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[Tail End Charlie]

That is one great bike. Does you credit, you just need loads of time to ride now.

But, how did Lee get the car to disappear?

[Majorbloodnok]

But, how did Lee get the car to disappear?

And the stand!

[Tewdric]

That is one great bike. Does you credit, you just need loads of time to ride now.

But, how did Lee get the car to disappear?

Magic!  I suspect he has the new version of Photoshop..

[PaulF]

That is one great bike. Does you credit, you just need loads of time to ride now.

But, how did Lee get the car to disappear?

Ignore him he's just showing off

He'll probably make me disappear nex

[Rhys W]

Wow! Impressive bit of cloning - the car and stand are gone but the spokes and gear brake cables are intact.

(edited to correct cable-related freudian slip)

[Ray 6701]

It's the perfectly balanced carradice that's allowing it to stand up on it's own.

[LEE]

Wow! Impressive bit of cloning - the car and stand are gone but the spokes and gear cables are intact.

If a job's worth doing and all that (but I think you'll find the gear cables are left missing deliberately)

[Oaky]

But, how did Lee get the car to disappear?

And the stand!

Pity he couldn't do the saddle   

Stunning bike though.

[oncemore]

The Lotus s/s aka Stumpjumper with new 'grds (the pink 'uns were on the short side), lighter tarmac-only tyres and wheels and Brooks (the first one I've ever tried that I LIKE).

[Tail End Charlie]

Nice looking bike, the contrast between the silver and blue looks great. Did you just paint the silver bits, might have to try it myself..... off to consult colour chart.

[oncemore]

No silver paint - polished alu. They came that way - altho' the blue would originally have been green.

It's a really nice bike. Clocked up >1000 miles on it since September. Dirt cheap - except its "good" wheels. And the lightest 1-gear I've had except for a custom built Langster. I don't normally like alu forks, but these are fine (don't know if being 1 1/4" rather than 1 or 1 1/8 helps).

[Paul]

This looks very much like the (newly refurbished) bridge at Trent meadows. If it is, you were only about 5 mins ride from us when you took this photo.

[oncemore]

Precisely so, Paul!

[LindaG]

Well, here's my finished article.  Except for the safety clip thingies on the mudguards, which have just arrived.

The mudguards and rack have added a surprising amount of weight.



The biggest surprise was putting it in the bike locker at work.  This bike is so much shorter than my tourer!  I needed a whole different technique to get it in the clamp.

[ed_o_brain]

That's luvverly.
I'm quite tempted by one of these.

[Chris S]

Very smart. It does look dinky compared to mine:



Do you by any chance have a lot of toe overlap?

[LindaG]

Do you by any chance have a lot of toe overlap?

Thank you.

Yes, a lot of toe overlap, not helped by my enormous clown feet.

linky no worky Chris?

Ah, yes, that's better.

[border-rider]

Well, here's my finished article.  

Very nice

Very nice indeed. 

[Sergeant Pluck]

Well, here's my finished article

Very decent indeed  Just looking at how the wheel is located quite forward in the track ends, and in relation to the mudguard, it's probably worth having a fiddle around to see how easy it is to get the wheel in and out / chain on and off.

[Exit Stage Left]

Thank you.

Yes, a lot of toe overlap, not helped by my enormous clown feet.

He's probably being too polite to tell you to cut the mudguard stays to length when you're happy with the clearance.

[LindaG]

Well, here's my finished article

Very decent indeed  Just looking at how the wheel is located quite forward in the track ends, and in relation to the mudguard, it's probably worth having a fiddle around to see how easy it is to get the wheel in and out / chain on and off.

Thank you.

I have done this already.  Not particularly easy, but possible by loosening the mudguard bolts and being careful with the finger ends.

[LindaG]

Thank you.

Yes, a lot of toe overlap, not helped by my enormous clown feet.

He's probably being too polite to tell you to cut the mudguard stays to length when you're happy with the clearance.

Heh.  Still working on that, tbh.

[Sergeant Pluck]

I have done this already

As long as you can move the wheel forward enough to get the chain off (even if the tyre needs to be flat), then you are ok - when I first looked at your photo it looked rather tight. Getting the wheel out is less of a worry and I see from your comments that you are going for the Secuclips-at-the-back option 

[oncemore]

Very pretty indeed. But the front-centre distance looks very much on the short side for fixed for my liking! Clearly you are a braver rider than I.

[newtoncap]

Well, here's my finished article.  Except for the safety clip thingies on the mudguards, which have just arrived.

The mudguards and rack have added a surprising amount of weight.



The biggest surprise was putting it in the bike locker at work.  This bike is so much shorter than my tourer!  I needed a whole different technique to get it in the clamp.

I've seen this bike close up, and what the photo doesn't show up is that the chocolate paintwork is SPARKLY!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad you posted a pic LG, it's a really pretty bike! x