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pj doesn't arup charge £10 for a build and you supply the parts? that's cheap.
Yes and he got a spoke tension meter for xmas so he says his builds will get better.
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Having just found a crack in my seat tube I'm in urgent need of any frame over this weekend to sling a collection parts on and get me back to work on Wed.
Road hybrid mountain whatever anything considered with 1 1/8 headtube and 135mm rear spacing. I'm running singlespeed so any old dropouts will do.
52cm / 20-21 inch something like that.adoubletap at gmail dot com
or 07957651944 with any hot tips or cameraphone pics of a candidate.
I'll probably see you at the bike jumble if this doesn't work out!
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Happy holidays!
Feel free to bugger about testing with that tensiometer as long as you like before lacing the perfect set of wheels with my Phils and CXP33s.
Peas!
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johnnyhotdog [quote]Platini From the Washing Machine Post:
What can be deduced from the photo? well, it looks like campag components in the gear department with some stylish hoods covering the carbon levers, coupled (or not - can't see any cables at all, not even on the gear mechs) to carbon disc brakes. why we need discs (probably hydraulic) on a road bike is quite beyond me,
if you do a quick gooooogle search, it can be found that mr campag has patented a fly by wire gearshift system and shimano are beavering away on an electronic dura ace system. is it possible that something like that is on there?
also, will disc brakes not prevent the rims overheating on long descents? rims can get so hot, the glue holding the tubulars on melts. it's set up as a time trial bike so i'm a bit confused about it.
as for some porn, here's a merlin - look at the lugs on her!
[/quote]If it was fillet brazed and looked even halfway clean then yeah that would look ok but that engravery and some lumpy soldering? nahh
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There's a few threads here and on Bikeforums about Mack and Gromada (made by Mack?) hubs.
Rare beasts but top quality and were "comaparable to Phils" from someone who owned both on BF.
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Two people agreed this was a good idea of mine so here we go.
Lots of us have boxes of tools that get aired once in a blue moon whilst other forum members have to fork out for tools they will use once.
And in an emergency wouldn't be useful to know you could lay your hands on some esoteric tool nearby when shops are closed ?Post where you are and what you are willing to lend to fellow forum members in need and keep your contact details up to date.
Start your post with the phrase "Tool library" and your postcode split so anyone using search can try to find tools by region or a specific area.
e.g. for meTool library SE 13
Pedal spanner Park tools
Cable cutter Icetoolz
Cone wrench 15mm Tacx
Cone wrench 17mm Tacx
Cone wrench 19mm Tacx
Spoke wrench 10 11 12 13 14 15
Crank puller
Bottom bracket tool campagnolo mirage etc
Freewheel tool shimano
Chain whip 3/32
Vernier calipers
Spanners imperial
Adjustable wrench up to 32mm
Grease teflon Finishline
Allen keys
Chain breaker on a multi tool
Spoke nipples
Park chainring tool
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Black Sapim Race spokes with silver nipples were 50p each from the big Evans on The Cut if buying more than one or two.
and 15% off today... -
I've found my red leather Selle gel saddle fecks my selvage more than they do anything to it.
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Was thinking about starting a thread for a "Tool library" ; list what you got and where you are. Sticky maybe?
I've got things like a cable cutter and Campy BB tool that will get an airing once a year if they are lucky. Between all of us you could probably fit any part to any frame ever made in any postcode...
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So you can direct praise and abuse to the djs...
Teenslain - kicked off with the r+r/garage punk brilliance
Me with the funk/breaks with a bit of dub
Slamm - d+b with the classic hip hop
Jono - bit of everything
The living graham bond - electro
J:miah - new school breaks -
TEAM TERMINATOR
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PeterD [quote]slamm Wayne - depends on if I can get me Serato plugged in and working ok?
Thinking of dropping some D&B, get the BPM's up innit! :-Panyone gonna be dropping some dirty dubstep/dub/dancehall?[/quote]
I got some Studio 1 bits that will be in the bag
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Whiny nasal west coast bollocks
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Apropos of nothing at all really, the Lakai Fully Flared DVD is amazing and Guy Mariano and Jesus Fernandez parts are the best bits...
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Flam and Ch'sick tix available
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The opening scene of Way of the Gun features inspired swearage and her getting smacked in the face. win/win
"kick her in the tunafish" indeed.
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This fella's had a go and looks OK-ish
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Misty memories of anodes and cathodes from school got me thinking why you couldn't bling some alu parts at home? And various online guides on say you can do it in about half an hour with some caustic soda, acid, a car battery, lead, copper and some Dylon dye of your choice.
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If Tony Malone and Don Langley @ Specialized hook up we're doomed
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It's what Whitcomb could have done themselves; have an off the peg line of frames 'Velo by Whitcomb' or summat, made in Italy that could get alot of people involved with what they were doing at a more affordable price and give them something to aspire to i.e. the full bespoke handmade frame.
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Hank Shocklees's retro music productions are amazing.
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I strangely quite like riding that bit, nice and flat / straight. Get your speed up. The bus are so irregular and crap that I tend to have the bus lane to myself most mornings. There is also a really nice route up from sydenham to Depford which follows the river / parks, hardly touches a road, brings you out by Depford DLR.
London is such an incredibly diverse place that differences between neighbourhoods you may or may not like occur at street level. My opinion on Ladywell (described above) is actually good, some really nice streets and close to Lewisham for the shops. I am sure there are bad bits too though, I just haven't been there.
New Cross is a bit grotty and I wouldn't live there, however, things are changing there with a number of pubs getting tarted up for us young folk.
Nice parts in SE London in my opinion are Forest Hill, Honor Oak, Brockley and Peckham Rye. The White Stripes played in Brockley recently. Nobody got stabbed ;)[/quote]
Preach!
Been in Lewisham/St Johns/Hither Green for 10+ years and its been fine for me and great value. Zone 2 doesn't get much cheaper. I had a 1 bed ground floor garden flat in a conversion terrace for £700 till 2 months ago and just stepped up to mahoosive 2 bed for under a grand.
OKR @ 7am is a peachy smooth dream of a ride down an empty bus lane. Other times probably nasty but works for me and my commute.
I do worry about the 15 year old posh kids wandering around New X trying to get into pubs thinking The Klaxons are hanging out in the saloon bar. The latest yellow board up at New X Gate is asking for info about the undercover policeman getting shot whilst on surveillance(!)