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Anybody know where I can order a 1" Chris King crown race for delivery on or before wednesday?

I just saw Steve getting onto his trike (I work just across the road from the MK bowl), looks like a struggle with that cast on.

The paint is staying, for now, I have a sneaky suspition that one of the small marks in the paint around the internal cable routing hole on the top tube may infact be the start of a crack... For now I'm just going to ride it and hope for the best. Should this turn out to be a crack i'll obviously have to do something about it, which would mean it would need painting, or try and find another 650c road frame that wasn't made for a child.

LBS is ordering me a 5700 group with a 5800 chainset and pricematching merlin. Should be here early next week. I could do with a old flite if anyone has one? not too fussed on condition as I have a mint one on my beater that I can swap onto this

BLB is the UK importer/distributer and stock the bearings

Can you post? 2nd Dibs the Flite if so

Has this been discussed yet?

http://www.bricklanebikes.co.uk/blb-notorious-zero-rear-disc-black

surely nobody is paying that much? Thats 20 quid more than a HED clincher disc...

They had a pop up shop like that near me for a couple of weeks. I'm pretty sure they sent me the wrong sized seat post during the time the pop up shop was there just so I had the "convienience" of returning it in person. Then the guy working in there told me that nobody makes 27.2 seatposts as they are not a standard size and my only option was to buy a Thomson. Nobs.

Thanks Ed

Would the 105 (5800) 11 speed chainset work fine using the rest of the 10 speed 5700 group?

Basically I'm stuck with 10 speed but prefer the look of the 11 speed chainset over the 10 speed one.

Would the 5800 chainset work fine with the rest of the 5700 group?

Any black 10 speed group recommendations?

OK, Thanks for the info guys.

I believe the current cassette is a 9 Speed DA.

Hed only appear to do a 11 speed conversion kit for the newer stuff but I will contact them to see if they have anything.

So would a 11 speed 105 derailer work fine with a 10 speed cassette? or even the current 9 speed one I have?

Rear OLD is 130mm

^^I'll give that sheldon page a read at lunch

@Dakin I'm gonna get some wider risers for my fixieskidda but not for this.

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I have a few gear related questions, as mentioned previously I have no idea what I'm doing;

I've pretty much decided I want a full black groupset for this. Black 105 (5800) looks good and is cheap. Is this the best out there for the money or should I be looking at something else? If I can get something alot better for not alot more money I'd rather do that.

Currently the Hed has a 9 speed cassette(or is it a screw on block?) Can this easily be changed to 11 speed? or will I have to stick with 9 speed and therefor use a sora rear derailer or something?

Am I going to run into any issues fitting a modern group to this frame set?

The saddle on there is just a striped slr and its twisted and really creaky. I think to start with I'm just going to build it up with compact drops, I'm pretty sure the saddle position need to come down a fair bit from that photo so the fit with drops should be ok.

I did think about risers with aero extensions, I'm sure I've seen that set up on the forum before, maybe on the forum famous les the lo pro. It's quite hilly round here so not sure that's going to be a long term option.

When I bust out a super sick wheelie I'll make sure I do a rad to the max skid to return the HED decals to there rightful place.

Just for @Scilly.Suffolk

disclaimer; Tyres are flat and post/saddle are shit

I'm at work! no chance of a mock up today.

Fluoro is perfect, very well executed. Got me contemplating paint to contact point colour matching for mine but I'm sure it would end in a 1 way ticket to anti.

Many thanks to @sugarysnacks for these!

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That's awesome, and the composite Dalsnibba is another level

Just saw that on red bulls Instagram. Madness

Thursday? Gutted

Nothing serious, hiphopscenesterTTroadbike posing and some commuting, but my commute is mainly country lanes rather than than an inner city obstacle course.