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if its welded poperly, there no reason why it couldnt be strong enough. thats the whole point of welding, its strong. the ends of the bar need to be chamfered so that full depth penetration can be achieved. and yes, i know that sounds rude.

£45 for the pair posted to you. im in leicester you see.

have a thomson 50mm overize stem. practically unused. did about 3 rides on it. perfect condition. and some bontrager riser bars to suit.

that BMC is fucking awful. proper fail.

i have for sale a pair of pro vibe alu track drops for sale. 31.8mm clamp, 42cm width. they are almost brand new with 1 ride on them. they have black pro bar tape fitted and are completely unmarked and as new
£45ono posted.

Anybody interested in some pro track drops. 44cm i think. Ridden once. Unmarked box fresh. 3/4 bar tape.

Track or anatomic?

first impressions are good. im used to a suspension fork on my singlespeed 26" bike so anything would seem a bit harsh, but i was pretty comfy all the way to work. certainly no more harsh than any other geared road bike ive ever ridden. needs a bit of adjustment of the riding position but thats always the way. need some chain adjusters to help set the chain tension. cant seem to get it quite right.

now that my look is on the road, its time to start rebuilding the 1964 (i think) raleigh blue strike i have sat in the shed. it looks fucked but we can rebuild it. off to argos for a respray over christmas i think. then rebuild wheels, new tyres and a shit load of polish and shes there. my wife doesnt even seem to have noticed its arrival. ace.

update, 30mm brake bolt purchased for £1 from lbs. happy days. bike will be on the road tomorrow. assuming it doesnt rain.

Well we ordered the fixie version, and this is what came. And I don't want a rear brake. I do however want a front brake. Hence the whole conversation about the bolt. It's such a simple thing but such a pain. Also, the Thomson seatpost is growing on me. A bit.

Thanks for the offer of the nut but I recon it's going to be a bit short. It will probably reach but only by a couple of mm. Which defo isn't enough. I would rather have 5 or 6mm. Will put in some calls tomorrow. Just fitted my Thomson post too and it looks lame.

the bridge on mine looks about the same, and has a hole. it just runs from top to bottom in line with the stays, not in line with the rim as on yours.

maybe yeah.

sanddancer, have your forks got a carbon steerer.? i dont like that BMC. not sure why? but im not keen.

yeah cheers. its defo different to mine though. strange they havent drilled it out fully though.

Sanddancer any chance you could pm me a pic of your rear stays ( which by the way sounds wrong).

Yeah got the cover and stuff, but not cables and stuff. Mine was ordered about a month ago and had been at the shop ever since. I think it was one of the last of that batch so maybe they've changed it a bit. Who knows. Wasn't going to run a rear brake anyway. Just annoying I can't fit my front brake yet. Hey ho.

No cables, brake bolt or bar tape. When did you get yours?

I was going to tap up the mechanic at my lbs and see if he has one kicking around the workshop. He usually has random shut like that. Failing that I'll phone fishers and ask where the fuck the one that should have come with it is?? Hopefully it'll cost me nothing. As a last resort, I'll have to foot the bill for one. Shimano do them (27mm) for about £4.50.
Rear bridge is defo not drilled. The fishers rep told me the track one should have no brake holes at all.

mine isnt either. i didnt look at the box to be honest but they clearly offer 2 versions on the fishers (importers) website. the owners book says it should have come with a long brake bolt but it didnt. which was a shame as i now have to sort one out.

as lolo says. they have the undrilled track version and the bandwagon jumping predrilled fixie (their name) version. i got the latter. that way i have the option. and as its my first proper fixed (i usually ride singlespeed), i thought it would be prudent. all the fixies ive ridden had (a) brake(s). im super stoked with it though so far. i have another post i can use but i want some layback and the thomson i have doesnt have any.

this is my work in progress. i was hoping to have it ridable yesterday but need a 30mm brake bolt and a saddle with round rails, not oval ones!! other than that its good to go.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52042204@N02/5131424377/

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This stem is almost brand new and unmarked. Only ridden a couple of times. Am in Leicester so will have to post. £40 posted. Pm for a pic.