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Stan Pike is super nice! My dad has one from 1976, and got it restored a few years back. Love the simple graphics on yours, keen to see more photos

Nice bike is on the turbo for the foreseeable winter months. So what better time is there to upgrade the brakes?

Looking for the 9100 series only, 9000 wont look quite as good on the bike! Any body looking to quickly shift a pair for a forum friendly price?

Postage required as I’ve relocated to Westest West Wales.

Cheers!

DM’d!

Another WW special

Would you post these? Very keen!

If you’re looking for ceramic I wouldn’t bother. But if you’re looking for better speed change and stable winding, you should go for it.

Look for a Raleigh pioneer if you're keen on repurposing, seen them on marketplace for as little as £15! 700c with canti studs, clearance for 45mm tyres (at a guess). I bought one for my girlfriend at £50 and upgraded everything else. One of the nicest bikes I've ever ridden, a bittersweet handover.

Bad photo, also available in non-step-through:

That’s fantastic, thanks for going into so much detail!

Looks like @scherrit is the guy to see. If @hippy can tolerate 24hr TTs on his fit, you’d imagine he’s well set up. Thanks for all the responses!

You should make yourself available for build consultations, colour combinations and retro fashion pairings. Inspiring suggestion as always

PMd re gravel kings

Any recommendations for a bike fitter that looks at the body both on and off the bike? I've seen a couple of physios in the last year to address imbalances in strength and body position, notably hip tilt, shoulder drop, glute and calf over/under inactivity. It's been really interesting but neither have really been able to help with how this might affect/be affected by bike fit. Am I imbalanced by my bike fit, or is my fit affected by my imbalances?

I'd love to speak to someone who could look at these as a whole, and I'd be willing to take the day to travel if necessary. I've moved to West Wales so expect to!

From looking back through this thread and keeping an eye out on socials, my very short list is:
-Nichola Roberts at Velophysio (@spinnnout gave a shining review)
-@Scherrit at Bike Whisperer (from @JB recommendation)
-Tim at Soigneur (seems like a nice guy from socials)
-The guys at Bicycle Richmond (From Youtube and Instagram these guys obviously come across as a very complete service, but there is something salesy and overconfident about them that puts me off. Reviews tend to be great, but price also reflects this)

I had a fairly disappointing bike fit 3 years ago, where the fitter was very reliant on motion tracking and didn't once look at my ranges of motion or compensatory behaviours. Really interested to hear personal experiences with any of the above, and if anyone can recommend someone not listed, I WANT to hear. Cheers!

Just go back from the greenhouse to share a tip I found on the Paceline forum, it's helped me out with clearance a good deal, so might help someone else seeking another mil or two under the brake.

The centring bolt on the calliper was wound in when I installed (and presumably bought) the set. Not very far, but far enough that removing the bolt opened up the calliper a LOT. I had to manually re-centre the brake with the fixing bolt (easy if you have one hand squeezing the lever) and re-tensioned the cable. I'd say this raised the front arm by 3mm or so, the rear arm contacts the guard now, but I think there's about 2mm more clearance than there was. I'm unsure why I didn't know the centring bolt could also affect clearance, evil little thing.

As you can see, there's still not enough clearance for me. I can't fit a 3mm key between the guard and the 28mm tyre. Disappointing for a guard that's stated to clear a 32mm.

Hope it helps someone!

Edit: Perspective is odd in the gif, but brakes are centred in each photo

The frame was a gift so is a non negotiable, and I don’t want to size down the tyres. A brake calliper with more height clearance could be a solution? Leaving it for the weekend to cool off!

Thanks Amey, although 4D chess is my least favourite variety. Guards are now sold, frame has gone in a skip and I’ve taken up knitting instead 👍

Oh dear haha! I was seeing red at the point of writing this, my deepest apologies. “Pan lids” was a pretty bad description too, are they still holding up?

Fake ENVE from the same guy (I presume) on Facebook. On eBay he told me he had more available, but no more information on his source

This is gorgeous, how have you made a cream fork look so good?

@Foreigner65 I love you, I love you, I love you. I did do this at one point in the assembly, but didn't see that it had made much of a difference, perhaps I'd not adjusted the stays or tightened the calliper properly. Thanks so much for suggesting I try again, you saved me a lot of stress and a potentially butchered Berthoud.

@TheBonk I'm painting the frame up after winter I think, just want to get riding so I can be sure it fits before investing in the paint. It's phosphate treated so should be fine until then. Can't unsee pan lids now, very happy to have been saved from that embarrassment

Yes, unfortunately I don't want to size down the tyres! These are 28mm, on the small size for what I wanted to run on this bike. An option I'm considering is to split the rear guard, and mount them similarly to below. I'm confident I could do a good job (much better than pictured), but it seems silly to pay so much for GB guards to then chop them up. Clearance would be much better, aesthetics maybe not

Bloody hell... Fitting my rear GB guard this cold morning, and run into an issue. I spent a good while researching these guards, made sure they'd be compatible and bought a few additional spacers and fixings to make the process super smooth. I'd even say I was confident.

Long story short, there's not enough room at the brake bridge, even with the roomy brakes I have fitted. The tyre rubs at the point highlighted in pic 1. If I squeeze the brake (which gives a bit more internal height on the calliper the tyre doesn't rub, but the brakes obviously do.

Even with a little more internal height in the calliper, the L bracket I have to mount the guard to the brake bridge wouldn't pull the guard up high enough without some filing.

Options that I can see:
-Find a rear brake with more height clearance
-Dimple the guard under the brake and use a bracket like below for more clearance
-Use slimmer brake shoes and pads to close up the calliper for more clearance
-Admit my research wasn't great, get rid of the guards (unreturnable now they're out the packaging) and go for another option (suggestions welcome)

This build has been frustratingly slow, so happy to put it to the side for a few days to consider options. Have I missed anything? Surely brake bridge clearance problems are fairly common, so I have my fingers crossed for a genius solution. Thanks all!

Nice one, this is probably a very sensible option! Accu’s >£4 delivery puts me off, I feel I’d need to be buying a lot of bolts to make it worthwhile, and I know I’d realise I was missing something shortly after ordering. Cheers!

Fitting my GBs in the coming days, but need to add a spacer to the chain stay bridge to move the guard closer to the wheel. Standoff spacers seem to come in M3 and M4 sizes only. Any source for ABS or stainless pipe with a 5mm internal diameter that I could cut to size? Looking to make a spacer like attached, other ideas welcome!

Found the 'Enve' guy, maybe they'll be relisted in the future. Was very tempted at the time

I think I was watching those eBay Enves a while ago. They had a few widths available, looked pretty good! Never seen the shape anywhere else so would be curious to know their origin too. Any good?

Desperate to see more of this @Elpolo!