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Bought a basket for the Volume Cutter yesterday:

Anyone know where I could get some Volume decals online?

Yes they are! They are BLB flat crown forks.

Went on a 70k ride today. I'm really satisfied how it rides now with this setup.

^got m off mp? shiiit. been looking for tb14/a23 wheelsets on there recently. noice!

Yeah man, got these from Marktplaats.
These wheels are only slightly heavier than the Open Pros but the wider rims ride better and the Suntour hubs run smoother than the Miche ones.

I'm going to sell the Open Pros x Miche wheels.

My new wheels arrived today:

H Plus Son TB14 rims laced to Suntour Sprint hubs 36H.

What is a Mavic Open Pro CD 36h wheelset laced to Miche high flange hubs worth?
The wheels are never been used with brakes and the Miche hubs still look good and run smooth.

Cheers!

So good! Really like the look of it with the Shamals.

Received new tyres today and installed my old fork of my Gazelle.

Rizla clearance with this fork. Clearance is maybe too tight to ride it. I think I'll wait for the new forks which will hopefully arrive soon from Kinoko.

Gear ratio is now 50 x 17.

It was a misunderstanding, Kinoko will pay the shipping costs to the UK.
So it's all fine. Today I have sent the white forks to Kinoko.
With this paintjob a chrome fork isn't going to look that good but maybe I'll do a respray of the frame and then the chrome forks will look nice.

I'll keep you updated.

After a (very) long while Kinoko finally sent me e-mails back.
It turns out they only have a replacement chrome fork which I don't think looks nice with this build and I have to pay for shipping of my old forks to Kinoko and the new ones.

I think I'll buy some second hand steel or carbon forks instead.

Also some gumwalls for the Balk (and a Grammo stem on the way)

Really like the gumwalls on it!
What brand are they?

let me know what size tyres you can fit on this michaelbeijl, i only have 23c to test - would like to know the biggest you can fit before buying some..

On the Kinoko website they say the maximum tyre clearance is 28c on the S2. I doubt you can fit a bigger tyre than that in the back. Front maybe but I'll have to measure that for you.

^^^ I was dealing with the recall when I worked for Kinoko, not Andrew. Unfortunately he might not have been informed about the situation.

If you send him a message telling him to ask Max about it, or to get in touch with Morgan. They will definitely replace them, we bought a stock of forks with which to do it.

I e-mailed Andrew back almost a week ago and sent a mail to the address which was noted on the recall webpage.

Haven't got a mail back from them. Don't know if it has something to do with Easter, but I almost think they're ignoring me...

digging both yur bikes but have you considered trying an OG flite Ti?

would be the Bizzsnattch

heading back to the Corner now

Haven't considered that yet. I'm happy with the Fizik Arione saddles. They are so comfortable. But indeed, they aren't that good looking.

that thrashr looks sick

It's a Cutter, but thanks man!

^ Needs different saddle. Would definitely ride that!

They should replace them for you immediately.

The recall notice is here - http://www.kinokocycles.com/blog/2013/09/12/tokyo-fixed-s2-2011-frameset-recall/

This is what they replied to my question:

"Hi,

I'm pretty sure that is an early model. The frame is fine but the forks were not good. I would suggest you replace the fork.

Andrew"

So I guess I have to buy new forks then..

Thanks, didn't know that. I don't feel safe riding the frame if that is true.
I sent the guys of Kinoko an e-mail. It would be nice if they can send me new/other forks.

Thanks man!

The 4000S II are exactly the same price as the normal 4000S on Rose Versand and they come in 28c.
28 will fit this frame so I'll think I go for these. The only problem is that there aren't any reviews yet because the tyres are so new.

I received the crankset today.
Suntour Superbe pro 165mm and 50T Suntour Superbe Pro chainring. Both cranks and chainring are NJS stamped.
I had a 110mm ISO bb laying around which gives a good 42mm chainline which I need with the Miche hubs.

Pics:

Sorry for the poor quality pics. Don't have a proper camera lying around here now.

As for the tyres, has anyone already ridden with the Continental Grand Prix 4000S II? Thinking about buying those in 28c.

I'm going for the same wheelset when I get some money together, high or low flange?

High flange, the wheels are on the Volume bike in the pictures I posted.

That frame is tiny.

It's a 51 C-C, 53 C-T seattube and 52.5 C-C top tube.

Hi there,

I've been lurking around here for a little while now and since I got a new frame I'm building up I thought it was a good time to finally make a thread on here.

I bought a Tokyo Fixed S2 frame from the Classifieds section here on LFGSS. I've been riding fixed for a couple of years and since I got a bike with a fairly light ratio for day to day commuting and riding to school and work, I wanted to also build a bike for long distance riding and finally go clipless.

Finding a bike in my size wasn't easy so I'm glad I found this one.

Pics of my commuter:

Colnago Street carbon forks:

It's a Volume Cutter frame I rattlecanned fluoro yellow. It's heavy but certainly fun to ride around town.

Now the 'new' bike:

Stripped a bit of the paint of the Deda Piega Compacts:

Enough clearance for 28s

Don't mind the wheelset and tyres. These are going on the Volume.

Setup is going to be:

Tange headset
SR 90mm stem
Suntour Superbe Pro crankset
50x18 ratio
Time Atac carbon pedals
Deda Piega Compacts
Fizik Arione saddle
Thomson inline seatpost
Mavic Open Pro CD to Miche Primato hubs

Got these the other day:

It's going to be my first time clipless. Bought Time Atac pedals because I read a lot of good things about them on here.

Bought these dirt cheap second hand to match the pedals:

Installed some new cleats and set them on the 17 degree angle.

Hopefully tomorrow the Suntour Superbe Pro crankset will arive, So I'll keep you guys updated.

http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/fietsen-en-brommers/fietsonderdelen/m796288109-suntour-superbe-pro-set-voor-baanfiets-njs-fixie-nitto.html?c=8c285449651fa109c354bbabe740c1b&previousPage=lr

I just bought the crankset and chainring from this guy.
The Suntour pedals and seatpost are still available.

Hi there,

I just bought a Suntour Superbe Pro crankset and I was wondering what BB I need. The obvious choice is to buy a Suntour BB but I don't have that kind of money at the moment. Google says an ISO BB is prefered and not a JIS one.

I ride with Miche primato hubs which have a 42mm chainline. What (cheap) ISO BB do I need to achieve a 42mm chainline?

Bought a heavy Volume Cutter frame two weeks ago and painted it fluoro yellow
(not easy to get the colour right on the picture).
With the reinforced frame it is a nice city commuter/pub bike. And with a 43mm rake fork it still has some tight clearances.

Hi,

I'm looking for a silver crankset with 165mm crank arms.
Preferably a Sugino 75 or DA crankset with a 49, 50 or 51 chainring.

Cheers.