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^that BMC looks awesome other than the chain!

3 months on and my TT bike has changed a fair bit:

reading through this thread I can see that the precursa can take wider tires, is the track champion the same? ideally I'd like to run a 28 on the rear and a 25 on the front.

nope, the TC is much tighter, you might just about get away with a 28, but certainly no bigger.

yep its a tub. In fairness to the budget aim, it was £130 posted including tyre. not a bad price. whole bike is still under £400.

I may try and make a disc wheel from some thin polycarbonate sheet or something, but only if i can achieve something which looks decent and has any chance of being at all aero!

ask and you shall receive ;) I cant wait to race it tomorrow night.

Thread name should probably be changed to 'TTing will drain your bank account'

yeah definitely. In fact I just got a too good to refuse deal on a planet x 82mm front wheel! this is becoming 'not so budget TT build' I figure those wheels hold their value reasonably well though.

The frame is surprisingly stiff, I think it is 531, but don't really know. its got fancy lugs. I cant identify it because the new BB shell means it has no serial number. if any Raleigh expert thinks they know what it is then let me know.

Nice one, I saw your bike in another thread a while back, it was actually kinda the inspiration for mine! There is something really nice about racing on an old steel bike, cant really put my finger on what it is but I like it.

James slim carbon saddle + TT position = pain!

cheers man, the frame is staying as im already quite attached to it. BONOR is right. new bits have been bought. Although i did a 5miler at 25 the other night without too much trouble so i recon a 10 at that speed is totally doable.

Hi,

I'm looking for a front wheel about 80mm deep, tubular or clincher. 700c.

Cheers,
Rob

great - I will hit the axle harder.

edit: bigger hammer did the trick. they did take quite a lot of force to get out though, should anybody be reading this in the future.

Hi,

I'm having some trouble getting the bearings out of a novatec track hub. am i right in thinking all i'm supposed to do is remove the lock nuts and then give the axle a good wack with a mallet? I have tried that, and they aren't budging.

am i doing something wrong?

Thanks,

Rob

ah ok, just wondering because of DRK sticker :-)

haha, the frame is staying. im not buying any more bits till i can do a 10 at 25mph, which will probably be quite a while!

new forks for the TT bike today

Now running a bigger gear, 50t chainring and 13 or 14 on the back depending on the course/my legs. Also got some new forks, and fiddled with the position a bit. its pretty addictive this thing and I imagine the cheap and cheerful mantra is going to end up being blown out of the window in search of extra speed!

Is that a Bristol bike?

Right, I haven't got any more of these yet, and the list is pretty long, so to anybody reading this after my post, I'm afraid its not worth adding yourself to it. Those already on the list will get a PM if and when i have any, I will start from the top of the list and work down so i'm sorry if your at the bottom and don't get any.

If i have a load available at a later date then i will post up.

Cheers,
Rob

thats sick man! one of the nicest TC's i've seen.

only to a certain point.

I do pretty high milage on a precursa without any discomfort. 25c 100psi

kindof, but it begs the question 'why buy a super stiff track frame and then soften it up, when you could just buy a frame that's nicer to use on the road?'

That said, I have a mate who racks up some pretty serious road milage on his Track Champion and never complains about the comfort of it.

my bike on the last page has cut down airwings, look/feel much better imo

if those bars are airwings, maybe chop 2/3 cm off the ends of them, i did that with mine and it brought the brake lever forward into a more comfortable position whilst keeping the tops in the same place.

loads of cyclists out and about near Bristol today. I rode 55 miles fixed from Bristol to cheddar across to wells and then home, pretty nice day for it too. knee warmers and no shoe covers and not cold!

so basically its a shit design, cool. I'll ride it for a bit see if/how badly it creaks and wack it back on eBay if its too irritating!

edit: just ridden 55 hilly miles on it. no slipping, no creaking, no complains whatsoever.

Single bolt? Expect a small creak

ah, thats a pain, any way of curing it?