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I recently acquired a Csepel frame, I have a Dolan Pre Cursa at the moment and thought I'd just switch everything over, which was fine until I got to the headset, I've done some reading around and discovered that this headset:
http://www.fixiedreams.com/en/headset/1941-csepel-wak-semi-integrated-threadless-headset.html
Is the one Csepel fit to the complete bike, however the black is all sold out and it's only available in various colours which I'm not too keen on.
If anyone could point me to an alternative that would fit and ideally is available in the UK I would be eternally grateful.

Thanks mate, much appreciated.

Is there a tool specifically made for taking out the locking ring on a crank bolt? I'm talking about something that fits into the 2 tiny holes so you can screw it out?

Hello beautiful LFGSS people, I know all I do is drop into this thread every few weeks asking stupid bloody questions, but I'm almost done, if I could just trouble you for one last piece of advice: The only thing I have left to buy is a front brake, if anyone would be good enough to recommend me one I'd be forever grateful as I know literally nothing about brakes other than they fit into that hole on the front of my fork.

Who the fuck eats their saddles?

Mine gave up going up highgate hill with a bus behind me.
Under a year old and had used it on the track a few times, can't have roughed it up too much as the navigator pistas it came with were still true.
Sure there are plenty more out there that didn't just snap though.

Think that's the same one that was posted on page 4 of this thread.

Hello again Pre Cursa thread, sorry, I feel like I've hijacked this thread and demanded to be flown to stupid questionville, if there's a better place to ask endless dumb questions please feel free to point me in the right direction or just generally tell me to piss off. I'm just after some recommendations:
Chainsets...
Sturmey Archer for £35
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190836008985?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619
or
Token for £50
http://www.velodromeshop.net/index.php?p=product&id=1423

Also, I was all set to get the Vsprint wheels when I came across these cool looking mothers:
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/wheels-factory-built-wheels-factory-road-tri-campagnolo-scirocco-35-black-clincher-wheels-pair/campwhfr557
would people still recommend the V sprints over these?

Thanks for that, didn't see those.

Sorry if I'm coming off as a bit of a moron here, but I'm very much a noob.

V sprint with quando hubs, but get the dp18

dp18?

Race clinchers I'd have thought.

Again, I'm not too sure what you're referring to?

Could anyone recommend me some sub £200 wheels, Ive been looking at Planet X :
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPPXAL30DTR/planet_x_al30_d_track_wheelset
Navigators:
http://www.dolan-bikes.com/Dolan-Components/Wheels/Navi/Navigator%20Pista%20Track%20Wheels
And the V Sprints:
http://www.v-sprintwheels.com/pages/track-wheels-custom.html
Are there any other options that I should be looking at?

Also, is there an agreed best length for a bottom bracket, I've read through the thread and seen suggestions for everything from 103mm to 110mm?

I agree, I really didn't do a very good job of describing what I was talking about, and with the information at hand it did seem like sending the frame back was an option. As a new member to the forum making a first post asking a stupid question I was very grateful for all the replies I got.

Thanks everyone, very much appreciate the feedback.

I'll send it back if it turns out there's something wrong with it, don't want to send it back if it's supposed to be this way, why I'd look a right tit.

Here's a close up of it:

I've just received a Pre Cursa frame, this is my first build. I haven't had a bike in a while and before that I was riding an old Raliegh I'd had for about 10 years, so I'm a little bit inexperienced in this to say the least.
Okay, my point: There seems to be 2 dents where the right hand seat stay and chain stays are slightly flattened out towards the wheel end, I've found a picture online and I'm not 100% sure, but it seems to be the same on that frame too. So before I call up Dolan and make myself look light a right dick, I thought I'd ask on here first.
If someone could let me know if this is normal or not I'd be forever grateful.
Here's the picture I found on line.