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[StuAff]

That looks splendid Jurek!

[Domestique]

My new do it all bike, commuting, around town etc

[interzen]

Behold, the Green Machine (or Genesis #3, if you prefer) ... only waiting for the grips to turn up, but it's now rideable



One thing that the photograph isn't able to convey is the extremely clicktastic goodness that is a White Industries freewheel. More interestingly, despite being a 29er the geometry is damn near the same as my Surly 1x1(1) meaning that once the saddle is broken in it'll be like riding an off-road sofa. Which is nice.

A few local road-ish rides are in order, just to get the position fine-tuned and the brake pads bedded in then I'm going to book a couple of days off at the end of the month and head up to Dalby for a 'proper' shakedown of both the bike and the rider

[clarion]

Domestique, that bike exudes a subtle charm.

Interzen, that looks rather good.  Bet you're itching to get those grips.

What's the chainset?  That looks like a tiny chainring.

[interzen]

Interzen, that looks rather good.  Bet you're itching to get those grips.

Yup - the only reason that the bike hasn't been put onto the turbo is because it wouldn't play nice with 2.2" tyres
I had to pay a second trip to the LBS earlier and I had to fight the urge to get some el-cheapo foam grips as an interim solution ...

What's the chainset?  That looks like a tiny chainring.

Deore cranks with a 32T Salsa chainring and On-One bash-guard - the gearing is 32x17 which, if you believe conventional wisdom, is about right for a singlespeed 29er, but since the bike is fairly light I'll probably get away with it. Plus, I'm not ashamed to get off and push if I have to

[clarion]

Can you get a smaller ring on that crank?

*plots*

[interzen]

Can you get a smaller ring on that crank?

*plots*

If you used the inner ring position, yes - as it stands, the chainring and bash-guard use the middle and outer positions (respectively) which are 104mm BCD, meaning 32T is as small as you can go. The inner position is 64mm BCD, so the lower limit there is 22T.

Some dedicated S/S chainsets might allow you to go smaller, but you often end up paying through the nose for the privilege. The cheapest option in this case was to buy the Deore chainset (£50 from CRC) and flog the chainrings since they wouldn't be much cop for a singlespeed due to the shifting ramps etc. I did something similar on my 1x1.

[Wowbagger]

nice and shiny! it looks the same as the one before, doesn't it? many happy miles! (needs some finishing touches, though )

Thanks.
For those that way inclined, here's an A&B (old with bottle cages / new without)

 

(needs some finishing touches, though )

What you mean

You had an electrician move the power point between those two photos being taken, didn't you?

[Mike J]

Behold, the Green Machine (or Genesis #3, if you prefer) ... only waiting for the grips to turn up, but it's now rideable



One thing that the photograph isn't able to convey is the extremely clicktastic goodness that is a White Industries freewheel. More interestingly, despite being a 29er the geometry is damn near the same as my Surly 1x1(1) meaning that once the saddle is broken in it'll be like riding an off-road sofa. Which is nice.

A few local road-ish rides are in order, just to get the position fine-tuned and the brake pads bedded in then I'm going to book a couple of days off at the end of the month and head up to Dalby for a 'proper' shakedown of both the bike and the rider

That's lovely

[Jurek]

You had an electrician move the power point between those two photos being taken, didn't you?

If only you knew how close I came to photoshopping those out of the picture......

[delthebike]

You had an electrician move the power point between those two photos being taken, didn't you?

If only you knew how close I came to photoshopping those out of the picture......

You should've hung a sheet so that it puddled in an artistic way on the floor.  Not the Spongebob or Aerial sheets though! 

[Jurek]

You had an electrician move the power point between those two photos being taken, didn't you?

If only you knew how close I came to photoshopping those out of the picture......

You should've hung a sheet so that it puddled in an artistic way on the floor.  Not the Spongebob or Aerial sheets though! 

Are you suggesting that my linoleum is unattractive?

[delthebike]

You should've hung a sheet so that it puddled in an artistic way on the floor.  Not the Spongebob or Aerial sheets though! 

Are you suggesting that my linoleum is unattractive?

You could pull the linoleum up the wall but hanging a sheet would be a hell of a lot easier!

[phantasmagoriana]

Behold, the Green Machine (or Genesis #3, if you prefer) ... only waiting for the grips to turn up, but it's now rideable

Nice, especially the co-ordinated saddle. Not seen one in that colour before.

Needs green cables though!

[Cudzoziemiec]

Jurek definitely wins the Shiny award.

[Adrian]

Jurek definitely wins the Shiny award.

Oh no, not rubbing the titanium with baby oil again.

[Jurek]

Jurek definitely wins the Shiny award.

Oh no, not rubbing the titanium with baby oil again.

Might've done .... 

[Adrian]

Jurek definitely wins the Shiny award.

Oh no, not rubbing the titanium with baby oil again.

Might've done .... 

There is a theory that this weakens the frame and makes it prone to cracking.

[Jurek]

Jurek definitely wins the Shiny award.

Oh no, not rubbing the titanium with baby oil again.

Might've done .... 

There is a theory that this weakens the frame and makes it prone to cracking.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/cAYDiPizDIs&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/cAYDiPizDIs&rel=1</a>

[Adrian]

Jurek definitely wins the Shiny award.

Oh no, not rubbing the titanium with baby oil again.

Might've done .... 

There is a theory that this weakens the frame and makes it prone to cracking.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/cAYDiPizDIs&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/cAYDiPizDIs&rel=1</a>

It's always easy to mock.

[Ray 6701]

The MTB: Giant ATX 840

[LEE]

My son lives in Tooting and needs something to lock outside to a lamp-post (for his Tooting-Clapham commute).

Therefore nice shiny bikes are out. 

I got this rust-bucket off Ebay locally for £7





Rear mech is gone and wheels are shot but I can transplant any parts from my son's old Halfords MTB (he's had it since he was 13 so it's too small but parts are all OK).

Suggestions?  Single speed?  (use old mech as a tensioner).  It's a pan-flat area he lives in so MTB gearing is redundant.

Frame is Reynolds K2 (fairly basic stuff I think but it's pretty light).  I'm thinking it would be extremely light if I stripped it back to a Single-speed and gave it a coat of Hammerite.  Shame it's got vertical dropouts.

It has Deore thumb-shifters which seem really nice

[clarion]

Singlespeed is fine for Tooting (we used to live near Broadway).

The thumbies might be worth something on ebay.  I recall being disturbed by the prices when we wanted one for a tandem drag brake.

[LEE]

Singlespeed is fine for Tooting (we used to live near Broadway).

The thumbies might be worth something on ebay.  I recall being disturbed by the prices when we wanted one for a tandem drag brake.

Agree with the Thumbies.  I may put them in my "projects box".  I'd been thinking of making a real utility bike one day.  7 speed, single chainwheel, thumb-shifters..etc. nice and bomb-proof.

[Ray 6701]

Chains a bit slack 

Someone had to say it.