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It was the one that sounds like a volcano, yeah.

I actually tested that, it looked crap and then I rubbed it off. Anyway the theme is not so much "black" as "black with the name of the company written in white".

Very tempted to nerg 1000archangels for increasing my spok lust to the max.

^that is nice but searching for it I mostly find people saying how rare they are.

I'm going to ride the bike that's already broken anyway.

sram chainring too small? looked great imo

I just wanted to put a black chainring on it is all... everything else is black and it would have started to bother me.

I don't have an HHSB and I finally need to get removable bottle cages for my fixed bike, which I meant to do today and forgot again. If I manage to get removable bottle cages before May, which is unlikely given how often I've forgotten to do it, I'm in.

No bottle cages allowed unless they're mounted behind the saddle in true salve style :)

The pizza laner and I both had was great - broccoli, sausage, and chilli or something like that - and I enjoyed how getting your pizza involved three bald Italian men (two with moustaches) surrounding the table and shouting at you.

It's a cool photo, I put it in. Was worried about triggering the spam detection but I think it's fine yet. Glad you like the pink.

The orange bike is sweet and chub hubs are totally awesome, fuck the haters.

I did it.

The frame:

The dropouts:

dirkbang's build:

(I think he did another? Someone provide pics!)
Before being stripped by Malaysian:

Malaysian's build:


My first build:

Then:

Later:

Now sold on to veLLo who's going to give Les his gears back.

The specs:
Reynolds 531c tubing, Haden Lugs
Seat tube 62cm c-t (49cm c-c of top tube)
Top tube 55cm c-c
Built for 700c wheels

The story so far:

His original name was "Monster" cause he's well... a bit fugly and then "Lesley". But the girls all laughed at him so I shortened it...

Actually the decals originally said "MYCYCLES" but my lady took offense to the ugly lettering and decided it would be better with the "MYCYC..." removed. Incidentally MyCycles is the name of a shop up in Worcester somewhere - so I guess the guy or gal who rode this in competition was sponsored by them... bit of heritage there. :)

out of interest did you buy this off gumtree as a complete bike a few years back - it rings a bell of one i narrowly missed out on - same frame with mycycles decals

I did - just over a year back - it has done me proud but it's time to move on! You want to take it this time? ;)

Provisional dibs until I get home and check my exact height (I know, awful) if that's possible?

sold!

For sale again...

In the same condition as when I bought him from Dirkbang, as unfortunately he's too big on the seat tube for me.

Sorry to say, but I'm gonna butcher the shit out of this. Not like it's ever going to see a TT again, so all the braze ons are coming off and it's gettings stripped, metallic clear coated, deep black wheels and risers.

It's with a heavy heart I put up for sells Lesley the Lo Pro... our time together has been short but sweet.

I was hoping you'd sell this for a while but now when you do I've got no money.

Now I'll have to hope someone brings him back to London but then falls out of love leaving me to pick up the pieces

If it's not gone in two weeks it's mine...

Sold sold sold to shinkuu kiss

Basically I decided I am too lazy/irresponsible/stupid to take care of the bare metal, and that I had always wanted a pink bike anyway.

Farewell sweet Les, I know you will be reborn in a different but just as rad form.

I am having the gear hanger re-brased, onto the original ends/dropouts, which will be unchanged.
...
This way the bike can be used with TT or fixed wheels, as originally intended.

I thought of starting a thread, if Ed or anyone else digs up some older photos to contribute I will.

Yeah, current projects.

RAL 4010 with metallic lacquer.

Got it done at Armourtex, they were helpful and quick, and the powdercoat is really nicely done.

The metallic lacquer makes the colour look quite a lot lighter, I chose a slightly darker pink than I wanted to compensate and worked out well.

Yeah it was in my laundry (???) this morning, I'm saving it for when I inevitably kill the headset on my other bike, I think other than the frame that's the only part I have yet to damage in some way.

Prefer the campag headset though.

I misplaced it while thinking about whether to get a different one which kind of decided that for more.

lolz

exactly my aim but just making me even more envious of the mad wheels every damn bike in this thread has

The promised pics of changes to Les:

Basically I decided I am too lazy/irresponsible/stupid to take care of the bare metal, and that I had always wanted a pink bike anyway. I wasn't sure if I'd done the right thing as I rode away having left the frame at Armourtex but I'm really pleased with how it turned out.


Still have the bullhorns so I can switch around depending how I feel, all I need now is new tape for those.

oh and a front spok and deeeep carbon rear

1. Malaysian
   
2. Tenderoni
   
3. 1000archangels
   
4. Sumo
   
5. ChainBreaker (if my back holds out)
   Wank .pt
   
6. 'swine
   
7. Xander
   
8. Stonehedge
   
9. Veigalane
   
10. BlueQuinn
    12 Spotter
    
11. Eamesy
    
12. shinkuu kiss
    
    

yesssss

Not that exciting, I am poor right now :(

Going to try and get one before May now for sure tho.

Sweet. Les has been through some changes. There will be pictures tomorrow.

I hope you're not planning it for the first weekend in May (hint)

Someone, maybe sumo, with a lot of bags heading into Essex Road and looking at me suspiciously. Possibly because of the frame on my back, possibly because of my truly horrible sunglasses.

The driver didn't even slow down, a guy offered me his details as witness but neither of us got anything about the car except the colour (grey) and there weren't any cameras around so I thanked him but said not to worry about it.

Thanks for finger advice everybody

it makes sense in context, probably more sense than some other parts of the film