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Re the Cielo, the frame has some lovely details...
Flathead screws should have the slot vertical.
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Floyd Landis?
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Danish kroner. So divide by 10...
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It's a cooperative, though, which means prices are even more fucked. They were kept low by law for years, then set free on market term, which then meant noone could sell at their listed worth. The listed worth of mine is 550.000. I've offered 220.000 on an original listing price of 400.000
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Copenhagen, Denmark. If it'd been outside Copenhagen, a third would probably had been a reasonable offer. Propertyvalues are fucked outside the major cities...
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Just put in an offer on an apartment for 55% of what the owner originally listed it for. Got a mail from the realtor, who said they were open to offers and just wanted to get it sold - It's two sisters who inherited it from their dad. Been on the market for 6 months. Excited/nervous in equal measures right now.
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Ceeway do complete beginner kits for £115 incl. postage
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Spent a bit of time today on the bike:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g524uFI0lyo/UIvMAmGylgI/AAAAAAAABJw/sr8I61f8FDE/s912/IMAG0047.jpgThe bars should probably be angled down a bit, but right now give a flat top, plus they help compensate a bit for the short stem. Only a bit of cable trimming, a nut for the front brake and some bartape left.
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1993 Citroën ZX 1.4
1997 Opel Astra 1.6 Present one
Both 3-doors, both maroon, both cheap, both scratched and rusty, both economical. -
Link? - can find it on the Main Topics thread
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I'm in the middle of buying an apartment, but since electricity is beyond me, I'm a bit confused about the consumer unit (circuit breaker panel?). Right now there is a main circuit breaker with a handwritten "40A" next to it, and a regular circuit breaker with a handwritten "10A" next to it. Can I assume that 40 amps/3 phases goes into the apartment, and that I'll be able to have an electrician set up another circuit (or 2)? I'd like the kitchen/white goods to run separate from the lighting and other stuff...
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Has this been done?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/warrington-rugby-league-star-paul-1366439
I've played through some pretty painful injuries in the past. But this is a whole new level of toughness.
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Heh, yeah. We don't get long climbs, but there are some short, steep ones around in the eastern part of Denmark. Usually around half a kilometre long. http://climbs.dk/filter003.htm
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Looking for the crankset, I also found a couple of brake calipers and levers: 2 Shimano RX100 rear brakes with new or just slightly used brake pads. They are almost too nice for this bike, but will do for now. A bag full of (too) long brake nuts and a couple of RX100 brake levers also surfaced, along with a new Clarks universal brake cable.
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Stayed in bed, sorted the work inbox, and then went hunting for a crankset. Found a Shimano RX100 fitted with a 44 tooth Sugino Messenger and some Shimano SPD-SL's. Didn't look too good, but pedals spun freely, and the teeth on the chainring weren't too worn:
Sheldons chainline guide states that Shimano double cranksets use a 43,5 mm chainline, which puts the outer at 46 mm. According to the bottom bracket size guide on the same site, the RX100 A550 crankset uses a 113 mm bottom bracket. The rear wheel has a 42 mm chainline, so I'd like to move the crankset 4 mm inwards (actually a bit more, since the Messenger chainring is 1/8"). The bottom bracket box delivered a used, but smooth 107 mm Shimano UN-54 missing a cup. Found a used plastic one that'll do. The chainline will be around 1-1,5 mm off, which I can live with...
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A quick rummage through the basement, produced a couple of wheels. A Velocity Deep V on an One-On track hub and a Mavic Open Sport laced radially to a Shimano HB-2200. The rear runs nice and smooth, even after a couple of years of daily abuse - The front is slightly crunchy, even though it's never been used. They are actually the first and second of my wheelbuild attempts.
Found a pair of handlebars and a way too short stem, and this is as far as I'll get tonight.
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The headset was missing a washer and a locknut(?). A quick look in a box under my desk labelled 'Headsets', gave my half a headset identical to one already on the bike. Odd.
The bearings didn't look to bad, so I gave them a quick clean and regrease, and reassembled. The steerer is a bit too long, and I couldn't find a 5 mm 1" spacer anywhere, so that's on the list of things to get.
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Hello. This will be a log of the building of a couple of cheap bikes, to keep at my parents places. My dad lives in the flattest part of Denmark - I'll stash a steel singlespeed there. My mom lives in one of the hillier parts - I'll keep a geared aluminium bike there.
Both bikes will be build from stuff lying around the house. I'm quite confident that my hoarding skills means that I'll have everything I need.
First of is the singlespeed:
The frame is allegedly a Peugeot Richard Virenque. Unknown year, tubing etc. One of the previous owners have removed the gear bosses and gear hanger and painted it quite badly.
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Tenderloin: How big are you? I'm 195 cm and 102 kgs (around 6' 5" and 16 stone), and a bit unsure if I'll fit an XXL?
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Hmmm... I've got an XT550 and a half in the garage, that's currently completely disassembled. Got WP USD forks and an Öhlins rear. Maybe I should make something like that beauty out of it?
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Ah, I see. Yeah similar weather if not roads.
Winter bikes = mudguards over here because of all the salt and because filth tends to wash onto (rather than off) the country roads.
Sane people over here use mudguards as well ;)
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Winter in Denmark. Just as shitty (I'd guess)
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I think it's from growing up on boats, where all screws were vertical.