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Hi,

Please could you let me know where you're based?

Thanks,

Matt

[QUOTE=colnago_costa;1295522]I have a C-Record era one. Not sure if it is pista? If interested let me know. Hope you are alright.

I might be interested - what do you want for it? Where are you?

I'm gonna be fine, thanks, just bruises.

Matt

Yet another Record crank failure. How old were these?

Maybe just over a year old. I probably won't have any claim as I didn't use a torque wrench, it wasn't on the track, my brake cable wasn't campag, etc etc.

4am this morning on Mare st, I get out of the saddle and PING! Landed on my lock just above my coccyx. can hardly walk, ripped my coat, hit my head, popped my shoulder out and in, somehow my jaw is hurting, bump on elbow.

I possibly put it on too tight, but have emailed Campy.

F*ckin glad it wasn't down Hyde Park underpass!

Anyway, how are you? I heard you parted company with Goby's?

Mine snapped clean off at the BB spindle and put me on my ass.

Does anyone have an odd one?

Thanks,

Matt
(E5)

I'm looking for a used turbo trainer, preferably DIRT CHEAP.
Can pick up anywhere in London.

Thanks,

Matt

Great, I'm up for that - I'm a cycle courier (so no email daytime) and finish about 6.

What do you want for a cog?
Where exactly are you?

07530 670745

Matt

I want to take my track bike to Herne Hill on Saturday, but will I get a cog in time?
I can pick up central or East London.

Ta.

Matt

Hi,

I can fill dents with silver brazing and other techniques for £15 each.
I have built frames, and I'm in Homerton, E5.

Matt

Front track wheel built by Harry Rowland:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matts_bike_stuff/sets/72157622942397716/

FIR EA60 rim (not intended for a brake)
Campag Sheriff Star hub
28 DT Swiss plain guage spokes, radially laced.
Vitorria Pro Team 700x18 clincher tyre, possibly past its best through age, not wear.

Never used off track.

Would like £175.
Homerton, London E5

Thanks,

Matt

I'm really interested. Could you measure the distance from the centre of the fork dropouts to the center of the BB shell for me? Depending on that length I'll take this off you.

60cm.

I'm really interested. Could you measure the distance from the centre of the fork dropouts to the center of the BB shell for me? Depending on that length I'll take this off you.

Doin' it already..

Ride it on my 15,000 miles a year curb-hopping all-weather work bike? Nope.
My carbon road racing bike? Nope.
My time trial bike? It's not a 650.
My 1946 Bates Vegrandis? Nope - it's not a track bike and I'll break the flanges.
My Roberts track frame? Selling it.

I guess I'll put it in classifieds then.

I agree to a certain extent, but if you saw how much crap I have in my room you'd understand that I already have 5 bikes, several wheels and who knows what else. I'm a full-time bike courier and I make bike frames at the weekend, so I can only use so many bikes. There's a rear hub of this type in rough condition on ebay for £150.

I recently became the lucky owner of this wheel:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matts_bike_stuff/sets/72157622942397716/

However, I'm actually too afraid to use it because I think it's too good.
Was wondering if someone might know what it's worth. Not sure if I'll sell it, but on the other hand it seems crazy just to let it gather dust.

Matt

Frame sold.

90mm or so, not a shimmed 1 1/8 as I currently have - creaks when sprinting.

I've seen a few on the net, but does anyone know if one exists to fit oversize handlebars?

Cheers,

Matt

I have a black ambrosio evolution laced 3x to black ambrosio HF hub with black spokes (slvr nipples).
Well used, but in good nick. £35.

I'm interested - will PM.

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Thanks, saw that but not into deep section rims.

Mine is dying. Please help a courier in need. Prefer Open Pro rim. Have money or swap for bike bits & sht.

Cheers,

Matt

I might come along. It's nearly on my birthday.

Signed, although the petition, in my opinion, is too vague.

Oh yeah and I also checked alignment with a universal height guage, 2 V blocks, an engineer's square and a glass coffee table (nice and flat).

What's the process for building them?

1. Enlarge crown to fit steerer tube.
   
2. Braze steerer into crown.
   
3. Slot fork blades - careful they're in the same plane as the widest part of oval blade.
   
4. Braze dropouts into blades.
   
5. Bend blades to desired rake.
   
6. Enlarge crown blade sockets to accommodate blades.
   
7. Put the whole assembly into the "Wilko-Matic" fork jig.
   
8. Measure for caster, camber, fork twist, blade length, both blades same length, blades level, etc, about a million times.
   
9. Take it all apart when the blades are the right length and flux the areas to be joined.
   
10. Braze it.
    
11. Realize that the heat has moved it.
    
12. Remove dropout on long side, file 0.7mm on long blade slot, clean, flux, replace dropout. Braze. Check alignment with correctly dished wheel.
    
    

Put kettle on.

1. De-flux, clean up with wet & dry paper.
   

I guess so.

Will try for a more graceful bend next time.
It's 40mm rake and took lots of swearing to get it aligned.