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so why say it now?

Because I posted it and I was being smug.

On the CNC cassette - it is very pretty. We have problems machining stuff like this at work (mainly composites), you machine that much material away and parts sometimes bends / creep, because you've taken away so much of its internal structure. The forged block would have to be of high quality to start with. Impressive for cnc nerds anyway.

You could deffo build a porn-worthy bike for a grand. Porn is not directly to do with money. Rarity of parts, provenence, custom touches and execution matter more. I'm happy that I will probably never build a porn-worthy machine, I've put together nice bikes that run well. Honestly, setting out to build a porn-worthy machine just marks you out as an egotist. I neither want a bike that sits in the garage that I'm scared to ride or one that people stop me about all the time, tbh it's embarassing when that happens. It is nice when a bike just comes together though.

I do like this thread, I like seeing interesting machines people have got a bit creative with. If i had my way I would ban risers from this thread though.

"Built for Tony Rominger in 1994 to break his previous hour record. That is a 61t chainring in front. Colnago was years ahead of Zipp with those dimpled carbon disc wheels. This bike was made around the time that the UCI began restricting bike design so it didn't get to see much use"

Haha I've never said this before cos its fucking lame and I think its the worst thing about this forum - but -reeeeepost!

I posted it about 4 months ago along with all of this http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/sponsors/italia/colnago02/?id=bikes

don't get the green thing.

Infact none of the bikes on this page really hit the spot.

I was more on about the design, but yeh I get you.

Sorry never noticed the description at the top of the gallery. V. interesting though. Its funny that they weigh less than brand new 7710's. Progress - what progress?!

More pics at http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2009/sept/1/Jorj.htm
Since then, I've changed to a Cinelli Grammo stem and Dean Ti seat post, in addition to today's brake lever swap.

Ti cranks / spider?

Who made these (Very similar to a well known BMX brand)?

Putney connection ayeee.

Just use more hairspray and they are fine. Then a hair dryer to speed up the drying. Bit of back combing and the jobs done.

WD 40 / gt85 works a treat

I've been considering having a go at a tt, I've just changed up to 48 - 15 on my bj and its not to bad (I hit 36.4 at 3am on sunday morning haha!).

Where did you get these stickers hippy? I had a few of these a while ago.

This is actually going to be pretty sick. How are the forks holding up after all this time?

nah it's awful and the supreme sticker makes it a million times worse.

This is a good wee tent http://www.coleman.eu/UK/c-416-kraz8482.aspx- my friend had one when we did the west highland way at the start of spring and the weather was awful. Shit if you've got more than 65l of gear as there's nowhere to store it. It's light and easy to put up.

I always think if spend as much on your tent as you do on your jacket you won't go far wrong.

It sucks that a bike a nice as this is only worth £210 second hand.

Is it? Haggle like an arab!

gold ultra ftw

Appart from the frame, it's all down to the condition of the cranks and stem. If the stem is pinched or the cranks are twisted / have play in the splines £60 is a fair offer. This isn't even a midschool bmx and it has some sort of shit hoffman / alex wheelset (not araya's or perigrine superpro's) - thus £60 - 100 is reasonable.

He's right, they've just about given up on the european market. Although they are still doing ok in america. If zeal have broke into double figures in the frames they have sold this year i'd be surprised.

Thats annoying. A similar design with 2 barrel adjusters could work, or you could use a motorbike style throttle (I always used to hate giving up grip space for the shifter). I can't belive that rohlhoff hasn't come up with a better / alternative shifting solution.

I think this hub solves a problem that there's already an answer for - a 15mm spanner. Lefty forks have been and still are a disaster waiting to happen - actually I'd go as far as saying that the whole cannondale headshock thing is a bad idea. I used to be a shop sponsored rider and tbh they don't cut it. What velo libre says about khe is completely true. A mate got a top of a range bike from them for less than trade as his brother owns a bike shop that sells their stuff. He's broke, sold or changed out every part of the bike appart from the stem. Since the beater you'll struggle to find a part that they've made that you would choose to buy again. You could never have a freecoaster that shares the current design as it works on a thread - I've seen a few taken appart, I don't understand them really. The threaded sleeve is one of the important bits though.

Have I just about put this thread to bed?

p.s. longskid I hope the hub is working for you

everyone moans about rollhoff and sram hubs because of the gripshift style shifters. Surely you can run these though:

They've got an extra click for 8 speeds and i'm sure that lever clicks the indexing off. These are brilliant in use, has anyone tried them?

The frame was actually £450 - 500 if it's an ox platinum. If you swapped the forks and wheels, pedals, seatpost and saddle for something newish you'd be getting towards a bike thats reasonably light and fun to ride. It's a good price, just bear in mind the things that are fucked / could be fucked. It's still got brake lugs which is a plus though.

But I'm guessing you don't have a full-enclosure chain case on your bike.

I was actually thinking about the wear on the crotch, haha!

If people were really honest it's down to aesthetics. I've bought more frames / bikes where the final deciding factor on whether I should buy it or not was down to the colour. I bet the golden ratio figures in why steel frames generally are more attractive, (i'm not saying alu / carbon aren't).

I just wouldn't be up for riding in a pair of trousers that cost £250, props for that alone.

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vin diesel bikes - haw haw!