London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

Thanks - Aksium Race

As Dammit says, ask Dov.

Finally getting round to building up the Mercian Professional that i bought from benjybars on here a little while back, just waiting on a couple of tiny bits and it should be ready to go by next weekend

Bars need rotating downwards a lot.

agreed. nothings properly tightened on it yet and the levers arent totally in line either, just wanted to see how it'd look this afternoon

Having looked at the Vigorelli in the past, I was surprised by how long the headtube is, i.e. a 54cm have a headtube length of a typical 56cm bike.

Can anyone recommend a good adaptor so I can attach 2 water bottle cages to the back of my saddle/seatpost? Ta

Lovely frame that though.

Tacx do one I believe. A few people had them on the dunwich dynamo last year.

Thanking you

^^Tacx ones are cheap, but pretty poorly made. The angle adjustment slips constantly and the mount never really fit the rails on my saddle. It does the job, but I wouldn't buy one again.

I have the Profile Racing one that is sold with the bottle cages, and found it to work OK
http://www.cycle-route.com/bikeshop/...ge-System.html

Minoura, or the bling option xlab

Yeah I say they didn't have great reviews. I have a pair of king cage cages and no bosses so wanted to mount them behind the saddle, so that's why tacx was appealing, but then again I'd rather something better made.

Malaysian has some anyone know what type? I expect he does.

Actually minoura look perfect , cheers mdcc

Any opinions on the Soma Rush frame?

My GT build has stalled momentarily. I'm keeping an eye out for some 10 speed triple STIs and found reference to Shimano R703s. My understanding is that they're Ultegra 6600 level, is that correct? As I was looking out for 105 5603s, I'm thinking these would be a good alternative, as they're heavily reduced at an online store (£128).

I guess I'm looking for some reassurance that these would be worth it?

guys,

if you wanted to run one of these nice modern compact road bars with shallow drop and a "classic" drop curve (not ergo) on a quill-stem setup, what would you do and what bar would you choose? i mean, still with quill stem?
thanks

The Bontrager ones Spotter and Superjoe have look good, think the are ssr something?

I concur. I have some on my Mottram with a quill. Although, I just received some Deda Elementi 215 shallow drops from Crispndry which look pretty good, with the advantage of cable grooves front and back. These will be on my GT build with a quill, and STIs.

this one:
http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/123770.html

I ought to start a thread with a listing of 26.0 clamp compact bars, the question keeps coming up.

The main options are (in ascending price order):

Bontrager SSR VR-C (black only, no cable grooves)

Soma Hwy One (black or silver, front cable grooves)

Deda Elementi 215 (black only, cable grooves front and back - although the curve is round, a bit more like a shallow drop TDF than a modern compact)

Nitto M106 NAS (black or silver, front cable grooves)

Any that come in 460mm wide?

you could always buy my complete ultegra 6603 groupset...

Still waiting on infos! :)

Widest I've seen is 44cm. There are some Nittos that go that wide (e.g. the Randonneur and the Noodle) but not in a compact shape with short reach, etc.

I loved my 44cm Noodles (which also come in 46cm) but they extended too far forward for my T-rex arms.

Edit: Am assuming you mean 46cm centre-to-centre of the bar ends, which is how the Nitto and Soma bars are measured. The Deda bars listed above seem to be made in 46cm but that's quoted as outside-to-outside.

Edit 2: Soma have said they are starting to make a 46cm version (currently 3rd comment from bottom) so I guess if you ask SJS nicely they can let you know when they're available.

Never mind...

anyone want a full Sram Rival groupset? 2011, english BB, short cage rear mech, 34.9 band on front, 39/53 chainrings, no cassette?

I used the bontrager one and its good. it has two side mounts and an extra set of bolts down the middle so you can attach a pump or like my just one central bottle cage as I did not need two.

cheers guys, i knew i could count on you!

How many numbers in the equation?

250 squids?

I have a freezer full of squid that I'm cleaning tonight for dinner later!

I would but I'm not in a purchasing position at the mo.

Also...

Deda Newton - Drop: 135 Reach:80
Deda Piega - Drop:143 Reach:87
Origin-8 Pro-lite compact handlebar Drop: 120 Reach: 70
Also ITM Super Italia pro 260 may be worth a look.

FSA Omega (but oversized, maybe someone else was wondering though)
http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...wAQ#ps-sellers

^^ those two Deda bars look more like an ergo bend than a shallow compact curve, but the others are a good shout - not sure if the ITMs are still made though.

The Botranger ones are really good, like people have said, but I use a pair on Nitto B115AA bars, which are really nice, heres what they look like on me bike, but I don't know if this is what you are looking for.

Thinking about it, you need a shim for a road stem 26mm, and there are no cable grooves, they are in fact quite inferior if what you are after is mentioned above, but just incase its not...

My ruler says drop 16cm, reach 11.5cm, roughly.

Not modern, but fits the bill. Reissue GdI: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cinelli-giro-ditalia-64-alloy-handlebar/

Expensive though.

I've got the Giros on my Mercian. I find them really comfy but, as mentioned above, they're a traditional shape

The Frame that shouldn't be, is continuing to be the Bike that shouldn't be, and now has got a new Wheelset and Seatpin....



Crying shame to wear those rims (dark brown Araya's) but plan is to fit some Chorus Skeleton Calipers, wrap up the bars....and then probably have to sell it, hah!... BUT, until that day comes, a nice summer SS to enjoy :)

favourite bars, available in deep, shallow and anatomic, 25.8 clamp, up to 460 wide, grooved front and rear. frequently come up on teh bay for less than £20

awwwww... some people pay good $$$ to have those rims for their pista rides, but now you go and slam them with brakes on a "nice summer SS"... (((

what are the levers please?

Hmmm, How "good" I wonder....maybe i'll rebuild them before the brakes come.


^
Record Carbon Levers, I believe Gleb

Yep, bought them from that^ man!

No camo, just good old fashioned dirt.

[quote=Malaysian;2857468]Ha, funny that you've ended up with a vig. Nice build, really suits the black parts... does it ride pretty much the same as the Mash then?

This is far more comfortable than the Mash. My 30 commute is not causing my back any hassle anymore. It seems to be a lot more twitchy than the Mash, though this may because im no longer using the HED3.

No Super Italias but Planet X have heaps of NOS ITM bars here.

I'm using some 140mm drop, 80mm reach Ergo Power TDF bars that fit the bill if you're after shallow and short bars.

I wouldn't buy old used 'bars from eBay. The 1st you'll know of their history will be when they fail.

Going to Herne Hill this Saturday for 1st track session since I was a teenager! So I built this up from stuff I had (wheels, bars, saddle, etc) and got a bog standard Dolan Precursa frame which seems pretty nice for the price.
Shall be making a fool of myself at the induction and bringing along a couple of mates to make sure I can't lie about how it went...

Maybe see some of you down there.