Current Projects chat and miscellany

@miro_o It was a joke.

Mash always slated for shit welds on here. Even doe Nicolai Maschinenbau would be proud.

steerer update

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I changed to 1x10 and now found a great deal on a set of 11 speed shifters with a broken left shifter. I don't really have the cash at the moment but €40 for 11 speed Chorus shifters is ridiculous. Would I be able to run them with a 10 speed derailleur (centaur) for the time being or is there a difference in indexing?

sale fell through, never mind.

Parts bin build for my Rychtarski. Still need to cut steerer ans shorten chain. Will get some proper pictures once ive got a 7710 chainring and matching rear wheel. Pleased with it so far

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did I see this on Upper Richmond Road/Keswick Road junction today?

Likely, been out in putney a couple of times today on this

My latest purchase is starting to look like a bicycle.

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I like it. Agree brown saddle and tape must go, grand prix classics are a good choice though.

Bob now up in winter training / accreditation mode, got vittorias to put on for the track. Weighs 8.5kg as is.
Rear wheel is a brick, but it's only for winter. Will look at a set of shallow rim tubs in spring to race on.

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Nearly there with this, I just want some more blingy levers. Modolo pro would be great to go with the callipers, but they're rarely cheap/available.

Also some minor changes to this, but reposting because I love it so much (even with the ahead converter)

half GT v1.

Epic.

What's the symbolism of the carrot end and dead bluebells?

Are you sending coded messages via lfgss?

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If you don't understand it then it's not for you, man.

Ssshhh... Sorry.

What are people's thoughts on ahead converters? I could do with some wider bars on my winter bike, I know they aren't pretty but nor is the bike!

My sympathies for you and your hamster.

Ha ha, took me a minute.

I will paint the frame black tomorrow, so lets see how it goes :)

What do people know about the 80s Specialized components (as featured on the Don Brooks)? I know the stems are Nitto, but I also have the bars, cranks and hubs. I have a feeling cranks are Sugino, rebranded mighty possibly, and hubs are Suntour.

I have finished the Motobecane Profil 3 clean up.
New hoods (the best new I could find below £30), new tubs, and some pedal adaptors too just in case I want to use standard pedals.

The bike is now tucked in the heated garage...

I add the same vento 602 and its ride was more fun then my current look KG243!
Even if it's only CrMo, I think that for a larger chap, expensive steel is not always the solution.

I use a converter on a bike I run. At the time, I was experiencing a bit of lower back pain. I flipped the stem to give me a more elevated position on the bike. Result - decreased back pain! I'm old enough to value comfort.
Try and obtain a 3t or cinelli 25.8/26.0 stem to fit the converter. Generally speaking these are slimmer, more muted and crucially do not detract too much from the aesthetic appearance od skinny tubed steel frames.
I would have no objection to using the same set up again -it works.

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Fitted VO-fenders to the missus fixed-mixte.
Still needs some fiddling, additional clip for the chainstay bridge (not drilled) and better pic
I need booze...
I don´t like fenders...

Mudguards (as they are called in the UK) can be fiddly .. lovely build! What front brake is that? Dia compe?