

its a bowery so I can't cold set the frame but i was thinkin respacing a 5 speed as they can be 120mm easy. then using a really cheap derailleur like the ones that need no hanger.

Not sure if that hepls at all.

Is it cool if i dibs all the bits?

got to sort out some bits for my fiance's bike on the cheap

ill put any bits that dont get used up on here for freecycles.

some one jump down my neck if they want the stuff like.

I pulled a bike out of a skip today - a crap Falcon 10-speed 70s/80s racer type. I just want the frame for practising brazing - does anyone want any bits off of it before I bin the rest? I've got stem, bars, brakes, levers, front and rear mechs, headset, BB, seatpost, destroyed saddle, cranks and pedals - all free, of course.

What kind of brakes, cranks and pedals it got?

also interested in the stem.

also a suggestions on a front rack ?

If your good with a hacksaw you can get a rear rack on the front no problem. It's what i did for my town bike.

well at least my grammar is OK. Spelling is a whole different kettle of fish.

fixC
Im certain that was you I seen frojoe on the bowery, also that raleighs delightful ive been becoming a bigger fan of these work horse bikes lately ! :)

haha thanks, i led it near a scale recently and it weighed in at 15.5kg so its fair to say its a heavy weight

Right seen as I been around here for a couple of years now i reckon i should post up my bikes. so here goes....

Raleigh Routier town bike, ugly as sin and made from so many random parts. Original thanks to rhb off here for the frame etc

Giant Bowery. changed most things above the waistline, also ugly as sin, but that seems to be a theme with my bikes.....

ah nice i clocked your fuji too locked up outside hmv

saw joseph a couple of times actually, once by the fountain and again ouside superdrug a bit later. i was on foot so no bike spots for me haha

Sounds like it was me then.
i'll post some pics up in current biks when i get my camera working

on a separate not i'm pretty certain i spotted past Joseph in town.
either that or there are two blue cinelli's around
amongst several other FG's too.

**fixC:
** ive seen a guy on a Giant bowery riding that same sort of way a few times.

Thats probably me, i live not too far down there. although bowery's are common enough so it could be anyone.....

Hello, long time no speak for me on here.

Just got my Hoffman Scarab IL 2010 BMX up for sale.

Its a really great bike and i'm sad to have to see it go but marriage is beckoning me so sacrifices must be made (poor student etc.....). there are no mechanical issues with it and the only marks on it are stone scratches or chips from stacked jumps. it has never been kept outside and has had a clean since these pics were taken. more pictures can be found here http://www.flickr.com/photos/70146675@N02/with/6372639471/

its a great quality frame and all the parts except the pedals are stock.

looking for £150 ONO

thanks
Joe

Originally Posted by oz.
Alloy isn't aluminium. Alloy means a mix of different materials. Like bronze being a mix of copper and tin.

i know this however is CroMo itself not an alloy of cromium and steel?
this being the case i assume that giant use the word alloy to infer aluminium. either way fork blades of one material and a steerer of another would be a pain to nweld together at best wouldn't they?*

also just checked the steerer, its not magnetic, i know that doesn't proove much but i just thought i would throw it out there

*genuinely asking

Steel can't be welded to aluminium. It can be bonded but not welded.

hence the semi educated opinion, according to my lecturers at uni it couldnt be done, but somehow giant have managed as the forks are listed in the bike specifications as "CroMo fork, alloy steerer" and looking at the joint on the bike it is obviosly a welded interface.

I have a 2010 bowery 72 and the same creak described is present.

Basically its the forks making the noise, they are made up of steel blades welded to an aluminium steerer. This is a very hard proscess to do properly and it would appear that there are flaws in some of the welds and that is what is causing the creak*

*semi-eductaed opinion

hey marcus have you still got the turbo trainer going?

Tacx T1435 Turbo trainer. About 18 months old. Condition is covered in stickers and some wear to the control cable where it has rubbed against the tyre. It's metal braided so the cable inside is fine.

The good part: I have the special Tacx track nuts that will allow you to use a 120mm track hub on the trainer 'safely'. These are included as are the special skewer and other bits.

£50 collected from Cov or Northampton as it's quite heavy and would cost a bit to post. I can deliver anywhere between those two towns.

i ride a bowery and think its great, light as and damn quick there is bugger all room for mudgaurds though

id be up for that this weekend

next weekend is defo out though like

if im free at four i may turn up for the ride. i might be in judo however

yeah i did have to give them a CV and when they had looked at it they met up for a chat with me

i got the job after i was recomended to apply by my estate agent, but the aplication was done through the emal address on the website and the phone number on there.

the pay is £6 an hour i believe and the job requires a LOT of cycling and reading map skill. deliverin about 100 letters. start is at 9 and finish is between 12 and 4 depending on the length of the round. its way harder than a thought would be

ah ok yeah i will put a good word in for you but i wont be seeing them till moday

i may not be there for much longer as the work may clash with my uni timetable :(

yeah they are hiring, i think they are pretty short staffed atm. i dont get to ride the cargobikes however :( im just riding my own one.

yes i am working for them,

and YJD is yellow jersey delivery, its cycle courier/postal company

and yes i have a new bike as i damaged the one andy sold me over the summer, its waiting to be fixed. i am now riding a giant bowery that i am ashamed to say for the purposes of deliveries is running SS