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In the spirit of the Titanium thread, I thought it would be a nice idea to start a similar thread for fixed gear bikes.
Here is mine with a failed saddle bag experiment a saddle bag dressed for the Manchester 100. Now show us yours...
(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p96/edd_o_brain/058-1.jpg)
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(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_aF252wVgwes/SnxC1XeIxfI/AAAAAAAADws/zAdlSdxQcng/s800/IMG_0052.JPG)
Or we could have a fixed Pearson thread. ;D
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It's been up here before, but hey-ho
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3500/3219217182_1237a05572_o.jpg)
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Just to break the Pearson dominance here's my 'fake*' Dawes:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3412560172_a1fe7e1cf0.jpg)
Not the best photo it's now got new, blue pedals and better tyres.
*as in a chinese frame with a Dawes logo on, as the US trademark has lapsed, great ride nevertheless.
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I'll be first to get my baby blue Pomino up ;D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/monstadog/IMG_0667.jpg)
An old picture, but it is still almost exactly as new, except it now has a brooks B17 and V brakes
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(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/gus69/naga002.jpg)
and
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/gus69/stumper12042008006.jpg)
Both have pedals now :demon:
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(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c234/Zoiders/LynxFixie001.jpg)
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In the spirit of the Titanium thread, I thought it would be a nice idea to start a similar thread for fixed gear bikes.
Here is mine with a failed saddle bag experiment. Now show us yours...
(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p96/edd_o_brain/002-2.jpg)
First bike I've ever seen with a halo... how angelic O:-)
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(http://www.reb.co.uk/langster.jpg)
I was experimenting with handlebar positions at the time the pic was taken - it's back to normal now. I was trying for a bullhorn emulator with the thought of cutting the drops off below the levers, but (sensibly) decided against it.
Langster frame, Ritchey, ITM and Pro bits, Sugino chainset, handbuilt wheels with CXP33 rims on Goldtech hubs. 70".
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Mrs Mikes pimpy langster:
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/mikes99mail/Lx3-1000425.jpg)
Chinese Ti road bike frame with an ENO hub:
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/mikes99mail/MRT_9304.jpg)
Winter Pomp:
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/mikes99mail/IMG_0570b.jpg)
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(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_I2koBEIwO7s/SfTBluCz5bI/AAAAAAAAFIQ/0lji874rTCU/s800/stella_the_fixed_1.jpg)
Stella in her old dress
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(http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL1154/4179679/21455282/372561827.jpg)
GillP's ( bit of a private joke instigated by Marj)
My Langster on loan from GillP ;D
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My Langster, pimped with a pair of Shimano 600 AX brakes.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3606205501_879177f288_o.jpg)
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There's enough Fixed riders in the Midlands & adjacent areas for a YACF ride a la Regulator's Fenland affair.
It needs to be somewhere flat.
The Fylde area perhaps. :demon:
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My Bowery. A few bits changed from standard: ITM Black Stream forks, chopped 'n' flipped bars, Tiagra crank with Thorn chainring, and the Halo Twin Rail tyres. And of course the hundreds of stickers. Just needs a white saddle then I'll stop spending money on it until I can afford new wheels.
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/KeithSmith1974/bowery.jpg)
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Byercycles fixed:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/3389626632_43b1be1f28.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/3389626632/)
Cotic Roadrat
Off road (59" fixed, fat tyres, Mary bars):
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/3814754249_1b632a5a9e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/3814754249/)
Winter commuting (63" fixed, CX tyres, flat bars, dynamo, etc):
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/3255421294_d5c90e3983.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/3255421294/)
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I'm not sure I have a picture of them all...
But Jacques is one I really like. A lot!
(http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p278/ZeFrenchie/Cycling/Jacques_Feb2009b.jpg)
Currently equipped with a nominal 81'' gear for the summer, Omnium 165mm track cranks, Flite SLR saddle and some of the best TT bars on offer in that price bracket, Profile T2+. Jacques was originally built by a small builder for Orbit 16 years ago but customised for me by Mercian. It feels (is) fast, can climb well, but is not the most comfortable bike for long rides (Stiff, you said? And responsive? Yes. And yes it is a steelie. I have done 180 km on it though). It is worth noting that Mercian made it a bit less aggressive. ;D
My Langster is a favourite for fast, year round road rides and commutes; it is a superb package for the money, light and stiff; a real pleasure to ride. The Pompino is a nice workhorse (a cruiser) for smooth distance riding and year round commuting; takes full guards and a rack, and fat tyres (28mm).
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I've shown mine before too (and it's got new bars/stem, saddle and SPDs as well since), but here's my work hack:
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/8bkp1d1qc48erwi/drossall_fixed.jpg?raw=1)
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Really bad picture but here's Freyja
(http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v216/70/103/511250628/n511250628_356805_2007.jpg)
She now have tribars for that really silly look :D ;D ::-)
I can't seem to find any decent photos :(
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2483009011_f348550b78_b.jpg)
The Goff'ner. 653 Reynolds frame, DA hubs with CXP30 rims, Sugino 75 crank, ring & BB and EAI superstars (15 & 18 for track and road respectively).
Nitto Bullhorns for the road and B123a's for the track.
This was built around having one bike and one bike only, but with all the mountains around here, a road bike is probably on the list for next season.
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Nobody has mentioned anything about chains :P
My Woodrup:
(http://www.zaribor.com/raz/pics/woddy1.jpg)
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Nobody has mentioned anything about chains :P
Perhaps we are becoming sensible & boring.
:hand:
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Raleigh commuter circa 2006:
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/Dyffers/Raleighwinter2006.jpg)
Raleigh used a a 'cross' bike, again circa 2006:
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/Dyffers/RaleighSScrossbikeOct2006.jpg)
Merckx 1990 Super Corsa SLX in Feb 2009 before it was taken apart:
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/Dyffers/MerckxFeb09.jpg)
In order to build up the Cotic Roadrat:
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/Dyffers/CoticMar09.jpg)
Graham Weigh track bike pictures will follow if I can be bothered to take some.
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Orbit S/S (It was a Fixed for one day, the day I took that photo)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u249/freddered/Bike%20Stable/Fixed1640.jpg?t=1248180458)
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Woo Hoo! Gratuitous piccies of Gordy's four one-gear bikes! Forgive me for including two photos of each machine?
This is the "best" bike, a 2003 Longstaff custom built fixed wheel:
(I've fitted a nicer stem and bars since the photo was taken.)
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/gordon1314/bluebike1.jpg)
This is the same bike (2005) , in its original colours:
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/gordon1314/P4260365.jpg)
This is the "proper" tourer, a Surly CrossCheck:
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/gordon1314/IMG_1198.jpg)
The same bike, in action:
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/gordon1314/IMG_0566.jpg)
This is the SS hack, originally a Ridgeback Meteor hybrid, but continually being changed.
(It now has swept back handlebars)
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/gordon1314/IMG_2095.jpg)
The same bike, an action.
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/gordon1314/finland.jpg)
And this, I think, is unique, a singlespeed, two wheel drive, 2007 Longstaff tricycle:
(It has nicer bars now.)
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/gordon1314/trike.jpg)
And loaded up:
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/gordon1314/IMG_2293.jpg)
(Apologies to everyone who just wanted clean, stripped down SS and fixed. :-[)
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(http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2007/feb/MartinNewstead-3.jpg) (http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2007/feb/MartinNewstead.htm#image_1)
La Chignole as it was then. Slightly different now though, different chainset, different decals and about to be retired.
NB It's for sale too, at least some of it is, all of it at the right price.
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(http://home.dekoninck.co.uk/tiFixer/3quarter_front.jpg)
(http://home.dekoninck.co.uk/tiFixer/side_bridge.jpg)
Custom XACD with matching forks. Proper winter weapon, those are 32's with deep drop dual pivot brakes.
NB: this one is for sale too. This is a fairly old picture and bars and stem have changed. I haven't gotten around to writing a for sale ad for it yet, but PM if you're interested / for more details.
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My do-everything pomp.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/3273427273_9f7cb28403_o.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2432/3720666410_8f08fb2cdf.jpg)
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The Claud Butler, now converted to a SS and on permanent loan to my nephew:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/3852779341_e7b2f5ec4c_b.jpg)
What I use to ride to work:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2086/3535623987_4ab221bb87_b.jpg)
Finally, recently set up for 1000 km:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2608/3853689634_38c2f66244_b.jpg)
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2608/3853689634_38c2f66244_b.jpg)
I wondered when that rather fine machine was going to appear. It's a stunner.
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My Raleigh 653 - 1989 Team Replica. Readied for the grass track racing at Mildenhall this weekend, which is why the brakes and a few other bits have been removed.
(http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh288/whackson/RSU/24082009165.jpg)
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:hand: :hand: you may need tissues before looking at the following
NO not for that ::-) To wipe away the blood that will stream for your eyes
(http://born2bike.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/dsc00189.jpg?w=510&h=317)
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Jesus.
Make it stop, make the bad fixed gear go away.
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If you wake screaming tonight..........
you know why :demon:
No one is safe from Gay Bike!!
that's what some lads shouted at me a while back, once the wife found out the name has stuck :'(
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No self respecting gay man would ride something that tasteless.
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You wont be saying that when all of the Specialized themed bikes become items of great desire and their value sky rockets :smug:
I'm not stocking up on them though............... bike values can go down hugely as well as up ;D
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(http://www.peeble.com/frankendale.jpg)
(http://www.peeble.com/himmler.jpg)
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My Raleigh 653 - 1989 Team Replica. Readied for the grass track racing at Mildenhall this weekend, which is why the brakes and a few other bits have been removed.
(http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh288/whackson/RSU/24082009165.jpg)
This is lovely.
Nice Orbit too, above.
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(http://www.peeble.com/frankendale.jpg)
I like the cannondale :thumbsup:
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I like the cannondale :thumbsup:
Thanks. Not sure about the SS? Nor me.
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I like the cannondale :thumbsup:
Thanks. Not sure about the SS? Nor me.
I was wondering
;D
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My Raleigh 653 - 1989 Team Replica. Readied for the grass track racing at Mildenhall this weekend, which is why the brakes and a few other bits have been removed.
I think I would have left the pedals on though, it'll make your races much easier
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Are those ownED in recent years allowed?
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My Raleigh 653 - 1989 Team Replica. Readied for the grass track racing at Mildenhall this weekend, which is why the brakes and a few other bits have been removed.
I think I would have left the pedals on though, it'll make your races much easier
::-) ;) I normally have SPD's on this bike but I'll be using Look Delta type for the racing. I've not finished fettling yet!
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My Woodrup, AKA "Chromey"
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a38/StevenROBSON/th_PICT0120-1.jpg) (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a38/StevenROBSON/PICT0120-1.jpg)
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(http://born2bike.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/dsc00189.jpg?w=510&h=317)
It probably leaves more people "shaken" not "stirred". ;D
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(http://born2bike.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/dsc00189.jpg?w=510&h=317)
It probably leaves more people "shaken" not "stirred". ;D
It reminds me of confectionary. If Willy Wonka made a bike.
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It is rather chavtastic :o
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My Langster on the way to the Axe Edge top in the Peak District. Stock bike except for a new wheelset (the rear is a couple of weeks old), my favourite saddle, a Flite Ti, and a USE seatpost (and a new transmission!). 72'' gear, to go pretty much anywhere and spin on the flat. Lovely, lovely frame, these Langster, and feather weight too.
(http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p278/ZeFrenchie/Cycling/CatFiddle2009_021.jpg)
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Thanks Frenchie :thumbsup:
My Langster doesn't feel so lonely now
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My Woodrup, AKA "Chromey"
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a38/StevenROBSON/th_PICT0120-1.jpg) (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a38/StevenROBSON/PICT0120-1.jpg)
*drooool*
I bought my Woodrup to fix, but it turned out to have an unseasonably early vertical dropout! :o :-[
Memo to self: Get another ;)
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Mrs Mikes pimpy langster:
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/mikes99mail/Lx3-1000425.jpg)
This is nice. Very, errr, racy!
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Blue:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/Blue.jpg)
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Fixed:
(http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss226/SgtBikeo/vik.jpg)
SS:
(http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss226/SgtBikeo/ghg.jpg)
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They're awful, mate - really terrible. Look, I'll tell you what I can do for you. Just send 'em to me, then you'll be shot of a couple of rattly old boneshakers. I guess I might get a few pence for the scrap iron or summat but I'll do it as a favour to you, like. ;D
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They're all yours... if all your puns stop. ;D
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Too high a price. That's gone for a Burton! ;D
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;D
*croak*
He got me, pa. He got me real good.
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(http://www.greenbank.org/bikes/tempo/tempo7.jpg)
Out of focus but dressed for LEL:-
(http://www.greenbank.org/audax/lel2009/IMG_0177.JPG)
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/3688014807_e0d6773814.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3580/3687500535_168817a34b.jpg)
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My Bowery. A few bits changed from standard: ITM Black Stream forks, chopped 'n' flipped bars, Tiagra crank with Thorn chainring, and the Halo Twin Rail tyres. And of course the hundreds of stickers. Just needs a white saddle then I'll stop spending money on it until I can afford new wheels.
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/KeithSmith1974/bowery.jpg)
I love this! :thumbsup: Am planning on copying the idea for my uni hack - where did you get all the stickers from?
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I love this! :thumbsup: Am planning on copying the idea for my uni hack - where did you get all the stickers from?
Stickerbomb if I'm not mistook
Stickerbomb: Amazon.co.uk: Studio Rarekwai: Books (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stickerbomb-Studio-Rarekwai/dp/1856695670)
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(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p96/edd_o_brain/058-1.jpg)
Reminds me...those look like Smart Superflash lights...
I really wouldn't like to ride behind you (or next to you given how much it could blind motorists behind) with your lights angled like that.
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I love this! :thumbsup: Am planning on copying the idea for my uni hack - where did you get all the stickers from?
Stickerbomb if I'm not mistook
Stickerbomb: Amazon.co.uk: Studio Rarekwai: Books (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stickerbomb-Studio-Rarekwai/dp/1856695670)
Yep, that's the chap. They're holding up well too, even in the rain. The only places I've had problems with peeling or rubbing off is on the right hand side of the top tube. That's where I rest my leg at lights. If I'd clearcoated it properly it wouldn't be a problem.
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(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p96/edd_o_brain/058-1.jpg)
Reminds me...those look like Smart Superflash lights...
I really wouldn't like to ride behind you (or next to you given how much it could blind motorists behind) with your lights angled like that.
The seat stay lights won't bother anyone unless they are *right* on my back wheel. I couldn't angle them down on the stays, so I figured angling them up was the next best thing. You will notice they are set to point up quite high, which makes them visible but not to glarey from a bike length back, I guess slightly more for someone in a tall vehicle or standing up on the pedals and slightly less for someone in a car.
The one on the saddle bag is carried as a spare because it is glare city for anyone behind me - unless I'm in heavy rain on the A56, in which case the more lights the merrier.
The only people let down by the compromise are those in stationary traffic - but I think even the smarts can get a bit lost in the sea of brake lights whilst most drivers sit with their foot on the pedal.
It's either this, or revert to the previous no-saddle bag setup.
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I love this! :thumbsup: Am planning on copying the idea for my uni hack - where did you get all the stickers from?
Stickerbomb if I'm not mistook
Stickerbomb: Amazon.co.uk: Studio Rarekwai: Books (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stickerbomb-Studio-Rarekwai/dp/1856695670)
Yep, that's the chap. They're holding up well too, even in the rain. The only places I've had problems with peeling or rubbing off is on the right hand side of the top tube. That's where I rest my leg at lights. If I'd clearcoated it properly it wouldn't be a problem.
Aha fantastic! Was one book enough to cover everything? I hadn't actually realised you'd used clearcoat - if you had problems, I'm guessing a couple of coats may be best?
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Had identity issues on the last post :-[
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Aha fantastic! Was one book enough to cover everything? I hadn't actually realised you'd used clearcoat - if you had problems, I'm guessing a couple of coats may be best?
Yes, one book was enough, with loads left for patching up. I just gave it one quick coat of clear. I should have stripped the bike right down and done it properly. When it's wet my leg rubbing on the top tube rubs the stickers off. Other than that it's all holding up well.
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Here are mine, a Custom Ron Cooper Audax bike, usually on 68" gear
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2186/1598326800_d926059e61.jpg?v=0) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/1598326800/in/set-72157602875086056/)
My Dads old 1969 Lambert Proffessional, used for TT's and occaisionally stripped for the track. on 72" gear at present. Turns out the frame might be a Holdsworth Typhoon from the fifties.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/1842316365_4a9eb391e1.jpg?v=0) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/1842316365/in/set-72157602875086056/)
1960 Holdsworth Monsoon, salvaged from a skip and renovated, currentley on a 61" gear
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2241/1849638542_ca3a6d194d.jpg?v=0) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/1849638542/in/set-72157602875086056/)
70's Falcon, my first fixed bike, in bits at the moment for a respray.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/1842316391_e2623518b6.jpg?v=0) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/1842316391/in/set-72157602875086056/)
My Graham Weigh now taken over from the Lambert for TTs anything between 72" and 88" gear depending on time of year and course.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/2689517295_74c0459f30.jpg?v=0) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/2689517295/in/set-72157602875086056/)
My latest addition a Specialized Tri-Cross 71" fixed
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/3208879317_66277ee629.jpg?v=0) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/3208879317/in/set-72157602875086056/)
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I now have a copy of Kyuss' incredible bike - mine's not up to the same standard, mefinks, but I loves it I do!
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2555/3910387162_84dca2ce3f_o.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2632/3909598073_d42fe3641d_o.jpg)
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In the spirit of the Titanium thread, I thought it would be a nice idea to start a similar thread for fixed gear bikes.
Here is mine with a failed saddle bag experiment a saddle bag dressed for the Manchester 100. Now show us yours...
(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p96/edd_o_brain/058-1.jpg)
I had a steel Fixed 'Pearson' twenty years ago; back then we (I say 'we' as I worked there for 15 years) used Dave Yates to build the steel Pearson range of frames. I rode it as a fixed for about 10 years, although I had it built as a normal geared bike frame with horizontal dropouts and gear lever bosses. For a few years I used it with gears as my tour bike before reverting back to a fixed for use as a 'work' bike.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2717278382_91e38dff03_o.jpg)
Paul_Smith (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2817796028_c6b2113f3e.jpg?v=0)
www.corridori.co.uk (http://www.corridori.co.uk/gbu0-display/Home_Page.html)
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Another Singlecross. It was the only thing the LBS had that I thought would make a nice commuter.
When photographed it was about 63" SS but now it's 70" fixed. Happy with it so far. Still looks much the same as when photographed, I've upgraded the saddle and changed the carbon seatpost for an alloy one 'cos it kept slipping. Still haven't got around to finding some black cable ties.
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll155/Mister_Penguin/RIMG0002-1.jpg)
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My first fixed (built from spares and sticky tape):
(http://www.simonsplace.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/f1.jpg)
Current:
(http://www.simonsplace.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/fn2.jpg)
Old SS:
(http://www.simonsplace.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/ss.jpg)
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Current:
(http://www.simonsplace.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/fn2.jpg)
If Hell Boy (http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/toybox/images/2004/mar9/review_hellboy_9.jpg) had a bike, it would be that one. ;D
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Fixed:
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/hetchins2.jpg)
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/zepside2.jpg)
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/winterpomp.jpg)
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/evans.JPG)
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/MC/mcside.jpg)
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/bikes/trackbike.jpg)
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/Tione.png)
SS:
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/brom.jpg)
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Stays' a bit slack
Fixed:
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/hetchins2.jpg)
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Stays' a bit slack
Fixed:
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/hetchins2.jpg)
MV's legendary torque up steep hills has simply compressed the rear end.
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Aye, he's all torque, him. ;D
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Aye, he's all torque, him. ;D
They're far too clean to have actually been used... ;)
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Just joined the fixed club via my 15-year old Graham Weigh frame. Apparently, Terry Dolan built them at the time I bought it, and it's been my summer/racing bike, TT bike and winter bike over the years. The only real expense was the wheels (Open Pro on Goldtec) and a chainring from the 'bay - the rest from my parts box (cranks are the only original part!)
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rhys.llangefni/lluniau/weigh_F.jpg)
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Here is mine. My old Record Sprint.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3506/3292784218_38a893b344.jpg)
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(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/Bikes/DSCF6397dolan.jpg)
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/Bikes/DSCF6391dolan.jpg)
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Gene,
Out of interest what headset issues?
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Gene,
Out of interest what headset issues?
When I collected the bike new it had a tight spot in the headset, they replaced the headset and said it was ok but was the same, in the end after 4 pairs of forks, 2 headsets and 3 crown races they would not accept the fault was the frame so I gave up, switched all the parts back to the Dolan, not sure what I will do with the Soho yet.
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(http://www.londonfgss.com/members691-albums796-picture4956.html)
Almost done, just need to grab a 36 hole rim, and build the rear wheel up with it's dura ace track hub.Ultegra front hub, dura ace rear ss at the moment.Ultegra brakes to 600 Levers, mavic bars ad stem, mavic cranks running on a zeus bb.Frame is a Duarte, colombus slx tubing, would like to find out more about the manufacturer, but no louck on the web yet.But it has Cinelli lugs, and is dated 1984.....rides like a dream
And learn how to post pictures....
http://static.londonfgss.com/memberpics691-albums796-picture4956.jpg (http://static.londonfgss.com/memberpics691-albums796-picture4956.jpg)
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(http://www.londonfgss.com/members691-albums796-picture4956.html)
Almost done, just need to grab a 36 hole rim, and build the rear wheel up with it's dura ace track hub.Ultegra front hub, dura ace rear ss at the moment.Ultegra brakes to 600 Levers, mavic bars ad stem, mavic cranks running on a zeus bb.Frame is a Duarte, colombus slx tubing, would like to find out more about the manufacturer, but no louck on the web yet.But it has Cinelli lugs, and is dated 1984.....rides like a dream
And learn how to post pictures....
http://static.londonfgss.com/memberpics691-albums796-picture4956.jpg (http://static.londonfgss.com/memberpics691-albums796-picture4956.jpg)
(http://static.londonfgss.com/memberpics691-albums796-picture4956.jpg)
Put your image URL address as you have pasted above and place it between image tags like these but without the spaces
[i m g] [/ i m g]
or click on the image icon in the row of BBC TAGS in the reply header when you post a thread. :thumbsup:
PS Sweet bike :P
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(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/huw.ms/vintage_claud.JPG)
my most elegant looker, '62 claud butler (possibly olympic sprint) track bike. 531 plain gauge tubing with exquisite lug work. the wheels were built by reg harris' mechanic, and have the spokes soldered at the crossover for added rigidity.
the stronglight cranks are like cheese, and 2/3 chainring bolts popped out when i raced a clubmate up a small hill.
other than the pimpy brooks green saddle, tape and the computer, brake and bottlecage, the bike is in pretty original condition.
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3334/3426686001_50aa126af1.jpg)
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Did you have any problems fitting the lever into the end of the bars?
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Did you have any problems fitting the lever into the end of the bars?
none whatsoever on that bar (Nitto Moustache). The bullhorns before it (also Nitto) it was a bit of a fight.
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/4013989901_e0b35b230e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41067693@N08/4013989901/sizes/o/)
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(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r137/dcounsell/DSC00005.jpg)
My latest n+1. Arrived Saturday
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Nice bike U_B
This probably means more YACF drool to mop up at the Condor showroom next weekend.
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Ill put up my bikes now then.
Main training bike, also commuter. Now got full mudguards on.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/P1010424.jpg)
Thing i mess around on every so often
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/P1010254.jpg)
TT bike. Got white bar tape on now and a black stem. Want to change it for a shiny silver quil stem though. 110 quill stem wanted if anyone has one.
48/13, gearing to 48/15 at the start of next year to see how i go then will probably go back to 48/13. 23:36 was the fastest time i put out last year over the club 10 course, which has a few little rises in to knock your speed down.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/Image062-1.jpg)
Track bike, geared in the mid 80's
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/P1010036.jpg)
Im borrowing this bike.
Im tempted to turn my geared road bike into a track bike. It just gets used on the local track every so often(can hope to do the track league next year though), hardly any banking, but its not verticle drop outs so would have to find the magic gear maybe. The special hub route is too expensive
Also sort of looking for an old track bike to restore and get looking pretty for special days, but not sure if i can afford it at the moment. :-\
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My latest n+1. Arrived Saturday
Very nice indeed, urban_biker :)
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Want to change it for a shiny silver quil stem though. 110 quill stem wanted if anyone has one.
You might be interested in this then.
Byercycles (http://www.byercycles.co.uk/bikeprice%20%2001-%2001-%2008/21R1008.html)
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Shiney quill stem ? I have 110mm Cinelli XA spare. Some scratches though. PM me if you want to buy it.
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(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r137/dcounsell/DSC00005.jpg)
My latest n+1. Arrived Saturday
:thumbsup: Condor envy ;D
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(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r137/dcounsell/DSC00005.jpg)
My latest n+1. Arrived Saturday
:thumbsup: Condor envy ;D
They do know how to turn out a stunning looking bike. That saddle had to go though. Got a Brooks B17 on there now. I thought I could handle a road bike saddle but definitely not.
BTW - thanks to Mr Darling for picking up half the cost :thumbsup:
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Apologies for the unashamed bike pr0n on display here.
Shiny!
(http://www.peeble.com/s31.jpg)
Not too slack. All the spokes are DT Revolution, a pig to build with. 32F/36R.
(http://www.peeble.com/s32.jpg)
50 years in the making
(http://www.peeble.com/s33.jpg)
Innuendo-laden name
(http://www.peeble.com/s38.jpg)
Looks as if I have Superman gearing, because it's all geared down from top
(http://www.peeble.com/s34.jpg)
Proper SA cable routing: NOS roller
(http://www.peeble.com/s35.jpg)
and NOS fulcrum clip. The insert is a rare but far superior metal one.
(http://www.peeble.com/s36.jpg)
Special bar-end shifter. 1970s Benotto Cello-Tape.
(http://www.peeble.com/s37.jpg)
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That's a lovely bike, Roger.
What's the gearing in inches?
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48 x 15 gives about 85" on 23mm tyres. The other gears are 75% and 62.5%, so that would be 64" and 53".
It really needs either a 52T chainring or a 14T sprocket for time trialling. It will be left in direct drive for a TT, so there's no efficiency loss, but it makes getting to the start and warming up rather easier.
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53" :o
I can't think of any hill around my way that that would help serve me.
I know, that you know some though.
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53" on fixed will get up just about anything. I can climb a 1 in 6 using a 70" gear.
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53" :o
I can't think of any hill around my way that that would help serve me.
I know, that you know some though.
I've done the Kidderminster Killer 200 on a 56 inch gear. I had to walk Asterton Bank, but managed the rest.
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I'm just a grinder.
I haven't got your soup please. :(
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A few quick shots of my recently acquired Bob Jackson:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000579.jpg)
Pretty happy about how it was put together, although I remain deeply uncertain about the San Marco Concor.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000574.jpg)
Still need to fettle the rear guard a little after adding SKS quick release doofers:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000576.jpg)
Very pleased with the Nitto noodle (although if I'd done the bars myself I'd have positioned the levers a little further round the bend:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000578.jpg)
The spacer from chainstay bridge to guard was too long to allow the wheel to come out without letting the tyre down - I've bodged something a little shorter.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000577.jpg)
Haven't been out on it much as yet, but it seems a really comfortable ride.
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What size frame is it, Pluck? Looks quite big.
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23"
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Deceptive, then. I'd guessed at 24 or so.
Very nice BTW :)
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Deceptive, then. I'd guessed at 24 or so.
Very nice BTW :)
I thought that too. It looks bigger than my 23s. Apart from the position of the brake levers, I like the look of it.
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That's a grand looking bike. One I can really lust after. I need to get mesen a Bob Jackson one day...
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Thanks all. I have Bikes for the NHS to thank for this one.
The bars need to be rotated forwards somewhat; moving the levers will have to wait until the tape wears out. I have only had a short ride on it but I was surprised at how compliant the ride is.
Nice to have something fairly traditional :) I'm going to try to avoid cluttering this bike up too much but I'll be adding a bottle cage or two and of course a pump.
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Thanks all. I have Bikes for the NHS to thank for this one.
The bars need to be rotated forwards somewhat; moving the levers will have to wait until the tape wears out. I have only had a short ride on it but I was surprised at how compliant the ride is.
Nice to have something fairly traditional :) I'm going to try to avoid cluttering this bike up too much but I'll be adding a bottle cage or two and of course a pump.
:thumbsup: It's the traditional look that I like about it. It's sometimes possible to remove bar tape and refit it if you are careful.
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Very nice, Pluck! :D
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That's a v nice looking bike, great way to see in the new year. A Bob Jackson is on my wish list as well.
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Deceptive, then. I'd guessed at 24 or so.
Very nice BTW :)
Track bikes often look bigger because of a higher bracket height.
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Lovely bike Plucky. I hope you have lots of fun on it.
Now when are we going to see it out on a ride? :D
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I know the Vigorelli is billed as a track frame but I think the only track-like thing about the geometry is the marginally higher than usual BB height: there is a fair amount of room around the frame. Those tyres are 25s, and the only place where it is not terribly roomy is under the rear brake bridge.
Now when are we going to see it out on a ride? :D
When:
1) weather warms up a little
2) I've taken it round Richmond Park a few times (in the dark) to see if I can get it up any hills.
3) " " " " " " " " " " " " to see if I can get it down any hills.
It's been a while...
Also, on my first ride on it from the LBS to home, I noted that the chain slackened off a fair bit. I need to get the balance right between getting the nuts tight enough to avoid that and being able to loosen the nuts with an easily carried spanner...
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/4207462140_94a45a543c.jpg) (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/4207462140_94a45a543c_b.jpg)
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I need to get the balance right between getting the nuts tight enough to avoid that and being able to loosen the nuts with an easily carried spanner...
Use the same spanner to fit the wheel in the workshop as you will use on the road.
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Pompino in the wild
Ace :)
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Use the same spanner to fit the wheel in the workshop as you will use on the road
I agree this is sensible. After my ride during which the chain slackened, I loosened the nuts with my intended carry spanner (stubby ring spanner) and was just about able to do it and no more. Maybe when the nuts have bitten in to the track ends a little, the small spanner will be sufficient.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/4207462140_94a45a543c.jpg) (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/4207462140_94a45a543c_b.jpg)
Insulated drinkies, I see!
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I use one of these
CYCLO Pro Series DUMBELL BONE SPANNER FOR SIZES 6-15 mm on eBay (end time 22-Jan-10 15:23:34 GMT) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CYCLO-Pro-Series-DUMBELL-BONE-SPANNER-FOR-SIZES-6-15-mm_W0QQitemZ370310638240QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20091224?IMSfp=TL0912242010001r30382) a Cyclo one Made in England. Been good enough so far and so retro.
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Also, on my first ride on it from the LBS to home, I noted that the chain slackened off a fair bit.
This is sometimes caused by a new chain and sprocket combo bedding in a bit. Some chains sit slightly high on the teeth of some sprockets at very first.
OTOH some combos seem to not need a tweak for months after you first torque the track nuts down..
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I used to have one of those - metal was a bit soft, I seem to remember, but maybe that is a better one. I think mine was Imperial anyway.
I was hoping to be able to use this nice old one - a perfect fit despite it being, I assume, non-metric:
http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=18491.msg508767#msg508767 (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=18491.msg508767#msg508767)
This is sometimes caused by a new chain and sprocket combo bedding in a bit
Hope so. I've done the slacken chainring bolts thing as per the fixieFAQs to reduce the evident "high spot" to some degree.
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I used to have one of those - metal was a bit soft, I seem to remember, but maybe that is a better one. I think mine was Imperial anyway.
I was hoping to be able to use this nice old one - a perfect fit despite it being, I assume, non-metric:
http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=18491.msg508767#msg508767 (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=18491.msg508767#msg508767)
This is sometimes caused by a new chain and sprocket combo bedding in a bit
Hope so. I've done the slacken chainring bolts thing as per the fixieFAQs to reduce the evident "high spot" to some degree.
My spanner is a Cyclo one, Made in England. I have used softer ones in my time, but this one has been OK so far, as I say.
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I use one of these
CYCLO Pro Series DUMBELL BONE SPANNER FOR SIZES 6-15 mm on eBay (end time 22-Jan-10 15:23:34 GMT) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CYCLO-Pro-Series-DUMBELL-BONE-SPANNER-FOR-SIZES-6-15-mm_W0QQitemZ370310638240QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20091224?IMSfp=TL0912242010001r30382) a Cyclo one Made in England. Been good enough so far and so retro.
I've used those too. They have a slight propensity to snap though, which is a tad inconvenient on the road.
I've got a Jethro Tule now and that's served me well.
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I use one of these
CYCLO Pro Series DUMBELL BONE SPANNER FOR SIZES 6-15 mm on eBay (end time 22-Jan-10 15:23:34 GMT) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CYCLO-Pro-Series-DUMBELL-BONE-SPANNER-FOR-SIZES-6-15-mm_W0QQitemZ370310638240QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20091224?IMSfp=TL0912242010001r30382) a Cyclo one Made in England. Been good enough so far and so retro.
I've used those too. They have a slight propensity to snap though, which is a tad inconvenient on the road.
I've got a Jethro Tule now and that's served me well.
I doubt I'm strong enough to do that, wait, with all this iron pumping I'm doing....
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:)
Thing is, when they (and it's happened a few times over the years) snapped they went without that much force being applied. I dunno if the chroming makes them brittle...
but I agree that they're a versatile tool, and I still like them.
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23"
Are you sure? The seat tube appears to be about the same size as the wheel diameter, and that would be 24.5".
In fact that frame is clearly too big for you and I think you need to let me look after it! ;)
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Stig.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/mattlangridge/100_1554.jpg)
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That's a very tidy looking steed there, Pluck. :thumbsup:
With some good looking decals - just goes to show that they can be made to look good, and not warrant instant removal. ::-)
Haven't been out on it much as yet....
So..... what are you waiting for?
Summer?
;)
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Are you sure?
Yes. Quite sure :) 23" from centre of BB to top of seat tube (and I'll be raising the saddle a bit when I get out for a spin.
In fact that frame is clearly too big for you and I think you need to let me look after it! ;)
I think we could come to some arrangement whereby, in return, I take care of a thick wedge of your £20 notes.
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I think we could come to some arrangement whereby, in return, I take care of a thick wedge of your £20 notes.
It's an absolutely gorgeous frame and you shouldn't put thoughts like that into my head! :)
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It is a long head tube in relation to the seat tube length but I think, as Giropaul mentioned, that this is due to the high bb.
It's an absolutely gorgeous frame and you shouldn't put thoughts like that into my head! :)
It's a fairly low-key colour without lug lining etc so not very noticeable, but when you look at it closely it is quite nicely done in terms of tubing shapes, the way the seat stays meet the lug at the top... v pleased with it. Finish is good and defect-free, and seems pretty tough going by how the track ends are coping.
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Stig.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/mattlangridge/100_1554.jpg)
Some say that his lighting rig will melt small children and that his panniers are held on with the force of willpower alone. All we know is...
(nice bike, Fuzzy :))
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A few quick shots of my recently acquired Bob Jackson:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000579.jpg)
Pretty happy about how it was put together, although I remain deeply uncertain about the San Marco Concor.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000574.jpg)
Still need to fettle the rear guard a little after adding SKS quick release doofers:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000576.jpg)
Very pleased with the Nitto noodle (although if I'd done the bars myself I'd have positioned the levers a little further round the bend:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000578.jpg)
The spacer from chainstay bridge to guard was too long to allow the wheel to come out without letting the tyre down - I've bodged something a little shorter.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000577.jpg)
Haven't been out on it much as yet, but it seems a really comfortable ride.
How are you finding it? I'm not happy with my Ebay Pearson Touche - although it's a 60cm, the headtube is too short for my taste and it's effectively 58 size.
My finger is on the Bob Jackson trigger and getting twitchy..
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I'm really enjoying it :) One reason is the return-to-fixed aspect, another reason is that I just like how it looks, but the main reason (and one that I wasn't really expecting) is that I find it a really comfortable ride. Rode it home from shop > raised saddle by 1/2" > have never touched any of it since :) This compares with my other two bikes, including my Van Nicholas Yukon, which had a bike shop's worth of different (Ahead) stems, seat up / down / forward / back ad infinitum. It just fits me. I'll qualify that by noting that I am yet to do any long rides on it, but I've commuted regularly on it since the New Year and it feels right.
Having had it 6 weeks or so now, I can find no fault with the frame itself in terms of finish, braze ons, how it all works.
The bonus is that it is a pretty light bike even with guards as shown (lighter than the - geared - titanium / carbon fork Van Nicholas in Audax mode, by my estimation anyway).
I'm also happy with my choice of components (Open Pro / System EX / Miche + TA cranks / chainring / R600 brakes / Nitto stem, seatpost and Noodle bars).
Destined to become a favourite. I have not ridden the other two since getting it, apart from when I want to park somewhere that I'd rather not risk leaving the Bob Jackson.
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My finger is on the Bob Jackson trigger and getting twitchy..
Has it twitched any further downwards yet?
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I used a Nitto Stem and Noodle bars on my British Eagle. When the frame broke I Ebay'd the stem for a good price and used the bars on the Ribble. Since then I have replaced the bars on my Thorn and my Condor with Nittos "Noodles".
I think they are supremely comfortable (and my hands are very fussy).
Lovely, elegant bike SP.
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Thanks LEE. I'll take some better photos at some stage (I think it looks better now that the bars are rotated downwards and the rear mudguard has been fettled slightly) that will hopefully reveal that the lines of the fork blades, stays and so forth are rather tastysome. The Noodle is very good - initially I was thinking of the Randonneur (the tops angle upwards slightly, giving a bit of a lateral splay to the drops, whereas the Noodle has tops that flare back towards the saddle) but on thinking about my usual hand position chose the Noodle. They do have a fairly deep drop, not something I normally like, but since the frame fits properly they work well.
Tewdric, if it influences your choice in any way, I think in general off-the-shelf Bob Jacksons are said to be relatively long in the top tube.
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Thanks LEE. I'll take some better photos at some stage (I think it looks better now that the bars are rotated downwards and the rear mudguard has been fettled slightly) that will hopefully reveal that the lines of the fork blades, stays and so forth are rather tastysome.
Looks rather handsome to me already!! :)
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N+1, but not for long...
(http://www.reb.co.uk/pearson.jpg)
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There was a San Marco Concor on my Moulton when I bought it. It has to be the most uncomfortable saddle I have ever perched upon. It seemed to be stuffed with bricks and had the odd effect of trying to separate one's pelvic bones. I thought it might be accursed in some way. I tended to ride with my behind levitating above the saddle until I replaced it with a Selle Italia Turbo, as soon as possible.
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San Marco Concor
I rather like it so far :) It's completely different from the other non-Brooks saddles that I've tried (and mostly rejected). I'd always thought I preferred a "flat topped" type of saddle but now I am starting to wonder...
Anyhoo I bought it off the forum partly for old times sake as I have used one in the past, and so far it seems to be a fine commuting perch.
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A few quick shots of my recently acquired Bob Jackson:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000579.jpg)
Pretty happy about how it was put together, although I remain deeply uncertain about the San Marco Concor.
Did you buy it new from Bob Jackson? Would you mind letting me know, offline (by PM?) if you prefer, the full setup, costs and times between order and delivery. It looks like a nice winter clubman bike.
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Finished building up my Langster.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4353480059_6671fd22c0.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/78317074@N00/4353480059/")
I've still got to get a seat post, so I've swapped the seat post from my geared bike over (same size post) which just happens to have my already broken in brooks on it. I've got a new one for this bike (honey, to matchish the frame) but I want to concentrate on learning to ride fixed, not breaking in a new saddle.
I'll take some better pictures when it's light.
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There's something about that chain...
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Went for a short ride today and took a couple of pics with camphone, so not the best quality but good enough to get the general idea...
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/40b29777.jpg)
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/93a2441c.jpg)
I'm really loving this bike - it's very light and super-responsive, despite its fairly relaxed and comfortable geometry. It makes you want to go fast. Lots and lots of fun.
I was slightly concerned about the adequacy of my chain tension until I saw hulver's bike. ;D
d.
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I like the look of that Felt; seems a nice little fast package.
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It is fast, that's for sure. But I'm not really sure why. When I want it to accelerate, it just goes - I think this is down to stiff and lightweight skinny aluminium tubes, combined with the fact that it is now fixed.
I need the weather to improve so I can get the carbon bike out and see how the performance compares.
d.
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Finished building up my Langster.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4353480059_6671fd22c0.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/78317074@N00/4353480059/")
There's something about that chain...
The Horror! :o
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Not (yet) a forum member but this is my Nephews Specialized Langster, he had seen my twenty year old commute fixie (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4358496435_0f29e2eb02_o.jpg) and wanted a simple bike for winter training/commuting; thought some may like to see it as he has fitted full guards.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4358474335_25f88f0a7e_o.jpg)
He had been using it in the spec' it came with originally with 'race blades', but wanted it even more weather proof as he does 2-3 hours after work training. So he replaced the forks and front brake to get the front guard on; he also upgraded the rear caliper, although not vital as the old rear would have worked.
Paul_Smith (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2817796028_c6b2113f3e.jpg?v=0)
www.corridori.co.uk (http://www.corridori.co.uk/gbu0-display/Touring_Tips.html)
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Finished building up my Langster.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4353480059_6671fd22c0.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/78317074@N00/4353480059/")
Swing low, sweet chain,
Try your best to carry me home,
Swing low, sweet chain,
Try your best to carry me home.
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It is fast, that's for sure. But I'm not really sure why. When I want it to accelerate, it just goes - I think this is down to stiff and lightweight skinny aluminium tubes...
I would agree with that; it echoes my thoughts on my aluminium Langster: Not pretty, but so light, stiff enough, fast and comfortable.
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Nice selection of bikes lads, this is mine.
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There's already a picture of this in members bikes, picture taken when commuting on it. This picture taken on a club run.
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ok - to go with my holdsworth multispeed, i also now have at last finished my holdsworth single speed.
a 1975 super mistral, complete with a good amount of chrome
(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l253/accent_01/bike/bike.jpg)
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That Holdsworth is lovely!
The Peacemaker got one of its bi-annual stripdown and cleans today...
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/4376053836_3fc861584e.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4376057896_89ba9038bd.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4376059198_f24c0de93d.jpg)
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N+1, but not for long...
(http://www.reb.co.uk/pearson.jpg)
and here it is in Volio mode (guards not yet properly installed)
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/pearson.jpg)
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Mmmm, tidy & stealthy. :thumbsup:
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Mmmm, tidy & stealthy. :thumbsup:
It is.
If Dave Brailsford were to commission a bike for undulating 200Km randonees, this is probably what he'd come up with. None of that Lotus carbon fibre nonsense. This bike should climb like Chris Bonnington and keep your arse dry with it.
I would be completely distraught that it was too small for me, were it not for the TOP SECRET fixie project that will replace it. Mal Volio has had a preview but is, of course, sworn to SECRECY.
All may be revealed on Dydd Gwyl Dewi...
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Mal Volio has had a preview but is, of course, sworn to SECRECY.
I can only say that it's going to be rather fine :)
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Mal Volio has had a preview but is, of course, sworn to SECRECY.
I can only say that it's going to be rather fine :)
It certainly sounded like it's going to be rather tasty. Looking forward to the pics.
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My Roadrat, just back from South Wales
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2721/4394555085_4ab84e7d15.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/4394555085/)
Handled a lightweight camping load really nicely: Super C saddlebag and tent on the back, sleeping bag on the front, Jandd frame bag in the middle. Exactly the right bike for hooning down the Gospel Pass - the disc brake and fat tyres meant I could descend the skoggy lanes in confidence.
May also be a contender for the fugly bike thread, but I love it.
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May also be a contender for the fugly bike thread, but I love it.
It's a workhorse rather than a svelte thoroughbred racer, but such steeds still have their charms. :thumbsup:
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My bike is now Audax-ready, even if I am not...
[edit: now with pics taken on a proper camera in good light]
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/bike4-1.jpg)
Since the last pics I posted, I've fitted mudguards, Klickfix routesheet holder and of course...
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/brookscarradice.jpg)
Front light is currently a Cateye EL610 but there's also a SON-equipped front wheel and Solidlights 1203 to be pressed into service as required.
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Nice bodge on the mudguards. :thumbsup:
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My Roadrat, just back from South Wales
I only got brief glimpse of that at the start, but it looked just the job for winter roads to me.
Rather nice :)
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Nice rack chris n. Put it in 'rate my rack'
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Tubus Vega on the back, Nitto M12 on the front. Not quite the same finish, unfortunately.
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I have a Vega. Can't really fault it - this is about HALF its rated carrying capacity:
(http://www.peeble.com/load1.jpg)
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The Roadrat looks great, not fugly at all.
The Brooks on the Felt looks new, it doesn't have pronounced dimples like mine has, or do I just have a fat a***
As for the last picture, I guess there's kitchen sink somewhere in there. I thought I loaded mine, but I'd be scared to do that !!
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The Brooks on the Felt looks new
I suspect that's partly the poor picture quality and partly the fact that I retensioned it not long ago. It certainly doesn't look so shiny IRL.
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Nice bodge on the mudguards. :thumbsup:
Thanks. Here are some close-ups for detail... (you'll note I didn't bother cleaning it before fitting the mudguards)
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/seatstay-bridge.jpg)
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/p-clips.jpg)
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/chainstay-bridge.jpg)
This one looks particularly horrific: ;D
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/fork-1.jpg)
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On the Inbred, which has a wishbone rear end, I used Elite plastic strap-on bottle bosses at the base of the seat tube and on the wishbone. I then cut pieces from square and round-section aluminium tube to drop the mudguards closer to the tyre. Luckily there are rear mudguard eyes on the frame and the Kona P2 fork also has them.
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(http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx162/fidgetbuzz/Fixie001.jpg)
This is N+1. Rog trying to understand what this fixed thing is all about.
About 150 miles so far - and downhills over 40kph scare me witless - hoping that cadence eases off before I die.
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Try a more rearward position (shorter stem and more saddle setback). The bike is much less likely to throw you over the bars and you can concentrate on twiddling. MTBs make docile fixies because of the shallow head angle; the front wheel is much further in front.
I reckon I can wind up to 180rpm now - not all that impressive, I know, but 150rpm used to terrify me.
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Thx for comment - the bike was a cheapy off fleabay - and to get a shorter stem etc - I would really have to change forks et al. Already had to bodge to get bars up to a reasonable ride position.
Give me a bit of time to see what I make of this fixie business - then if I like it - I can spend £s altering the set up to make the whole experience better ( or even buy a new bike - set up for me!! - sshh - dont tell anyone)
So far so good and there is an East Anglian plan to get a couple of new fixie riders to do a 200 at the end of March - (and it isnt a pancake flat one either).
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N+1
The SECRET Fixie project is revealed...
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bj3.jpg)
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bj4.jpg)
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bj5.jpg)
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bj6.jpg)
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bj7.jpg)
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bj8.jpg)
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bj9.jpg)
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bj10.jpg)
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bj1.jpg)
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bj2.jpg)
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Ha!!! Ooooh lovely. I'm biased, but that is tasty :) That Nitto stuff is nice to work with, isn't it?
I see your hub budget was larger than mine :P Some day...
I have a box of Brooks bar tape to go on mine sometime - how do you find it?
Lovely bike.
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That is class :thumbsup:
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That is lovely.
One teensy weensy thing. Are you 20 feet tall?
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Only the presence of the Brooks prevented me from having a little 'happiness accident'.
Rather marvellous.
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Thanks all ;D
It's a 23.5" Vigorelli frame made to look a lot bigger by the high bottom bracket height. The top tube is the samelength as Pluck's 23" frame, so I gained a bit of handlebar height without becoming too stretched out.
Kit list:
Phil Wood hubs, Sapim Race spokes, Rigida Chrina Rims, 36 3x.
Panaracer Pasela 700x25c, SKS 'guards.
Sugino chainset, UN54 BB, Wipperman chain, Hubjub sprocket, Phil lockring.
Shimano BR650 brakes and BL600 levers.
Nitto 65 seatpost, Pearl stem and 47cm Santana bars. Brooks Swift Ti saddle and leather bar tape.
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Have you been out on it - fit you well?
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zOMG you must be 6'5" at least!
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Whats with that bar angle though ?
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Whats with that bar angle though ?
Wide angle lens makes it look odd - the tops are flat, just how I like them! The second to last piccie is a better representation. <EDIT> changed the last one now it was annoying me! :-)
6'2" Rogerzilla - it's that high bottom bracket that makes it look HUUUUUUUUGE.
EDIT: Actually the saddle may end up coming down a couple of cm once I've road tested it properly - I've erred on the side of big to avoid a little scratched band of seatpost. You know how it is..
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That is lovely.
One teensy weensy thing. Are you 20 feet tall?
My thoughts exactly. On both counts.
Gorgeous bike.
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Tewdric that Bob Jackson is beautiful, a true beauty. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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I have to say - a rather impressive looking machine!
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That is mouth-wateringly lovely, I even don't mind the Brooks saddle on it! But I have to agree with MSeries, the upturned bars spoils it.
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That is mouth-wateringly lovely, I even don't mind the Brooks saddle on it! But I have to agree with MSeries, the upturned bars spoils it.
I never said that
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OK, I agree with you about questioning the tilt, the opinion I came subsequently arrived it is purely my own! :)
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That is mouth-wateringly lovely, I even don't mind the Brooks saddle on it! But I have to agree with MSeries, the upturned bars spoils it.
They're not upturned! :-) It really is a trick of the photo angle and curve of the bars, honest guv.
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OK, I agree with you about questioning the tilt, the opinion I came subsequently arrived it is purely my own! :)
;)
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Ha!!! Ooooh lovely. I'm biased, but that is tasty :) That Nitto stuff is nice to work with, isn't it?
I see your hub budget was larger than mine :P Some day...
I have a box of Brooks bar tape to go on mine sometime - how do you find it?
Lovely bike.
The Nitto components are lovely for sure. I will take great comfort riding along knowing my stem is approved for Keirin :^)
Brooks bar tape is OK to apply but you do need to get some stretch into it to make it neat. It has double sided sticky tape on it that can pull the surface off the leather if you have two or three goes at sticking. I used the lines of dots as a guide to gettig a consistent overlap - in that respect it's easier than normal bar tape! For wide (47cm) bars I used three dots as a guide on the drops and two dots on the tops to give a thicker overlap whe I use it most. When you start fitting it you'll see what I mean!
It was my first time with he new type SKS mudguard fittings too - the stay end caps with the bit that wraps round the retaining bolt. They give a nice finish but what a faff!
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The polar opposite to Tewdric's bike in terms of elegance, but since the Inbred has been cleaned for the first time in its life, here's how the mudguards are attached.
New Wipperman anti-rust chain and the longest layback seatpost available:
(http://www.peeble.com/in1.jpg)
This is an Elite strap-on bottle cage boss round the rear wishbone, with a piece of square-section aluminium to drop down and bolt onto the mudguard bridge. The extra bit of metal sticking up is just there to prevent the plastic strap of the boss pinging out of its ratchet - it's normally held in place by a bottle cage, you see.
(http://www.peeble.com/in2.jpg)
As there's no chainstay bridge (track ends - don't need one) another Elite boss is strapped around the base of the seat tube. This time I used a very long M5 bolt inside some tubular aluminium, with two penny washers around the mudguard to stop it cracking.
(http://www.peeble.com/in3.jpg)
The front fork has suspension-corrected geometry so there is a loooong drop to the tyre. All that's needed here is some square-section aluminium.
(http://www.peeble.com/in4.jpg)
And this shot is just for Clarion, because of the head badge. The BBB Headspace bell is quite neat.
(http://www.peeble.com/in5.jpg)
When the frame gets rusty and manky I'll have proper bottle bosses brazed on - probably one under the wishbone and one at the base of the seat tube. I'll also have the f&f done in 2-pack tango orange :)
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And this shot is just for Clarion, because of the head badge. The BBB Headspace bell is quite neat.
(http://www.peeble.com/in5.jpg)
It's nice to know you care :-*
Interesting set up. Top fettling :thumbsup:
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That's "interesting" as in "fugly", then? :)
I don't actually like the colour much ("Sterling (sic) Moss Green"), but it's what On-One had in stock at the time.
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Nah. I think it's ingenious.
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Very inventive :) The only bit I don't understand:
As there's no chainstay bridge (track ends - don't need one)
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Chainstay bridges are for two unrelated reasons:
1) To stop the rear tyre getting jammed when you take the wheel out - important in a race when bikes all had forward facing horizontal dropouts;
2) To give you somewhere to clip on a mudguard.
As the Inbred has track ends and no mudguard provision (although it can take a 4-point rack!) it doesn't have the bridge.
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Nice bike, Rogerzilla. Is it a single speed or fixed? Let us know how the "anti rust" chain gets on. I've not heard of one of those before now. That would make a change for the chain to outlast the frame !!
I actually like that colour. Makes it stand out. Not many green bikes about and when you think about it green should be the new black.
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It's fixed - Goldtec track hub and EAI sprocket, 38 x 14. I've used these chains before and they can rust a little around the pins, but generally they hold up well. They're very strong and also don't start to wear for a long time, but once they develop any measurable stretch, they're finished within weeks. One might do 1000 miles' commuting compared to 500 miles for the KMC Z510 I've just taken off. Very crude in appearance.
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Brooks bar tape is OK to apply but you do need to get some stretch into it to make it neat. It has double sided sticky tape on it that can pull the surface off the leather if you have two or three goes at sticking. I used the lines of dots as a guide to gettig a consistent overlap - in that respect it's easier than normal bar tape! For wide (47cm) bars I used three dots as a guide on the drops and two dots on the tops to give a thicker overlap whe I use it most. When you start fitting it you'll see what I mean!
It was my first time with he new type SKS mudguard fittings too - the stay end caps with the bit that wraps round the retaining bolt. They give a nice finish but what a faff!
Thanks for the info on the Brooks tape, I'll refer to that when the time comes - did you find that it came in a generous enough length? I like to put Spesh or similar padding underneath which adds a bit to the length required.
Those SKS fittings: yes, the first time was a faff but it gets easier once you know the order things need to go on. They do look neater once done.
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Thanks for the info on the Brooks tape, I'll refer to that when the time comes - did you find that it came in a generous enough length? I like to put Spesh or similar padding underneath which adds a bit to the length required.
It should be long enough yes, I had plently of overlap to play with on very wide bars.
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I see you've gone for the secu-clips at the back too - works well
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I see you've gone for the secu-clips at the back too - works well
I'm sick to death of the secu-clips solution to trackends on my Cotic. How I long for the forward facing dropouts on my old Raleigh! My rear 'guard stays are bent all shapes from dragging them in & out of the clips (mostly in the garage too, not many 'in anger' rear wheel punctures).
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The Inbred doesn't have secu-clips; there's just enough room to ease the wheel out. I deliberately left a bit more clearance this time, because when you fit the guards really close they tend to chatter on the tyre when you hit a bump - and you can't use spiked tyres.
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Always seemed to me to be a lot easier just to leave an inch of stay spare.
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Beau-ti-ful Tewdric, absolutely gorgeous, though I have to question the saddle!! :P
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I see you've gone for the secu-clips at the back too - works well
Yeah - I needed them on the front for safety as the mudguard eyes are close to the dropouts, so I thought I'd go for some at the rear too - it's too tight to get the wheel out with the 25c Paselas. It's a bit kludgey but I gained some neatness points by direct-fitting the rear guard at the brake and chainstay bridges to balance it out!
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Bob Jackson, current configuration:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/Bob%20Jackson%20and%20Carradice/P1000671.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/Bob%20Jackson%20and%20Carradice/P1000665.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/Bob%20Jackson%20and%20Carradice/P1000678.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/Bob%20Jackson%20and%20Carradice/P1000677.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/Bob%20Jackson%20and%20Carradice/P1000674.jpg)
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Very nice - you say current configuration. Are you thinking of changing it somehow?
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It's had a few bits and bobs added since my last photos so I thought I'd record them for posterity. I'm very happy with it all now except I might get the rear rim laced onto another hub at some point.
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(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/konasingle001.jpg)
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Sergeant Pluck, that's lovely. The Saddle bag looks just right and that handlebar wossname is fabulous.
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'sall right, I suppose... ;)
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/Bob%20Jackson%20and%20Carradice/P1000674.jpg)
In the beginning was a world
Man said: Let there be more light
Electric scenes a maze of beams
Neon brights to light our boring nights :thumbsup:
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In the beginning was a world
Man said: Let there be more light
Electric scenes a maze of beams
Neon brights to light our boring nights :thumbsup:
Indeed! Lovely bike SP - but I baggsy not be the one who follows your wheel on a night ride 8)
Edit: Of course - that could be the point. Wheelsucker counter measures. Neat :thumbsup:.
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Indeed! Lovely bike SP - but I baggsy not be the one who follows your wheel on a night ride 8)
Welders goggles are your friends. ;D :thumbsup:
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The RSP on the Bagman is angled down a good bit as it is brutal; the Smart on the stay is angled down very slightly and is the one I'd use on a group ride, in non-flashing mode.
Those reflective stripes on the bag are very effective indeed and are likely, given the forward-directed megawattage produced by the average yACFer, to be more noticeable from behind in a group than the Smart...
In the beginning was a world
Man said: Let there be more light
Electric scenes a maze of beams
Neon brights to light our boring nights :thumbsup:
:)
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First pics of my single speed. I converted my Peugeot a few weeks ago using my seven speed wheel and a sprocket from an old six speed cassetted. A homemade tensioner from a v brake donated by longers. Used the spacers from the six speed cassette and some other sprockets each side of the one in use to give some support to it. The freehub is a UG/HG one so I screwed an end sprocket on instead of a lockring thus eliminating the need for more spacers.
The tensioner is held on with part of an old axle and nuts from it ! At the other end of the tensioner is an old jockey wheel and a bolt and some nuts and spacers.
(http://www.mseries.plus.com/Single_speed_1.JPG)
It's very much a prototype to see if I get on with single speed, if I do I'll get some proper kit to tidy it all up. Only one photo so far as my cameras batteries went flat
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Truly you can consider yourself a fettler. Good to see use of parts lying around and bodges. The frame looks in good nick. Next step is to fixed. Excellent, well done, need more pics so we can comment on chain tension etc. Although from that angle it does look a bit slack.
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It will be slack as there is no tension in that tensioner, it's bolted straight through the gear hanger.
It's a magic gear in effect, you could just get rid of that tensioner and the set up would be the same, either way it's going to run slack when the chain stretches.
Looking at the drop outs I cant tell if they are vertical or semi-horizontal, if they are semi-horizontal you could get away with fixing it.
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vertical drop outs, else it would be another Fixed.
I did a 4 mile test ride a couple of weeks ago, it all worked but I am injured so it wasn't a very nice test. It was hard to tell what it felt like since my leg is sore and it was my first ride on a freewheel for three and a half months
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You still don't need that "tensioner" if you are running it as a magic gear - it doesn't even tension it just lengthens the chain run.
I would ditch it or put a short cage road mech on there.
Sorry to be an asshat but it just doesn't do anything as it is - it's redundant.
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It allows the slack to be taken up as the chain stretches. Without it the chain would be far too slack. Can't remove another link and magic gear is unlikely to give me the gear I want (with the parts I have, this project has cost me nothing so far). I am more likely to refit the gears anyway and I nearly did today.
removing a link and adding a half link would mean it didn't have to do as much and I may do that if/when I get a new chain. I'm just fettling at the moment, seeing what can be done. I could have bought a sprung tensioner or as you say fitted a mech. I want to redeploy the mech I removed on another bike anyway. Loads of options and I have chosen this one.
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"It allows the slack to be taken up as the chain stretches"
How is it going to do that? It's a fixed position jockey wheel that is non-adjustable.
It's still not a tensioner.
Give it maybe 500 miles and then you are going to drop the chain all the time because it will have stretched, so then you are back at square one.
Short cage road mech, any tatty old thing will do, simple.
If don't want to go that road you can shell out a few quid on a half link and still loose the "tensioner".
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I'll slacken the nut and push it down towards the chain and retighten it.
How is it not adjustable ?
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It's slightly eccentric is it?
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It's slightly eccentric is it?
what ?
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It's slightly eccentric is it?
what ?
Like an eccentric bottom bracket?
A thread within a thread, one off center so turning the outer moves the inner off line?
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It's slightly eccentric is it?
what ?
Like an eccentric bottom bracket?
A thread within a thread, one off center so turning the outer thread moves the inner off line?
Is what eccentric ?
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No need to answer, it isn't.
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It's slightly eccentric is it?
what ?
Like an eccentric bottom bracket?
A thread within a thread, one off center so turning the outer thread moves the inner off line?
Is what eccentric ?
The bolt that the jockey wheel sits on.
Is it eccentric to the bolt running through the gear hanger?
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No need to answer, it isn't.
The what are you "adjusting"?
You mean you are bending the metal?
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No need to answer, it isn't.
The what are you "adjusting"?
You mean you are bending the metal?
no, it's a V brake arm. one end is attached to the rear mech hanger the other has the jockey wheel attached. loosening the hanger end will allow it to pivot. Push it down and retighten.
What's wrong with that ? Genuine question, this is my first time with a SS like this.
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Ahh.
Couldn't see the arm bit as it's completely in profile.
In that piccy it looks like a V brake boss bolted into another bolt running through the gear hanger.
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I though, part way trhough our conversation that you'd misunderstood what you saw.
YouTube - DIY V-Brake Chain Tensioner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wQr1rrcA90)
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Not so much misunderstood.
You just didn't show the part you were talking about.
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It is in the picture of course and I can understand why you thought what you did from the angle. A side view would clarify things of course but as I said in the OP my batteries are flat. I did also mention the V brake there too.
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Couldn't see the arm bit as it's completely in profile.
In that piccy it looks like a V brake boss bolted into another bolt running through the gear hanger.
Ah. I wondered what you were on about until I read this. Looking at the picture again, I can see why you might make that mistake.
Not so much misunderstood.
Weeeeell... he did say in the original post what the set up was. It sometimes helps to read the words as well as look at the pictures... ;)
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Here we are
BikeTrials and a Fistful of Blisters: DIY Roller Chain Tensioner (http://we.wildgeeks.org/2009/11/diy-chain-tensioner.html)
My version
(http://www.mseries.plus.com/single_speed_3.jpg)
(http://www.mseries.plus.com/single_speed_4.jpg)
(http://www.mseries.plus.com/single_speed_1.jpg)
(http://www.mseries.plus.com/single_speed_2.jpg)
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Good work Mr N - that looks ace.
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Didn't realise there was a special topic for SS reader's bikes.
The Roat Rat after 2 months, so far so good but not as maintenance free as I'd hoped.
(http://www.ealingcycling.org.uk/SiteImages/PeoplePics/HPIM4708.JPG)
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Good work Mr N - that looks ace.
thanks, if it works and I get on with it, I'll get a new chain with a half link and shorten it. I'll remove the levers and possibly the front mech too. I may get a blank large 'chainring' to replace the outer 52. I may also find some more spacers and use a lockring instead of the screw on sprocket. I may also get a new sprocket particularly if I want to change the ratio.
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Here's my trusty wagon in its latest guise - sit-up-and-beg handlebars replaced with an old v light and rather narrow flat bar, rear brake reinstated and flowers coming out all around.(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f130/PaulRide/kona.jpg)
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Looks good (although I'd put drops on it) :) Nice looking fork, that Kona Retro.
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rather narrow flat bar...
Fakenger!
...rear brake reinstated
Or maybe not. ;)
Nice looking bike.
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My latest, a Decathlon SingleSpeed "b'Twin Vitamin"
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/Vince_thumb480.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/Vince.jpg)
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/VinceDrive_thumb480.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/VinceDrive.jpg)
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/VinceFront_thumb480.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/VinceFront.jpg)
Very orange, and I don't think I'm going to change a lot, since it only cost £70 in the first place!
The lights however are probably going in the bin, since they are pretty dreadful.
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Didn't realise there was a special topic for SS reader's bikes.
The Roat Rat after 2 months, so far so good but not as maintenance free as I'd hoped.
(http://www.ealingcycling.org.uk/SiteImages/PeoplePics/HPIM4708.JPG)
Did you get the chicken to match the bike or vice versa?
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(http://www.reb.co.uk/bj11.jpg)
The Bob J, now ridden in a bit and with a Barley fitted.
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Throwing caution to the wind, today is a no-mudguards day. It's a little like having a no-knickers day in as much as it's exhilarating being just a little exposed back there.
Taken early this morning in the bike sheds - my customized F.W. Evans track iron, with Surly forks and Goldtec on Open Pro wheels. None more black:
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/vicechair/7e870666.jpg)
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Ooooerrrrr Mrs!
Nice thing you have there Charlotte!
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There's a whole lot of headset spacer-ing going on.
:o
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What gear is that?
Have you been buying components from Teethgrinder?
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48x17 Chris. And yes, Zoiders, I have a very impressive stack 8)
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Chain's a bit.. damn! No, it isn't :(
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Chain's a bit.. damn! No, it isn't :(
I think it might be though - just a little. Put a ruler against it on the screen - see? There's definitely a teensy weensy sag there...
* hides *
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Dare I comment on the parking & the number of ( bike ) spaces taken up ?
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No, I don't think you do dare.
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Dare I comment on the parking & the number of ( bike ) spaces taken up ?
I think that our dear lady Charlotte should be taken outside and flogged (for I know she appreciates this sort of thing). The flogging that she would enjoy would be her just reward for saving collegues from the carnage inflicted by the otherwise accesible wheel benders.
My thanks to Charlotte for her quick thinking and intelligent bike deployment :thumbsup:
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F.W. Evans
A very decent machine indeed, C.
Tempted to do the same with the mudguards.
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The Matt Chester all kitted out for the Elenith tomorrow :)
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/mc2010_0.jpg)
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/mc2010_2.jpg)
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/mc2010_1.jpg)
(yes I do need to trim the mudguard stays ;) )
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Now I definitely won't be able to keep up with you! :P
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Y'see - there it is, right there -> *points*
If I put Paselas on my Pompino it immediately looks like a Pee Wee Herman bike - but your MC just seems to soak it up and somehow still look cool >:(.
S'not fair!
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Tell us about the light fittings adorning that Bagman.
Are they these Hebie ARC J82S SL Rack Fitting Light Bracket (http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-Hebie-Hebie-ARC-J82S-SL-Universal-Rack-Fitting-Light-Bracket-575.htm) ?
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Ah, the old ESGE bracket by yet another name.
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Enlighten me, do. I can see how on of these might accommodate a light like this Busch & Muller Lumotec Cyo 60 LED Headlight (http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-Busch-and-Muller-Busch-and-Muller-Lumotec-Cyo+-60-LED-Headlight-with-Bracket-18717.htm) , but how in the blazes can it be mated with one of these Cateye TL-LD600 super bright 5 LED rear light (http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-Cateye-Cateye-TL-LD600-Super-Bright-5-LED-Rear-Light-25000mcd-1956.htm) ?
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A big stack of washers under that bolt, then fit the same way as with a seat post?
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Just bolt the plastic bracket that the lamp slots into, onto the aluminium ESGE bracket, perhaps with a different bolt
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It uses the standard bolt it comes with. One hole in the bracket is threaded, and that limits the options, but the other isn't, allowing the bolt to go all the way in and - as Mr N says - bolt the plastic clip thing that you get with Cateyes directly to the bracket.
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My new mountain bike - a single speed, rigid forked, drop-barred On One Inbred 29er - on it's maiden voyage.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4531177088_16da2119e8.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/4531177088/)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4531178422_442e6029b1.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/4531178422/)
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Hey that's lovely Chris, me likey lots. Did you build it yourself or did it come like that?
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All my own work. :thumbsup:
Bought the frame and forks from On-One a couple of months ago (I think they ballsed up the pricing on their frames and I got it for £110). Been slowly getting the bits sorted and finally finished building the wheels and got it all together last week. Most of the parts are new, but the bars, stem, levers, seatpost, cranks, BB and pedals were in the shed.
It's really good fun to ride.
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Is that a track end with a hanger beneath it?
I haven't seen that on another bike apart from my fixed.
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Ahem. The 26" version has it too.
(http://www.peeble.com/inbred1.jpg)
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If Charley wasn't in his 80s and retired I would advise him to sue their ass.
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c234/Zoiders/LynxFixie001.jpg)
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It's standard on On-One's slot dropout frames (Inbred and Scandal, 26 and 29er). I think they've been selling them for a few years like that.
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IIRC they started off with eccentric BBs once upon a time with the Gimp then they went to sliding drop out frames until the last year or so when they have gone to simple cheap plate track end with the deraileur hanger beneath it.
My frame is from the early 80s and a hand build so On-One have probably picked up the idea from some classic builder or other.
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single speed, rigid forked, drop-barred On One Inbred 29er
Interesting bike! What gear is that you have on it? And are those brake force modulators in the cables?
I couldn't see me ever getting on with those midge bars - although I s'pose they look as if they'd be comfortable on the hoods.
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32T front, 18T rear - about 52". A lot lower than I'm used to on road, but ok off road.
They're in-line adjusters in the cables (designed for gear cables, but work just fine for brakes) - no barrel adjuster on the brakes or levers, y'see.
The primary riding position of the midge bars is on the drops - to me, it's a very natural, comfortable angle for my hands. Easy to get a single finger onto the brakes too. The hoods are a bit far away, but are ok for out of the saddle climbing or stretching out and it's nice to get onto the tops of the bars for another change of position.
Interesting article on Midge bar setup (for off road use) here: 63xc.com--Reviews | Midge Bar (http://www.63xc.com/mattc/midge.htm)
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All my own work. :thumbsup:
Lovely!
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no barrel adjuster on the brakes or levers
Ah, I see. Interesting article that - it has encouraged me to open my mind to trying a pair out at some point.
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The TT bike. I think ill put a picture up of it now.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/DSCF1564.jpg)
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/DSCF1590.jpg)
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/DSCF1596.jpg)
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/DSCF1588.jpg)
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/DSCF1585.jpg)
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/DSCF1568.jpg)
I love this bike, id have it hanging on my wall if i could. I just need to get a quill stem for it, i think that would really suit it.
My plan this year is to keep my normal bike heavy-ish and use this bike for a good thrash on doing the TTs. Have to see how that goes though, might take most things off my normal bike again.
Ill put some pictures up of that when i get chance to take some, its changed alot.
(pictures with that back ground as an experiment for a photography project. It sort of worked but not how i planned)
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Nice TT bike!!
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1gear, that is beautiful! :thumbsup:
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Heres my all round bike. I train on it, commute on it and use it for going to the shop. Gets loaded up when i go to work then straight over to my girlfriends and its great. Thinking about leaving the mudguards on all year around this year, but not sure, might take them off.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/P1010815.jpg)
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/P1010811.jpg)
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/DSCF1607.jpg)
This is how it used to look not long after it was first built i think:
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/Image074_1.jpg)
Then with its brooks saddle.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/P1010424.jpg)
Also being lent a track bike on long time loan:
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/P1010036.jpg)
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Heres my all round bike.
Nice bike. Another Pearson Touche/Dolan clone frame, and none the worse for that :)
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I think 1gear works at Mountain & Moor in Nottingham.
Or the camping shop across the road next to weatherspoons.
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I think 1gear works at Mountain & Moor in Nottingham.
Or the camping shop across the road next to weatherspoons.
Wrong. I was out today taking pictures for my photography exam tomorrow. Its on bike racks would you believe.
Heres my all round bike.
Nice bike. Another Pearson Touche/Dolan clone frame, and none the worse for that :)
It is. Its a nice frame, as you can see the paint has taken knocks in a few places, theres chips in a few places and a bit bit of paint came off the drop out. They are nice frames though and not too heavy, well it didnt used to be anyway.
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The TT bike. I think ill put a picture up of it now.
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj162/joejoe11/DSCF1564.jpg)
I love this bike, id have it hanging on my wall if i could. I just need to get a quill stem for it, i think that would really suit it.
My plan this year is to keep my normal bike heavy-ish and use this bike for a good thrash on doing the TTs. Have to see how that goes though, might take most things off my normal bike again.
Ill put some pictures up of that when i get chance to take some, its changed alot.
(pictures with that back ground as an experiment for a photography project. It sort of worked but not how i planned)
(http://www.cycle1st.co.uk/guides/greglemond.gif)
You just need the kit now...
All class machines there, lovely.
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The bike was planned on one of Chris Boardmans. The person i got it off gave me all the stuff for it, which included the plans for it. Measurements were taken from a picture of a bike Chris Boardman was riding, with all the angles for everything put on aswell. Quite interesting.
Ive got a White and blue skin suit(it was free, would of liked a black and white one but never mind), white and black over shoes and a blacky grey aero type helmet.
It drew alot of attention when i took it to the first club TT and when i take it to TTs some people also go to look at it, looks jolly nice in the flesh.
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Phil's Atom:
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/vicechair/Fettling/d36d0210.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/vicechair/Fettling/8c92146b.jpg)
Julian's Pompino:
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/vicechair/Fettling/94c32fd9.jpg)
After removal of rear brake, SON and rack, my Winter Weapon in summer fettle:
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/vicechair/Fettling/e82fda20.jpg)
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Makes you wanna get out & ride!
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Heh
I'm pleased to see that Atom frame being used. It sat in my garage for years- I think I only rode it twice.
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Heh
I'm pleased to see that Atom frame being used. It sat in my garage for years- I think I only rode it twice.
Here it is again, on the yACF FYBO camping trip in January:-
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_HNgR4FFUbuM/S1Q9Uejc36I/AAAAAAAAAn0/x9GkojYBdW8/s400/p1000477.jpg)
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I can report that, despite the rain and floods, Phil rode the Atom with glee.
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2103/1571101086_a47a240e22.jpg)
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I suspect that as soon as Superstoker sees this picture, he will be putting much effort into growing to fit it, and hten persuading you to part with it... ;D
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Zeppelin in audax mode, just before the Buckingham Blinder 400 a couple of weeks ago
(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/zepdax.jpg)
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Sorry to lower the quality of the bikes, but here is mine. First time out on it tonight 48/16 single speed until I can get another sprocket.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/kenderworld/Bikes/DSCF0806copy.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/kenderworld/Bikes/DSCF0808copy.jpg)
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Interesting spanner solution :)
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48 x 16? Headbangin'
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48 x 16? Headbangin'
(grass) track racing...
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I thought I better take a spanner with me just in case :)
Would you consider 48x16 too high for normal use then ? as the 16 freewheel was all I had what do you recommend I should have on the rear.
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Would you consider 48x16 too high for normal use then ? as the 16 freewheel was all I had what do you recommend I should have on the rear.
Do you live in Norfolk? Are you Jan Ullrich? If the answer to both questions is no, then possibly it is a little on the high side.
Well, it would be for me, anyway. I make that about 80", so I would swap the sprocket for an 18 to give a ~71" gear. A slightly smaller chainring would also give you more options to fine-tune your gearing.
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Thanks for that, I have been trying out the calculator on Sheldon's site and noticed it said 80" I will look out for an 18 tooth one.
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Worth canvassing a range of views on gear sizing - others know much more about this subject than me...
I ride a 69" gear, which as someone who's still fairly new to fixed, I find quite manageable, though it is slightly low for long descents.
This is a good tool for helping you choose your ring/sprocket combination, as it also shows equivalent gears (ie how to get the same gear inches with different chainring & sprocket combinations):
Rabbit, a singlespeed and fixed-gear cycling calculator (http://software.bareknucklebrigade.com/rabbit.applet.html)
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Thanks for that, I have been trying out the calculator on Sheldon's site and noticed it said 80" I will look out for an 18 tooth one.
48 x 18 is typical for 700c wheels. 42 x 16 is the same thing, although a bit lighter and (on the flipside) less smooth to ride.
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I ride 46*19. 64.5"? On the low side I know, but can still be a struggle into the teeth of an Outer Hebrides breeze
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A 70'' is more typical for an all-rounder. I tend to ride 72'' (nominal) and a bit higher on the flat of when I race (typically 81'' - 84'' for racing).
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67 is the traditional all-rounder summer gear. 64 for the winter.
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The formula is 110" minus age in years. Well, it is for me for getting up the hill home. One of the reasons I quit fixed!
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The formula is 110" minus age in years.
Hell YES!
Currently, that makes me 39 years old :D.
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67 is the traditional all-rounder summer gear. 64 for the winter.
That's what I'd have said - it's what club riders always did AIUI. 72" was for early season races. People have gone well under the hour on that (= well over 25mph for a 25 mile race).
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64.8" fixed riding at 15-20mph is revving at about 75 - 100 rpm. Together with stop/start around town and the ease of getting a lower gear going from a standing start the gear suits me fine.
If I rode in a group more often at a higher pace then high 60's would be a gear of choice.
Going back to 1981, I did a sub 58 min, 25 mile tt on 81" fixed. I like to pedal not push.
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Thanks for all the advice everyone
Roger I think it was you that posted about changing the rim position on the rear wheel so that it moves the sprocket over in line with the main ring, if it was you have you a link for that. I have read it but for the hell of me I can not find it again.
Thanks
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Changing the rim position shouldn't directly affect the sprocket. You could move spacers on the axle between left and right to improve alignment. Then you might have to adjust the dishing on the wheel to put the rim back in the centre.
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Thanks for all the advice everyone
Roger I think it was you that posted about changing the rim position on the rear wheel so that it moves the sprocket over in line with the main ring, if it was you have you a link for that. I have read it but for the hell of me I can not find it again.
Thanks
I said it, well I didn't, I said what driossal said. Not much more to be said. You may not have enough spacers to make the adjustment you need though
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64.8" fixed riding at 15-20mph is revving at about 75 - 100 rpm. Together with stop/start around town and the ease of getting a lower gear going from a standing start the gear suits me fine.
If I rode in a group more often at a higher pace then high 60's would be a gear of choice.
Going back to 1981, I did a sub 58 min, 25 mile tt on 81" fixed. I like to pedal not push.
That made me smile - the old man always told me you pedal a bike, you don't push it.
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My Dave Yates, for once without all the luggage and wotnot on it.
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1314/4592568929_5a3696f25d_b.jpg)
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That's lovely Deano.
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Radical saddle angle, but a very nice bike.
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I have considered the saddle angle, but if I have it flat, I'm slipping forwards all the time, so I choose comfort over aesthetics.
I adore it - it's the best bike I've ever owned.
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Whatever works for you. :thumbsup:
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Good bike Deano :)
I have my 2 Brooks at roughly the same angle. It's odd - when looking at the bike, it looks as if it just couldn't be comfortable, but when riding it feels right, and as you say a level Brooks just puts too much weight on my hands.
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My saddles are tilted up too and you never hear me complaining about sore hands and arms.
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My Dave Yates, for once without all the luggage and wotnot on it.
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1314/4592568929_5a3696f25d_b.jpg)
That is very nice. I know what you (and others) mean about the saddle - all of mine are nose up, though not quite as much as yours.
On the other hand, I tend to have my bars flatter along to tops than yours.
But all told, this is a grand-looking bike, Deano. Nice work.
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Brooks often look ridiculously nose up, it is just something about their construction IMO. I would never have one of my non-brooks saddles at anything like the apparent angle my Brooks sits at.
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Nice bike Deano.
<numpty_question>
Why is your seatpost bent?
</numpty_question>
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The seatpost is bent to give a bit more saddle layback.
Brooks often look ridiculously nose up, it is just something about their construction IMO. I would never have one of my non-brooks saddles at anything like the apparent angle my Brooks sits at.
I'd agree with that. Apart from my two B17s, I've always set my saddles level.
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Brooks often look ridiculously nose up, it is just something about their construction IMO. I would never have one of my non-brooks saddles at anything like the apparent angle my Brooks sits at.
Well my Brooks was set flat but it felt like I was leaning forwards so I've just given it a more nose up slant. I'll let you know tomorrow if it works out.
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Mine are flat. You don't slide forwards once they're broken in and have the dimples.
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Lovely bike Deano; beautiful tone of red too, which works well with the black. Bon, I must admit I am no fan of Brooks though... but lovely bike nonetheless.
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I agree: I do think the black and red complement one another. When I replace the rims, I may go for silver, but I fear that'll be a bit too flashy.
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I agree: I do think the black and red complement one another. When I replace the rims, I may go for silver, but I fear that'll be a bit too flashy.
Stick to black I'd say. In fact I'd have gone for black mudguards and even seat post!
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No no no no.Silver rims are best, delightfully retro. I regret getting black rims for my Merckx but ceramic ones are like that.
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I'm trying to strike a balance between black and red and silver. I definitely draw the line at black spokes!
I think silver rims may work, with the black hubs.
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black spokes are IMO not nice. Silver spokes with black hubs look silly as you get little silver dots on the black flanges. Tarty.
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I quite like the effect of silver spokes with black hubs - but there you go.
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I'm trying to strike a balance between black and red and silver. I definitely draw the line at black spokes!
Deemed to be more fragile too.
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Brooks often look ridiculously nose up, it is just something about their construction IMO. I would never have one of my non-brooks saddles at anything like the apparent angle my Brooks sits at.
Well my Brooks was set flat but it felt like I was leaning forwards so I've just given it a more nose up slant. I'll let you know tomorrow if it works out.
Bit later than 'tomorrow' but results are great! First few miles were "glad we decided not to have any more children" :D so I eased the nose down a little. Felt a bit odd but I'd forgotten by the end of the ride. Now it's just perfect. :thumbsup:
Thanks
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My latest.
Running as a spinny ss mostly ( using a White Industries freewheel which is great & loud ) and love it but the steep hills are a swine compared to fixed :o
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k131/djb1971/flyer2010.jpg)
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My latest.
Running as a spinny ss mostly ( using a White Industries freewheel which is great & loud ) and love it but the steep hills are a swine compared to fixed :o
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k131/djb1971/flyer2010.jpg)
:o :o :o :o
Thats lovely
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Very nice indeed, bumper. Straight forks never look quite right to me somehow, but that's still a fine looking machine.
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Thanks :thumbsup:
Love the bike, much smoother than the Langster.
Would look better with a curved fork being as it's a retro style frame but can't complain for the money.
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I have a new [second hand] carbon fibre disc wheel :D
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4636847492_36d16fb833.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/4636847492/)
Hopefully it will make me a bit faster but I think more weight loss still to go is the key.
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Here's my new commuter, a bike that qualifies as folding hence gets around NXEA's peak time restrictions on bikes on trains.
It's a Dahon Cadenza Solo to which I've added mudguards and a rack.
(http://www.oakden.eclipse.co.uk/mark/bike/yacf/pics/dahon1.jpg)
Running 44x16 fixed on 26x1.25 (67.3" gear).
The bike is about 60 miles old now, and rides very nicely. I've done one local pub run for a try-out and shakedown and
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Does that fold? Would you mind posting a photo of it folded?
Nice Bike!
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It's very much a prototype to see if I get on with single speed, if I do I'll get some proper kit to tidy it all up.
It seems to be working well so far and I am getting used to the smaller gear. I may raise it a bit if I can be arsed. I think I will get some proper parts when I can afford them, at least a half link to shorted the chain and some shorter chainring bolts so I can remove the 52 and remove the front mech and levers.
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Does that fold? Would you mind posting a photo of it folded?
Nice Bike!
I meant to add to the post that I would put a folded pic up once i got chance.
It folds, but basically just in half, so not small (can't expect much better with 26" wheels anyway).
I will update hopefully this weekend.
Part of me, evilly, wanted to post my initial picture as the folded version :demon:
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Part of me, evilly, wanted to post my initial picture as the folded version :demon:
In the "dead BSO" thread for added comedy value!
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/PICT0173.jpg)
to
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/P1000804.jpg)
More photos (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=17.msg637429#msg637429)
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Nice. That's some fork offset.
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I do rather like that :)
The Swallow or whatever it is suits it better IMO, but presumably it is past its prime.
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The previous saddle was a Lepper. The new one is one I got in a swapsie with Wow, for something that suited his bike rather better. I only know two thing about Brooks: They aren't comfortable, and anything else looks wrong on a sixty year old bike ;D
It's meant to be styled like a Scorcher from rather earlier, but it's what it is :)
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(http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/Mal_on_LP_BandW_small.jpg) (http://www.bosphorus.f2s.com/Mal_on_LP_BandW.jpg)
Exit Stage Left took this on the Bryan Chapman 600 a couple of weeks ago - it's a still from his video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxHWajFKfRU). I've just monochromed it :)
Click pic for bigger
Taken on the descent of the Llanberis Pass.
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Nice.
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Part of me, evilly, wanted to post my initial picture as the folded version :demon:
In the "dead BSO" thread for added comedy value!
Here's mine from upthread (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=22914.msg632528#msg632528) in dead BSOfolded mode.
(http://www.oakden.eclipse.co.uk/mark/bike/yacf/pics/dahon2.jpg)
(http://www.oakden.eclipse.co.uk/mark/bike/yacf/pics/dahon3.jpg)
If you want to reduce the width, you can, by undoing one bolt, pop the stem and bars off and tuck the in between the wheels (I never bother with that):-
(http://www.oakden.eclipse.co.uk/mark/bike/yacf/pics/dahon4.jpg)
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Thanks oaky
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Hmm, I think I need to get me one of those. Looks a bit more suitable for fast-ish long-ish rides than the Brompton.
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Nice. That's some fork offset. Fork's a bit slack.
Amended in deference to YACF Meme #1. ;)
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Oaky, that's very cool.
But frame's a bit slack.
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Oaky, please excuse the silly question but it's not clear in the pic... how is the chain tensioned?
d.
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Oaky, please excuse the silly question but it's not clear in the pic... how is the chain tensioned?
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It has an eccentric BB.
(Dropouts are vertical).
Edit: it's not obvious, but on the middle top (Edit2!) one of the folded pictures (non-drive-side) you can see the clamp at the bottom of the BB shell.
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It has an eccentric BB.
Ah! No wonder I didn't see how it was done - I was looking at the wrong end of the drivetrain. Thanks!
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Nice kitchen Oaky.
I might have to start a kitchen thread.
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Light switches are a bit low, or is the door, bike and kitchen very high.
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Light switches are a bit low, or is the door, bike and kitchen very high.
The light switches are indeed low. I gather it's an accessibility thing. As are the extra wide doors (wheelchair friendly -- this also turns out to be Trice-friendly). The main catch on the front door is also low, meaning that 3 year old children can let themselves out, necessitating the use of the bolt at the top of the door to prevent them wandering off. The stairs are also wider than normal, meaning that most stairgates won't fit and you have to buy the expensive ones. >:(
I thought about doing the second set of piccies outside, but remembered someone saying it was traditional to do them in the kitchen, so people could comment on your cabinets ;)
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to do them in the kitchen, so people could comment on your cabinets ;)
But there's no Marmite on display! Without Marmite and other selected condiments and comestibles it's not kitchen Pr0n! ::-)
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Is this better? ;)
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/dahon2.jpg)
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I'm definately starting a kitchen thread when I have a spare moment.
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Is this better? ;)
GIMPing a jar of Marmite and a gay kettle onto the image do not make things better!
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Is this better? ;)
GIMPing a jar of Marmite and a gay kettle onto the image do not make things better!
Surely there's nothing that can't be made better with a jar of Marmite and a gay kettle!
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Should I start a Member's Kettles thread as well?
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A members wives,husbands,partners thread?
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A members wives,husbands,partners thread?
You dirty old man ;D
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Hey,less of the "old"...I'm sensetive about my age ;D
Anyway,the idea stems from a comment made by one of my companions during the Snow Roads weekend ;)
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A members wives,husbands,partners thread?
What a brilliant idea! However, I'd like someone else to start the thread as I have my reputation to think about! ;D
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A members wives,husbands,partners thread?
What a brilliant idea! However, I'd like someone else to start the thread as I have my reputationwedding tackle to think about! ;D
FTFY
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Ah yes, I'd forgotten you've met The Current Mrs R ;D
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Hey,less of the "old"...I'm sensetive about my age ;D
Anyway,the idea stems from a comment made by one of my companions during the Snow Roads weekend ;)
I know...hence my comment above!
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(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u249/freddered/Bike%20Stable/Chilbolton.jpg?t=1276359092)
I think this Single-Speed (an ex-Rogerzilla 18spd I bought in 2008) is my most often used bike now.
It took a while but the sheer simplicity makes for a lovely riding experience.
I tried fixed and didn't really get on with it. The fixed sprocket is still on there as an emergency "get me home" option should the freewheel fail (and also because I can't be bothered removing it).
Crud Guards may come off this month although they aren't all that noticeable and they keep the wheel rims nice and clean during grotty weather (brush pads).
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u249/freddered/Bike%20Stable/Chilbolton2.jpg?t=1276359668)
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Nice one Oaky!
Nice shot of MV too.
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I think this Single-Speed (an ex-Rogerzilla 18spd I bought in 2008) is my most often used bike now.
It took a while but the sheer simplicity makes for a lovely riding experience.
That MA3 rear wheel still lives, then? It was a horrible rim to build; it can't take any tension without pringling and it has a reputation for cracking. It's only on there because it is the same ERD as the far superior Open 4CD it replaced. I suppose I did hit a few potholes on it without problems.
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I think this Single-Speed (an ex-Rogerzilla 18spd I bought in 2008) is my most often used bike now.
It took a while but the sheer simplicity makes for a lovely riding experience.
That MA3 rear wheel still lives, then? It was a horrible rim to build; it can't take any tension without pringling and it has a reputation for cracking. It's only on there because it is the same ERD as the far superior Open 4CD it replaced. I suppose I did hit a few potholes on it without problems.
It's a Mavic Open-Pro now. I had Goldtec build one of their hubs into it. Original wheel is hanging in the garage with a load of other wheels I'm saving for projects which will never happen.
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Nice bike LEE.
How do you find those Cruds? My front one broke just ahead of the zip tie at the fork crown after not many miles at all. I'll see how the new one does (I had a "spare" as I only use te front one).
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Nice bike LEE.
How do you find those Cruds? My front one broke just ahead of the zip tie at the fork crown after not many miles at all. I'll see how the new one does (I had a "spare" as I only use te front one).
Crud guards have been 100% trouble-free. I can't be bothered taking them off as it will rain if I do.
Any excuse to post another photo. Here at Danebury Hill Fort, looking back to the hill-climb and towards Stockbridge (I don't usually off-road on 23mm tyres but the grass was bone dry).
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u249/freddered/ride%20photos/OrbitatDanebury1.jpg?t=1278414696)
When I first moved here from Manchester I didn't like it. I find that hard to believe now.
Note. That's not a chain adornment, it's a hole in the Datum post thingy.
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...the Datum post thingy.
Trig Point, or more correctly Triangulation Station (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_station), although I've never heard anyone refer to them as anything but Trig Points.
(Interestingly, this site (http://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/trigpoints/) has lists of a lot of the UK Trig Points).
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(Interestingly, this site (http://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/trigpoints/) has lists of a lot of the UK Trig Points).
Are you sure you've got the right word there? ;)
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(Interestingly, this site (http://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/trigpoints/) has lists of a lot of the UK Trig Points).
Are you sure you've got the right word there? ;)
Oh yes, I embrace my inner geek, and indeed my outer geek.
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Can anyone walk past a trig point without succumbing to the urge to touch it?
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Can anyone walk past a trig point without succumbing to the urge to touch it?
Erm... :-\
Yes.
Edit: But Ye Ancient stone mileposts - that's a different thing.
Even more Edit: Look! They even have their own website: The Milestone Society.co.uk (http://www.milestonesociety.co.uk/)
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I quite often walk past a Milestone, which is quite unusual in central(ish) London.
Kensington Milepost Hotel:
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/small.php?file=KensingtonMilestoneHotel.jpg&size=150) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pikerslanefarm/2711582302/)
from amandabhslater on Flickr.
I do tap Trig Points when I walk past them, I can't say I've ever bent down and touched this milepost however.
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Can anyone walk past a trig point without succumbing to the urge to touch it?
I always try to stand up on them. At my age I should know better.
BTW nice bike and picture, Lee.
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Can anyone walk past a trig point without succumbing to the urge to touch it?
You are Adrian Monk AICMFP.
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I, and my fixed, made our maiden voyage over the weekend in a 109km Audax - makes a change to my Rohloff!
It's a Pearson Touche 2010 using a 48x19 (20 on the other side), with Ultegra brakes, Halo Aerorage wheels, Selle SMP Evolution seat, Continental Ultra Gator Skin 700x25 tyres. It's been to Bike Dynamics (http://bikedynamics.co.uk/) for fitting which resulted in the seat height being lowered by 2cms(!), fitting a shorter stem and a change of handlebars.
Currently contemplating changing the chain ring for a steel one and perhaps opting for something smaller. Also tempted by upping the tyre width to 28mm to help take the shock out of the ride.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4812887647_aac1590792.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4813511972_e1ee477f98.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4812888461_9f234d9947.jpg)
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Handsome. :thumbsup:
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Bendigedig! :thumbsup:
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Very nice :)
Interesting saddles those - pity the price precludes a try-it-and-see purchase.
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Very nice :)
Interesting saddles those - pity the price precludes a try-it-and-see purchase.
Bike Dynamics sell them so I got to try one while the bike was being set up. I liked it so much that I bought three, one for each of my bikes! It took a bit of time getting used to it but so far I've managed to bed both the seat and my backside in well enough to complete a 300km ride (though not on the fixed). Longest I've done on the fixed with this saddle is this 109km. Got a bit achy at times and I looked forward to the hills so that I could stand up but the ache is short lived with no lasting effects. Of course, saddles are a personal thing and what's good for me may be crap for you.
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Recently my Graham Weigh TT bike developed a speed wobble at 38mph and the wheels and headset made no difference so I decided to build Robgul's Raleigh Team Banana frame in to a TT bikie before I get thrown off descending Gorse Hill on a Wednesday night.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4828057021_958cb429b2_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/4828057021/)
and this is a no name 531 frame I have built as an Audax type tourer until I can replace my Ron Cooper that was written off.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4828066547_f4931a91a2_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/4828066547/in/photostream/)
Chains well slack ain't it :D
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Looking fast FWN!
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Jeeze FWN, how 'f'ing tall are you?!
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Looking fast FWN!
Shame I'm not going fast eh :)
Jeeze FWN, how 'f'ing tall are you?!
6' 2" 34" inside leg = lanky bald git ;D
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They are two great looking bikes FWN. I couldn't imagine myself on the first (nowhere near fast enough, I'd be hauled off by the cops as they'd assume I'd nicked it) but the second is my cup of tea. :thumbsup:
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Matching hammer too
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Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
;D
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They are two great looking bikes FWN.
+1. Built for speed.
I couldn't imagine myself on the first
Me neither - I couldn't reach the pedals. ;D
d.
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I looked forward to the hills
Erm....sorry?
Norfolk bor doesn't compute :-\
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My winter single speed - early, but I'm getting ready for the era of financial hardship that is about to engulf me and my family with a fifty quid special. Actually the frame/fork is I think the lightest mtb stuff I've ever come across.
Different tyres and plus 'grds and it'll get me back up the bikejournal rankings come November/December!
And, yes, I know it isn't a Stumpy and not even a Spesh!
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p56/wasnti/Lotus.jpg)
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Raleigh Record Ace frame newly built into a fixed gear bicycle.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_u5znSFLnXfA/TGV6qcFByQI/AAAAAAAAAWE/0_Z5lxHaYcA/s640/home%20020.JPG)
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Handsome. :thumbsup:
But, er... do you need to borrow some cable cutters? ;)
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Interesting mix :)
Very nice frame, that. The chainset is a bit anachronistic and the wheels also, but in the other direction
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yeah it was my first build so bit of a guessing game at times. wheels are a bit flashy although they're really fun to ride. reckon it'd be worth trying to take the stickers off?
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reckon it'd be worth trying to take the stickers off?
It can be a bit of a job. You might be lucky and find that they just peel off and pull off the adhesive at the same time. If not, as is the case with decals on Mavic rims, you'll be left with adhesive residue on the rim, for which you'll need to get proper glue removing solvent from a hardware shop. Best to have some on hand before you start...
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...for which you'll need to get proper glue removing solvent from a hardware shop. Best to have some on hand before you start...
...because having it available will guarantee that you won't need it!
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Now with chain and approx 400 miles under the wheels. Very pleased with the ride and how it looks.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4859776005_a5409ba24d_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/4859776005/in/set-72157602875086056/)
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you'll need to get proper glue removing solvent
Cellulose thinners from a hardware shop.
Isopropyl Alcohol from the chemist - remember to look them directly in the eye when you tell them you're not about to drink it.
Lighter fuel from the tobacconist.
Each should do the job with varying degrees of success.
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Now with chain and approx 400 miles under the wheels. Very pleased with the ride and how it looks.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4859776005_a5409ba24d_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/4859776005/in/set-72157602875086056/)
Chain's a bit.. you know..
Smart looking machine though, for sure. I guess it's fantastic to ride. :thumbsup:
You sure you need the saddle leaning forward like that and the bars so upturned? I would try setting the saddle level, and have the bars turned forward and move the levers back a bit too to get the flat top it looks like you want, but I know you're experienced enough to know what you like!
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Raleigh Record Ace frame newly built into a fixed gear bicycle.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_u5znSFLnXfA/TGV6qcFByQI/AAAAAAAAAWE/0_Z5lxHaYcA/s640/home%20020.JPG)
Tasty looking bike. Limited standover height though, be a bit careful stopping on cambers..
Most of us on here with fixed wheel bikes (and there are many) run a rear brake for the road. Your choice but, for me, form follows function!
Do that front brake cable shortened though ;)
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Raleigh Record Ace frame newly built into a fixed gear bicycle.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_u5znSFLnXfA/TGV6qcFByQI/AAAAAAAAAWE/0_Z5lxHaYcA/s640/home%20020.JPG)
Tasty looking bike. Limited standover height though, be a bit careful stopping on cambers..
Most of us on here with fixed wheel bikes (and there are many) run a rear brake for the road. Your choice but, for me, form follows function!
Do that front brake cable shortened though ;)
If you lack a cable cutter a decent junior jacksaw blade is just as good for cutting an outer - in fact it is my default choice over the cutter when I want a very neat job.
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Nice bike, Katie. Hope you have a lot of fun with it :)
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Chain's a bit.. you know..
Smart looking machine though, for sure. I guess it's fantastic to ride. :thumbsup:
You sure you need the saddle leaning forward like that and the bars so upturned? I would try setting the saddle level, and have the bars turned forward and move the levers back a bit too to get the flat top it looks like you want, but I know you're experienced enough to know what you like!
:) Yeah I like the nose of the saddle level and the bit of bars by the brake hoods level to slightly up, I tend to feel like I slide down the hoods otherwise. :)
It does ride beautifully though, the Belgium tour was a breeze [literally sometimes]
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Jeeze FWN, how 'f'ing tall are you?!
That Banana was mine - just the right size as I'm about 6-4 .....
.... the 28", yes 28" Flying Gate I have is "interesting" - it's the only bike I've ever ridden with the saddle right down on the top-tube!
Rob
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Chain's a bit.. you know..
Smart looking machine though, for sure. I guess it's fantastic to ride. :thumbsup:
You sure you need the saddle leaning forward like that and the bars so upturned? I would try setting the saddle level, and have the bars turned forward and move the levers back a bit too to get the flat top it looks like you want, but I know you're experienced enough to know what you like!
:) Yeah I like the nose of the saddle level and the bit of bars by the brake hoods level to slightly up, I tend to feel like I slide down the hoods otherwise. :)
You don't ride much in the drops, do you?!
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Bob Jackson Vigorelli, current incarnation:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000710.jpg)
Business end:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000712.jpg)
Yes I know the crank dust caps are not fitted.
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Chain's a bit tight
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Tidy.
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Nice.
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Smart.
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Can I have it?
What would I have to pay for one of them?
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Very nice bike, I had a similar build up until recently when the frame cracked (not a Bob Jackson), so am on the lookuot for a replacement frame.
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Tidy.
Nice.
Smart.
:) I'm basking in the glow.
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Bob Jackson Vigorelli, current incarnation:
Yes I know the crank dust caps are not fitted.
Smart - what cranks are those?
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Campag Record Pista
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Tidy.
Nice.
Smart.
:) I'm basking in the glow.
Very nice bike Seargeant Pluck :thumbsup:
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Never mind the dust caps, it's the pump that stops it getting the perfect 10. I know they're great pumps, but it just looks so wrong, won't it fit in a bag? Or at least take it off for the photos ;)
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Never mind the dust caps, it's the pump that stops it getting the perfect 10. I know they're great pumps, but it just looks so wrong, won't it fit in a bag? Or at least take it off for the photos ;)
I do agree. Funny enough I was thinking that I ought to make use of those straps on the back of the Barley. Doing so would also reduce the number of items I need to swap when I change bikes by 1.
In fact I think I'll do it right now
Edit: can't. Have D-rings x 4, not straps. Need to poke about among my bits and bobs for a means of attachment.
Good little bracket those IMO but, indeed, wrong type and position for that bike.
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Bob Jackson Vigorelli, current incarnation:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000710.jpg)
Business end:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000712.jpg)
Yes I know the crank dust caps are not fitted.
Very nice Simon, I do like Bob Jackson frames very tidy
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Now that winter is on the way this will be my number one bike from now untill early next year.
I am still amazed each time I pull it out of the shed, few drops of oil on the chain, bit of air in the tyres and away it goes :D
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/5078817776_031a045e2c.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/5078222031_498fcd06a7.jpg)
I have now flipped the rear wheel and running on a 16t instead of a 18t x 42.
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I just held a straight edge to the screen to make sure it was not the spokes creating an optical illusion.
The chain is indeed a bit...
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Tidy.
Nice.
Smart.
:) I'm basking in the glow.
And quite rightly so!
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Now that winter is on the way this will be my number one bike from now untill early next year.
I am still amazed each time I pull it out of the shed, few drops of oil on the chain, bit of air in the tyres and away it goes :D
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/5078817776_031a045e2c.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/5078222031_498fcd06a7.jpg)
I have now flipped the rear wheel and running on a 16t instead of a 18t x 42.
Nice looking bike, there's something special about winter bikes, which I prefer over others, probably because I think the bike is saying something like "throw whatever you want at me, I'm hard enough".
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Can I have it?
What would I have to pay for one of them?
The thick end of £1000 in that spec, more with the Phil Wood hubs it really needs...
Mine was a real pleasure to build up.
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bj1.jpg)
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Posted this elsewhere but what the heck! :)
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/5128958068_ddac84d18f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_fulford/5128958068/)
on Flickr
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(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/mikes99mail/P1010810.jpg)
muddy cross bike!
[not from racing, been chasing horses]
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mike, that pic makes me officially very jealous. Despite best intentions, I've so far failed to get my SS cross bike muddy.
d.
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Dennis is done, ready to ride to work in the morning. My first ride will be 12 miles ;D
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/GruuB/DTM_Guarded.jpg)
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My first ride will be 12 miles
Enjoy :) Looks like a decent commute bike. That chain, though...
Do you have your brakes with the front on the left?
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My first ride will be 12 miles
Enjoy :) Looks like a decent commute bike. That chain, though...
Do you have your brakes with the front on the left?
I have my brakes the normal way - like on both other bikes. If that is front on left then yes ;D
Pedals are SPD one side and grippy sharp horrible platforms the other. I will be wearing some Specialized Sonoma shoes to begin with. Once I am happily in tune I will get some Speedplay Zeros and the be back to my normal shoes.
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If it's fixed, don't ride it on the platforms, keep clipped in.
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If it's fixed, don't ride it on the platforms, keep clipped in.
+1
Fixed on flat pedals is hellish. Get the speedplays on tonight.
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They are these:
(http://s.wiggle.co.uk/images/shimano%20m324%2004.jpg)
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I used those for years. Did PBP on a pair. They're fine.
Downside is that you may have to flip the pedal over to clip in. Double-sided clipped is easier in that respect.
Upside is that on very steep climbs you can unclip and ride with one foot on the flat side; unclipping when you're trying to keep rolling can be a sod, and I've once or twice come close to falling when I've stalled :)
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Dennis is done, ready to ride to work in the morning. My first ride will be 12 miles ;D
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/GruuB/DTM_Guarded.jpg)
Lush.
You don' have the old gear hanger lying about do you, by any chance?
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What is a gear hanger mate?
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What is a gear hanger mate?
The little metal bit that would have secured the rear derailleur to the dropout..
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It is really old and is attached to a Huret deraileur. Do you need it?
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What is a gear hanger mate?
The little metal bit that would have secured the rear derailleur to the dropout..
If I can find it in time there will be one in your Carradice . . .
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I used those for years. Did PBP on a pair. They're fine.
I use them on my fixed and if I do PBP next year, it will be on them. I like the convenience of not having to wear special shoes when I just want to hop on my bike for short trips to the shops or whatever and I don't find it a problem riding fixed without being clipped in.
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They are these:
(http://s.wiggle.co.uk/images/shimano%20m324%2004.jpg)
Got them on my Ridgeback tourer and use them on my fixed. She'll be right ;)
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It's not the pedals themselves that provoked my post, they are fine, it was just the possibility of learning to ride fixed using the platform side of the pedals.
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If it's fixed, don't ride it on the platforms, keep clipped in.
+1
Fixed on flat pedals is hellish. Get the speedplays on tonight.
Oh, I don't know about that. I prefer to ride clipped in but I've had no problems controlling my fixed bike using the platform side of its A530 pedals. One thing you learn is to angle your foot heel-down when slowing yourself down with your legs. I wouldn't ride as fast or as far without foot retention as I do when clipped in, and I would be very careful going over speed bumps and the like, but I wouldn't call it hellish. Quite fun, in fact.
That said, I think the flat side of the A530s gives greater control than those M324s; you can feel the whole surface under your sole, rather than having those jagged edges pressed into it. I have M324s on another bike and still have a few scars on my shins from those edges.
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The Bob Jackson, now with the saddle set at the right height and fitted with a Team Pro and Barley.
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bobjackson.jpg)
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Best bike on the site IMHO. Thanks for sharing.
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The Bob Jackson, now with the saddle set at the right height and fitted with a Team Pro and Barley
Tasty :)
I might try a Brooks on mine at some stage.
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The Bob Jackson, now with the saddle set at the right height and fitted with a Team Pro and Barley.
(http://www.reb.co.uk/bobjackson.jpg)
Beautiful bike :thumbsup:
Shame about tyhe tyres :-X :hand: ;)
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It's bloomin loverly, the road repairs are a bit slack ;)
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^^^ Lovely bike for sure. Great classic look. Still not a fan of riding Brooks saddles though! :facepalm:
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The Bob Jackson, now with the saddle set at the right height and fitted with a Team Pro and Barley.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u249/freddered/bikecopy-1.jpg)
Beautiful bike :thumbsup:
Shame about tyhe tyres :-X :hand: ;)
Lovely Bike :demon:
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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?
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But, how did Lee get the car to disappear?
And the stand!
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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..
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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 :D
He'll probably make me disappear nex
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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)
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It's the perfectly balanced carradice that's allowing it to stand up on it's own.
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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)
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But, how did Lee get the car to disappear?
And the stand!
Pity he couldn't do the saddle :demon: :P
Stunning bike though.
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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).
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p56/wasnti/Bikes/LotusMk2.jpg)
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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.
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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).
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(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p56/wasnti/Bikes/LotusMk2.jpg)
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.
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Precisely so, Paul!
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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.
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/lindagordinho/Fixed009.jpg)
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.
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That's luvverly.
I'm quite tempted by one of these.
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Very smart. It does look dinky compared to mine:
(http://www.ivytodd.com/images/pompino640.jpg)
Do you by any chance have a lot of toe overlap?
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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.
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Well, here's my finished article.
Very nice :)
Very nice indeed.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 :thumbsup:
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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.
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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.
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/lindagordinho/Fixed009.jpg)
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
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That looks rather bees-knees LG.Will you be riding it on 11th Dec for Deano's ride?
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I have recently bought a Pompino (a white one) and have fitted the secu clips on the rear mudguard in case of you know what. It does make removing the wheel much easier in case of YKW - I found out yesterday.
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Oh yes, that chocolate brown does look very nice, better than Trigger's Mum's Bathroom Blue. ;D
It looks like it's got Cantis rather than V-brakes. Interesting.
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Lovely.
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Must get my (green) one built up...
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Can't wait to see it 4real on the YXPR.
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(http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/35717132.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1290981056&Signature=Iu9w1i%2BOUtGt2Qy%2BxENX3SUXe3Y%3D)
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I don't know what you're trying to post there oxoneil, but the server just returns an XML error message:
<Error>
<Code>AccessDenied</Code>
<Message>Request has expired</Message>
<RequestId>B4BB7ED316246FB0</RequestId>
<Expires>2010-11-28T21:50:56Z</Expires>
−<HostId>
UA2S3p/UZ8shjLMzsYV514NP9lV3X8jYApmsvCGEmdnyhWwYqI87ygdWOU+G4qja
</HostId>
<ServerTime>2010-11-28T22:47:51Z</ServerTime>
</Error>
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I don;t know what you're on about, Tim, but I can see a pic of a rather nice Dolan :)
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Nope, it doesn't work on my somewhat dated Firefox 2 under Linux, and I just connected to my work PC, and using both Firefox 3 and IE7 under Windows XP I still see no image.
That's two different browsers, two different operating systems, and two different network routes (one on Zen, and the other via JANET).
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I don't see the picture either.
Should get some piccies of mine too.
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I don't know what you're trying to post there oxoneil, but the server just returns an XML error message:
<Error>
<Code>AccessDenied</Code>
<Message>Request has expired</Message>
<RequestId>B4BB7ED316246FB0</RequestId>
<Expires>2010-11-28T21:50:56Z</Expires>
−<HostId>
UA2S3p/UZ8shjLMzsYV514NP9lV3X8jYApmsvCGEmdnyhWwYqI87ygdWOU+G4qja
</HostId>
<ServerTime>2010-11-28T22:47:51Z</ServerTime>
</Error>
I get this if I navigate directly to the picture's url.
I can't see the pic on the forum either.
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I don;t know what you're on about, Tim, but I can see a pic of a rather nice Dolan :)
Weird. I saw a Dolan earlier today (and very nice it was too!) but now I get the code.
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I don;t know what you're on about, Tim, but I can see a pic of a rather nice Dolan :)
Weird. I saw a Dolan earlier today (and very nice it was too!) but now I get the code.
I saw Dolan earlier today, in my garage
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I'm guessing that he's used some kind of temporary clipboard service to upload the file and it has since been deleted from the server
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I'm guessing that he's used some kind of temporary clipboard service to upload the file and it has since been deleted from the server
Although it would be odd that Deano could see it, after I couldn't.
It may also be that it's limited to only being accessible for people on certain ISPs.
Either way, I still can't see it!
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Can't see what?
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(http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/35717218.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1291222092&Signature=ce%2BD1RS4D9pduhOBZ2DCNd8t3%2BA%3D)
It's from Twitpic so maybe they don't like having links to pictures from their servers. No idea but here it is again, even if only temporarily.
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V. nice. I'd question the white saddle, but it's your arse that'll be sat on it, so you won't see it much ;)
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(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/jdfyfe/DSCF5047.jpg)
:facepalm:
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V. nice. I'd question the white saddle, but it's your arse that'll be sat on it, so you won't see it much ;)
Thanks. It's so nice to ride and as it's a sort of retro bike I thought I'd go with a classic Rolls saddle and thought white would go with the bike better than black. The rest of the bike is light enough to take a heavy saddle and it's gradually becoming more comfortable.
Think I'm on a 47 x 18 at the moment.
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(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/jdfyfe/DSCF5047.jpg)
:facepalm:
Going for a ride on that should ease your piles. :-*
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Chain's a bit, um, er, well...
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It's from Twitpic so maybe they don't like having links to pictures from their servers. No idea but here it is again, even if only temporarily.
I think with Twitpic they expect you to link to the page which has the image on, not the image itself.
I've obviously missed the window when the image was visible (again). :-\
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It's from Twitpic so maybe they don't like having links to pictures from their servers. No idea but here it is again, even if only temporarily.
I think with Twitpic they expect you to link to the page which has the image on, not the image itself.
I've obviously missed the window when the image was visible (again). :-\
http://twitpic.com/l9jky (http://twitpic.com/l9jky)
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(http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/35717218.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1291224983&Signature=IuRYntHoTa%2BQHMCe4GFd1QQQ7iU%3D)
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Ah right. Very blue (says the man with an even more red bike).
It looks rather nice, although I think I'm with Clarion as regards the white saddle. I'd have put a black saddle and black water bottles cages on there, to match the black tape, hoods, and forks.
(Mind you, with my red bike, I've now got red brake hoods, red water cages, and even red brakes!)
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I like it, oxoneil. :thumbsup:
TimO, I'd go the other way - change the bar tape to match the saddle. ;D
d.
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My SS On-One Inbred 29er, with another different set of handlebars:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5232646356_170ba03d9d_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/5232646356/)
Inbred (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/5232646356/) by cnarborough (http://www.flickr.com/people/26008756@N08/), on Flickr
Cotic Roadrat in winter commute mode:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5005/5232044709_29bb045af4_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/5232044709/)
Roadrat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/5232044709/) by cnarborough (http://www.flickr.com/people/26008756@N08/), on Flickr
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Chris, that Inbred is delicious :thumbsup:
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What bar is that Chris? A Mary?
And whilst we're doing Singlespeed 29ers...
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5123/5228953684_fa52fdfc12.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_fulford/5228953684/)
Swift in Forest (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_fulford/5228953684/) by paulfulford (http://www.flickr.com/people/paul_fulford/), on Flickr
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Chris, that Inbred is delicious :thumbsup:
Ta. I quite like it too - definitely the most fun of all my bikes.
What bar is that Chris? A Mary?
Titec J bar. I tried a Mary but because of the high rise it was either too high (right way up) or too low (flipped). The J bar shortens the reach a bit and I think it's about the right height now.
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Chris, that Inbred is delicious :thumbsup:
I must have missed this picture when it was first put on, as I totally agree, the RoadRat looks great.
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(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_qiccGaSOyOs/TShDL8vjHXI/AAAAAAAAAt8/Oxcx3oE9L_E/s640/P1080195.JPG)
My Xmas project, bought the frame in November, wheels and stuff followed shortly after.
All built on the cheap, apart from tyres and tubes all secondhand or discounted parts....
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Very very nice! I bet you're dead chuffed with that tiermat. Will you be riding it on the YPXPR?
How many shiny flanges does one man need?!
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Very very nice! I bet you're dead chuffed with that tiermat. Will you be riding it on the YPXPR?
How many shiny flanges does one man need?!
Think I might be on gears for YPXPR, sorry, but may not be on the purple bike, as it is up for sale right now :(
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(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_qiccGaSOyOs/TShDL8vjHXI/AAAAAAAAAt8/Oxcx3oE9L_E/s640/P1080195.JPG)
My Xmas project, bought the frame in November, wheels and stuff followed shortly after.
All built on the cheap, apart from tyres and tubes all secondhand or discounted parts....
:o :o :o Thats lovely! :thumbsup:
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An interesting mixture of gold & brown ;D
TGL says: :sick:
Hope you have many happy miles together :D
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I present to you:
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs610.snc3/32122_399844666635_527151635_4762414_7345269_n.jpg)
Orange-Gina, before she was fitted with a tidy Tubus rear rack, and:
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs238.snc1/8527_152584216635_527151635_3190109_917429_n.jpg)
The Beast, before it had its S3X fitted. Once it had the new drivetrain fitted, the back-end looked a bit like this:
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs479.ash1/26220_380359966635_527151635_4286779_8082990_n.jpg)
Finally, although definitely not a fixed and not a singlespeed per se, my work/geared Audax bike c/w Alfine-8 hub gear:
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs218.snc1/8527_145012346635_527151635_3127953_5934080_n.jpg)
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What bar is that Chris? A Mary?
Titec J bar. I tried a Mary but because of the high rise it was either too high (right way up) or too low (flipped). The J bar shortens the reach a bit and I think it's about the right height now.
Well done a few rides on the Marys and think they're great - they suit me anyway.
Thanks!
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Nice fleet, Interzen. :thumbsup:
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(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5242/5340554348_9d59cee550_m.jpg) (http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5242/5340554348_9d59cee550_b.jpg)
My Pompino at Tattershall Bridge, Lincolnshire, on a wintery 200 km ride.
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Nice fleet, Interzen. :thumbsup:
Aw shucks :)
It's about half the size that it was a few years back though - at the time I had a Dave Yates 853 touring frame and a 631 fixed built to the same geometry. And then I got made redundant - broke my heart to get rid of them, although I think the 631 now lives in New York(!)
Got another project on the go ATM, but it's an off-road tourer with an 11-speed Alfine hub gear. I'm missing one vitally important bit - guessing which is left as an exercise for the reader ;)
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(http://<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31617147@N05/5340772353/" title="winter commuter by p0718201, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5340772353_9e664a673d_m.jpg" width="179" height="240" alt="winter commuter" /></a>)
Winter commuter and DIY studded tyres. Commuting in Calgary. -31C today with wind chill aka bl**dy cold.
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(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5208/5342670523_8077b0d535_z.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5245/5341386080_aa7e5c92b9_m.jpg)
ahem...technical incompetence
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My Dave Yates, yesterday. All nice and clean after gearing down to 64" for a particularly tough club run, which was then abandoned because of black ice, even on the main roads!
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_W3XR9pTyyzo/TSrU1eDkPVI/AAAAAAAAAKs/u6b6GlkwrY0/IMAG0148.jpg) (http://lh4.ggpht.com/_W3XR9pTyyzo/TSrU1eDkPVI/AAAAAAAAAKs/u6b6GlkwrY0/IMAG0148.jpg)
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Great looking bike there - skinny steel tubes in a lush colour, bars and levers are almost at the right angle, and not a Brooks in sight. :thumbsup:
Plus it looks about my size, which always makes them look more appealing.
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Skinny steel, indeed. Mmm.
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531ST, in fact. Maybe not the lightest but tough enough for some hard winter riding.
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I could never manage to get it looking as good as that.
Beautiful.
How much do you want for it? :'(
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Great looking bike there - skinny steel tubes in a lush colour, bars and levers are almost at the right angle, and not a Brooks in sight. :thumbsup:
Plus it looks about my size, which always makes them look more appealing.
Dave Yates, Blue Cobalto (http://www.daveyatescycles.co.uk/custom_bike_frames-Colour_Chart-30.php), ca 1998 :thumbsup:
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Great looking bike there - skinny steel tubes in a lush colour, bars and levers are almost at the right angle, and not a Brooks in sight. :thumbsup:
Plus it looks about my size, which always makes them look more appealing.
Dave Yates, Blue Cobalto (http://www.daveyatescycles.co.uk/custom_bike_frames-Colour_Chart-30.php), ca 1998 :thumbsup:
Flam. Ruby with golden yellow transfers is the way forward :)
It's what my old 631 was wearing when I sold it and it looked bloody gorgeous. I think "The Beast" is metallic black, but it's hard to tell under all the muck ;)
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(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_qiccGaSOyOs/TShDL8vjHXI/AAAAAAAAAt8/Oxcx3oE9L_E/s640/P1080195.JPG)
My Xmas project, bought the frame in November, wheels and stuff followed shortly after.
All built on the cheap, apart from tyres and tubes all secondhand or discounted parts....
Gosh. Bet it goes like shit off a stick ;)
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My Xmas project, bought the frame in November, wheels and stuff followed shortly after.
All built on the cheap, apart from tyres and tubes all secondhand or discounted parts....
Gosh. Bet it goes like shit off a stick ;)
*ahem* not with me riding it, it doesn't :)
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Nearly as stylish as my "brown" langster.......
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We clearly need a Pompinos in Action thread :thumbsup:
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Not in action, but here goes.... My Pompino now with the IQ Cyo light fitted.
(http://i53.tinypic.com/2i1z2pj.jpg)
With these front lights, snow and ice are a thing of the past as they melt anything in front of me.
(http://i53.tinypic.com/30truhl.jpg)
And just now I've changed the rear so that I now have Marathon Pluses front and back. By bye punctures !!
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Very big thumbs up to that - absolutely lovely. Just needs a black Super C Barley instead of that clickfix coffin thing...
;D
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Not going to let the Pompinos dominate (much as I'd actually like one) so I thought I'd take a few more pics of Orange-Gina the Genesis. Note that these were taken at night (duh!) and were mainly a way to let me test the flash on my new camera :)
(http://www.interzen.co.uk/images/misc/gina1.JPG)
With no panniers and the unfeasibly lovely Tubus 'Fly' rear rack.
(http://www.interzen.co.uk/images/misc/gina2.JPG)
Ready for the off with two panniers full of junk (mainly insurance documents and the like as a result of getting my car pranged yesterday, also contains the contents of my ex-car)
(http://www.interzen.co.uk/images/misc/gina3.JPG)
Yer bog-standard three-quarter view which also shows off our extraordinarily useless grit spreader (which has 'CLAUDIUS' written on it in large, friendly letters for some odd reason)
(http://www.interzen.co.uk/images/misc/gina4.JPG)
Lighting - not quite in Exposure territory, but the Cateye TripleShot does the job. I've got a Schmidt SON on my Dave Yates fixed but it's currently hooked up to a rather naff old switched Lumotec. A pair of IQ Cyos are on the shopping list once I've got all my car-related malarkey out of the way (my Alfinised Marin has a Shimano dynamo hub, but again with an old switched Lumotec)
Currently running on 70" fixed, but given how much of a grind today's ride was I may well flip the wheel round and run 63" for a wee while until I get my knees bedded in ;D
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I love this thread :)
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I love this thread :)
Yep ... can't help thinking that my chain looks a bit slack though ;D
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I love this thread :)
Yep ... can't help thinking that my chain looks a bit slack though ;D
Well... I didn't want to criticise, you know... you being new here an' all... ;D
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Yep ... can't help thinking that my chain looks a bit slack though ;D
I didn't like to say :)
Very decent bike.
As is Tail End Charlie's Pompino.
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Yep ... can't help thinking that my chain looks a bit slack though ;D
I didn't like to say :)
Very decent bike.
As is Tail End Charlie's Pompino.
Never been keen on white bikes, but no knocking the SQR bag - useful bit of kit, that. I was more interested in the brakes, TBH, because I'm considering putting either mini-Vs or cantis on my Yates (the Genesis has mini-Vs with bog-standard road levers, which actually works very well)
Mind you, that's probably a bit rich coming from someone who rides a bike which is radioactive orange and has to buy orange nail varnish from the place where his girlfriend gets her nails done as it's the only way I can get a colour match 8) I tried the outrageous orange that Ford used on the early Fiesta and Focus STs, but it looked horrible.
Next upgrade - carbon forks ... :)
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Yet another Pompino!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5368246970_7eb1909ef3_z_d.jpg)
Pleased with it on the tiny little spin around the block I have had. First time I've owned a fixed bike - ridden them a few times, mainly on track - so LOTS to learn. There's a rack to fit and it's good to go as a commuter to stop me carrying my laptop bag over my shoulder on the Brompton (and preventing further borkage of my shoulder)!
Can't wait to ride it properly now! Oh and I need to get dremeltastic with the mudguard stays. Later.
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Yet another Pompino!
Nooooooooooooooooooo! :)
I am thinking, however, that transplanting the stuff off my aging, Alfine-ised Marin Point Reyes onto a Pompetamine frame might be the way forward when my insurance cheque turns up :)
EDIT: Or maybe not, due to the lack of rear brake bosses on the frame. Knackers! :(
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That is very nice... my n+1 cravings are off again!
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Yet another Pompino!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5368246970_7eb1909ef3_z_d.jpg)
Pleased with it on the tiny little spin around the block I have had. First time I've owned a fixed bike - ridden them a few times, mainly on track - so LOTS to learn. There's a rack to fit and it's good to go as a commuter to stop me carrying my laptop bag over my shoulder on the Brompton (and preventing further borkage of my shoulder)!
Can't wait to ride it properly now!
Is this the first matching bike and Kitchen in the Gallery?
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Is this the first matching bike and Kitchen in the Gallery?
I dunno, but phwooooaaarrrr! Check out the worktops on that :)
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Yet another Pompino!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5368246970_7eb1909ef3_z_d.jpg)
Pleased with it on the tiny little spin around the block I have had. First time I've owned a fixed bike - ridden them a few times, mainly on track - so LOTS to learn. There's a rack to fit and it's good to go as a commuter to stop me carrying my laptop bag over my shoulder on the Brompton (and preventing further borkage of my shoulder)!
Can't wait to ride it properly now!
Wow, looks really good.
Mind those mudguard stays though, good way to ruin a good leg by impaling on one of them ;D
Is this the first matching bike and Kitchen in the Gallery?
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I do like those brake levers....very nice indeed. :thumbsup:
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Is this the first matching bike and Kitchen in the Gallery?
I had the kitchen fitted to match! Not sure the girlfriend's going to be so happy when I have to have it done in orange to match the next bike to arrive in the fleet!
Thanks for the comments though everyone - and I will attack the mudguard stays with the Dremel this weekend, though I have the pesky Willy Warmer to get around first (not on this bike - I'll save fixed audaxing until I have a bit more experience on t'cog), so we'll see what energy levels are like on Sunday!
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Nicely colour coordinated bike. Are you going to use the oven gloves draped over the top tube as panniers?
Oh, and the chain's a bit ..................... gold !!
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Nice looking pompino, bolt cutters is better to trim the stays and fit caps after, much neater and safer.
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Nice looking pompino, bolt cutters is better to trim the stays and fit caps after, much neater and safer.
But put your safety specs on, or shut your eyes tight shut, because the bits ptwang off at very high velocity :o
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Nice looking pompino, bolt cutters is better to trim the stays and fit caps after, much neater and safer.
But put your safety specs on, or shut your eyes tight shut, because the bits ptwang off at very high velocity :o
And helmet and hi vis ::-)
Honestly. Just cut them off, an angle grinder will have them off quick.
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Ignore the voice of naivety. Those ends can come off at high speed in any direction. If 1gear becomes 1eye, we'll know why. ::-)
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IME, they don't - they have no momentum, and you're not likely to impart much. They just drop off.
BUT - Dremel cutting discs are very fragile, light, and spin at several hundred rpm (or more). When I'm using cutting discs, I always use safety glasses.
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Fit the stays, mark where you need to cut them, take them off and cut with a junior hacksaw. It's hardly a big job, is it?
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Fit the stays, mark where you need to cut them, take them off and cut with a junior hacksaw. It's hardly a big job, is it?
No one's saying it is. But there's more than one way to skin a cat, and some ways might involve shrapnel. That's all...
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Proper fettling involves thinking for days about a problem, researching on the internet, several hours pondering said problem in front of bike, then diving in and usually making a complete cods of it.
So it is a big job (probably why I never get anything done).
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Fit the stays, mark where you need to cut them, take them off and cut with a junior hacksaw. It's hardly a big job, is it?
No one's saying it is. But there's more than one way to skin a cat, and some ways might involve shrapnel. That's all...
Chris, sorry if I didn't explain what I meant, which was that marking the stays and taking them off to cut them was hardly a big job. And no shrapnel involved.
:thumbsup:
And I can certainly relate to TEC's view.
... diving in and usually making a complete cods of it.
BTDTGTTS :facepalm:
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diving in and usually making a complete cods of it.
is there another way to fettle then?
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And fit the little rubber caps on the cut ends.
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Blimey - sorry to stir up such a hornet's nest over mudguard stays!
I will wear safety glasses when I cut them - I've seen what bits of metal can do to eyes and it is not a pleasant memory.
I will be taking them off the bike to cut them.
And I will fit the little safety caps (actually plastic these days and held captive by the stay mount so you can't lose them).
But in more exciting news, I did actually get to ride the bike today - only 5 miles roundtip to Richmond. Felt great and I only forgot about the whole peddling all the time thing once when I tried to freewheel over the nasty speed bump down the road, needless to say the bike soon reminded me of it's desires to keep the pedals moving.
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Ignore the voice of naivety. Those ends can come off at high speed in any direction. If 1gear becomes 1eye, we'll know why. ::-)
Don't insult the person's intelligence. Im sure they know i didnt really mean to use an angle grinder ::-) ::-)
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(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5368246970_7eb1909ef3_z_d.jpg)
:thumbsup:
A proper compliant bike/kitchen pic! Marmite and kettle on show! 10/10!
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Squeezy Marmite, though.
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Squeezy marmite: this has been making breakfast deeply distressing over the last few months. I am so glad to be back with a proper glass jar.
Anyway, here's my beloved Kona, rarely maintained or cleaned. It has been loyally getting me to work every day for four years and has done a few FNRttCs as well.
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f130/PaulRide/kona-1.jpg)
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Bob
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5441826610_23c3a8860d.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/5441826610/)
'Bob' (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/5441826610/) by windy_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/acf_windy/), on Flickr
Here or members bikes?
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My Kinesis Convert cogsy 002 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41832500@N07/5517326191/)
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(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5518170570_e7e34d1c8b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30024450@N04/5518170570/)
SS MTB (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30024450@N04/5518170570/) by dean.clementson (http://www.flickr.com/people/30024450@N04/), on Flickr
My single-sped MTB. Enjoy it while you can, putting gears on this is on my list of things to do as the chain tensioner has only been semi-successful, and I'm not getting on with SS-ing.
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My single-sped MTB. Enjoy it while you can, putting gears on this is on my list of things to do as the chain tensioner has only been semi-successful, and I'm not getting on with SS-ing.
Traitor! :)
What's the problem with ss? Ratios?
Love ss mtb, so much fun!
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The ratio is a bit crap - too spinny on the road, too high on anything except fire roads. Spinning a 53" gear along the road for 20 miles until I get anywhere interesting isn't much fun, really. I much prefer fixed, but ICBA with magic gears on this frame (plus I'd need another wheel!). The homebrew chain tensioner is probably the main problem - it skips when I put mega-torque on when setting off and going uphill, and has occasionally come off when I've been going over rough, rootsy terrain.
I'd try other ratios, but I want to flog the bike, and I think I'd get more cashola with gears on it, and I wouldn't be comfortable selling it (or letting someone else ride it) while the chain tension is such a ballache. Also, I have all the bits around to at least put a 7-speed block on the back, so it'll be cheaper and easier just to do that.
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Having spent a year on my Pearson (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=22914.msg674372#msg674372) and convinced myself that having a fixed wheel in my collection was a good thing, I decided to upgrade.
I kept the rear sprocket, seat, handlebars, stem, brakes and pedals and sold the rest. I bought a few choice components and came up with this...
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5571928346_18e9f91012.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5571342607_29c06811de.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5173/5571932936_05958723c8.jpg)
There are some more photos here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiafi/sets/72157626256105879/with/5571331415/).
So, what is it?
- Enigma titanium frame (made to measure)
- USE titanium seat post
- Selle SMP Evolution saddle
- Shimano 650 57mm reach brakes
- Truvativ Omnium 170mm cranks (external bearings)
- 48t chainring & 19t sprocket
- Royce rear hub
- Schmidt SON delux dynamo and eDulux light
- Rigida Grizzly Carbide Supersonic (CSS) 28mm rims
- Continental Grand Prix 4 Season 28mm tyres
- Shimano XTR SPD pedals
- SKS mudguards
- Carbon forks (can't remember what make)
- Chris King headset
- Izumi Super Tough Track Chain
- Fitted by Bike Dynamics (http://bikedynamics.co.uk/)
I started off with a carbon seat post but having been overtightened (pinched) and the creaking bamboo sound as I rode, I decided to switch to the titanium post and, to be honest, I can't tell the difference. At least I know it won't snap while I'm pulling 200rpm.
The difference between my previous steed and this one is huge. This one is lovely... but so it should be!
So far have done a 109km GPS ride and the Barry's Bristol Ball Buster 210km (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=30418.msg900474#msg900474) - no worries though the gearing was a bit too tall for the long drag near Wookey.
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I decided to upgrade
Very decent machine :)
What are the bars? Look very like the FSA ?Vero on my never-goes-to-audaxes bike.
Need I do other than merely refer to the angle of your tail light? :P
I'd love to try a Selle SMP.
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^chuffing lovely^
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Veeeery nice, nearly nice enough to make me get rid of some gears.
What brake blocks are you using with the carbide rims and how are they working? I've been using carbide rims for a few years and really rate them, though with canti or V brakes. I've been considering them on another bike but haven't found blocks for caliper brakes.
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What are the bars? Look very like the FSA
Correct - FSA Compact Bars
Need I do other than merely refer to the angle of your tail light? :P
I can't get it vertical (!) but it's only a bonus one - I've one of those Cateye do-da's on the back of my Carradice bag.
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What brake blocks are you using with the carbide rims and how are they working? I've been using carbide rims for a few years and really rate them, though with canti or V brakes. I've been considering them on another bike but haven't found blocks for caliper brakes.
That's a good point. I've got the same rims, though 26", on my Rohloff RST that uses Swisstop Blue Brake Pads (http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/swissstop-blue-brake-pads-for-deore-lx-xt-xtr-brakes-for-ceramic-and-carbide-css-rims-prod13032/) (V-brakes). I'm on the same shoes since the summer of 2009 - they're getting a bit low now but the rims are mint.
However, you can't get these for caliper brakes and are limited to KoolStop - Green Ceramic Inserts (http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/koolstop-koolstop-shimano-dura-green-ceramic-inserts-prod21057/). How do they compare? Well, it's hard to tell really because on the geared bike I just let it go down the steep hills while on the fixed, if it's too steep and long, then I'm on the brakes. The problem with the previous bike was that the pads went into meltdown and the rims became shagged hence why this one has CSS rims. On the plus side, the rims are untouched and there's no meltdown but the pads are half the size they were before the start of Sunday's 200km (I don't reckon I'd be able to repeat the same ride without changing the pads beforehand). On the other hand, rims should last forever, and you don't get the black crap all over your legs went it rains. Oh, and the brakes are good too! The only thing you need to do when it's dry is brush away all the dry braking material (green).
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Thanks, the search goes on. There might be something in the pipeline, Rigida are starting to do some road rims in CSS, so hopefully someone else is going to do the blocks for them.
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Thanks, the search goes on. There might be something in the pipeline, Rigida are starting to do some road rims in CSS, so hopefully someone else is going to do the blocks for them.
In case anyone is confused, these (http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/rigida-grizzly-700c-(622)-touring-rim-with-css-side-wall-black-prod18886/) are the rims that are fitted.
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That's a very good looking new bike you have there :thumbsup:
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Squeezy marmite: this has been making breakfast deeply distressing over the last few months. I am so glad to be back with a proper glass jar.
Anyway, here's my beloved Kona, rarely maintained or cleaned. It has been loyally getting me to work every day for four years and has done a few FNRttCs as well.
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f130/PaulRide/kona-1.jpg)
It must be lovely to sit out in your garden of an evening with a glass of white wine, just soaking up the ambience and the results of your landscaping.
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Squeezy marmite: this has been making breakfast deeply distressing over the last few months. I am so glad to be back with a proper glass jar.
Anyway, here's my beloved Kona, rarely maintained or cleaned. It has been loyally getting me to work every day for four years and has done a few FNRttCs as well.
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f130/PaulRide/kona-1.jpg)
It must be lovely to sit out in your garden of an evening with a glass of white wine, just soaking up the ambience and the results of your landscaping.
Thanks LEE - it took some time, I'll have you know. The backdrop is the fence that our neighbour put up before we bought our house, and which has been gradually collapsing ever since, combined with some of his expert bricklaying skillz. Then the foundation on which all this rests: well, I suspect much of it dates back to just after the war, during which our roof had been blown off by a V1 landing on the opposite side of the street, and a good deal of general rubble and debris was buried at the top end of the garden and flooded with concrete. Somethere under there I suspect there may be some sort of cavity, as my attempts at archaeology revealed a steep ramp that disappeared down into the bowels of the earth (nay verily almost to Catford).
Then immediately behind the bike is a double-barreled compost heap, topped with rubber mats from an old car. On the right is something that looks like a water butt but is in fact full of clay that I dug out of what is now the veg patch. You'd have to ask Mrs R what all the messy stuff is though.
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Mine - not as nice as yours, but I like it
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5634958229_329c5b90eb_b.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5634955881_64b9010408_z.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5634954939_358a239098.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5105/5635538236_c708c13826_z.jpg)
Good bike to ride to work on.
Top tip earlier re White Industries freewheels, I may have to shop for at least one of them........
40x16 right now which is fine. Commute from Reading west to Compton means at current fitness 42 is as big as I can go.
Can always experiment with different cogs mind........
Steve
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(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/iddu/20110425%20-%20Wang%20Wang/CIMG4847.jpg)
black...BlAcK...B-L-A-C-K...with a dash of silver
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/iddu/20110425%20-%20Wang%20Wang/CIMG4848.jpg)
Hello Wang Wang ;)
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Found one.
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/iddu/20110425%20-%20Wang%20Wang/CIMG4848.jpg)
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Well it's been a while, I was trying to find period parts but got fed up waiting and just built it anyway or it would have just sat there pining for the road.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5673165153_e245166fdd_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/sets/72157626287936435/with/5673165153/)
Spec:
Claud Butler 531 lugless steel frame [mid fifties]
Miche cranks,
Normandy Hubs on Mavic Record du Monde de l'Heure sprint rims with tubs,
Brooks Swift saddle,
Nitto B123 steel bars and Nitto Pearl stem,
Campagnolo brake levers,
and a Hi-Gear brake because it was the only one in the shed with enough drop :)
Just had it's first ride this morning a swift 45 miles and already had to use the spare tub so I'll have to get some tougher ones for the road and save these for track use.
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Delightful.
Has it had a respray at some point? If so, was it during your ownership, and where did you have it done? My own CB (a much later model) is due a respray, and I really like what you've got there.
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No not by me, it looks hand painted up close, it was one of a pair both the same colour but my friends is smaller, he bought them together and they were done before that.
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I should see if I can retrieve my Dads similar era Claude Butler from my oldest brother, whose had it for the last 20+ years, but probably hasn't cycled on it for at least the last 20 of those. :-\
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Commuter (and Audax bike) now with added training weight attached:-
(http://www.greenbank.org/misc/training_aid_med.jpg)
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Goodness me. She grew!
Last time I rode with you on an Audax, she was still a "bump". Time flies...
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Commuter (and Audax bike) now with added training weight attached:-
(http://www.greenbank.org/misc/training_aid_med.jpg)
Teh cuteness!
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Is that a map-holder integrated into her seat?
Tres useful! ;)
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@ Greenbank. Love it ! :)
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Cool.
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It am okay, but… are one's knees not pointing at 45 degrees when cycling with the young cub on board?
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How do you keep her entertained on long audaxes?
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she reads the route sheet or the sat.nav.. ;D
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It am okay, but… are one's knees not pointing at 45 degrees when cycling with the young cub on board?
Nope, it's far enough forward not to really bother my knees, I hardly have to move my knees out at all; maybe an inch at the most, that's fine for local jaunts. I might be tempted with a 50km Audax one day, the padded bit infront of her means she can have a sleep whenever she wants.
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Plus you have something to throw overboard in case of shark attack.
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I really want one of those for my youngest, but with a rear seat for my lad already fitted, how would I get on and off the bike?....without risking an overstretch injury :o
Btw, buy her a girly helmet in pink ;)
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In memory.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_VrazCuW33X0/TcLBSKxunII/AAAAAAAAAnY/Fr44nxHg5Eg/s512/DSCF0257.JPG)
I got this Dawes Kickback 22 years ago for my birthday. It was one of the early mountain bikes which rode quite well but was heavy, the paint was poor and started to flake off almost straight away. Rode it for a few years mostly down to the 'quarry' messing around. Neglected while I was at University then mudguards and rack were added to commute when I started working.
Once the original rear wheel wore our I converted it to fixed by cutting the axle short filing the dropouts slightly and using the quick release skewer to hold the wheel in place.
When that wheel wore out I had enjoyed riding fixed so much that I un-brazed the vertical dropouts and put in some horizontal ones, removed the cantilever mounts, moved the brake bridge a bit and made a new fork at the same time so that I could use 700c wheels. This all worked really well and carried me through a lot of audaxes until the frame started to crack through both seat stays at the seat cluster. I did weld it up to keep going for a while but finally the time has come for retirement. All the parts have now been swapped over to a replacement.
In some ways the most precious thing I own but at the same time a bike I never minded leaving locked anywhere. If I lived on my own I would hang the frame on a wall.
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In memory.
That bike of yours was a classic, Peter. It was the first fixed I saw in action. You came alongside me during the 200km Carmarthenshire Snapper (2009) near Rhandirmwyn not long after I had bought my Thorn RST Rohloff. You were about to comment on how clean/nice my bike looked but I butted in and said "Bloody hell, that bike of yours is rusty!" before you shot up the hill leaving me trailing in your wake :o Ever since then, each time I've seen that bike it's received my full respect, and you as a rider - fair play. Thanks to you though, I've spent a fortune on a deluxe fixie (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=22914.msg900477#msg900477) for myself having tested the water for 12 months prior >:(
Hope the new bike is as good to you as the rusty one :thumbsup:
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Thanks to you though, I've spent a fortune on a deluxe fixie (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=22914.msg900477#msg900477) for myself having tested the water for 12 months prior >:(
Hope the new bike is as good to you as the rusty one :thumbsup:
That looks very nice. Funnily enough my new frame is the same as your old one - a Pearson Touche.
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Thanks to you though, I've spent a fortune on a deluxe fixie (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=22914.msg900477#msg900477) for myself having tested the water for 12 months prior >:(
Hope the new bike is as good to you as the rusty one :thumbsup:
That looks very nice. Funnily enough my new frame is the same as your old one - a Pearson Touche.
You'll still beat me though!
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In memory.
...
In some ways the most precious thing I own but at the same time a bike I never minded leaving locked anywhere. If I lived on my own I would hang the frame on a wall.
Blimey - what a touching tribute to a long-serving tool, work-horse and friend. I am amazed at the lengths you went to to make the frame keep going for 22 years. (I, like others here, I'm sure, have frames that old and older, but it sounds as thought yours may have worked a bit harder for its keep than some). Please tell me;
- were there any original parts left that were transplanted?
- what does junior think of the whole business?
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Please tell me;
- were there any original parts left that were transplanted?
- what does junior think of the whole business?
Not much left from the original bike, only the seatpost and seatpost quick release clamp (thinking about it now I don't know why I didn't take that off years ago).
My son isn't quite so attached to it and for a while has been telling me to get a new bike. Now I have he wants to take the 'rusty bike' to the scrap yard so it can be made into a car, fridge, etc..!
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(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-B3yE7-HkhEM/TeFX32ERFcI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/GedHa9PtSU8/s576/DSC_0218.JPG)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-btr_pL_RViQ/TeFX4pZSoTI/AAAAAAAAAEU/zyQic1mcT18/s576/DSC_0222.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yr1gg-cfecs/TeFX5dSercI/AAAAAAAAAEY/QdPZv-8ICoc/s576/DSC_0223.JPG)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LJjXUi1JhDI/TeFX6n52xGI/AAAAAAAAAEc/_4tUN2ze8OQ/s576/DSC_0226.JPG)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6OuBAIpOIgY/TeFX7N2obzI/AAAAAAAAAEg/Pc24ak00Biw/s576/DSC_0227.JPG)
Harry Hall Columbus SLX NEW track Circa 1990
Heres my old track bike. Converted for road use years back though I don't use it anymore and want to restore it back for track
Its missing the original chrome columbus forks, White rolls saddle and wheel set. Needs a respray though I think the paint is enamalled ? And that bar tape has to be changed I hate it. Cinelli bars /seat post, Headset Chorus/ Forks some Japanese threaded
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What's the gearing on that? It looks like a pretty big chainring for road use.
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What's the gearing on that? It looks like a pretty big chainring for road use.
I reckon it still has track gearing fitted probably 88" or there abouts.
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Hi Timo. It's running a 54 x 16. I used it for years on my flat daily 36 km commute and also done one 200km audax on it years back and I loved the large chain ring. I changed it to a 48 x 18 once. As I don't use it anymore changed it back too 54 X 16 for on the rollers. I use my skip bike shopper for commute nowadays so the bike is pretty much redundent. Went out on it today for these pictures and it feels so small frame fit wise though I think that is because its a track bike ? and a little scary. Cant believe I used it for so many years. It takes a bit of getting use to. Im definetly out of practice using this machine.
If I was to use it again for road use I would change it for a 48 x 18. Though once you get use to it the large gear is fun and would change again maybe to 54 x 16. Thats the fun thing I miss changing gears on fixed.
I don't use it much nowadays for commutes for fear of losing it and it's looking tired. Its best to have a skip bike round here. Even with a decent Krytonite lock bikes go missing.
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@ Fixedwheelnut. The gear on now would kill me on track lol. It'll be running a 48 for track.
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Do conversions count?
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Lovely bike, but those forks are fugly. Needs steel!
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@ Rhys W. Sold the track forks a long time ago as I couldn't get a brake caliper on. Yeah I agree, 'needs Columbus chrome forks reinstalling.
@ Linx. Do conversions count?
Sorry don't understand ?
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chain's a bit slack isn't it? ;)
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@ Linx. Do conversions count?
Sorry don't understand ?
Not at you, mine is a conversion of a road frame with long dropouts not a proper track frame.
Was more of a general question anyway
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Bob Jackson after a change of saddle:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000748.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000747.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000746.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/Chickenhawk66/Bob%20Jackson/P1000742.jpg)
It's not a full black but it's not as brown as it looks in the photos.
Fabulous to ride on - I'll do a review once I've got a few hundred miles into it.
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Want ^^^^^^^^^^
Love the Bob J. How old is the frame and what saddle is it ? :)
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John, I know you're Reg Harris - does anyone else?!
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Ha ha ha. Only if your oop north. Thats more north than the Watford Gap.
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Want ^^^^^^^^^^
Love the Bob J. How old is the frame and what saddle is it ? :)
It's a recent frame, only a year and half old. The saddle is a Gilles Berthoud Aravis - forgot to mention that :facepalm:
Nice Harry Hall frame and some good components.
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It's a recent frame, only a year and half old. The saddle is a Gilles Berthoud Aravis - forgot to mention that :facepalm:
Really pretty bike and will be interested in hearing about the Gilles Berthoud once you've got some miles on it.
Really lovely.
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Latest project:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/5789721389_0ee10aba64_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsbruce/sets/72157626868071342/)
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Not exotic or interesting but as I'll be doing my 10,000th mile on it this week I'm sticking a picture up here.
New levers and tape went on today, while doing it I really did think I'd made a bad choice for the colour but I think it looks ok actually.
(http://i54.tinypic.com/107tjyw.jpg)
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Nothing wrong with that colour. Pic's a bit small but looks like a trim bike.
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Yeah, good looking bike. I like coloured h/bar tape, adds to the bike.
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Very YACF thing to match the bar tape to the panniers ;)
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Latest project:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/5789721389_0ee10aba64_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsbruce/sets/72157626868071342/)
Very nice :thumbsup:
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My new old Roadrat in fixed monstercross guise:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/5850417978_4fba8a04ea_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/5850417978/)
Roadrat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/5850417978/) by cnarborough (http://www.flickr.com/people/26008756@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5314/5849878693_6a9a0870c0_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/5849878693/)
Roadrat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/5849878693/) by cnarborough (http://www.flickr.com/people/26008756@N08/), on Flickr
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New 'bars for the Bob Jackson..
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5303/5859932448_188e4f0275.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5036/5859932458_419cd7d4aa.jpg)
They are a monstrous hoot to ride and really suit the handling of the bike.
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My new old Roadrat in fixed monstercross guise:
Nice!
And Tewdric's Bob Jackson is looking good too - there's something about those moustache bars that adds a real touch of class.
d.
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My new old Roadrat in fixed monstercross guise:
Nice!
Thanks. It's bloody good fun - a small gear and one brake really makes you concentrate on what you're doing. I tried some skinnier (35mm) tyres on my commute yesterday (25 miles on and off road) but it wasn't as good so I'll be going back to the 1.8" Bontrager XRs in the pic above.
And Tewdric's Bob Jackson is looking good too - there's something about those moustache bars that adds a real touch of class.
d.
I've got a pair of On One Mungos that I put on one of my bikes occasionally - I prefer them with TT levers in the ends of the bars rather than regular levers on the curve at the front. Lovely relaxed, upright position.
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The Bob Jackson looks great.
What are the advantages of Moustache bars?
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The Bob Jackson looks great.
What are the advantages of Moustache bars?
More aerodynamic than beard bars.
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More aerodynamic than beard bars.
But not as suitable for audax, obviously.
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What are the advantages of Moustache bars?
i) good when getting out of the saddle - so esp. suitable for s/s and fixed
ii) offer variety of brake positions; can use with bar tape or grips
iii) look good and make a talking point with other cyclists
I've had them on two bikes but think i prefer the north roads on the Mercian
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The replacement (previous Tempo was stolen):
(http://www.greenbank.org/bikes/newtempo_1.jpg)
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What size did you get and how tall are you?
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The replacement (previous Tempo was stolen):
Ahhhh very very nice :thumbsup:
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The replacement (previous Tempo was stolen):
(http://www.greenbank.org/bikes/newtempo_1.jpg)
Lovely colour
</biased>
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What size did you get and how tall are you?
52cm frame. I'm 6' -3" (a.k.a. 5'9") and have short stubby legs.
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My no-name ss.The Carrera decal was added to give the bike a touch of class.(http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m612/trolleyob/201194.jpg)
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I only registered here so that I could post pictures of my singlespeeds... ::-)
Salsa Casseroll aka OchreNinjaBike. Lovely, lovely bike. Ideal choice for cruising around town on a weekend. The more I ride it, the more I love it.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5538612657_a949050d21.jpg)
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My pride and joy: The Hornet.
Custom singlespeed made by my LBS in the UK (Wheels In Motion, Chard, Somerset). Old road frame, stripped, resprayed. Redone in my cycling club's colours. Since this photo was taken, I've added some yellow spokey-dokeys too. Note tight chain. :P
Sadly, it is currently stuck in a friend's garage back in the UK until I can get it shipped out to me here in NZ.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3432/3934372384_d61773ddce.jpg)
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Nothing wrong with a bit of yellow on a bike...
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So, why is it called the hornet again?
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Zombie Black Ninja Bike
Bit of a schizophrenic: started off as a Giant Bowery track bike, turned into a commuter. Still has memories of its previous life and absolutely flies with tailwind/good road surface/person riding it "in the zone".
"Zombie" prefixed added as it has come back from the dead - it spent 3 months stuck in a building in the "red zone" of Christchurch - the no-go area of the central city badly damaged by the earthquake of 22nd February.
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6117063215_2eccd21887.jpg)
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It's no longer fun spinning like a top (+200rpm using a 67") descending Welsh hills - going up is fine but the descents are a PITA :hand:
So, I've ordered one of these to try - White Industries ENO freewheel (red) (http://www.whiteind.com/singlespeedgearing/freewheels.html) :o
They sound good!
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63xVOT1bmbc&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLE49C8DE0AB4423F5)
Watch this space :thumbsup:
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120 US Dollars! :hand:
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120 US Dollars! :hand:
£70 delivered from UK
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Nevertheless, £70 seems an awful lot of money old chap.
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Nevertheless, £70 seems an awful lot of money old chap.
I just had to wash a few extra dishes and service a few more clients in the evening - easy money :thumbsup:
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Ouch. My ears now hurt. And any sound = wasted energy, surely? :hand:
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Ouch. My ears now hurt. And any sound = wasted energy, surely? :hand:
Yep, but if it's making a sound, I'll be freewheeling so no energy wasted on me but I get your point, it'll potentially loose speed but I doubt by very much.
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Mal Volio is going to be upset as this stuff has nothing to do with Members Fixed Gear & SS (Gallery) - I suspect he'll want to shift it to Velo Fixie land.
Hey Mal, wanna job?
:-*
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<panics>
<checks quickly>
No, I'm still not a mod of either this bit of the forum or Velo Fixe:)
</panics>
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Fooled you :P
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The commute bike has enjoyed an upgrade at the front end - Toontra's SON/Open Pro and IQCyo - and a second hand white Rolls. It's riding beautifully, my loyal servant for nearly five years now.
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6167/6246056826_9f8b6a02dc_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62297839@N05/6246056826/)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jInE6bxcvIw
I can't wait for Monday to go to work.
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My attempt, nearly all donated (and that's not a Brooks). It normally wears Raceblades
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3050/100b5722q.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/100b5722q.jpg/)
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Undoubtedly the most comfortable machine I have ever ridden.
Jo
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Schoolboy error! ;)
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The commute bike has enjoyed an upgrade at the front end - Toontra's SON/Open Pro and IQCyo - and a second hand white Rolls. It's riding beautifully, my loyal servant for nearly five years now.
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6167/6246056826_9f8b6a02dc_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62297839@N05/6246056826/)
I like the look of that.
What are those handlebars?
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Nitto Promenade bars - great for the wrists for commuting, but not ideal for the Dunwich Dynamo, as I discovered this year.
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(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6103/6261430311_bee03e85bc_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/6261430311/)
Spin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/6261430311/) by cnarborough (http://www.flickr.com/people/26008756@N08/), on Flickr
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not mine, but spotted in cambridge today:
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/mikes99mail/bikes/L1000670.jpg)
1. pick a colour, any colour but please, just one.
2. oil & tighten your chain
... I must be getting old.
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Not only vanity and procrastination leads me to present here my beloved fixed wheel bike (...I do it here before deserting http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/ ...). I had this idea of making a picture of all the bikes I own around every birthday to see how I change and my bikes with me. At the moment, I own two ride-able bikes, a fixed wheel and a geared bike and this post is of course about the fixed wheel.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2oGPKIgBJ4o/TqadIK3Ud9I/AAAAAAAAAXE/eRhKIeaK9C4/s720/DSC04092.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XXr3go2bDAU/TqadJQ6tzSI/AAAAAAAAAXI/YZecfHuMatc/s720/DSC04088.JPG)
I'm a bit proud of it because it was my first 'self built' bike (including the rear wheel, excluding the front wheel) back in 2008. It is my 'can do everything but not pulling a trailer bike'. It is also used to bring my son to and from nursery (hence the bracket for a child seat on the seat tube). Noticeable achievements in this year include a SR series and the Dartmoor Devil 2010 (but not [yet] PBP).
The frame is an alu make of unknown provenance off ebay (the geometry resembles road bike rather than track bike). The drive train consists of Shimano's M520 pedals, a double Ultegra 6500 crank with 39 teeth front and 16 at the back. I ride a 67in gear. The rear wheel is based on a Novatec/Joytec (the same as the on-one stuff) double-fixed track hub with 36 DT Swiss Competition spokes on a Mavic Open Sport rim.
The bar is a Salsa Bell Lap Cross with a layer of road tubes and gel pads all wrapped up with Specialized Phat tape (hence the sausage like appearance). Stem is a cheapo MTB one with a Ritchey WCS Logic headset underneath. The brake levers are Shimano BL-R400s combined with a Ultegra (front) and a very long reach Alhonga brake (rear). The fork is an Columbus Carve carbon with a Sachs cup and cone hub on 36H wheel, bought around 2001. Rear tyre is a 35mm Michelin Touring Sport, front a piss yellow 25mm Continental GP4000. Finally, the butchered Brooks B17 saddle on a alu seat post is a gift from a friend who had no Brooks bum.
It has changed quite a bit since is inaugural ride. Until last Winter it was more a cyclo-cross bike. The rear tyre then was a Continental Cyclo-Cross with a Panaracer Flataway inlet, the front wheel a Shimano RS-10 with a Vredestein Premiato tyre (both tyres are nominal 32mm, the Premiato is a de facto 30mm tyre with a hint of puncture protection - hence no Panaracer Flataway)... then there were the no mudguards but 38mm tyres summer months ....
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TztgaVi-QQE/TaLGjeDchSI/AAAAAAAAAJs/SsESfVYU2TU/s512/109_8930.JPG)
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Chain's a bit slack.... ;)
Looks like a very comfortable bike
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Chain's a bit slack.... ;)
... sure, as we all know this's the entry qualification for http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/ ...
The chain has stretched a bit since last October and removing a link is kind of a gamble. The tyres I ride are too wide for the frame (cue: child seat), they only work with mudguards when the rear wheel is at the end of the drop-outs. I use a chain tug, so as long as the chain doesn't come off I will leave it like that ... I have two brakes, y'now ... the rear installed in spring the late summer of 2010.
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I have got it set up how I like now. Had to use a shorter stem and lower the seat a tad from a week ago.
All good now.
Byercycles steel frame, Kinesis carbon fork.
52x19.
Lumicycle LED4 lamp with battery attached to headtube.
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/GruuB/P1070758.jpg)
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I have got it set up how I like now. Had to use a shorter stem and lower the seat a tad from a week ago.
All good now.
Byercycles steel frame, Kinesis carbon fork.
52x19.
Lumicycle LED4 lamp with battery attached to headtube.
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/GruuB/P1070758.jpg)
Very nice, still going with stealth colour scheme Grub :)
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Yep. Black suits me. I wear it all day as well ;D
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All good now.
Except:
Uneven gap between rear mudguard and tyre
Tyre logos not lined up with valve stem
Saddle angle
Handlebar angle
Brake lever QRs undone
Your fence needs painting
Too much clover in your lawn
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All good now.
Except:
Uneven gap between rear mudguard and tyre
Tyre logos not lined up with valve stem
Saddle angle
Handlebar angle
Brake lever QRs undone
Your fence needs painting
Too much clover in your lawn
All good points Chris.
Also:
Rear brake cable outer too short
Photo taken of bike with drive side crank not set vertically downward
M!dg&*rd stays not correctly fitted with SKS captive endcaps
Seat tube bottlecage in use with empty down tube cage
No handlebar endcaps
But apart from that very nice! :-)
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Photo taken of bike with drive side crank not set vertically downward
See also rule 12(b)(ii) - Valve stems should both be located at 6 o'clock.
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People Who Live In Glass Houses Should Not Throw Stones (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=39122.msg1080275#msg1080275) :D
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See also rule 12(b)(ii) - Valve stems should both be located at 6 o'clock.
I remember as a kid trying to set up my valve stems to be in step. It took a while to dawn on me that, not least because the wheels follow different tracks, they weren't going to stay that way ;D :-[ :hand:
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(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/GruuB/P1070758.jpg)
How did you make it stand my itself?
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It is balanced on a stick placed into the offside crank centre.
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All good now.
Except:
Uneven gap between rear mudguard and tyre - accepted.
Tyre logos not lined up with valve stem - hadn't thought of that, must try harder.
Saddle angle - looks odd but feels okay.
Handlebar angle - bars were second hand - not my choice and will be replaced one day.
Brake lever QRs undone - no it isn't.
Your fence needs painting - I will tell Mrs G - that is her job.
Too much clover in your lawn - Agreed. Out the front there is too much moss.
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Also:
Rear brake cable outer too short - no it is fine.
Photo taken of bike with drive side crank not set vertically downward - Accepted - schoolboy error.
M!dg&*rd stays not correctly fitted with SKS captive endcaps - this is the third bike they have been on - lost long ago.
Seat tube bottlecage in use with empty down tube cage - that is the tool box and the other cage is used for drink.
No handlebar endcaps - actually there are - they are black - stealth fitting so you can't see them.
But apart from that very nice! :-)
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Your fence needs painting - I will tell Mrs G - that is her job.
:hand: Don't tell her I said it!
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But how do you get the ping pong balls balanced on the brake hoods?
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.. and, of course, no Carradice Barley! ;-)
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(http://i39.tinypic.com/msda8m.jpg)
My Condor singlespeed back in the summer sunshine.
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Yet another set of 'bars for the Bob Jackson - Nitto Noodles on a Technomic Deluxe stem this time, with a view to some longer rides on it this season. One of my objectives is a 200 on fixed, which I've never done.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6436809219_738047228d_z.jpg)
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Probably the best bike stand in the world.
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Probably the best bike stand in the world.
:thumbsup:
'tis a lovely machine as well!
(I also have the same goal this coming year - a fixed 200)
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Yes great bike that Tewdric! Here is my Fuji enjoying a day out at the seaside a few years ago when it was shiny and new...
(http://www.mediafabrica.co.uk/bike/images/fixer2.jpg)
(http://www.mediafabrica.co.uk/bike/images/fixer1.jpg)
I too will be planning on doing a fixed 200k next year, its funny that I actually ride it mainly through winter and do some pretty big distances on it but always wimp out when I think of taking it out on a 200k!
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I did my first 200 on fixed (an El Supremo ride in March last year) about a month after my first ever ride of any kind on fixed. :smug:
Not on as lovely a bike as Tewdric's Bob Jackson though.
d.
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Yet another set of 'bars for the Bob Jackson - Nitto Noodles on a Technomic Deluxe stem this time, with a view to some longer rides on it this season. One of my objectives is a 200 on fixed, which I've never done.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6436809219_738047228d_z.jpg)
Lovely bike Tewdric but, the Carradice is a bit slack ;)
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Lovely bike Tewdric but, the Carradice is a bit slack ;)
As it should be son, as it should be.. ;D
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Lovely bike Tewdric but, the Carradice is a bit slack ;)
As it should be son, as it should be.. ;D
Wot? The lid :o
I need to sort out my own Carradiceage in that case.
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Wot? The lid :o
Ah I see, thought you meant the general slackness. :)
It should be buckled up of course, but it can be a good talking point on an audax as absolutely everyone around you tells you that your bag is undone. What better way to strike up a conversation!
I'm very happy with the position now, and the 48cm Noodle bar are the first drops I've ever had that are truly wide enough for me. They make the 46cm randonneurs on my audax bike seem positively skinny!
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very nice bike and photo, but that stem - so long and
skinny elegant! (i'm sure it's designed properly, but still wouldn't fill me with confidence)
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(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6486946575_e556386eb5_z.jpg)
Marathon Winters fitted. Maybe enough clearance to keep the mudguards on in snow. Damn, those winters are noisy.
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Some previous wrongs corrected.
Valve and logos.
Carradice.
Saddle angle.
Bar angle.
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/GruuB/Picture004.jpg)
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Grass needs cutting :D
But bike looking good!
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You have learned well Grasshopper...
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Master. ;D
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(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6696158061_d85fb907f3_m.jpg) (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6696158061_d85fb907f3_b.jpg) (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6696158463_32cbe9fd36_m.jpg) (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6696158463_32cbe9fd36_b.jpg) (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6696159097_7f80d248fb_m.jpg) (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6696159097_7f80d248fb_b.jpg)
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Ooh! :thumbsup:
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Lovely bike :)
(not sure about the gold, but that's a matter of personal taste: I'm not a big fan of anything that colour)
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That is very nice! What is it (and the hub)? Can't zoom the pictures on my iPad enough to see!
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What is it (and the hub)?
Ti frame made by Justin Burls (http://www.burls.co.uk) of Harwich and Goldtecs hub built on Mavic Open Pro by Paul Hewitt (http://www.hewittbikefitting.co.uk/).
Can't zoom the pictures on my iPad enough to see!
Did you click on the photos to take you to the larger versions, or is that not possible on the ipad?
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Did you click on the photos to take you to the larger versions, or is that not possible on the ipad?
Eminently possible. Just didn't think to do it :facepalm:
Even nicer when viewed at full resolution!!
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Very nice Adamski.
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That's lovely!
Now get some bloody endcaps on those brake cables! ;)
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You don't think that the headset, spacers, stem and cables are a bit much?
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Blingtastic!
I assume mudguards will be going on? Bikes built with mudguard clearance without them look weird.
I also assume that those hideous handlebars are just a stop gap before you put on some proper, traditionally curved drops? :P
Apart from that - gorgeous!
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Is that a custom Burls? What fork did you go for in the end - plenty of room for guards, I see (but I guess you're waiting 'til somebody makes them in gold ;) ).
Hope you have many good rides on it :thumbsup:
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You don't think that the headset, spacers, stem and cables are a bit much?
Nah. That's why I got a gold seatpost clamp too. It just needs some yellow handlebar tape ;)
Is that a custom Burls? What fork did you go for in the end - plenty of room for guards, I see (but I guess you're waiting 'til somebody makes them in gold ;) )
Yes, custom frame Justin Burls, who made the the whole process very easy. The fork is an Ambrosio Momentum, chosen so I can fit long drop brakes and mudguards (which I'll add once I've bought some - silver or black?).
Hope you have many good rides on it :thumbsup:
It'll certain be coming out on various audax rides this season.
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You don't think that the headset, spacers, stem and cables are a bit much?
Nah. That's why I got a gold seatpost clamp too. It just needs some yellow handlebar tape ;)
;D I need to take some pictures of that, don't I?
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;D I need to take some pictures of that, don't I?
Yes.
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Teh shiny :thumbsup:
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Too much shiny. I need to post a picture of my overworked old nag. ;D
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If the Sultan of Brunei rode a fixie, it'd be like this. Look forward to seeing it in the flesh your excellence.
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I haven't done this for a while, so here goes.
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/GruuB/Picture004.jpg)
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^^^
I like that muchly.Nicely understated to the point of being stealth-like :thumbsup:
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A bit of an update to the Langster. New bars on, swapped the drops for bullhorns. It's a bit mucky though. :-[
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6737493129_3cc1216712_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/78317074@N00/6737493129/)
Langster with bullhorns (http://www.flickr.com/photos/78317074@N00/6737493129/) by hulver_uk (http://www.flickr.com/people/78317074@N00/), on Flickr
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(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6696158061_d85fb907f3_m.jpg) (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6696158061_d85fb907f3_b.jpg)
They pay these teachers far too much, if you ask me.
(That is one gorgeous bike. Swoon.)
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If the Sultan of Brunei rode a fixie, it'd be like this. Look forward to seeing it in the flesh your excellence.
;D
They pay these teachers far too much, if you ask me.
(That is one gorgeous bike. Swoon.)
Oh. Did you not get the memo about the teacher pay increase? ;)
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They pay these teachers far too much, if you ask me.
(That is one gorgeous bike. Swoon.)
Oh. Did you not get the memo about the teacher pay increase? ;)
I'm too good for them to pay me what I'm worth. ;D
(Thinks back to first year of teaching. Mmmm.)
I'm guessing every atom of that bike has been well grafted for.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMAG0196.jpg)
Told you I'd bring down the tone ;)
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No bling maybe, but tons of character.
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No bling maybe, but tons of character.
Tons is the right word. Kitchen sink is two words ;D
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What's in the bag, Clarion?
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What's in the bag, Clarion?
Tools for tightening the chain? :P ;D
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Plenty of tools, aye, big lock, spare clothes, maps, bike brochures, Saturday Guardian, Arallsopp's book, thermos, medicines, MAL, FAK, keys, wallet, batteries, some spare parts I forgot to offload at home, folding backpack, space for the shopping we CBA to do.
You know, the usual. Basics, like ;)
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Is that a holder for a map or the newpaper?
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That's the first fixed/SS bike I've seen with bar end shifters.
I'm sure there's a perfectly sensible explanation.
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Mapholder. Only just fitted it. It's a Klickfix, so I can remove it when not needed. I'm fed up of carrying maps in my back pocket.
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John Henry - Hi, btw - the explanation is that it is fixed, but it's not single speed. ;D
S3X appeal ;)
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John Henry - Hi, btw - the explanation is that it is fixed, but it's not single speed. ;D
S3X appeal ;)
Of course - doh, should have thought of that. Nice, by the way. I like bikes that look lived-in.
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It's actually my newest bike - by about a decade and a half! It's my commuter/workhorse, and spends a lot of time in London, hence the complete lack of bling, and load of stickers. Done about 9000km so far.
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Plenty of tools, aye, big lock, spare clothes, maps, bike brochures, Saturday Guardian, Arallsopp's book, thermos, medicines, MAL, FAK, keys, wallet, batteries, some spare parts I forgot to offload at home, folding backpack, space for the shopping we CBA to do.
You know, the usual. Basics, like ;)
Oh - and two cameras ;D
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(http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx158/Bloomers100/IMAG0176.jpg)
Recently acquired on here. Added mudguards and bull horn bars, intend to do something else re luggage but I've run out of pocket money.
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My new toy.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6776781045_0eb15dbe3e.jpg)
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(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/Dyffers/Doethie%20Bothy%20trip%20Jan%202012/CIMG0063.jpg)
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/Dyffers/Doethie%20Bothy%20trip%20Jan%202012/CIMG0087.jpg)
My Singular Swift with bivvy kit in the Doethie Valley, on a S27O last weekend (like a S24O but 3 hours late).
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My new toy.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6776781045_0eb15dbe3e.jpg)
are you using that on tomorrow's E.M. fixed ride?
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That's the plan. :thumbsup:
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(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/Dyffers/Doethie%20Bothy%20trip%20Jan%202012/CIMG0087.jpg)
The rear cog and disc makes it look like an optical illusion :thumbsup:
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(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/Dyffers/Doethie%20Bothy%20trip%20Jan%202012/CIMG0087.jpg)
My Singular Swift with bivvy kit in the Doethie Valley, on a S27O last weekend (like a S24O but 3 hours late).
Chain's a bit...
;D
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It really was very slack. That's my back wheel you can see in Paul's first picture - he obviously didn't want my bike showing his up cos he didn't take any pics of it. :(
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That's my back wheel you can see in Paul's first picture - he obviously didn't want my bike showing his up cos he didn't take any pics of it. :(
The tiny bit of orange was enough for me to figure that out already. (Oh, and the location too!)
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Bob - an arty farty holga shot
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6810965325_984be29c9e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/6810965325/)
bob jackson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/6810965325/) by windy_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/acf_windy/), on Flickr
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Chain's a bit...
;D
It's not fixed, just singlespeed. No need for uber-tightness. An EBB means I can use a normal QR skewer as well.
It really was very slack. That's my back wheel you can see in Paul's first picture - he obviously didn't want my bike showing his up cos he didn't take any pics of it. :(
Chris didn't even bring a camera, but by popular demand... (about the best picture I have, also in the Doethie Valley)
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/Dyffers/Doethie%20Bothy%20trip%20Jan%202012/CIMG0085.jpg)
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Did the dog 'lube' the front ?
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Chain's a bit...
;D
Paul - apologies if I'm teaching you to suck eggs but you may want to check your EBB. One of the pinch bolts on mine had rusted to the frame over Christmas and all the grease on the EBB itself had dried out.
P.S. What's the frame pack you have there?
It's not fixed, just singlespeed. No need for uber-tightness. An EBB means I can use a normal QR skewer as well.
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It's a BuggyBags (http://www.buggybags.co.uk/pages/BikeBagOptions.htm) prototype (a picture of my red On One Inbred with the framebag fitted is on that page somewhere). It's good but we were both learning and I think he's changed the design a bit in the last year so the more recent ones are even better.
I would also have a look at Wildcat bags (http://wildcatgear.co.uk/), based in Wales. Ian Barrington, who's involved in this, is an 'adventure bike racer' so knows what people want a framebag to do.
The original american companies making this sort of bag were Revelate (http://www.revelatedesigns.com/) and Carousel Design Works (http://carouseldesignworks.com/), but check out those prices, not including delivery to the UK!
Chris has a Revelate tanglebag on his Inbred in the picture above, and we both have Ortlieb large saddlebags. We're currently both awaiting seatpacks from this guy to replace the Ortliebs: http://www.bikepack.eu
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Thanks - I've got a Tanglebag (I have a friend in Boston and was travelling over regularly so was ale to save on postage) but may look for something bigger for longer rides.
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Chain's a bit...
;D
It's not fixed, just singlespeed. No need for uber-tightness. An EBB means I can use a normal QR skewer as well.
It really was very slack. That's my back wheel you can see in Paul's first picture - he obviously didn't want my bike showing his up cos he didn't take any pics of it. :(
Chris didn't even bring a camera, but by popular demand... (about the best picture I have, also in the Doethie Valley)
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/Dyffers/Doethie%20Bothy%20trip%20Jan%202012/CIMG0085.jpg)
Chris,you have a mudgaurd over the back wheel :o
ya big Jessie ;)
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My Singular Swift SS has lost over a pound this week thanks to a DT Swiss XRR470 full carbon fork replacing the Singular steel one.
Rides great round the local rooty trails; loads of 'snap' means the front end goes exactly where I want it to.
Amazing that a 29er MTB fork can weigh 580g though (confirmed on my digital kitchen scales). :o
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm30/Dyffers/SwiftColeWood2012-03-09.jpg)
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(http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx158/Bloomers100/IMAG0101-1.jpg)
The Steamroller now with added cream duranos, bagman QR expedition and camper longflap. Been to a few online sales. Very pleased with the clean lines, which is what the Steamroller is about.
Photo bit dark.
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Another Surly, this one not quite so lean :)
(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6229/6857326816_d906cfee6f_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_fulford/6857326816/)
Pugsley Test Flight (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_fulford/6857326816/) by paulfulford (http://www.flickr.com/people/paul_fulford/), on Flickr
A quick ride confirmed that it's as much fun to ride as I hoped.
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Vince, almost two years after he first appeared on here (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=22914.msg593704#msg593704), on the day I bought him.
(http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/CarryFreedomTestRun_Thumb480.jpg) (http://jakal.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk/~timo/CarryFreedomTestRun.jpg)
Not a lot different from the original shot except I binned the Decathlon lights, put on a mount for an Exposure front light, fitted a better rear light, and a rack, with a mount on it's rear for a CatEye spare rear (there's also a mount for a Dinotte rear light on there, but that was just for experimentation).
Normally Vince has studded snow tyres on him, as befits his snow and ice bike status, but I swapped him back over to some road(ish) tyres for some random grunt work.
The freewheel is also slightly smaller, so the gearing isn't quite as insanely spinny as it was.
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Tim, how are the brakes on that? I remember seeing one when they came out and thinking they'd be the first change I'd make.
P.S. How's the Peregrine coming along? Did I miss the pictures?
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So the light is more expensive than the bike? ;D
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Pretty much everything is more expensive than the bike!
When I put the studded tyres on it, that doubled it's cost (almost). With the rack, rear light, pedals, and front light mount, it cost almost three times the cost of the bike alone.
The trailer is worth as much again, and yes, the Dinotte light is worth more than either the bike or trailer (but not quite both of them!)
The brakes are still OK. They are cheap V-brakes, but adequate. I'll keep an eye on them, and if and when they die, I'll likely replace them with a set of whatever the cheapest Shimano V-brakes are at that point. It doesn't get used very heavily, so I'm not too worried about loosing a brake and suddenly having problems.
The Peregrine is being constructed, I'm truing the wheels currently. I laced them up at the weekend, but I haven't trued a fresh wheel for a while, so I'm taking it slowly and carefully.
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I've had this for a long time, and this is the third strip-down and rebuild I've done on it. Thought it might be nice fixed this time.
(http://handsonit.co.uk/images/photos/bike/superbe1.jpg)
(http://handsonit.co.uk/images/photos/bike/superbe2.jpg)
(http://handsonit.co.uk/images/photos/bike/superbe3.jpg)
(http://handsonit.co.uk/images/photos/bike/superbe4.jpg)
(http://handsonit.co.uk/images/photos/bike/superbe5.jpg)
(http://handsonit.co.uk/images/photos/bike/superbe6.jpg)
(http://handsonit.co.uk/images/photos/bike/superbe7.jpg)
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That looks delightful.
Does use of the brakes have any effect on the speed?
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They have a lot more effect than they used to before the rebuild! It's possible to bring it to a stop, with a bit of forward planning, but I'm not likely to go over the handlebars any time soon... the brake blocks are leather with rubber sides, supposedly to aid stopping in the wet but they don't really help much.
Took it out yesterday for a ride in the sunshine, and it was a revelation - instead of trying to "get somewhere" at any kind of speed, you just roll gently along, taking in the countryside, slightly faster than the joggers. Fantastic. I'm so going to do the next audax on it. For which I'll undoubtedly need a wicker basket on the front with cake, brown ale and a tartan rug.
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I may be contacting you soon for tips on rod brakes.
Lovely looking bike. Fixed makes a lot of sense where other brakes might be a bit less than effective. And the simplicity of that bike is lovely. :thumbsup:
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I may be contacting you soon for tips on rod brakes.
Lovely looking bike. Fixed makes a lot of sense where other brakes might be a bit less than effective. And the simplicity of that bike is lovely. :thumbsup:
Thank you. :)
I don't really want to put too much welly into leg braking until the cotter pins are properly bedded in.
Lest anyone thinks I'm being suicidal, the brakes are not really that bad - it's a bit like driving a car with drums & no servo, you just think ahead and don't hoon around knowing you can rely on the brakes to get you out of trouble. Risk compensation anyone? I rode that bike round London for years, including as a courier (laughed at for riding single speed no less) and only had one really hairy moment when a van turned in front in the rain.
So what do you have Clarion? Ask away, but rod brakes are the simples: the trick is to make sure the rods are as straight as possible so there's no slack in the system, and you take up any slack at the pivots by adjusting the fron nuts.
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I'll be getting an Elswick Hopper soon, but it'll be three-speed freewheel rather than fixed. Meanwhile, to break the spell of all these stripped down gleaming fixeds, here's my stickered up workhorse half way through some down & dirty off road on Hampstead Heath the other morning:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMG_0164.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMG_0165.jpg)
Yes, that is a pannier as well as my saddlebag.
Yes, that is a propstand.
Yes, that is a mapcase on the front. I was on my commute, but I don't usually go via Hampstead Heath & Finsbury Park. ;D
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A prop stand will be my next investment 8) 8)
THUMBS UP FOR THE WORK HORSE :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Meanwhile, to break the spell of all these stripped down gleaming fixeds,
Be assured that my Langster is quite the opposite of gleaming.It's actually the most cruddy bike in the stable.I've convinced myself that the lack of several sprockets,two mechs & jockey wheels means that it needs less attention than the other bikes.When I do clean it (next blue moon) it's the easiest to do.
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welshwheels, you can be my friend :D
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It is a reminder that firstly the bicycle was a tool and then a toy use the bugger for what it is intended :thumbsup:
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Does use of the brakes have any effect on the speed?
My Dad passed on his Raleigh All Steel Bicycle to me, and it got me my first sports bike.
Even though I rebuilt them, the rod brakes never did much. A master at school saw me foot braking in a side road. He happened to be a friend of Dad's and told him that I had nearly hit his car. Maybe it was true, but I hadn't noticed it - I was probably used to the foot braking ;D
Anyway, a white Falcon five-speed was duly purchased second hand, and took me on my early rides with friends and clubs. I've still got the head badge :thumbsup:
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Gayest bike on the forum just got a little bit gayer:
(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6091/6879507842_e78600cffa_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsbruce/6879507842/in/photostream)
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You'll be getting yourself a reputation.
Good thing you can ride faster than Reg! ;D
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Given the brake isn't connected, it'll take him a while to slow down...
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Brakes are for wimps! :D
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A can of Nitromors, 4 sheets of wet and dry, a tube of Autosol and 2 days of elbow grease and stickerbike (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=22914.msg411540#msg411540) has become shiny bike.
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/KeithSmith1974/shiny.jpg)
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Very shiny.
Meanwhile, back with stickers, I was sitting on the stoop in Brixton this evening, and decided to take a couple of photos:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMAG0335.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMAG0336.jpg)
Kinda like that second one :D
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Be assured that my Langster is quite the opposite of gleaming.It's actually the most cruddy bike in the stable.I've convinced myself that the lack of several sprockets,two mechs & jockey wheels means that it needs less attention than the other bikes. When I do clean it (next blue moon) it's the easiest to do.
It's true though. This is the first time in 2 years my bike has had a proper clean other than a chain degrease and a hose down. It was properly filthy. But it's never failed me. And it only took 20 minutes to completely take apart, and another 20 to put back together. I can't imagine how much time it would have taken to do the same to my geared bike.
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I've posted a couple of pics of my macinato on another thread but not on here I think, so here's one from yesterdays ride;
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/534879_10150708357962080_512382079_9464263_797986961_n.jpg)
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That's lovely, and a good pic too.
But... 1:4 and no spare brake? ;)
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That's lovely, and a good pic too.
But... 1:4 and no spare brake? ;)
He's a ZZ Top cyclist.
He's Got Legs
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& he knows how to use them
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That's lovely, and a good pic too.
But... 1:4 and no spare brake? ;)
Thanks! I've only ridden up that hill so far :smug:
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The commuter has acquired a different frameset
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f130/PaulRide/pearson.jpg)
and here it is seen with its summer front wheel, courtesy of the Things
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New mudguards and bar tape on the fixed wheel:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/7101716695_8a582031af_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/7101716695/)
Black fix (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/7101716695/) by cnarborough (http://www.flickr.com/people/26008756@N08/), on Flickr
It's a bit mucky but I couldn't be bothered to clean it for the third time in 15 days just for the photo.
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Already said this on Flickr but it's worth saying again "Very nice" :thumbsup:
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Looks like it wants to be ridden.
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White mudguards - they're just so right.
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Looks like it wants to be ridden.
And I want to ride it. My favourite bike, it gets used for audax, commuting, touring and club runs. Only original parts are the frame, brakes, rear hub, saddle and headset. It's probably due a respray soon.
White mudguards - they're just so right.
Seeing yours on the Elenydd convinced me they'd look good on my bike too. My wife hates them. ;D
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And here's my other Specialized - it's a 2010 Langster, with a few tweaks to enable the fitting of normal mudguards rather than say, Race Blades or the Crud road bike mudguards. It tends to be used for shorter commutes and general utility riding, hence the meat tenderiser pedals...
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p534/pompeybiker/My%20wheels/Langster_1.jpg)
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First shot of new cockpit
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMAG0388.jpg)
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First shot of new cockpit
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMAG0388.jpg)
Any prizes for guessing the public convenience?
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Since it is named in a neighbouring thread, no. ;D
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Early 70s Pat Hanlon racing frame. Still tinkering with components but it works:
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5348/7209082432_bed3be97ec_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsbruce/7209082432/in/set-72157629833646969/)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7209080794_131fd0fab4_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsbruce/7209080794/in/set-72157629833646969/)
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5113/7209079728_804a30b189_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsbruce/7209079728/in/set-72157629833646969/)
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Splendid.
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(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6808315853_8c4112a9c9_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16114972@N00/6808315853/)
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That's low. What is it?
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it looks like a track frame for a very tall rider,dontyathink?
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Origamist = very tall rider.
I'm concerned. He's fast enough on a Charge Plug. That bike must be only a fraction of the weight. I can't quite see the Reynolds transfer, but I think it's 853.
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That's low. What is it?
It's a Lee Cooper (via 14 Bike Co): http://customcycleframes.blogspot.co.uk/
Reynolds 853/0S main triangle, 725/0S stays.
Quite a bit slimmer than the Charge (the carbon fork makes a big difference) but then again, the Scharnhorst was probably lighter than a Charge Plug!
I saw Tim's lovely new bike (Oak Cycles) this morning at Clapham South:
(http://www.oakcycles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/L1120246-610x457.jpg)
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Tim's got a new bike? That pink Roberts with the Rastafarian forks was one of the most distinctive on my commute!
But I see he has the red gold & green theme going on with the new steed. Good for him. He's a nice bloke.
I'm looking forward to seeing you on the new bike. Though I have to tell you that it was the consensus of the assembled Cyclchatters last night that, if you have a lighter bike, you'll just be a blur. ;D
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Probably time for an update:
An expensive AW3 remix (S3X+freewheel)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/544778_10150826886271636_969701893_n.jpg)
Genesis off-road fettle (fixed/free, but running fixed in the photo):
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/560006_10150822255096636_527151635_9794821_1560078494_n.jpg)
Slightly-crap phone photos, unfortunately.
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Roadrat, loaded up for the Welsh Ride Thing (http://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/pages/WelshRideThing.html) this weekend:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7212/7303494128_25240bd16f_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/7303494128/)
Loaded 'rat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/7303494128/) by cnarborough (http://www.flickr.com/people/26008756@N08/), on Flickr
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That's a great set up, Chris. I've never heard of the WRT and have just spent some time looking at the site, great stuff on it. I used to do similar when much younger and am beginning to wonder if I could do again. Hmmmm.
Thankyou so much for bringing to my attention.
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(http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx158/Bloomers100/IMAG0186.jpg)
A few new bits. Specialized phat bar tape, its very nice to touch.
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That's a great set up, Chris. I've never heard of the WRT and have just spent some time looking at the site, great stuff on it. I used to do similar when much younger and am beginning to wonder if I could do again. Hmmmm.
Thankyou so much for bringing to my attention.
It's something I've sorta-kinda looked at over the past couple of years - I'll be looking at it a bit more seriously now that I've made a few Plans (the capital P is justified ;) ). The Dyfi Enduro is in my sights too - not quite the WRT, but good preparation if nowt else.
There's also the fact that I've not been to Wales for ages, and it'd be a great chance to catch up with some folks I was at Uni with.
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(http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx158/Bloomers100/IMAG0187.jpg)
Mid commute this morning.
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That's a very low position. But a nice set up.
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You're right, just giving it a try, had flat bullhorns before. Its a good way to get my belly on the crossbar.
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I have quite a low position, but I couldn't manage something that extreme for commuting. if it suits you, then fine. I'm certainly looking at flat bullhorns for my conversions.
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(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5571342607_29c06811de.jpg)
I've just finished some fettling - replace rear mudguard as it had cracked, replace Carradice for an Altura Arran seat post bag, bit of maintenance here and there, new chain (KMC D-101) and fitted some MKS NJS Chain tugs to get things in perfect alignment - this new shot was so sparkly, I just had to put it up to compare it with the previous dull version ;D
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7256/7426812266_2b131dcfbc_b_d.jpg)
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Tidy :)
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Touring fixed
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMAG0697-1.jpg)
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Touring fixed
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMAG0697-1.jpg)
I'll join you if you're off to Holland, the Fens or you've found a country which is entirely downhill.
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It was between Cambridge and Mildenhall, so, while there were a couple of hills between Kennett and the Wilbrahams, it wasn't exactly mountainous.
I'm definitely paying for it today, though.
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(http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx158/Bloomers100/IMAG0186.jpg)
A few new bits. Specialized phat bar tape, its very nice to touch.
I think this may be one of the nicest looking Fixed bikes I've seen.
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Cheers. I'm swapping the bars for drops with brakes though for a slightly less extreme position and some A319 wheels.
I'll post a picture when done though.
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On my Surrey 100k
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMG_1526.jpg)
I was actually heading to Ripley, but couldn't lean the bike from the other side ;D
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What ratio are you running? Every time I go off road, I wish for higher and lower gears in rapid succession.
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What ratio are you running? Every time I go off road, I wish for higher and lower gears in rapid succession.
Umm, don't know - 18 at the back and what was the middle ring at the front. It's quite hard up my hill and too spinny on the way down, so I figure it's about right all round. I only use it on unmetalled roads at worst though as I'm running M+s at the mo. Sorry, not much help I know.
Probably 32 if it's a standard mtb ring. 32:18's as good a starting point as any :) for a ss mountain bike. It's gets easier but you'll always end up walking - as someone has in their sig on another forum "I have three speeds: sitting, standing and pushing"
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What ratio are you running? Every time I go off road, I wish for higher and lower gears in rapid succession.
From Wikipedia Derailleur gears are a variable-ratio transmission system commonly used on bicycles, consisting of a chain, multiple sprockets of different sizes, and a mechanism to move the chain from one sprocket to another
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That sounds ridiculous, Captain. ;D
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From Wikipedia Derailleur gears are a variable-ratio transmission system commonly used on bicycles, consisting of a chain, multiple sprockets of different sizes, and a mechanism to move the chain from one sprocket to another
Sounds just like my system! To give a little more detail I have a range of sprockets in my spares box and a chain whip (the mechanism to which I believe the article referred) to assist in switching between one sprocket and another :D
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From Wikipedia Derailleur gears are a variable-ratio transmission system commonly used on bicycles, consisting of a chain, multiple sprockets of different sizes, and a mechanism to move the chain from one sprocket to another
Sounds just like my system! To give a little more detail I have a range of sprockets in my spares box and a chain whip (the mechanism to which I believe the article referred) to assist in switching between one sprocket and another :D
And you carry that with you on every ride ???
Thought not ;D
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I carry two spare gears on every fixed ride. But only one sprocket ;)
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From Wikipedia Derailleur gears are a variable-ratio transmission system commonly used on bicycles, consisting of a chain, multiple sprockets of different sizes, and a mechanism to move the chain from one sprocket to another
Sounds just like my system! To give a little more detail I have a range of sprockets in my spares box and a chain whip (the mechanism to which I believe the article referred) to assist in switching between one sprocket and another :D
And you carry that with you on every ride ???
Thought not ;D
Fair point, although on one bike I have the potential (but haven't used yet) to change gear by swapping ont and rear wheels.
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I carry two spare gears on every fixed ride. But only one sprocket ;)
I don't know how you live with yourself. CHEAT!! :P
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(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/478569_10151125763848399_232667153_o.jpg)
Not mine a mates, sunglasses anyone?
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Apparently, the bike shows have a lot of lime green in next year's bikes, so your mate, while having no taste, is at least ahead of the wave. ;D
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You're right, the only taste he has is for beer.
I will tell him that with hardly any effort at all he has become a trendsetter. ;D
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the goose is not impressed :D
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You're right, the only taste he has is for beer.
I will tell him that with hardly any effort at all he has become a trendsetter. ;D
Umm... It's more Hoxton.
Less mid-Kent, as it were.....
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Clarion was right about the pursuit bars. A more conventional set up has me smiling. New wheels -ambrosio hubs on mavic 319s.
Quick snap at dawn today.
(http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx158/Bloomers100/IMG_20121015_090255.jpg)
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^^^^
Pretty view and pretty bike!
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That looks much better, great picture too!
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That looks spot on.
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Clarion was right about the pursuit bars. A more conventional set up has me smiling. New wheels -ambrosio hubs on mavic 319s.
Quick snap at dawn today.
Nice setup, but I'm amazed you can cope with a B17 with that much drop - I find it pushes places I don't want to be pushed with that much drop. Much more comfy on a team pro.
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My 'other' Genesis (ie. not the orange one) in quasi-bikepacking mode (still 'quasi' 'cos I'm waiting for the frame bag) - fitted the handlebar sling, put a couple of bricks in the SQR bag and took it for a spin round the block. It handles rather nicely, thankyouvermuch.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9esReiE1psA/UHxCEo3PmqI/AAAAAAAAAfo/4A_oqVh3np8/s647/P1000781.JPG)
The only real change that needs to be made, apart from the frame bag, is a decent set of hardpack tyres.
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AYroFoKsR1w/UIBc7WOXnwI/AAAAAAAACbk/cLZrmgFpPWc/s640/IMG_0045.JPG)
single-speedified folding bike with the new set of wheels and handlebars. gear is 71"ish (biggest 'ring and smallest cog it can accomodate). despite being flexy as an overcooked noodle still fun to ride and now that sturmey archer hub is gone - silent as well.
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That's a bit different.
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Orbit S/S (It was a Fixed for one day, the day I took that photo)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u249/freddered/Bike%20Stable/Fixed1640.jpg?t=1248180458)
Whoops I did it again...
Courtesy of Revrob (of this (and his own) Parish)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XZXwNU1xg6s/ULX7MvwmErI/AAAAAAAAAqA/R2_mST0HC2o/s640/pinarello%25201.jpg)
I see it as my ideal Winter bike. Low maintenance and reliable.
However, having seen it (and felt how light it is) I may invest some time and money into it next year, when the sun finally comes out.
For now I'll probably fit a bigger chainring, one of my Brooks saddles (unless this one is OK), possibly a new set of SKS guards and see winter out on it.
Anyway, watch this space.
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I thought I'd posted this before, but here's my singlespeed commuter.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6FYNiW1POMs/ULIUrY4ZJHI/AAAAAAAABTk/MuUn7WXV9Z8/s576/DSCF1255.JPG)
It's based on a 2009 Claud Butler hybrid frame with DiaCompe 287V levers and with wheels and bits handed down from other bikes.
Mudguards are card covered in duct-tape with the rear guard strengthened with lengths of old brake cable.
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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-FoglUZQNajQ/UHcmUS48AXI/AAAAAAAAAs8/FLcAn4R_pBo/s640/2012-10-11%252015.59.27.jpg)
my winter commuter. only a couple of months of fixed riding under my belt so far (having had the rear rebuilt as fixed when i was getting the dynohub wheel built), but enjoying it immensely!
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Looks neat.
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Everyone likes a dirty picture :P
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k273/bodgeit/IMAG0171.jpg)
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few modifications to my (previously) fixie (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CDMeCL46BHk/To3E7fDkcEI/AAAAAAAABjE/tZM3ZT_agus/s640/IMGP0669.jpg). it is freewheel now and lower gearing (44x18 vs 48x18), riser stem and handlebars, and flat pedals. run-about bike, used for going to the shops, parkruns and sometimes - commute, when the roads are dry.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lxs4t_LWZ3w/UMzs8WUMopI/AAAAAAAACg8/mx24pRUVSL8/s640/IMG_0455.jpg)
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single-speedified folding bike with the new set of wheels and handlebars. gear is 71"ish (biggest 'ring and smallest cog it can accomodate). despite being flexy as an overcooked noodle still fun to ride and now that sturmey archer hub is gone - silent as well.
I like that very much. :thumbsup: How does that stem arrangement work, is it stock or is it something I could do to my folder*? I take it the QR below the stem lets it fold.
thanks yellowhammer, i've changed the handlepost/stem arrangement to a less upright and more comfortable/efficient position, that resembles my audax bike. the bike doesn't fold as neat as it was originally designed, but i don't really need it to fold small (the only place i fold it in half is on trains, few times a year). current stem bodge is a bit crude and i have few ideas how to upgrade it (are seatposts strong enough to serve as a steerer tube?). longer stem changed over-reactive steering that is now more suitable for longer distances. i'm a big fan of swept back handlebars, they are comfy for up to 2-300k. big fun, that bike is!
what is it that you want to change about your handlebar/stem?
edit: that's how the stock bike looked like:
(http://www.bikes2udirect.com/bikes_html/images/items/B2132.jpg)
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The Green Machine (Genesis Fortitude Adventure, singlespeed build) - all ready for a 'loaded trail test' on Boxing Day and possibly a cheeky bikepacking trip over New Year1
(http://www.interzen.co.uk/images/genesis-ss.png)
1 - assuming the landscape hasn't dissolved with all the rain by then.
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I can't help thinking that drinks bottle won't be worth drinking from after a mile on a dirt track :D great touring bike though
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I can't help thinking that drinks bottle won't be worth drinking from after a mile on a dirt track :D great touring bike though
The red one is a fuel bottle, so I definitely won't be drinking from that one1 :)
As for the bottles on the forks, I normally use bottles with 'proper' caps but Sod's Law dictates that I can't find any of them. I'll use decent capped bottles if I decide to do my cheeky weekender over New Year, but for the planned Boxing Day test ride a bog-standard bottle will do.
I shall be investing in a Camelbak or similar at some point, just got to decide which one.
1 - I'm teetotal, for a start ;)
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The project bike:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8503775678_e6d59d863a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/natnot/8503775678/)
Frame is probably (not 100% sure) a Freddie Grubb of indeterminate age (but it's pretty old, I think). Has been subject to a DIY paintjob from a previous owner and doesn't look great, so the intention is to have it powdercoated at some point (though I might actually save up and get it properly enamelled...). I wanted to ride it a bit first though, as there's no point in paying £lots to make it look pretty if I don't like the way it rides. Eventually it will probably sport the honey Brooks that's been on a bookshelf since I decided it looked wrong on the hybrid, along with some matching bar tape and handlebar streamers. In the meantime, I've got zebra stripy bar tape. Like splash, but different. :D
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Bob Jackson in current config - except I have lowered the stem about 2 cm. New SKS Longboards. Might commute on it this week.
(http://sergeantpluck.smugmug.com/photos/i-dSNRxDw/0/L/i-dSNRxDw-L.jpg)
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Cor, those are lovely bikes.
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Sargeant. How long have you lived in Chiswicky direction? Have you commuted on that last year?
I swear I followed you a couple of times last summer. Certainly someone with a blue BJ anyway!
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(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8503054671_8d60010f6e_c.jpg)
I was 'on the rivet' trying to improve a strava segment on my fixed.
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(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8503775678_e6d59d863a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/natnot/8503775678/)
What's the saddle bag? I'm thinking forwards to a possible LEJOG on a road bike without panniers....
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Sargeant. How long have you lived in Chiswicky direction? Have you commuted on that last year?
I swear I followed you a couple of times last summer. Certainly someone with a blue BJ anyway!
I moved here in October, but before that I was across the river in Kew / Sheen. The bike had black or no mudguards until recently though.
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What's the saddle bag? I'm thinking forwards to a possible LEJOG on a road bike without panniers....
It's a Carradura Maxi (http://www.carradice.co.uk/index.php?page_id=product&product_id=31).
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Sargeant. How long have you lived in Chiswicky direction? Have you commuted on that last year?
I swear I followed you a couple of times last summer. Certainly someone with a blue BJ anyway!
I moved here in October, but before that I was across the river in Kew / Sheen. The bike had black or no mudguards until recently though.
May not have been you, but I have distinct memories of two occasions following a lovely blue Bob Jackson through kensington and hammer smith, ridden by someone just that little bit too fast for me!
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ridden by someone just that little bit too fast for me!
Definitely not me then...
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What's the saddle bag? I'm thinking forwards to a possible LEJOG on a road bike without panniers....
It's a Carradura Maxi (http://www.carradice.co.uk/index.php?page_id=product&product_id=31).
Thanks!
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The project bike:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8503775678_e6d59d863a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/natnot/8503775678/)
Frame is probably (not 100% sure) a Freddie Grubb of indeterminate age (but it's pretty old, I think). Has been subject to a DIY paintjob from a previous owner and doesn't look great, so the intention is to have it powdercoated at some point (though I might actually save up and get it properly enamelled...). I wanted to ride it a bit first though, as there's no point in paying £lots to make it look pretty if I don't like the way it rides. Eventually it will probably sport the honey Brooks that's been on a bookshelf since I decided it looked wrong on the hybrid, along with some matching bar tape and handlebar streamers. In the meantime, I've got zebra stripy bar tape. Like splash, but different. :D
I've been saying for ages, we need to do a Durham pub run.
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I've been saying for ages, we need to do a Durham pub run.
;D
(but seriously, I'd be up for that one weekend if I'm visiting my folks)
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It's probably quite unlikely, unless Slowcoach comes out to play. But who knows, if there's demand...
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Durham pub run sounds good! Though I'd bring gears, and lots of them... :demon:
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(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8092/8544532132_ba97165bbc.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/8544532132/)
P3109327a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/8544532132/) by windy_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/acf_windy/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8233/8544580828_40d61f901f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/8544580828/)
P3109346a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/8544580828/) by windy_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/acf_windy/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8095/8544580700_563510de1b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/8544580700/)
P3109335a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/8544580700/) by windy_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/acf_windy/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8514/8544580882_f18a795d5a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/8544580882/)
P3109344a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/8544580882/) by windy_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/acf_windy/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8544580968_074d9976c6.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/8544580968/)
P3109333a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/8544580968/) by windy_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/acf_windy/), on Flickr
38x16 with 28c Vittoria Randonneurs (63.6")
I've still got a Carradice Bagman and Barley saddlebag to fit :)
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Cor, mister, that's a nice bike you got there. How many gears has it got? One? That's rubbish! ;)
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That's very very nice Windy.I particularly like the clip'nstraps.
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That is beautiful Windy :thumbsup:
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What a lovely bike Windy :thumbsup:
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(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/lindagordinho/fixed/Josette/20130318_155050_zpsdce58ea1.jpg)
Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce Josette? Or Joan, when I've made my mind up.
Peugeot mixte frame circa 1983, Carbolite 103 steel, front wheel Campag hub provided by Clarion, rear wheel Suntour hub, mavic rim, built by the Great And Mighty MSeries. Campagnolo brake levers, Deda bars, pedals and toeclips swiped from torslanda's road bike (with the amazing perpetual motion bearings), chainset rescued from my dead Pompino, Brooks saddle obtained from tiermat. Original 'guards and rac. New powdercoated shiny stem provided by torslanda. Original android phone pouch.
Now, I could have built this myself but I don't trust myself making vehicles, since making jam sandwiches sometimes ends in disaster and for given values of 'disaster' there's potential for Bad Stuff here. So a Facebook exchange with John of John's Bikes, Middleton, led to the swift purchase of a frame on e-bay and there was no going back after that.
I think she's beautiful.
Pictured yesterday after she'd been to shyumu's for a coffee and a natter, and come home through a curtain of polystyrene balls.
She rides lovely she does.
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(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8092/8544532132_ba97165bbc.jpg)
that's lovely
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LG, that is a lovely bike, and I hope to see it in the metal sometime soon.
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(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/lindagordinho/fixed/Josette/20130318_155050_zpsdce58ea1.jpg)
Very nice :)
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(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8092/8544532132_ba97165bbc.jpg)
that's lovely
Yes, it really is. Beautiful lines.
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LG, that is a lovely bike, and I hope to see it in the metal sometime soon.
That photo really doesn't do the colour any justice.
It is a lovely, lovely bike, and something different from all the other fixies you see out on the streets.
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That photo really doesn't do the colour any justice.
It is a lovely, lovely bike, and something different from all the other fixies you see out on the streets.
Singlespeeds, on the other hand ... ::-)
http://michauxclub.com/
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I think she's beautiful.
bike & rider :thumbsup:
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I think she's beautiful.
bike & rider :thumbsup:
<blush>
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I think she's beautiful.
bike & rider :thumbsup:
Careful Jogler, you'll be back in the stocks at Sandon before you know it ;)
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(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/lindagordinho/fixed/Josette/20130318_155050_zpsdce58ea1.jpg)
I think she's beautiful.
If anyone is interested there's a photo montage (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.569455939740782.1073741825.497955230224187&type=3) on FaceAche . . .
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(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QSAf6ZOTQdY/UNgUGjz81SI/AAAAAAAABb0/nab94GJobyM/s1600/20121120_185922.jpg)
this is my winter fixed, i built the frame four years ago on a dave yates frame building course. it originaly had a carbon fork but i wanted a straight steel one and i built this fork a year or so back. since being on dave´s course i´ve built eighteen frames, three of which being fixed with one of them being for the mtb xc world champion from 2011 jose hermida.
this is built up with king headst, ritchey wcs stem, procraft bars, ritchey wcs post, brooks pro saddle, trp long reach brakes, dt rims, paul rear hub, front hub is from schmidt/son with light from the same, campa record brake levers, chorus chainset running gearing of 44 - 18 and as always speedplay pedals.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dsdsa-Iaiq0/UOSoDcpQyhI/AAAAAAAABcc/7i2iJQYSuk0/s1600/20130102_171457.jpg)
this is a new good weather frame for me in oversize columbus tubing which i have´nt finished building up. has a carbon ritchey fork with wheels being on dt rims, front hub a mavic 571 and the rear being from paul comps. chainset is sram red, red brakes and force levers having had the inners removed. cockpit is still undecided,headset is a pink acros, seatpost is an old shannon and a team issue san marco regal. i´ll bung it up when completed.
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Those are very nice.
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Nice!
If that's your shed - respect.
Looks like Spa Cycles!
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Nah that ain't my shed it's just the workshop I use, would be a nice to have such a space as a shed. It's in a village near Stuttgart.....a fair trot away from Spa Cycles.
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I'd die for a shed/workshop like that - but it wouldn't be much use to me then ???
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Very nice. Love the colour.
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Yes nicely done.
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Yet another set of 'bars for the Bob Jackson - Nitto Noodles on a Technomic Deluxe stem this time, with a view to some longer rides on it this season. One of my objectives is a 200 on fixed, which I've never done.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6436809219_738047228d_z.jpg)
this n the other blue bob jackson are the dogs.....loving the combination of brooks n nitto. my only problem is withe beer can, would of gone better with a can a tennants super but hay thats only a minor quibble.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMAG0059_zps668c0f26.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/ado15/IMG_2869_zps0888fe7d.jpg)
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The project bike:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8503775678_e6d59d863a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/natnot/8503775678/)
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What's the make/model of this saddle bag? :) phanta or anyone...
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It's a Carradice. More specifically the Prima Maxi (http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/luggage/cycling-bags-and-cases/seat-bag-seat-wedge/product/review-carradice-prima-maxi-saddlepack-10018)
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(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TNd2ZW6ThEw/UXUCe895EhI/AAAAAAAABvE/PhY8H1Ih8H8/s1600/20130408_181227.jpg)
now got around to building up my good weathered fixed. a couple of changes to what i had planned being a phil wood rear hub and fsa k-force chainset, rolls nicely just need the sun now. ;D
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(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TNd2ZW6ThEw/UXUCe895EhI/AAAAAAAABvE/PhY8H1Ih8H8/s1600/20130408_181227.jpg)
now got around to building up my good weathered fixed. a couple of changes to what i had planned being a phil wood rear hub and fsa k-force chainset, rolls nicely just need the sun now. ;D
Wow! Looks great.
Chains a bit tight.
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(http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx158/Bloomers100/6b333d61deaf4551135f6d63a9124c8f_zps0ea0c434.jpg)
His n hers steamrollers.......aw bless
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My new Trek 4th District straight after driving it home from Kendal this afternoon :D
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_VMGp-0JXdk/UZpBriTbicI/AAAAAAAABgE/qJIHhXFJWr4/s640/2013-05-20.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bbDX14xRok4/UZpBrjwUdgI/AAAAAAAABgM/1_5vw_zU4YA/s512/2013-05-20.jpg)
It even comes with a split in the seat stay (black bit) so I could convert to belt drive later if wanted :)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YQkDKsrUQ9M/UZpBrhu3YxI/AAAAAAAABgI/jTorXHRO-rw/s640/2013-05-20.jpg)
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(http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx158/Bloomers100/6b333d61deaf4551135f6d63a9124c8f_zps0ea0c434.jpg)
His n hers steamrollers.......aw bless
Phwoooar. What a lovely pair of Steamrollers!
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Genesis Day-One Disc (56cm)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PgY84ydV2KU/UZSSGNiQO6I/AAAAAAAABCo/344nyEvhc2o/w958-h719-no/IMG_8939.JPG)
Modifications from Standard:
Thorn Chainring 43T
White Industries Freewheel 17T
Shwalbe Marathons 700x25
SKS Guards (Narrow)
Brooks B17 Special
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déja vu, anyone?
(http://www.oakden.org/mark/bike/yacf/pics/day01.jpg)
No, it's not LEE's, it's my new fixed, a 52cm Genesis Day 01 disc. (actually it's notmy new fixed, yet - I'm still waiting for my sprocket to arrive, so in the mean time, I've built it up with the freewheel that came with my other fixed bike since that has the right number of teeth to get the chain length right).
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Looks lovely (well what did you expect me to say?)
You won't regret it. I love mine. It feels reassuringly solid and, at least in my opinion, far from the heavy lump I may have been led to believe it was going to be.
Note. I fitted my preferred gear ratios (68" or thereabouts, depending on tyres choice) as the Cyclo-Cross ratio it comes with was too low (but I knew that before I bought it).
Have fun. Brakes take a while to bed in but a few hard braking sessions on long downhills have got them working nicely.
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Pfft. All these lightweight-looking builds - here's my singlespeed Genesis Fortitude with full bikepacking kit1. Exact weight unknown, but I can lift the bike, which is a good thing ;D
(http://www.interzen.co.uk/landfill/media/images/greenmachine.jpg)
It handles really well, even fully loaded.
Coming soon, the double-fixed trailmonster (my Surly 1x1 with two-speed fixed rather than Alfine-11) - still waiting for some bits to arrive, though.
1 - This is more or less the same setup I'll use when I do the Tour Divide next year2 (all being well) although the gear ratio may change (currently 32/17)
2 - Sadly, logistics prevented me from doing it this year.
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Note. I fitted my preferred gear ratios (68" or thereabouts, depending on tyres choice) as the Cyclo-Cross ratio it comes with was too low (but I knew that before I bought it).
Yep - me too. I'm installing an approx 69" gear (42x16 on 25c tyres). Just waiting for my nice shiny Andel sprocket to be delivered.
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Pfft. All these lightweight-looking builds - here's my singlespeed Genesis Fortitude with full bikepacking kit1. Exact weight unknown, but I can lift the bike, which is a good thing ;D
(http://www.interzen.co.uk/landfill/media/images/greenmachine.jpg)
Coming soon, the double-fixed trailmonster (my Surly 1x1 with two-speed fixed rather than Alfine-11) - still waiting for some bits to arrive, though.
1 - This is more or less the same setup I'll use when I do the Tour Divide next year2 (all being well) although the gear ratio may change (currently 32/17)
2 - Sadly, logistics prevented me from doing it this year.
I see luggage...is there a bike under there?
What front rack is that? I was looking at a Blackburn one. Interested to hear views.
I assume you're trading gears for reliability on the Tour Divide.
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I see luggage...is there a bike under there?
Oh yes ;)
The green bits that aren't weeds are probably bike ;D
What front rack is that? I was looking at a Blackburn one. Interested to hear views.
Salsa 'Minimalist' - mainly there in case I need to carry Extra Stuff in an emergency; I can lash stuff to the top using a couple of luggage straps or similar. Whether it makes the cut into the 'final' kit list remains to be seen.
I assume you're trading gears for reliability on the Tour Divide.
Yep - that was the thinking behind fitting a White Industries freewheel. The other alternative is to run a single sprocket on a cassette hub.
The (current) ratio is 32/17, which I find comfortable(ish) on draggy climbs. If all else fails, I'll just get off and push - after all, who's gonna see me? ;)
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What front rack is that?
the horizontal one,which appears to be secured to the head tube?
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What front rack is that?
the horizontal one,which appears to be secured to the head tube?
Bazinga!
Well played, sir.
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(http://photosojourner.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/single-speed-entertainer.jpg)
My 99 Orange Evo2
now featuring:
34:16 magic gearing - velosolo 1/8 chainring and spacer kit
Trigon rigid carbon forks
spa wheels and Onza Canis 120tpi XC tyres
Avid Elixir CR brakes
A complete hoot, and the old front mech is now doing duty on my flat bar LHT
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(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3812/8969832572_299658f216.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dibdib/8969832572/)
Singlespeed (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dibdib/8969832572/) by dibdib2 (http://www.flickr.com/people/dibdib/), on Flickr
And yes, I know the chain's a bit slack.
Loosely based on a 1987 Raleigh Criterium I bought last year from the Salvation Army, with a few changes. In fact the only standard things left are the frame, forks, headset and handlebars. The old Weinmann cantis have been replaced with modern Sora dual-pivots, contact points have been refreshed with new bar tape, a Charge Spoon saddle and SPD/platform pedals. Wheels are new with cassette freehubs and a VeloSolo singlespeed kit, and a VeloSolo front chainring on some Sturmey Archer cranks. Gearing is 44/17 for a 69" gear.
It needs a bit more work though, including some minor frame surgery to lengthen the driveside dropout and give some adjustment room.
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Looks nice :)
Until you feel like fettling out the right dropout, I'd just fit a tensioner (or an old rear mech) and get out riding :)
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Looks nice :)
Until you feel like fettling out the right dropout, I'd just fit a tensioner (or an old rear mech) and get out riding :)
Chain tensioner's fine if you're planning to run singlespeed - doing it with a fixed transmission will not end well.
Any framebuilder should be able to replace the rear dropouts with either longer horizontal dropouts (Zeus/Campag style) or track-ends, but then you'll need to get it resprayed too. Deciding whether or not its worth the expense is a judgement call, though.
Or you could use a half-link chain.
Oh, and the chain's a bit slack ;)
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I might go fixed one day, so I'm thinking of the frame surgery route - the left dropout is longer and there's plenty of metal on the right to extend it to match the left so I was planning to carefully file it out then touch it up with some hammerite :)
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I might go fixed one day, so I'm thinking of the frame surgery route - the left dropout is longer and there's plenty of metal on the right to extend it to match the left so I was planning to carefully file it out then touch it up with some hammerite :)
Should have just bought my Pinarello last week for £250, used the White Industries Hub Wheel and re-sold the Pinarello with your existing wheel for £210.
Not sure I can recommend buying a £170 hub for a Sally-Ann bike.
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I might go fixed one day, so I'm thinking of the frame surgery route - the left dropout is longer and there's plenty of metal on the right to extend it to match the left so I was planning to carefully file it out then touch it up with some hammerite :)
Should have just bought my Pinarello last week for £250, used the White Industries Hub Wheel and re-sold the Pinarello with your existing wheel for £210.
Not sure I can recommend buying a £170 hub for a Sally-Ann bike.
The problem is that I would have intended to sell the Pinarello, and never actually let it go. It's a very pretty bike, and my wallet can't take another hit like it!
On the other hand, if the Raleigh hadn't already been in the garage I probably would have bought the Pinarello. C'est la vie.
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(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3812/8969832572_299658f216.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dibdib/8969832572/)
Singlespeed (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dibdib/8969832572/) by dibdib2 (http://www.flickr.com/people/dibdib/), on Flickr
Is it the right size for you? The height of the saddle and bars make me think not, but it's all very personal.
I think I still have a half link chain that's never been used. If it would help, let me know. If so, I'll search and you can have it for the price of postage.
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(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3812/8969832572_299658f216.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dibdib/8969832572/)
Singlespeed (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dibdib/8969832572/) by dibdib2 (http://www.flickr.com/people/dibdib/), on Flickr
Is it the right size for you? The height of the saddle and bars make me think not, but it's all very personal.
I think I still have a half link chain that's never been used. If it would help, let me know. If so, I'll search and you can have it for the price of postage.
Yes, pretty much. I just need to fettle it a bit. It's been on a workstand in the garage for the best part of a year, fitting wasn't high on the list :-)
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Here's my fixed, converted from my old Olmo, and long since sold via the Bay of Shame. To be honest, I wish I'd kept it geared.....
(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4009/4269395806_2218329c82_o.jpg)
More on my Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/houseofsparrowfall/with/4269395806/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/houseofsparrowfall/with/4269395806/)
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Behold ... the TrailMonsterTM
(http://www.interzen.co.uk/landfill/media/images/P1020214.png)
This is a 'remix' of my formerly Alfine-equipped 1x1, now rebuilt as a fixed-gear as God intended :) Actually, it's a Dingle-speed - 17/21 Dingle cog at the back, 38/34T chainrings up front; one gear for the road, one for the trail - it's geared pretty low since it is meant as an off-road machine.
Needs a bit of work done on the brake hoses (rear needs shortening, front needs a longer hose) but it's quite rideable and, shall we say, 'interesting'.
Its currently in 'road' mode, meaning slicks and mudguards, but for fire-road shenanigans the 'guards come off and a pair of 2.0" knobblies go on although being a Surly there's enough clearance for 2.7" DH tyres if I'm so inclined.
Showing the hipsters how it should be done ;)
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Just built up an old Peugeot Aravis/Aneto frame in 531 Professional as a fixed gear/singlespeed. Frame is 58cm, slightly small for me I think, and still getting positioning right, as well as learning not to coast and to get my foot out of the clip quickly on stopping:) There's just clearance for 25mm tyres in the frame, but not for 28 ultremos.
Aimed to keep it nicely 80s bling, without the gears.
A few pics:
(http://photosojourner.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/fleet-8-of-13.jpg)
(http://photosojourner.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/fleet-9-of-13.jpg)
(http://photosojourner.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/fleet-10-of-13.jpg)
(http://photosojourner.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/fleet-11-of-13.jpg)
(http://photosojourner.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/fleet-12-of-13.jpg)
(http://photosojourner.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/fleet-13-of-13.jpg)
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That look real lovely, look like a proper fixed road bike.
Is the reach feel right for you? cause if it is, then it's pretty much the correct size for you, otherwise you'd be putting a 120mm stem on.
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Thanks. Yes, I think I'm going to need a longer stem. Shame, cause that will leave me a lovely Nitto Deluxe in the box, though I've a an old Harry Keiller Mixte frame that I ought to build up sometime that it could go on.
Rides nicely though.
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What are those brake levers? Never seen anything like them.
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Just built up an old Peugeot Aravis/Aneto frame in 531 Professional as a fixed gear/singlespeed. Frame is 58cm, slightly small for me I think, and still getting positioning right, as well as learning not to coast and to get my foot out of the clip quickly on stopping:) There's just clearance for 25mm tyres in the frame, but not for 28 ultremos.
Aimed to keep it nicely 80s bling, without the gears.
A few pics:
(http://photosojourner.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/fleet-8-of-13.jpg)
Very nice :P
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??? :facepalm: :o
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jtrE3G3zUlA/UdAOPFjSwaI/AAAAAAAAHvY/MW2w6Pxsr0s/s640/p6300697.jpg)
:-[ ::-)
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Oh dear. You OK?
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As there's still air in the tyre either (a) you weren't going very fast; or (b) you came flying off. Looking at the state of the shrubbery, I'll go with (b).
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Oh and I think you need a new chainring
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I'm fine! I was leg
breaking :-[ braking ;D and turning, a 90o right, onto a shared path where there is a two inch step between the road and the path. Chain shipped on the low kerb and the wheel jammed and freed itself before finally stopping eight feet further on. No damage except for minor scratches at the BB.
Took a couple of minutes to yank the chain out and put it back on. I decided that I'd take it easier from then to home, about six miles to go. But I was on the A127 and got up to 27mph between Bellhouse and Kent Elms.
I have a new chain ring, chain and sprocket to go on. :thumbsup:
Or I could just pull the wheel back? :facepalm:
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Just built up an old Peugeot Aravis/Aneto frame in 531 Professional as a fixed gear/singlespeed. <...>
incidentally i have both slr saddle and trp levers on my single speed, only in different materials and colours :)
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Thanks. Yes, I think I'm going to need a longer stem. Shame, cause that will leave me a lovely Nitto Deluxe in the box, though I've a an old Harry Keiller Mixte frame that I ought to build up sometime that it could go on.
Or, you could sell it to me. I'm in the market for a short-ish reach high stem.
Pm me if interested.
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I'm fine! I was leg breaking...
How can you say you're fine after that?
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I'm fine! I was leg breaking...
How can you say you're fine after that?
He didn't say who's legs ;D
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What are those brake levers? Never seen anything like them.
All, thanks or appreciating. The levers are TRP (SS-RL I think). Made by Tektro, and available from On One/Planet X amongst other places, they were a last minute indulgence really, but give a nice retro look.
The slr saddle is the same as on my audax bike, but in team edition colours and from ebay, unlike the black TT version on the other bike. I really like it, though my wife suspects it must be 'like a knife'.
Bars are VO Grand Cru rando and the pedals are also VO with white Christophe straps. Selle Monte Grappa leather bar tape to round it off. #
It's just a shame I don't know how to dress as I get disparaging looks from roadies and mountain bikers alike!
Mike
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My Pompino now with new chainring. I didn't replace the chain as it's not quite 0.75 on the Park tool. I shall change the rear sprocket next chain change though.
A field of linseed?
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RTz7F9phJzE/UdqSu85xxDI/AAAAAAAAHwI/ZyZtLEl5TOQ/s640/p7080702.jpg)
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My Pompino now with new chainring. I didn't replace the chain as it's not quite 0.75 on the Park tool. I shall change the rear sprocket next chain change though.
A field of linseed?
Probably smells nicer than a field of rapeseed ...
... you can tell its summer now, what with the all-pervading smell that's a combination of blocked drains and really bad cabbage-farts.
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Something a bit different for you ;)
(https://www.interzen.co.uk/landfill/media/images/P1020216.JPG)
It's my new dingle-speed Genesis High Latitude (and possible Tour Divide rig) in snow-bike lite mode due to the 'front' wheel not being ready yet. The Salsa Enabler fork will take a Pugsley wheel (the as-yet unfinished wheel is a regular 29er wheel albeit with a cassette hub)
Admittedly, this is a temporary setup to allow me to get the riding position dialled in but come winter I'd be sorely tempted to stick a 180mm rotor on the Pug wheel and run the High Latitude in this setup.
Still need to add pedals and grips .... and a slightly less comedic front wheel.
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Finally have my pub bike on the road my old Falcon Professional stripped repainted and covered in beer labels :)
set here;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/sets/72157633006821233/with/9344654607/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/sets/72157633006821233/with/9344654607/)
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/9344654607_7d7c82d14d_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/9344654607/)
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Nice (what are the brake levers?)
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They look like stickers rather than labels of bottles - where did you get them from?
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Windy Brake levers are TRP Alloy drilled brake levers, very nice, they have a quick release at the lever end that is handy.
Greanmeansgo they are labels off botles of beer,
step one drink beer :P
step two put bottle in bowl of water and soak off label
step three, dry out the label
step four once you have a prepped frame stick them on by painting the back with clear varnish and allow to dry, some needed small bits of elastic wrapped round to hold until dry
step five spray over with three to four coats of lacquer to seal them in :D
Finally built up full spec;
Frame = Seventies Falcon Proffessional
Miche chainset & BB
Stronglight A9 headset
Nitto handlebars & Stem
TRP Alloy drilled brake levers
Tektro R559 brake calipers 55-73mm drop
Taya 1/8th chain
Miche Xpress wheels on Miche Hubs.
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Finally have my pub bike on the road my old Falcon Professional stripped repainted and covered in beer labels :)
set here;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/sets/72157633006821233/with/9344654607/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/sets/72157633006821233/with/9344654607/)
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/9344654607_7d7c82d14d_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/9344654607/)
That's very good! Excellent work.
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Great concept for a pub bike! Bravo!
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Hmm. Maybe I need to decorate mine with tea labels...
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Hmm. Maybe I need to decorate mine with tea labels...
;D
:thumbsup:
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Great concept for a pub bike! Bravo!
And to think, there are probably some hipster twats out there who'd pay stupid amounts of money to have someone do that to their fashion accessorybike. Possible marketing niche there, I reckon.
Even though I don't drink, I think it looks ace - if it were me I'd be seriously tempted to see if it was possible to clearcoat over the top of it without destroying the labels.
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Even though I don't drink, I think it looks ace - if it were me I'd be seriously tempted to see if it was possible to clearcoat over the top of it without destroying the labels.
See step 5 :D
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My commuter, and probably my favourite bike. Uglified with lots of tape and inner tube, which also serves to protect the frame a bit from locking up dings. I also wanted a black bike without the hassle of respraying a new frame. It's due a clean really but the dirty wheels and drivetrain add to the effect. I really like certain non-pretty bikes with all mis-matched components etc. Think I'll start a pretty-ugly bike thread!
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv40/notwhatucallanatural/Bike%20stuff/IMG_20130723_183931_zps8a095a62.jpg?t=1374570262)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv40/notwhatucallanatural/Bike%20stuff/IMG_20130723_183952_zps16e0a9cc.jpg)
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Even though I don't drink, I think it looks ace - if it were me I'd be seriously tempted to see if it was possible to clearcoat over the top of it without destroying the labels.
See step 5 :D
Oh yeah ...
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Finally have my pub bike on the road my old Falcon Professional stripped repainted and covered in beer labels :)
FWN - Do I remember reading that you're a BMW tech of some description? If you are, then please tell us that you've had to hold back doing this to a customer's car at some stage!
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Finally have my pub bike on the road my old Falcon Professional stripped repainted and covered in beer labels :)
FWN - Do I remember reading that you're a BMW tech of some description? If you are, then please tell us that you've had to hold back doing this to a customer's car at some stage!
Ha, ha No I think my thoughts of receiving a P45 overcome any desire to enhance a Customers car that much :)
I forgot;
Shtep Shix hic shtart collekshun for next bike ;)
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Finally have my pub bike on the road my old Falcon Professional stripped repainted and covered in beer labels :)
FWN - Do I remember reading that you're a BMW tech of some description? If you are, then please tell us that you've had to hold back doing this to a customer's car at some stage!
Ha, ha No I think my thoughts of receiving a P45 overcome any desire to enhance a Customers car that much :)
I forgot;
Shtep Shix hic shtart collekshun for next bike ;)
I can help you with the collection for the next bike if you like!!
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Finally have my pub bike on the road my old Falcon Professional stripped repainted and covered in beer labels :)
set here;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/sets/72157633006821233/with/9344654607/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/sets/72157633006821233/with/9344654607/)
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/9344654607_7d7c82d14d_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixedwheelnut/9344654607/)
Did you use any of these labels (http://beerlabelsinmotion.tumblr.com/)? ;D
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^^ no but I shall hunt some down now, :P
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The best fit-for-purpose "respray" I've ever seen.
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/9344654607_7d7c82d14d_c.jpg)
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Fantastic idea and really well done !
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Finally managed to round up all the bits I needed to finish the High Latitude, so here it is in its 'regular' guise, albeit sans bags etc. at the moment:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/643942_10151496540616636_1454889824_n.jpg)
Business at the front:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1085008_10151496540926636_1181966768_o.jpg)
(Salsa Enabler fork, 16/18T sprockets on a Deore cassette hub)
Party at the back:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1003844_10151496540966636_845633398_n.jpg)
(Surly Ultra-New fixed hub, 17/19T Dingle)
Have only taken it round the village a few times to get the brakes bedded in, but riding it is probably about as much fun as you can have with your clothes on1. Once I get my replacement seatpack (in about 4 weeks) I'll be heading to the hills and seeing how it performs on 'real' trails.
Some people have an uber-bling baked-soot bike for 'fun' ... I have a fixed gear mountain bike ;D
1 - which means I either need to get out more, or I've been doing it wrong all this time.
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Very nice!
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... fixed gear mountain bike
Very nice. I keep meaning to build a fixed disc rear wheel for my Inbred. Have got a Velosolo bolt on cog too but not used it yet.
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... fixed gear mountain bike
Very nice. I keep meaning to build a fixed disc rear wheel for my Inbred. Have got a Velosolo bolt on cog too but not used it yet.
I can't recommend the Surly fixed hubs highly enough, and not just 'cos I'm a Surly fanboy ;)
They're not particularly light or cheap, but initial indications are that they're damn near bombproof. Fully serviceable too (not quite field-serviceable, unless you happen to carry cartridge bearings in your toolkit), which is nice, and also convertable to quick-release if that's what floats your boat.
Even better, at least from my point of view, is that Surly hub + Dingle cog gives you the same functionality as a double-fixed flip-flop hub but without having the faff of taking the wheel out of the frame. I'm currently toying with the idea of Dingle-fying my S3X.
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My Roberts fixed in LEL mode caught while resting at Market Rasen northbound (pic by LeeW). Loved the Yad Moss climb and descent both directions and Edinburgh to Traquair stage. 70" gear.
SH
(http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu52/motog/Public/RobertsFixedLEL.jpg) (http://s633.photobucket.com/user/motog/media/Public/RobertsFixedLEL.jpg.html)
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Bomber's Bumper's old Carradice Barley fitted. As much as I've tried other options I always seem to come back to a Barley as the option that suits my riding the best.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zRFKgBZCu3M/UfudNAX-AsI/AAAAAAAACGE/lBTTq27muPk/w640-h480-no/Genesis+2013a.jpg)
Photo shows my rear light cluster. The 2 lights, on flashing mode, are a fraction out of synch so they form a very eye-catching pattern, a few seconds they appear as a single long flashing light and then slowly they move into two, flashing out of time, top..botom..top..bottom.
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My brain is still mush, I was trying to work out what 229-52 tyres were :-[
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Bomber's
Close :D
Looks good, saddle suits it nicely too ;)
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Bomber's
Close :D
Looks good, saddle suits it nicely too ;)
Close :D
(check out the MTB conversion thread)
That's not your old saddle
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Seen it ;)
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I swapped my frame and fork, and finally gave my poor honey Brooks the chance to be on a bike again! (It's been lying on a shelf for ages, because it clashed with my other bikes.)
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5518/9597093821_70254a7a6f_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/natnot/9597093821/)
The bottom bracket on this frame's about 1.5cm higher than the old one (which was built for 27" wheels), so hopefully will give me more clearance going round corners.
I can't decide on mudguards, though - the ones from the old frame won't fit as they're too wide, so I need new ones. Silver or black, that is the question...? ???
EDIT: yes, I know the chain is very, very slack!
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Black! That's lovely that is.
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That looks very nice. Either black or silver would look good on that :)
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My Graham Weigh which I did my first ever audax on about 2.5 years ago. Now 'refreshed': new rear wheel bearings (the originals didn't last long at all), BB, cables, full mudguards (as opposed to the previous half-guards bodge), chainset etc etc. The 1980's colour-scheme has grown on me ... though it took a while.
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2830/10121611195_a918afed86.jpg)
Good chainline with shimano UN55, Stronglight track 2000, on-one flip-flop hub (spaced for 126mm).
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7382/10121737513_b66842e00f.jpg)
Tight clearance - a gnat's crochet between the spider and the chain stay.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3798/10121562824_6f9b5e8fe3.jpg)
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Those Graham Weigh frames were very popular at the time - they copied the paintjob from Greg Lemond's tour winning TVTs. Most of them were made from Columbus SLX as I recall, as opposed to the more common (amongst British framebuilders) Reynolds tubing.
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Ouch! My poor eyes! 8)
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... they copied the paintjob from Greg Lemond's tour winning TVTs. Most of them were made from Columbus SLX as I recall, as opposed to the more common (amongst British framebuilders) Reynolds tubing.
That's interesting re paint job. At least I now have a response/excuse when my friends criticise the colours!. As for the tubing, you're spot on - Columbus SLX. "TVTs" ?
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Once I turned the colour down on my monitor, that's a really tidy machine - nice.
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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sdhUdbAgxJ8/UlE1dv2087I/AAAAAAAAA0Y/Ximrvg4s9fU/s400/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3HC-_SNqyJA/UlE1mAGHsrI/AAAAAAAAA0g/oNPq9pPHJLo/s400/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1qxfAOxc3Go/UlE1thw3knI/AAAAAAAAA0o/Eu4Llr2t52s/s400/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg)
My new vig.
Still has to be ridden though!
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Lovely colour!
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... they copied the paintjob from Greg Lemond's tour winning TVTs. Most of them were made from Columbus SLX as I recall, as opposed to the more common (amongst British framebuilders) Reynolds tubing.
That's interesting re paint job. At least I now have a response/excuse when my friends criticise the colours!. As for the tubing, you're spot on - Columbus SLX. "TVTs" ?
(http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=194342&sid=f0c81e680f559280cd8a6d8b9183533b)
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The 1980's colour-scheme has grown on me ... though it took a while.
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2830/10121611195_a918afed86.jpg)
I love this - though I am very, very colour-blind and I am the guy who bought the Gay Disco from new.
For my money, you need to go a bit bonkers at the bars and saddle end too, just to balance out the gorgeousness at the bottom of the bike. What colour is that: blue? purple? Whichever it is, I'd say echo it up top, or go for something else really bold like red (can't believe I'm talking about colours!).
I just bloody love this f+f.
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After you mentioned it, Rhys W, I googled and found several Lemond ones in very similar colours, some with red on top instead of luminescent orange - I reckon they look good in either scheme. I've half a mind to have some mudguard eyes brazed on and the gear fittings removed, then get it sprayed up in exactly the same colours. 'Probably not worth it, and anyway, there's too little clearance at the fork and the rear brake bridge to make mudguards fit nicely (difficult to get the guards to conform exactly to the curve of the wheels - grates on me a little). SOmeone might be able to tell me if its possible to have a brake bridge raised a little and the front dropouts replaced with ones 5mm-longer? But better value to get an orange Tempo (<<-- this hankering is prompted by having seen MarcusJB's Fratello a few times). Dream on, Lardy...
The calibration you need, Paul, is that the chain stays are a deepish metallic blue - the others will now magically colour-shift to their correct values. Coloured saddle ? Too post-1980's for me!
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/westywagen/DSC_0443_zpsc2f23463.jpg)
I appear to have spent the last few days building this. I'd bought it geared from my nephew for bits but thought I'd have some fettling fun...
Smooth blue Hammerite!
Handlebars, tape, pedals, carradice, & ti b17 from the bits box.
Mudguards from the caretaker at work - he saw them being chucked out & knew I'd use them
Rear wheel re-spaced and re-dished
New bits:
New rear axle, nuts & spacers
cheap rear cog
b/b lockring (for rear hub)
single chaining bolts
bottle cage and zefal mount
Awaiting p clips to replace the zip ties!
23c tyres 42 x 18
Took it for a trail run, apart from the unicycle, I've not ridden fixed for 25 years! And not ridden drops for about 8 years.
Really enjoyed it!
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I really like that. I don't know why. But I do.
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What are the bars? They look like they curve back from the clamp before heading off to the drops.
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Actually, I think the bars look incredibly comfortable. Lots of possible hand positions.
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I agree they do look comfortable. I've never seen bars like that before though. Having done a bit of googling they look a bit like Nitto Noodle bars: -
(http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/images/products/Accessories/nittonoodle.jpg)
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Not dissimilar, but the abrupt change in angles looks more like the early noughties 'ergo' bars you used to get.
Nice, anyway.
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Really nice bike - the hammerite looks good!
Those handlebars are pretty wild - start off like a butterfly bar and then end in an ergo drop! Awesome.
Enjoy it.
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They're ITM marathon bars, I'll try and get a better pic this evening.
The pic is flattering to my (lack of) Hammeriting skills.
I think it's only a 'gas tube' frame but from my brief ride I think it's going to be fun :)
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I've only had a short spin on ITM Marathon bars. I bruised my forearms when riding on the drops but YMMV.
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A customer recently requested a fixed/singlespeed. I started from scratch with a 70s Elswick . . .
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/shedbike/V__5FEB_zpsc9187253.jpg)
Bonus points if you can identify the feet! This is how it looked after powder coating.
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/shedbike/WP_000460_zps1495739e.jpg)
Dual pivot, deep drop calipers, 100mm quill stem. The hubs were for protection.
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/shedbike/WP_000463_zpsbc2f17f6.jpg)
H. Lloyd supplied the decals, magical detail.
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/shedbike/WP_000470_zpse398e126.jpg)
Going for the 'brakeless' look.
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/shedbike/WP_000471_zps62850b7c.jpg)
Applying water slide decals like these requires three hands!
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/shedbike/WP_000482_zps5a6362fe.jpg)
The finished article. Say what you like about the Alfine chainset, the customer asked for that look.
Handbuilt, large flange, sealed bearing hubs, Duranos and a Madison Flux saddle.
A unique bike. Anyone want something similar?
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That's really pretty.
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That's really pretty.
Why, thank you! I try . . .
There are those that say I'm very trying! ;D
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The Elswick is lovely...
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Great job!
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lovely
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That is very nice. Do you have to put anything over the transfers?
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Been busy fettling:
Brooks honey bar tape
Carradice SQR bracket (awaiting new bands as the ones sent were faulty, but fab service from the Carradice Ladies)
Proofhided the ti B17
Green valve caps
SKS commuter mudguards
Stainless P clips
Lubed the chain
2nd bottle cage and zefal mounts
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/westywagen/DSC_0447_zps323c8357.jpg)
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That is very nice. Do you have to put anything over the transfers?
H. Lloyd Cycles recommend an oil-based varnish over waterslide decals. I hit it with about 4/5 coats of acrylic but started with two 'mist coats' from around a metre away and around an hour anna half apart. There was no reaction using Hycote clear acrylic.
Just because it worked for me is no guarantee it will work for you!
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A post-Tunnels Ride pic, just because :)
(https://www.interzen.co.uk/images/skog1.JPG)
Fixed off-road - gotta love it :thumbsup:
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Been busy fettling:
Brooks honey bar tape
Carradice SQR bracket (awaiting new bands as the ones sent were faulty, but fab service from the Carradice Ladies)
Proofhided the ti B17
Green valve caps
SKS commuter mudguards
Stainless P clips
Lubed the chain
2nd bottle cage and zefal mounts
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/westywagen/DSC_0447_zps323c8357.jpg)
That bike is sorted.
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Fixed the black (Raleigh) Burton and added some mudguards and saddlebag :)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3766/10716780503_8bd72d927f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/10716780503/)
Fixed (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/10716780503/) by windy_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/acf_windy/), on Flickr
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That looks lovely and has brightened up a less than good start to the day...
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(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3766/10716780503_8bd72d927f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/10716780503/)
Fixed (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/10716780503/) by windy_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/acf_windy/), on Flickr
Yes, nice. Neat.
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It doesn't stop being a delight to see (and, I suspect, to ride).
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(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3766/10716780503_8bd72d927f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/10716780503/)
Fixed (http://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/10716780503/) by windy_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/acf_windy/), on Flickr
BTW, how have you attached the Barley(?) to the Regal saddle? Cyclo loops, or similar?
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Looks like a Bagman 2 Sport to me.
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Looks like a Bagman 2 Sport to me.
Doh. 'Just looked up Bagman Sport 2 - I hadn't appreciated that it has the bracket for the two top straps as well (I use an SQR).
Thanks.
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Cor, that's well smart that is.
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:)
Clarion ...and still my favourite bike to ride (and oldest, I've had the frame 35 years now)
Lardy/Clarion - yes, Bagman 2 Sport
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(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/10728814836_c35aea2cec.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davelodwig/10728814836/)
New bike Wednesday :) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davelodwig/10728814836/) by davelodwig (http://www.flickr.com/people/davelodwig/), on Flickr
Single speed Day One Disc, Brooks B17 standard, Brooks Bar Tape, Exposure Revo, Dyno Hub, and Red Eye.
She's a sweet ride, though it's strange riding in drops for the first time.
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I say Dave, that's very nice indeed!
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Though I'm not a fan of this fad for brown, that is a very smart looking machine.
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Looks nice Dave :)
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I like that Dave.Where did you get the goldy looking chain? 8)
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I like that Dave.Where did you get the goldy looking chain? 8)
Came with it, when I opened the box my first thought was that's a bit bling.
I'm quite impressed so far with the Exposure Revo. While I'd wanted another Schmidt dynamo the little Shutter precision one that comes with the lamp is quite nice looking and runs well. The rear light plugs into the back of the lamp and seems to run for ages on it's stand light.
Not seen in this photo is the Toppeak Modula Java cage I've added to make transporting of the morning tea easier.
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Very nice indeed
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(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/10728814836_c35aea2cec.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davelodwig/10728814836/)
New bike Wednesday :) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davelodwig/10728814836/) by davelodwig (http://www.flickr.com/people/davelodwig/), on Flickr
Single speed Day One Disc, Brooks B17 standard, Brooks Bar Tape, Exposure Revo, Dyno Hub, and Red Eye.
She's a sweet ride, though it's strange riding in drops for the first time.
Very tidy ;D
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Single speed Day One Disc, Brooks B17 standard, Brooks Bar Tape, Exposure Revo, Dyno Hub, and Red Eye.
She's a sweet ride, though it's strange riding in drops for the first time.
Very nice set-up!
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/41832500@N07/11052849213/
My Kinesis resprayed by Dave Yates and new goldy looking wheels
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That looks nice, nightrider, very nice.
Out of interest, what do you think of the paint job?
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The paint job is great and about on par with Mercian.I chose Dave Yates because he is now based in Conningsby in Lincs only about 50km away.Only time will tell how durable it is.
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A couple of my Dave Yates, at the top of Killhope Cross:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/11390182265_47d7f902a8_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30024450@N04/11390182265/)
..and now with new mudguards and old bars fitted:
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5516/11390187206_ddc85a8191_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30024450@N04/11390187206/)
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Another one to the stable...
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/iddu/00000000-Misc/20131218-day1_zpsd190b388.jpg) (http://s144.photobucket.com/user/iddu/media/00000000-Misc/20131218-day1_zpsd190b388.jpg.html)
Pre-fettling.
(Marmite? Bleurgh!)
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(Remoska?)
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sensible winter bike! (mudguards/lights on their way i take it?)
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(Remoska?)
Yes. Scotch Eggs, tatties & salad for tea ;D
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sensible winter bike! (mudguards/lights on their way i take it?)
Oh yes, Longboard's and BEAMS O'DETH to be fettled, along with personal fittings.
Interesting. The (front) Choosen hub has locknut stubs with flats, so in theory the stub orientation has to be one of two to fit in the dropouts - but then they've also made the stub asymetric in length, so for full engagement of the bolt heads centrally within the dropout you can only orient the stub in one direction.
WTF is that about? Any compressive force pinching the 3mm (below-axle centre) depth front-rear width of the dropout is likely to arise from scenarios involving much more destructive issues.
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Peregrine in singlespeed mode
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7322/11664668684_9deb8313e8_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_fulford/11664668684/)
Singlespeed Peregrine (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_fulford/11664668684/) by paulfulford (http://www.flickr.com/people/paul_fulford/), on Flickr
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Nice!
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My current commuter in wet-winter-darkness mode*:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7294/11687534774_01d12a9c86_z.jpg)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3783/11687542674_23dc67a135_z.jpg)
Genesis Day One Disc frame (a prototype, bought off the 'bay) with XT wheels and hydraulic discs. XT chainset. 42x16 and 28mm tyres giving a 70-inch gear. The clearance between rotor and fork blade was too close on the original prototype fork it came with (about 1mm and occasionally the two would rub when the fork flexed under heavy braking :o) so I have retrofitted a Planet X cheapo fork. Blackburn disc-specific rack and SKS guards both fit fine; no bodging required.
Singlespeed. I can't be bothered to learn a whole new set of skills at my age! ;D
*Which it runs pretty much all year, TBH.
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My current commuter in wet-winter-darkness mode*:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7294/11687534774_01d12a9c86_z.jpg)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3783/11687542674_23dc67a135_z.jpg)
Genesis Day One Disc frame (a prototype, bought off the 'bay) with XT wheels and hydraulic discs. XT chainset. 42x16 and 28mm tyres giving a 70-inch gear. The clearance between rotor and fork blade was too close on the original prototype fork it came with (about 1mm and occasionally the two would rub when the fork flexed under heavy braking :o) so I have retrofitted a Planet X cheapo fork. Blackburn disc-specific rack and SKS guards both fit fine; no bodging required.
Singlespeed. I can't be bothered to learn a whole new set of skills at my age! ;D
*Which it runs pretty much all year, TBH.
Lovely bike. But do try fixed :)
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Nah, then I'd have to buy Converse trainers and a tweed flat cap, too. ;)
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Road set up:
(http://s23.postimg.org/s1fadnwrv/2yxrsyc.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
free image hosting (http://postimage.org/)
Track set up:
(http://s21.postimg.org/u2o7hhhav/IMG_1687.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
how to capture screen (http://postimage.org/app.php)
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Yeah baby. Check out the new wheels.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3834/11952180665_09525d96b2_c.jpg)
A mamachari bike from the lovely Noah at http://mamachari.co.uk - basically a Japanese utility bike (means mum's bike as they are often seen sporting children's seats (up to two toddlers!), but ridden by all). Similar to a Dutch bike, but smaller and narrower.
Single speed, enclosed chain, mudguards, now sports a basket up front, rear hub brake, front dynamo light.
The thing is flipping hilarious - it is so much fun to ride (though I haven't been very far on it yet!).
Perfect bike for going to the shops and not having to wear cycling shoes etc.
Love it already.
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Road set up:
(http://s23.postimg.org/s1fadnwrv/2yxrsyc.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
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Track set up:
(http://s21.postimg.org/u2o7hhhav/IMG_1687.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
how to capture screen (http://postimage.org/app.php)
:P :P lovin that colour and build.
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Retired the frame from my fixed conversion project (done a year or so ago), as I discovered it was bent, and so bought a new frame, which I've now built up and ridden 2 audaxes on. Still needs a bit of fettling for rider position and mudguards.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56557612/IMG_20140126_152841610.jpg)
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(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/13724555285_92b3a69ecc_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/mUMW8x)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7303/13724971874_c7f1b6ce6b_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/mUQ4Y7)
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Clarion, that is cooler than a snowman's cold bits!
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Doesn't look so good with the wheezy fat old bloke on top ;D
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Very nice Clarion!
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Doesn't look so good with the wheezy fat old bloke on top ;D
What Bars are they?
I got to like the Stoker bars on my Pinarello before I sold it. I'm thinking of something similar for the Orbit.
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They are stoker bars. Same as I have on my Solo, and the rear of our Galaxy tandem.
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That's lovely!
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They are stoker bars. Same as I have on my Solo, and the rear of our Galaxy tandem.
By "Stoker" bars are you saying Profile Aerowing or another, specific, brand?
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Drool........ Lovely Bob Jackson, Clarion :P 8)
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Nice frame, but those bars? :sick: Still, if it works for you ...
Anyway.
Surly 1x1 in gravel mode ...
(http://interzen.homeunix.org/1x1.JPG)
Ready for Charlie the Bikemonger's Dorset Gravel Dash (or, given my usual rate of progress, Gravel Dawdle) at the end of May.
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Nice frame, but those bars? :sick: Still, if it works for you ...
Says the man with Midges on an MTB. ;D
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Nice frame, but those bars? :sick: Still, if it works for you ...
Says the man with Midges on an MTB. ;D
Works for me :)
It was going to be Midge or Mary but since I had a pair of drop levers in the bits box, Midge won ...
Very impressed with the tyres too - massively grippy. Here's hoping the sidewalls don't explode on me.
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Bullhorns just work best for me. I intend to get my tourer and tandem changed over.
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Nice frame, but those bars? :sick: Still, if it works for you ...
Anyway.
Surly 1x1 in gravel mode ...
(http://interzen.homeunix.org/1x1.JPG)
Ready for Charlie the Bikemonger's Dorset Gravel Dash (or, given my usual rate of progress, Gravel Dawdle) at the end of May.
Gravel grovel?
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Gravel grovel?
After the first climb, very probably.
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(http://surlybikes.com//uploads/blog/DSC02866.JPG)
Another Surly... That's your old Carradice Interzen !
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Mmmm .... orange Troll.
I pointed out to someone on the Surly Facebork page that the bag was an SQR Tour ... wasn't aware that it was my old one, mind.
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Mmmm .... orange Troll.
I pointed out to someone on the Surly Facebork page that the bag was an SQR Tour ... wasn't aware that it was my old one, mind.
Yes, I spotted that !
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That's a beaut, trumpet.
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(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2914/14051336695_918fea753c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/npELRM)P4280001 (https://flic.kr/p/npELRM) by TJ Clarion (https://www.flickr.com/people/93751227@N04/), on Flickr
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(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5614/15375205499_356ab1bcc7_b.jpg)
In the early morning sunshine with my new Tempo.
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I hate threads like this! There are a lot of lovely bikes on show and now I want one. Why did I start reading it?
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I hate threads like this! There are a lot of lovely bikes on show and now I want one. Why did I start reading it?
It's mostly that way around here
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My new toy. Still needs a bit of tweaking (saddle's a bit high, handlebars are too wide and the stem doesn't match :facepalm:), but pretty much ready to go:
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8604/15194842823_eecb8c8e63_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p9HxoF)
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Nice.
But you may want to check the colouring on that photo - nearly all of that bicycle appears to be black...
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None of my bikes are actually purple. ;) (Well, the hybrid is, but I never ride it so it's more of a dirty, heavy ornament than a bike.)
Black is a nice colour for bikes: not only does it show the dirt less, it blends perfectly with reflective tape, which is always fun. Only done the seat stays so far, but I have plans for more. And spoke lights. ;D
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Excellent. I approve of black fixed :)
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I've now put more reflective tape on. I like reflective tape. ;D
Though I've also realised that the wheels only have 32 spokes! Never ridden with fewer than 36 per wheel before... :o
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I've now put more reflective tape on. I like reflective tape. ;D
Though I've also realised that the wheels only have 32 spokes! Never ridden with fewer than 36 per wheel before... :o
You'll manage, I'm sure.
Hell, pretty all my bikes have 32 spoke wheels now - even the bikepacking rigs (and Pugsley) - and I'm probably twice your weight plus a bit.
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(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7371/14044838402_27366d6b1c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/np6t9f)DSCF0398 (https://flic.kr/p/np6t9f) by ruthturner3 (https://www.flickr.com/people/106826773@N02/), on Flickr
mcshroom on his SS back in the spring. I just put it up because it was a lovely day and I like the photo.
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That seems like ages ago now. The bike's been round a 200 since then, changed to fixed, crashed, and changed back to singlespeed again; and I've gained two scars and had my arm rebuilt. Good day out though :)
This is a closer picture of the bike taken last week
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lrjH0HEbrlY/VGeC7qzPNoI/AAAAAAAAHB4/2iMfHxJr8Xw/w736-h553-no/2014-11-15%2B14.52.07.jpg)
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Is that the road up to Wasdale?
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It's a bit further north. Looking SE towards Mosser Fell and Ennerdale from the hills above Workington
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N+1
Some have already seen this on Facebook but I thought it should go here too, Geoff Roberts has joined our club and has started making frames again so I ordered a Custom steel frame, made with Columbus Spirit tubing and carbon forks and painted with a touch of Catford CC Claret & Gold colours ;D
This is so good I love it.
https://flic.kr/p/pNorU8 (https://flic.kr/p/pNorU8)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7563/15621144067_90c3b1d305_z.jpg)
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HK's track bike is a Geoff Roberts and she reckons Geoff frames are better than the Chas variety (of which, she has 2).
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Clarion, I may be 7 months late to the party here but your BJ is giving me serious lust issues.
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HK's track bike is a Geoff Roberts and she reckons Geoff frames are better than the Chas variety (of which, she has 2).
Many people have said that, in fact many of the early Roberts were built by Geoff or other frame builders
Geoffs contact details can be seen here https://www.facebook.com/geoffrobertsframes?fref=ts (https://www.facebook.com/geoffrobertsframes?fref=ts)
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FWN - that looks fantastic and the paint job is great. However, the dogs. WTF?
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FWN - that looks fantastic and the paint job is great. However, the dogs. WTF?
WTF indeed, my missus likes an ornament her own take on N+1 ;), she did start putting them near the bike shed but as soon as they started getting in my way I began booting them across the garden literally so she knows not to put them there ;)
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Clarion, I may be 7 months late to the party here but your BJ is giving me serious lust issues.
Context is everything in this sentence!
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Yes. Alarmin. ain't it? ;D
But anyone can have such a beautiful bike - just need to contact John's Bikes via torslanda otp, and be prepared to hand over a (very) modest amount of cash. :)
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How much does he charge? That thing looks even better than my Pompino.
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Geoff Roberts has joined our club and has started making frames again so I ordered a Custom steel frame, made with Columbus Spirit tubing and carbon forks and painted with a touch of Catford CC Claret & Gold colours
That looks really good! I like how the (? tapered) head tube blends in with the forks width-wise.
I’ll pretend I didn’t see that bar tape ;)
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And Clarion, I also failed to see your Bob Jackson - looks very decent.
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Thanks guys :)
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A tad late here.... but that Geoff Roberts looks the dogs, FWN :thumbsup:
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A tad late here.... but that Geoff Roberts looks the dogs, FWN :thumbsup:
Thank you young Sir :)
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La Naranja Mecánica:
(http://36x17.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/P1020777.jpg)
Viddy well, me droogies ;)
Steerer tube is getting chopped at the weekend, and a couple of bottle cages will be purchased but other than that we're pretty much done. Maiden ride next week, providing it's not too icy.
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(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7371/14044838402_27366d6b1c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/np6t9f)DSCF0398 (https://flic.kr/p/np6t9f) by ruthturner3 (https://www.flickr.com/people/106826773@N02/), on Flickr
mcshroom on his SS back in the spring. I just put it up because it was a lovely day and I like the photo.
Looks idyllic.
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La Naranja Mecánica:
(http://36x17.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/P1020777.jpg)
Viddy well, me droogies ;)
Steerer tube is getting chopped at the weekend, and a couple of bottle cages will be purchased but other than that we're pretty much done. Maiden ride next week, providing it's not too icy.
You're a man with a good taste in bicycles !
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HK's track bike is a Geoff Roberts and she reckons Geoff frames are better than the Chas variety (of which, she has 2).
Many people have said that, in fact many of the early Roberts were built by Geoff or other frame builders
It is more interesting to find out how many of the more recent Roberts have been made by Chas Jr.
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That's real horrorshow Interzen.
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Interzen. That's fab. ;D That brightened up an otherwise dull evening!
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La Naranja Mecánica:
(http://36x17.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/P1020777.jpg)
Viddy well, me droogies ;)
Steerer tube is getting chopped at the weekend, and a couple of bottle cages will be purchased but other than that we're pretty much done. Maiden ride next week, providing it's not too icy.
That's a new one, right?
Needs more orange ;)
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I like orange. I really do. I have two orange bikes.
However, it's the tape - just a little too much pop there.
Other than that - looks fab!
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N+1
Some have already seen this on Facebook but I thought it should go here too, Geoff Roberts has joined our club and has started making frames again so I ordered a Custom steel frame, made with Columbus Spirit tubing and carbon forks and painted with a touch of Catford CC Claret & Gold colours ;D
This is so good I love it.
https://flic.kr/p/pNorU8 (https://flic.kr/p/pNorU8)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7563/15621144067_90c3b1d305_z.jpg)
I saw photos of the frame on Flickr and I thought you were flogging it - glad to see I was wrong as it's a beaut.
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Definitely not flogging this one, but struggling for room in the shed now so something might need to go :)
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That's a new one, right?
It sho' 'nuff is - it's my 'get well' present to myself.
Acquisition was also driven by the need to play catch-up on nearly 3 months of lost training time which, given typical trail conditions at this time of year, will mean long road rides. Mind-pummellingly dull, perhaps, but miles are miles.
Needs more orange ;)
It may actually end up with less - the bars are double-wrapped at the moment for the sake of my knackered wrist, but if it doesn't work then there'll be a layer of tape coming off and gel padding going on. My bar-tape of choice is the Profile adhesive-free stuff because not only is it available in electric orange, it's also dead easy to change and doesn't leave manky sticky bits on your handlebars.
I'm thinking that a couple of black PDW 'Bird' cages will round the job off nicely.
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I was about to ask who makes tape THAT bright. Files for future reference... :)
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(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8632/15759559809_e851f312a9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/q1BS5r)PC030032 (https://flic.kr/p/q1BS5r) by TJ Clarion (https://www.flickr.com/people/93751227@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7497/15758297430_8b53aa471b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/q1voPh)PC030034 (https://flic.kr/p/q1voPh) by TJ Clarion (https://www.flickr.com/people/93751227@N04/), on Flickr
Bob Jackson on Wandsworth Bridge.
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Those wheels are far too clean! :o
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(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8632/15759559809_e851f312a9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/q1BS5r)PC030032 (https://flic.kr/p/q1BS5r) by TJ Clarion (https://www.flickr.com/people/93751227@N04/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7497/15758297430_8b53aa471b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/q1voPh)PC030034 (https://flic.kr/p/q1voPh) by TJ Clarion (https://www.flickr.com/people/93751227@N04/), on Flickr
Bob Jackson on Wandsworth Bridge.
The section bender's work in the background did lead me to wonder whether you took that pic on Old Street or Wandsworth Bridge.
Same section bender is responsible for both, BTW.
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That side shot looks proper moody.
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I love the contrast between Interzen's retina shattering ORANGE-NESS and Clarion's moody nocturnal shots...
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I love the contrast between Interzen's retina shattering ORANGE-NESS and Clarion's moody nocturnal shots...
Did I mention that I took my photos in the dark?1 :P
1 - not really.
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Dead subtle, me ;)
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La Naranja Mecánica:
(http://36x17.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/P1020777.jpg)
Viddy well, me droogies ;)
Steerer tube is getting chopped at the weekend, and a couple of bottle cages will be purchased but other than that we're pretty much done. Maiden ride next week, providing it's not too icy.
Midge bars?
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Midge bars?
Well spotted.
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Love the orange Surly, being a multiple Surly owner myself, and love Clarion's Bob J. classy bike that, if it ever needs re homing 'Dibs'.
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Noted. But I think there's a queue.
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Fair dos
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Anyone in that queue wants to jump it then just get me a frame . . .
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My Peugeot with Midge bars:
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8613/15819509940_5421c1b651_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/q6V8ao)
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Like looking for a
Peugeot needle in . . . ;D
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my ss-er after festive500 challenge:
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-M7DUw1XXpgA/VKMeuI3iZPI/AAAAAAAAEdc/9BVTL2KllQ0/s576/2014-12-30%252018.57.00.jpg)
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this thread has been dormant for too long, so once again a ss bike, now in summer mode (after a 230k ride); removing the unnecessary bits dropped the weight to 6.3kg
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6R7x9YnY9TE/Vzm9JucYA-I/AAAAAAAAEvo/m3LdRQT8cbEBJXY0x2BYpmZdFD3k2ylBgCCo/s640/2016-05-15%2B16.14.44.jpg)
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Took my first foray into fixed a couple of months ago with a bike built up from bits in the parts bin
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/xu719qid2e1j4t8/File%2019-01-2017%2C%2018%2040%2043.jpeg?raw=1)
I liked it so much, I've also converted my Moulton TSR2 to fixed. It's a vast improvement on the hub gear that was on it before ;D
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/yb01iyc2mhc71b5/File%2019-01-2017%2C%2018%2040%2020.jpeg?raw=1)
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Had to be done:
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8784/28751365445_ba260a0984_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KNEggk)
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Took my first foray into fixed a couple of months ago with a bike built up from bits in the parts bin
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/wk77qfp96xfimj1/File%2001-08-2016%2C%2010%2035%2008.jpeg?raw=1)
Is that a vertical or horizontal dropout on that one?
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Looks like standard horizontal, frame might be a Raleigh with non-original forks.
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Looks like standard horizontal, frame might be a Raleigh with non-original forks.
Well observed! It is an old Raleigh frame (with horizontal dropouts) fitted with non-original, allegedly Columbus, forks.
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Looks like standard horizontal, frame might be a Raleigh with non-original forks.
Well observed! It is an old Raleigh frame (with horizontal dropouts) fitted with non-original, allegedly Columbus, forks.
couldn't tell on my screen. Only asking as I though horizontal was the requirement for single/fixed gear. I've not managed to find a knock-down frame yet to start from.
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yet another new bike:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0DTjz_ahuu_N0yPjGANl8IBLQrdscPoZYHfivdhCb-uuKAlWZSzJZon82KQU2mkWJ04r95p1J04I=w800-h600-no)
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Looks like standard horizontal, frame might be a Raleigh with non-original forks.
Well observed! It is an old Raleigh frame (with horizontal dropouts) fitted with non-original, allegedly Columbus, forks.
couldn't tell on my screen. Only asking as I though horizontal was the requirement for single/fixed gear. I've not managed to find a knock-down frame yet to start from.
I believe (although I've not done it) it can be done on a vertical dropout, you need a chain tensioner such as the one in this kit
https://www.evanscycles.com/dmr-singlespeed-combo-kit-00101814?esvt=1008-GOUKE1452406&esvq=&esvadt=999999-0-33520-1&esvcrea=61235147096&esvplace=&esvd=c&esvo=00101814-NA-BLU&esvaid=50080&gclid=CIqmm_vUuc4CFRVmGwodeT4EEg
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I believe (although I've not done it) it can be done on a vertical dropout, you need a chain tensioner such as the one in this kit
https://www.evanscycles.com/dmr-singlespeed-combo-kit-00101814?esvt=1008-GOUKE1452406&esvq=&esvadt=999999-0-33520-1&esvcrea=61235147096&esvplace=&esvd=c&esvo=00101814-NA-BLU&esvaid=50080&gclid=CIqmm_vUuc4CFRVmGwodeT4EEg
SS, yes. Not on fixed.
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Oh I see
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(https://www.dropbox.com/s/8k8qhf7ax5tt7x0/File%2001-08-2016%2C%2010%2034%2043.jpeg?raw=1)
It's just 1 Brooks saddle away from being one of the most gorgeous things I have ever seen
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Surely not Lee,
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It's just 1 Brooks saddle away from being one of the most gorgeous things I have ever seen
Seconded. Trumped only by Blah (still otp, I believe) with his similarly fixed Moulton (and Brooks Swallow). I loved it so much, I stilled my beating heart for long enough to save a copy of his pic
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26761666/Moulton%20fixed.jpg)
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(https://www.dropbox.com/s/8k8qhf7ax5tt7x0/File%2001-08-2016%2C%2010%2034%2043.jpeg?raw=1)
It's just 1 Brooks saddle away from being one of the most gorgeous things I have ever seen
Thanks ;D It probably would look better with a Brooks, but they don't play nicely with my backside anymore unfortunately.
The Moulton is now sporting bullhorns in place of flats with bar ends and looks much better for it IMO.
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The Bastardos....
(https://s14.postimg.org/pbu5in8wx/bastard.jpg)
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(https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8481/29205090890_d42a1a86b3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LuKJ2Q)
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Got my 1970 something Raleigh Professional back on the road
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8430/29168088824_6e4b72d68f_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Lru5Bb)Fixed it - 1970's Raleigh Professional back on the road (https://flic.kr/p/Lru5Bb) by ian (https://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/), on Flickr
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(https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8481/29205090890_d42a1a86b3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LuKJ2Q)
That looks very purposeful :thumbsup:
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finished upgrading the boardman ss bike for better fit, comfort and speed.
original parts: frameset, chainset, brake calipers, levers and cables
upgrades/additions: handlebars, bar phat tape, longer stem, bouncy seatpost, saddle, wheels, freewheel, tyres, pedals, brake pads, mudguards and bottle cages.
almost 2kg heavier than the carbon ss bike i had, but still feels nimble at 8.2kg as pictured.
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161129/325c50c9fa67d9647db4cf97226519f2.jpg)
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This is my SS and daily commuter. Thinking of changing the bars to bullhorn to help drag it up hills.
(https://dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net/e5XTeaFStqUUrGzFy-4MbGVS1FZv_zVW6373b_0vOy0-2048x1536.jpg)
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This is my SS and daily commuter. Thinking of changing the bars to bullhorn to help drag it up hills.
(https://dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net/e5XTeaFStqUUrGzFy-4MbGVS1FZv_zVW6373b_0vOy0-2048x1536.jpg)
I'd make those new bars, 'bendy' bars if I were you, looking at the rest of the frame.
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new bike to work scheme bike: :thumbsup:
Airnimal Chameleon X set up as a fixed gear with an eno hub.
Apologies for the rubbish 'pic taken with my phone at work' pic
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/westywagen/airnimal_zpsthxn0zix.jpg)
it now has a 105 front brake as the Veloce caliper it came with didn't have a Q/R and the front wheel is removed as part of the fold!, MKS quick detach pedals, and orange ESI bar tape as I had some in the bar tape box.
is a lovely ride - perfect for my flatish ride to the station and across London - I'm debating riding it (slowly) on Dunwich this year...
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This is my SS and daily commuter. Thinking of changing the bars to bullhorn to help drag it up hills.
(https://dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net/e5XTeaFStqUUrGzFy-4MbGVS1FZv_zVW6373b_0vOy0-2048x1536.jpg)
Need to match the front rim with the rear.
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Fixed Dave Marsh in the sunshine above Chepstow
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/841/42730896834_61af925110_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/286Z1UA)IMG_20180714_182938 (https://flic.kr/p/286Z1UA) by Jon Banks (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128459618@N06/), on Flickr
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Put some 'nobblies' on my fixed (35c rear and 32c front) and have been riding local gravel tracks.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/915/42767508134_7e1e939d97.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/28adEaU)IMG_0719 (https://flic.kr/p/28adEaU) by ian (https://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/844/29612860778_7d29149633.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/M7MDP9)36847429_10156460307357486_440343656621146112_n (https://flic.kr/p/M7MDP9) by ian (https://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1808/42579292565_eb36e0b7db.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/27SA1eT)36783088_10156460306152486_5156467620236492800_n (https://flic.kr/p/27SA1eT) by ian (https://www.flickr.com/photos/acf_windy/), on Flickr
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Currently enjoying my All City Natureboy 853 (more so if I can get it quieter! )
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180718/2a8b75c16fd35e90bdcfdc77ea01774c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180718/2c5a4209fa5e8780a3d60deff94663af.jpg)
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A couple of mine from about 15 years ago
https://www.flickr.com/photos/185555283@N05/49083459898/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/185555283@N05/49083975871/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/185555283@N05/49083459908/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/185555283@N05/49084181157/in/dateposted-public/
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Before and after photos of a renovation I completed a few years ago.
(https://i.ibb.co/rHmysQ0/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/b6ffgzP/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg)
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Must get my (green) one built up...
I did, but I've only just realised that I never posted here when I had. In fact, my only contribution to this thread has been the work bike on page 1. Sadly, that encountered a motorist who wanted to try that thing where the car and the bike occupy the same space-time coordinates. As is ever the case, my bike (along with my finger) came second, although the motorist later came second in the resulting claims process.
The upshot was this, which did duty to work for a few years. It was originally branded as a Marlboro, though by this stage it had been resprayed:
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/x28hucyb1ks3zi9/Marlboro-fixed.jpg?raw=1)
These days it's looking even more dilapidated, and doing duty on my turbo. It started that still on fixed, but it's now using a PowerTap freehub with a single-speed adaptor, because that gives better results on Zwift. The non-matching forks are the result of a second motorist trying the same thing only a few months later with my replacement bike, with pretty similar results really.
And "the green one" I mentioned above and never posted. Did get used sometimes for riding to work, but these days I'm on the train to London*, so that has stopped. More often now for winter Audax and general utility and leisure riding. Also beginning to show its age, maybe I'll get a respray sometime:
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/fp7m2vdmg1argpv/OnOneasbuilt.jpg?raw=1)
Green remains, I think, my favourite among the various colours that On One have offered for this frame.
*Well I was, till Covid came along.
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Before and after photos of a renovation I completed a few years ago.
(https://i.ibb.co/rHmysQ0/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/b6ffgzP/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg)
Nice. Do you have any more details? Is that the late 50s Campagnolo steel seatpin with narrrow rails, presumably with the corresponding Brooks saddle?
The chainring is Chater Lea, Obviously.