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I'm after a crank and chain ring,the chainset i'm using at mo is a double which was on the bike when i got it,but is buggered now so need to swap........But it gets complicated cos the crank is 165mm and i get alot of toe overlap so want to go shorter and the chainring is 42t but does anyone know what crank/chainring combo i would need then to keep the gearing im using at the mo,oh the rear is 14t by the way. The bottom bracket is i think 110mm but is old style cup and axel that seems fine.
any help/advice muchos appreciated....oh i don't want to spend alot

For a start, that chainring/sprocket combo gives you one skid patch if I'm not very much mistaken, so that's the first thing I'd change. Also good luck finding cranks much shorter than 165. I don't think changing the crank length by 5mm or something is going to make much difference to the way the gearing feels. Sorry that's a bit negative.

Marc, I'll measure steerer length tonight and let you know

Cheers Harvey, not mine though. Hope all's good with Cambridge polo.

Looking decidedly nasty, think I might be out for tonight as well.

Marc, if it's threaded you want, I have a chrome set in good nick that I'd be prepared to swap for brake or saddle...

Make it 7 and I'll be there - going to be dark either way...

I'd go to this for a bit. Won't be home from work til 6:45 or summat though. What time are you heading? Gis a text if that's going to remotely work out

my head hurts

I am ready

I bought the Sylvans from On One a few weeks ago with the same worry. Good news is, it's £10 for the pair. Sweet

Matt I've got both of those. Got two pretty decent / adustable brakes (well, the pads are, you know).

You after whole brake, just caliper / lever, etc ?

I've 2 good black seats and one white one, which is a bit scuffed but cool...

Cheers mate, any chance you could bring them down on friday?

Good plan Phil.

Need for polo bike:

Saddle. Can be pretty much anything, any condition, although preferably fitting in with the tasteful black/silver/rust/duck-egg blue colour scheme.

Front brake. Haven't measured the drop but it's about as small as it gets. Allen fitting.

Ta

Howay man Ricky, there's only like two hills in Newcastle, you've been away too long. Gearing sounds about right though. I usually ride 48:17/18

fuck it man, I'm gan down anyway

I'll be there fo 6

Yeah, inner tube was a bit backward but it was all I had to hand and needed to get it on the road + not as flexible as electrical tape imo. Eventually worked out that proper rim tape costs fuck all anyway so gave up on improvising

I used electrical tape and the tube pressure went through it like a hole punch after a few weeks. Went to using a strip of old inner tube after that which worked fine

Phil and Pete can't make it to polo. I can get there for 6 but doesn't look like we'll have massive numbers. Still happy to have a twat about for an hour though. Anyone still desperately want to play or shall we call it for today? Andy, can you let Ol and Ed know if we decide not to.

Yeah, it's mine. Got a few more. Don't really do Flickr but I may get round to sticking a few up and I'll post a link.

Loving those stats. Second top scorer (joint) in Scotland - I'll take that!

Yeah, shite one of both of us but had to post for Andy's psycotic Braveheart/Shining grin

randomly, does anyone have a spare quill stem i could borrow so i don't need to fuck about redoing my bar tape when i put on the riser bars?

Sorry, my spare stem needs bar tape taking off as well, so for that reason, I'm oot

I'm out, play about Palestinian refugees and balloons. And drink

I might have a shit quill stem, I'll have a look when I get home and let ye know

No, do you want to do it seen as you're registered?

Cool, I had a look at the website but couldn't see the forums without registering. It's possible I was just being retarded though

What time do you want to leave on Saturday Andy?

I've made another mallet + I'll bring the spare ski pole and brake.

The Edinburgh Fixed Gear website looks pretty dead on the polo front. Anyone actually heard anything about it still going on?