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If you're getting a top tube done, I reckon you could try and finish it in purple without any risk by using vinyl. I once wrapped a bike in car vinyl wrap and it's surprisingly versatile and solid. With the added benefit that if you get a scratch you just replace that bit. If you're having the top tube in silver, raw metal or chrome, you could try and use transparent vinyl to keep some depth to the colour. Look at this, for instance.

The problem here is to get the closest match, and the colours are limited. But you can order the hot pink, for instance, try it out and if it doesn't work just take it off. It doesn't leave any traces, and the fact that it's a Vitus makes it piece of cake because it's just a straight tube, with no lugs or whatever.

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@ough - lacing and tensioning are different. Innit. Think about lacing a shoe: you need to thread the lace as you see fit through all of the eyelets into the pattern you want and then you tension it. It's the same with wheels. Once you have laced the rim - crossing the spokes in the right place etc, you can then begin the process of tensioning.

sure, I was actually wondering if the lacing is correct. Maybe the pic looks funny because the spokes are very loose then.

leave it! looks great

hi, not a total expert on it but that doesn't look right. Spokes on the right hand side of the picture have a funny pattern, or is it me going crazy?

Why you got a backpack man? Going somewhere?

well, maybe it was a bit silly. As I say, it's the first time I was out in a little tour so I had no idea what was appropriate to have with me. I had a couple of sandwiches, my lock, and a bottle of lucozade cause my bike only has one cage.

Out in Hertfordshire today, not wet but still quite muddy. No wind though, which was brilliant. Was my first middle distance ride, I want to start making 100k rides on the weekends and first I need to learn what stuff I want/need. Think I could do with a saddlebag instead of the backpack that was killing my shoulders — the Lee path is quite bumpy. Route was Hackney - Ware - Hertford - Welwyn - Hatfield and train back to London. 60k in total, next time I want to finish the loop through Edgware then back to East. A Garmin would be useful as well, the cheapest one should do.

sold, donation made

it looks nice, but I suspect the price is a good 50% over what you'd get for it on here.

Favourite saddle of all time. The original with the leather stripped off though, not the reissue.

got this on my bike, the new one but whatever
love it
great on the snowy days as well

looks lovely, good luck with the sale

yes, and a what a bargain..

looks great, price is good, you should try and move it to the full bikes part of the classifieds.

Looks good.

What saddle you putting on there? A black Turbo would suit.

There's the unicanitor for an ok price at chain reaction, was leaning towards that. Black.

needs drops

not on this one, I find these bars suit me well on the city.

Now that I'm optimistic that this might work out, I spent the weekend doing small bits, fitting brakes, adjusting mudguards, trueing the wheels — after I changed the rear hub it needed some service, and I'm still to learn how to make it perfect.

Today new bb arrived, this one is 107mm and fitted right. The alignment is much much better, so I'll give this a go and check with a chain tomorrow.

This is how the build is looking at the moment then:

bits needed:

seatpost
saddle
sprocket lock ring
pedals + retainers

Crappy phone shot, but this is how it was done — thanks dammit for the tip. I might take a proper shot over the weekend and leave on a 'stuck bb cup' thread so it's easy to find.

Or if the cup is alright, just whack a shorter axle in there and save yourself the bother.

That's what I thought at the beginning, but three axles later I couldn't get a result. Now it's done, though. The cup that was never coming out is gone, thanks to a welder close to my work. Will post a pic tonight, thanks for the advices.

Now I need to find a new bb that'll do the job.

it can fold the frame tubes up around the BB shell if you are not careful

good that you pointed that out, it's the kind of thing I'd easily fail to think about.

Thanks, I'll give this a shot. I already tried to cut it myself but made very little progress - the cup is really old and so bloody solid. I'll bring it to a metal workshop close to my work, let us hope the guys are not too heavy handed and the threads are still there afterwards.

thanks, but that's exactly what I have in the picture. Tempted to consider this a failure and look for a cheap frame to put the parts on.

right, this project is back on. I've been entertained with another bike and left this on the side for a while. Now I want to finish it and the chain alignment is still doing my head in. I bought a wider hub for the rear wheel (130mm) and there's nothing else I can do on that end. The goal now is to bring the chain ring closer to the frame.

considering that:

— the chain cog is already mounted on the inside of the cranks
— the bb axle is 116mm
— the non-drive side bb cup is stuck and never EVER coming out

does anyone know what can I do to bring the whole crankset closer to the frame? I need to gain almost a cm.

is the colour scheme same as link?