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I've got one here... well I say "here" but there's no picture so that was actuly a free plug.
Its a black Alex rim, machined sidewall, black spokes, silver hub (probably sealed).
it came of a low-mid range trek road bike. QR, prob radial, but I'm not sure.
£20 pickup late tonight from Angel or Sat.
PM me to meet up.
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I like drops too and after trying bull horn / aero bars, the only benefit I can see over drops is you have a better hold on the bars when mimicing the hoods possition.
Always wanted to try the noodles, but haven't got around to it.
At the mo I'm using a cheap set of modern compact drops like these:
...but using a couple of sizes too big. They're perfect for my fixed in london, bc you've got as much (if not more) room as you'd have with flats or risers, plus on the hoods, and the drops.
Not sure how they'd feel if I did a really long ride, but that's what my road bike's for ;)
BLB have loads of those Bontrager ones out back, and charged me a fiver. Well worth picking a set up to try out. Then if you like them the fsa ones seem to get good reviews.
I've never spent much time in the ergo ones, but I like the way the compacts bring the hoods in closer... which means they might not be great if you're really long - maybe someone else can advise?
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Some items sold and lists updated. Thanks for bearing with me. Items will be posted tomorrow.
Just by way of some further sales-patter:
the specialized tryes are a really good deal if anyone's after some lo profile tyres on the cheap, don't turn your nose up at them just bc google gives you nothing :0
Also the Mavic 650 tub rim is very nice indeed, would be a good match for a CD/grey open pro on the rear of your lo-pro.
Also I have a cheapish Alex rim quick release front I prolly don't really need, so if anyone needs a bugget front wheel in vgc... say £20
Will try and get the remaining photos up tonight.
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^^Personally I only really like radial front when the rear is half radial, otherwise it just looks missmatched.
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^that's not right, is it? Surely if you went 4x on a 36h rim/hub, you'd get spoke heads partially obscured?
Depends on the build. Usually high flange is fine, low flange isn't. But it depends, BMX wheels have short spokes, so you can get away with 4x on a LF. This is because;
Its not about the number of crosses but the angle that the spoke leaves the hub...
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Someone told me once than...Is this true?
Generalsimple rule is bla...bla...bla...idiots ans...bla..bla...bla...Its not about the number of crosses but the angle that the spoke leaves the hub....This just happens to be around 3x for 32 and 36. Which are the most common used. 2x would actually be better for a 24 or 28 spoked wheel.
...^ You're right. If anyone wants the real in depth ans. to all things wheelbuilding, read Jost Brands Art of Wheelbuilding. I've tried and came to the conclusion that you basically want the most crosses and holes/9 = ans. :s
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General rule is the more crosses the better.
Count the number of holes in the rim/hub and then divide by 9. The rounded down ans. gives you the maximum number of crosses its advisable to use.
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Show me where to get these bikes for sub £100 please
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Not sub £100, but not a great deal off it. Good frame/respected, full 105 with mavic wheels...
... you just can't make money by selling complete builds. Its a nice looking bike, but all of the above comments still stand.
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DIBS:
Ofmega BB - 1st Tokaicarl
700 fixed wheelset - 1st Rascale / 2nd Chrisbmx / 3rd (rear only) Fredjacketucker
135BCD / 40t campag - 1st Chrisbmx
650c wheelset - 1st jakejazzy
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How did you get hold of the IRD? Been lusting after a set, but sadly don't have the funds for them any time soon :(
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Prob not meant to, but as I enjoy perving on the polo threads I thought I'd post here insted of in my sale thread. Ive got a 36h low flange miche front hub, QR. Ideally youd replace the bearings, but it still rolls so could be a cheap replacement. £3.50
Also do any of you guys play with Salmon Child / Oli? He lent me some aero bars and last time i tried to get in touch got no response.
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~~650c Wolber profil 18 tub / mavic 105 hub. 28h radial - £15 ~~
http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad106/hugo7_photos/decf0142.jpg
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dave409787 has first dibs on the scwabes.
Re dibs, I should have said dibs MUST be immediately followed by a PM and then they only count if they are for the full amount - ie no provisional dibs.
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In the process of clearing out and scaling down, so here is the budget list.More 'nice items' to come later in the week.
Photos to come. I'm without Internet so everythigs having to be done (slowly) from my iPhone.
Happy to post, but its not going to be fast delivery. Post = postage cost + £1 extra for donation.*
Bars:
**1. **Baby Beater Drops - 365mmwidenarrow! Measured outside to outside, 25mm-ish clamp, came off a 70s Carlton. Prolly good for girls, kids or emaciated hipsters weaving thru traffic. £3Chainrings: - all 3/32 - all used - all £1 donation*
**2. **135BCD / 40t campag- Chrisbmx
**3. **130BCD / 52t no name
**4. **130BCD / 52t shimano - **DIBS: **WesCranks:
**5. **Cotter cranks 46t / non removable chainring / pedals Inc / got some pins to go with it and also the bb I think - £2 donationBB:
**6. *~~Beautiful Loose ball and cup Ofmega cups with DA spindle. Everything you need. VGC. The spindle says "68-112" the total length seems to be about 112mm, no idea what 68 means.
£5~~
**7. **Random plastic sealed BB - BSA I think. Spindle length to come, but it's a standard English. £2Chains:
5-6 speed/3/32 beater chains - £2 donation
**8. **x1 One oldish, still good condition, but judging from the bike it came off was good in its day
**9. **x1 not too old but a bit on the heavy side, prolly hard wearing. I've given it a bath in white spirit and a bit of an oil.Seatpost: all shit all free
**10. **27.0 / 150mm long / old style separate clamp no clamp / alu
**11. **25.5ish / ~180mm long /*old style separate clamp with clamp / steel chrome averageBrakes: £1 donation
**12. **Pair of Single pivot / Steel / nut and bolt style / roughly 50-90mm drop
**13. **X1 alu leaver / left or right / good for town bike / needs a adjusterTyres:
14. Pair - specialised turbo comps, 700x22 VGC. Not folding, black with a fetching yellow go faster stripe Only had 1 pinch flat, seemed to give decent grip and low rolling resistance -£10
15. X1 brand new boxed Vitoria rally tub and tape. -£10
Like this:
http://www.tracksupermarket.com/images/medium/vittoriarallyeBK_m.jpg**16. ~~Pair Schwalbe *Lugano** / tanwall / 23 / fairly GC - £10~~
**17. **X1 Random old michline tyre, vgc, 700x23c - tan wall. Seems ok, but I have no idea if it holds air. Anyone want to take a gamble for £5?Wheels:
**18. ~~650c tub grey ano Wolber profile 18 on a beautiful mavic 105 hub*. 28h radial. Given free by a forumunger but in an effort to give some £ back I'm going to sell in an auction-style, starting at £5 and then I'll match whatever it sells for (upto say £30). If you need a front for your lopro you be hard pushed to find a nicer wheel. -£15~~19. Nos 650 mavic Mach 2 CD tub - RIM ONLY - very nice round profile like a cxp12, no machined sidewall, but it's flat enough to run a brake. -£15
http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad106/hugo7_photos/c768e057.jpg
20. Front QR wheel - black Alex rim, black spokes, silver hub. vgc hardly used. - £2021.
700 fixed wheelset. £45~~ (or £30 per wheel - this means you can - (a) buy both front and back for £45; or the front for £30, or the rear £30)
32h ritchy vantage rims / on-one hubs, 3cross, DB spokes, surly 18t 1/8. My first wheelbuild and they've served me well, the grey anodising on the front has started to wear, but there's plenty of life left...I'll be sad to see these go. ~~ -
^ its been clear coated, so I'm guessing just really good welding.
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^ whats the basic argument in favour of limiting advances/modirfications for bikes?
That it becomes too much about technology (therefore £) and not the individual?
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being forced to listen to ABBA over breakfast... almost lunchtime and I'm still grumpy about it.
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...I like the velocity aerohead, as suggested. Look nice on Pisty's ride. I was thinking about maybe an H+Son on for the rear and something with a braking surface on the front..
Above are aero's not aeroheads. No machined braking surface. Similar to Campag Omega's and cxp12's.
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Search through your previous posts and check out the suggestions that were made the first time you asked about this.
The most obvious choice has already been suggested.
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It's hardly by the by when the discussion point is exactly that.
I challenge anyone to be given £200 and put together a bike that is generally accepted as porn worthy by the great people of this forum.
Do the same with £4000 and you would get many nice bikes (plus some horrid ones!). Agree that you can't buy taste, but you also can't buy very nice bikes or parts cheaply.
Yes I agree that would not be easy, but given the number of classic bikes on this page and the parts that get shown it's not impossible.
Like I quoted before:
.... This thread should be a place for bikes that are either so purely functional that by nature of being so high performance, so good at what they are intended for the aesthetic becomes a secondary outcome of the build or built from components that go so well together to they create a beautiful bike.
Cost should not be a factor.How much things cost is 'by the by' (as I meant it) because it is not a factor in making something porn-worthy.
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^ just pay.
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^ ceramic open pros or Velocity aeros would be my choice.
Pistanators got the aeros for his new wheelset
~£70 for a pair from BLB, who'll prolly have to order them.
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