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[Vince]

Here is my newley completed N+1




Genesis Croix de Fer frameset
Shimano 105 running gear
Avid BB7 brakes
Mavic Open Pro rims on Deore hubs

i don't have a name for it yet.

[interzen]

It that a Thudbuster seatpost on there? Hard to tell from the photo.

I won't get my Croix de Fer until March, although the LBS have apparently finished building the new wheels for it - Halo Vapour rims, SP hub dynamo at the front, XT at the back. In the meantime, I'll need to learn how to ride with g**rs again ...

[Vince]

Its a Suntour post. I believe the Thudbuster has an elastomer spring, this has a traditional coil spring.

[bumper]

Here is my newley completed N+1




Genesis Croix de Fer frameset
Shimano 105 running gear
Avid BB7 brakes
Mavic Open Pro rims on Deore hubs

i don't have a name for it yet.

Love it

Apart from the seatpost

edit: I forgot to add, my wife has just put a stop from me getting one of these

[slope]

Which brake levers?

ps your kitchen floor is very clean

pps always good to see a LEVEL rack

[Vince]

Love it

Apart from the seatpost

edit: I forgot to add, my wife has just put a stop from me getting one of these

I agree they the seat pins are fugly, but they work so much better than the telescopic things, which tend to bind. I was instructed by my physio that I must have some sort of shock absorption after back surgery.

<Edited to clarify that its the seat pin that's fugly. I have no idea what Bumper's wife is like.>

[interzen]

I was instructed by my physio that I must have some sort of shock absorption after back surgery.

That's just the universe telling you that you need a fat bike.

[bumper]

<Edited to clarify that its the seat pin that's fugly. I have no idea what Bumper's wife is like.>

As I WANT not NEED a new bike and she may read this at some stage of my life......

the world was never meant for someone as beautiful as her




D'ya think I got away with it?

[Vince]

That's just the universe telling you that you need a fat bike.

I want this bike to ride distance events such as Audax. I don't think I have either the energy or stamina to ride a fat bike to the end of the street. Love the look of Gus' bike though. 

[interzen]

Which brake levers?

TRP RRL-SR by the looks of it (http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/BLTRPRRLSR/trp_rrl_sr_road_brake_levers)

[Cudzoziemiec]

That's just the universe telling you that you need a fat bike.

I want this bike to ride distance events such as Audax. I don't think I have either the energy or stamina to ride a fat bike to the end of the street. Love the look of Gus' bike though. 

Don't you get proper snow in the Netherlands, as opposed to the stuff we don't have here? That should be justification!

[slope]

Which brake levers?

TRP RRL-SR by the looks of it (http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/BLTRPRRLSR/trp_rrl_sr_road_brake_levers)

  Thank you kind sir

[interzen]

That's just the universe telling you that you need a fat bike.

I want this bike to ride distance events such as Audax. I don't think I have either the energy or stamina to ride a fat bike to the end of the street. Love the look of Gus' bike though. 

Depends on how it's set up - I toyed with the idea of doing the 2015 PBP on a slicked-up, fixed gear Pugsley, then I realised I'd rather staple my bollocks to the floor with a rusty croquet hoop than ride another Audax.

That said, I'm far too heavy for yer average sproingy seatpost so I let the tyres do the work (my main long distance bike is running 2.1" tyres at the moment)

[Vince]

Interzen, you have started a dangerous train of thought. I have now discovered that the trendy bike themed cafe in The Hague which has a Surley Moonlander on the wall does trial rides (for 26.50 including coffee and caik) on the local beach.

[interzen]

Interzen, you have started a dangerous train of thought. I have now discovered that the trendy bike themed cafe in The Hague which has a Surley Moonlander on the wall does trial rides (for 26.50 including coffee and caik) on the local beach.

My work here is done 

(but seriously, give it a go - it'll either be the start of something wonderful or an expensive round of coffee and cake with a bike ride chucked in. If the local beach has proper dunes, then the Moonie will be in its perfect habitat)

[Blodwyn Pig]

Which brake levers?

ps your kitchen floor is very clean

pps always good to see a LEVEL rack

Yes levers question already answered, they are an ergonomic dream, and 'well retro' being both cranked 'dog leg stylee' and drilled. The 'black' hooded ones aren't drilled tho' it was a little concession to retro bling.
kitchen floor! clean? hmmm.  trouble is it's bamboo, and marks real easy.   
rear rack! level? did my best.

Oh ! BTW that is NOT a jar of M....Mite on said rack!!!! 2 points for the CORRECT answer

[Vince]

Oh ! BTW that is NOT a jar of M....Mite on said rack!!!! 2 points for the CORRECT answer

Its a jar that formerly contained Mar**ite but now contains the nuts, bolts and washers that didn't quite make it onto the bike?

[Paul]

Is it a mug?

[Blodwyn Pig]

NON x2 

[Cudzoziemiec]

It's a Foska Marmite jersey folded with exceedingly good origami skills.

[Squarewheels]

A tub of mar...te?

[Blodwyn Pig]

no no no   and it really is not a trick question.

[Cudzoziemiec]

It's not a virtual jar, is it?

BTW, your tyres are very shiny!  What are they?

[clarion]

Is it a fridge magnet?

[Blodwyn Pig]

Nott fridge magnet. Give you a clue as your all struggling a bit. I have 2 of them.

The tyres are std marathon 28 s, the reflective strip caught the flash.