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Reply to a question that I was sent:
What is the rake on these alpinas and do you have any picture with 23c tire to check clearances?
45mm rake and i happen to have a front wheel sat next to me so see the attached photos wit a 25c tyre

Yes, spot on.

170mm cranks with 50/34 chainrings

For Sale: Alpina 1" Full Carbon Forks

245mm long full carbon 1" steerer with a carbon expander plug installed. In good condition with a couple of small scratches that you can hardly see in the photos.

£60

I also have a 90mm Deda Elementi Logo stem that has an insert so it can be used for 1" or 1 1/8" steerers. I forgot to take a photo but it is spotless. Like this one evanscycles.com/products/deda­/logo-alloy-road-260mm-stem-ec065653
£10

Collection in West London preferred (Chiswick) but can post if buyer pays postage. Could also take into central London (Southwark) if that is more convenient.

Cheers
Nick

FSA Gossamer crankset
Very little use and in fantastic condition. Not even signs of heel rub on the crank arms. Comes with FSA Gossamer MegaExo bottom bracket which has also seen little use.Fantastic value lightweight chainset (similar weight to an Ultegra chainset)

£70 Collection in West London preferred (Chiswick) but can post if buyer pays postage. Could also take into central London (Southwark) if that is more convenient.

Added a bunch more photos on my website http://www.ligneusbikes.wordpress.com/woody-2
I've also added a new 'Readers Rides' page with some other frames that I've given some tips on http://www.ligneusbikes.wordpress.com/readers-rides and have updated the links page with even more wooden bike porn.

Will consider offers if anyone is interested

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Price drop £80

One more thing.
The back brake is fairly sloppy. It stops but I really have to pull as hard as I can to lock the wheel. I assume it's because I've got fairly long cable outers, which can be cut down, and an internal cable route with a couple of bends. There's also quite a tight bend coming out of the frame and into the rear brake. Anyone have any tips for improving it? I guess I could use some stiffer outer at the front end.

The ladies together

Maiden voyage around Richmond Park today. Final build weight 8.25kg which is respectable. Initial impression is that it is so much stiffer than my first build. In theory the larger diameter but thinner down tube is only 20-30% stiffer (torsionally, and about the same bending stiffness) than the single speed frame. However, in practice there's a big difference. I'm going to have to change my accustomed rhetoric that the wood absorbs all the vibration and gives totally smooth ride as this just feels like a lot of other stiff road frames. It is certainly in a different league to the lightweight steel frame that I've been using over the summer which feels like spagetti in comparison. In fact the one thing that first impressed me about the single speed frame was that it was totally silent as none of the components shake around due to the smooth ride. This frame makes the bike sound like a normal bike!

So, the initial goal was to try to achieve the same as you read in all the latest carbon frame magazine reviews..... new model compared with previous model, reduced weight by x%, increased stiffness by y%, increased comfort by z%. I've certainly nailed the first 2 but it's definitely a harsher ride than my first frame.

Still no sun for the photos and still need to put the Ligneus logo on the sides so more pics to come in the next few weeks. The logo will mask the slight light patch you can see on the down tube that was caused by overenthusiastic sanding through the epoxy sealer coat before varnishing.

It's certainly not slow but I don't think I've gone far enough that Pinarello will be building the Dogma out of wood next season. Will report back after we've done some proper miles together.

Price drop - £160

FSA Gossamer crankset
Very little use and in fantastic condition. Not even signs of heel rub on the crank arms. Comes with FSA Gossamer MegaExo bottom bracket which has also seen little use.Fantastic value lightweight chainset (similar weight to an Ultegra chainset)

£80 Can pick up from West or central London or can post if buyer pays postage.

Also, what are you doing with the old 1" forks? Threadless? Can I buy?

Absolutely! I was about to stick them in 'For Sale'. 1" full carbon steerer VGC. I'll measure the steerer and drop you a PM with some photos. Interested in a stem to go with it? I think it's 110mm with a 25.8mm bar diameter. Although I need to double check.

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For Sale: 58cm Sintesi Pegaso Steel Road Frame

Rare lightweight Italian steel road frame made from Dedacciai EOM 16.5 lightweight tubing. Comes with matching orange anodised aluminium seatpost and a 1" Cane Creek headset that has seen very little use.

The advertised frame weight is 1520g, which is incredibly light for a steel frame. I've just weighed it with seatpost and headset and it comes in at 1860g so the frame can't be far off the advertised weight.

I bought it as a full bike about 9 months ago and have done some great rides on it over the summer. It is a really lively frame and is noticably less bone shaking than most fat tube carbon and aluminium frames. I've split it because the components have gone onto a new frame and I need to sell this one.

It's generally in great condition and I've had no issues apart from a clumsy mistake I made when lifting it from my roof rack which has resulted in a scratch to the paint on the top tube and a small dent in the top. This is the only cosmetic damage to the entire paint job. I've included a couple of photos of the damage to try and show it. The dent is very small and won't affect the performance or durability of the frame.

RRP for this frame was just £500 when they were on sale.
Bargain price £160

I've also got a set of 1" Alpina carbon forks that will be available soon if anyine is interested.

Viewing welcome in West London or could arange Central if there is serious interest. PM or reply if interested
Thanks
Nick

Would you have got to 2kg if you had a more compact shape and more seatpost? 

The main reason it came out heavier was because I did it by hand but had planned it to be cut by cnc router.

The tubes are between 2-3mm thick in my cad model, depending on where they are. As you can imagine I erred on the side of caution when machining it because I'd rather be +0.5mm rather than -0.5mm. And 0.5mm is 20% extra when its only 2.5mm thick! Maybe I just need steadier hands! It was also exaggerated by the monster down tube which is, in retrospect, perhaps a bit chunky.