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[marcusjb]

VERY red.  Of course EVERYONE knows that red bikes are faster, it's the law, innit?

You can make them EVEN faster if you use white bar tape though.....


Couple of lovely bits of carbon bling on here recently though.  Somewhere along the n+1 list, there is a place for one in my life!

[spesh]

VERY red.  Of course EVERYONE knows that red bikes are faster, it's the law, innit?

You can make them EVEN faster if you use white bar tape though.....

What you need is a blue/red fade paint job. Blue at the front, otherwise the doppler shift won't work. 

[Moose57]

In Majorca

VERY red.  Of course EVERYONE knows that red bikes are faster, it's the law, innit?

It works with cars, Ferrari?

[itsbruce]

I've finished tweaking this build, although today's weather reminds me that I need to sort out a suitable rear mudguard solution.  Suggestions welcome.



Have put A530s on it since taking the pic.

[Andrew Br]

I got the rebuilt Enigma back yesterday.
IMO it looks a lot better and it is great to ride.
I'm (finally  ) very pleased:-


DSC_0108 by Chocolatebike1, on Flickr


DSC_0105 by Chocolatebike1, on Flickr

Once I get the position dialled in, I'll consider cuting the fork.

[clarion]

I've finished tweaking this build, although today's weather reminds me that I need to sort out a suitable rear mudguard solution.  Suggestions welcome.

<very pretty picture>

Have put A530s on it since taking the pic.

Yellow's a bit slack

[BrianI]

I've finished tweaking this build, although today's weather reminds me that I need to sort out a suitable rear mudguard solution.  Suggestions welcome.

<nice bike>

Have put A530s on it since taking the pic.

Looks rather tasty!  You might be able to fettle crud road racers MkII on the rear, run cable ties through the rear brake mounting hole to secure the guard?  I don't know what clearance you'd have to fit SKS wrap around guards, you could always use p-clips at the bottom of the seat stays?

[Tewdric]

I've finished tweaking this build, although today's weather reminds me that I need to sort out a suitable rear mudguard solution.  Suggestions welcome.



Have put A530s on it since taking the pic.

   You can't run just one drop bar brake lever..

[Sergeant Pluck]

I was thinking the same re the lever - lovely looking bike though.

You might get Crud Road Racers on there but IMO the rear Crud RR guard only works well on some frames - they work well on compacts - and you might not get a decent looking mudguard line on that bike.

I wouldn't put any guards on that bike and I'd keep it for dry days or tolerate the occasional wet arse.

[giropaul]

I was thinking the same re the lever - lovely looking bike though.

Milremo used to do a sort of false lever knob that substituted for a lever on the other side.

I use another brake lever, with the lever part removed.

[clarion]

There are fake hoods available for tandem stokers.

[itsbruce]

My old yellow track bike has an empty brake hood on the left and I'm not hugely fond of that, so I decided to see how this would work.  I rather like it and I'm going to leave it as it is.

I might see if I can find a Kashimax Rain Tail for the rainy days.

[Karla]

Nice bike, very blingy 

[PH]

I got the rebuilt Enigma back yesterday.
IMO it looks a lot better and it is great to ride.
I'm (finally  ) very pleased:-


DSC_0108 by Chocolatebike1, on Flickr

That you're happy with it is all that matters
It is still an odd shape, if it had a horizontal top tube there's be no seat post showing.

[Tewdric]

I got the rebuilt Enigma back yesterday.
IMO it looks a lot better and it is great to ride.
I'm (finally  ) very pleased:-


DSC_0108 by Chocolatebike1, on Flickr

That you're happy with it is all that matters
It is still an odd shape, if it had a horizontal top tube there's be no seat post showing.

It appears to be set up for descending!

[Rhys W]

Milremo used to do a sort of false lever knob that substituted for a lever on the other side.

I use another brake lever, with the lever part removed.

If you're going to put one on for (at least partly) aesthetics, leave the lever in!

Although I guess it would feel strange with no spring to compress at the other end of a cable. It's the kind of thing that would bug me.

[MattH]

There is always the radical option of fitting two brakes!

[IanDG]

Not quite a bike yet - arrived back from the enamelers on Friday


Back in Black by windy_, on Flickr

[clarion]

Phwooarr!!

[Cudzoziemiec]

Very nice, Windy. We look forward to seeing it built up.

Funnily enough there's a Henry Burton I see everyday, chained to the railings outside the university (where there's a sign telling people not to leave bikes - I've never seen it unobscured by bikes!) but it's a small, red shopper.

[AndyH]

I'll always have a soft spot for my Giant - £250 off ebay before I knew where I was going with my born again cycling. It's a bit like Trigger's broom - 13 new heads & 8 new handles. It was never really an Audax bike, but it got me through my 1st SR & my 1st AAA.

Here it is on the Valley of the Rocks 200 perm at the end of December with guards, dynohub, 1/2 kilo of Brooks saddle, routesheet holder etc.


However, since the arrival of my new Enigma it's laid unloved in the shed - until my desire to work on speed took hold. Here it is, my new TT bike 1/2 built & will be ready for testing tomorrow


 

[Feline]

Ohh nice, it has a sort of praying mantis look about the bars, I hope it's fast when you test it 

[marcusjb]

Not quite a bike yet - arrived back from the enamelers on Friday


Back in Black by windy_, on Flickr

Can't wait to see how this looks when you've built it up. The photos of you in the CTC top etc. Look the part, so now for the bike. When is the ride?

[TimO]

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Chains a bit ... missing.

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[IanDG]

Cheers

Clarion - got some nice classic components to fit

Marcus - October 2nd

Cudzoziemiec - The shop opened 1950, originally frames were hand built on the premises by Charlie Bettley. By the end of the 70's a lot of frames were bought in and badged on site, some lightweights were still made by Carlie for John (Henry's son), but other builders were used too. I started working there in about 1978, the shop didn't sell many branded bikes for every day use and definitely steered away from the cheap imports. Instead they used Falcon Frames, badged them as Henry Burton and built up the bike to your own spec. The 'shopper' may be something along those lines?

This one is a re-badged Team Raleigh that I raced on 1978-80 - I did have a Charlie Bettley built frame that I rode 1981-1984 but parted with it when I stopped racing (below)


Totnes 2-day 1981 by windy_, on Flickr