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Sorry I just had to!

Shit shot

Apart from brooks, this ain't too bad.

Both cute asian chick and HHSB.

Mother f*#king bureaucrats.

MIG welding is fairly easy and not too expensive. I have this - http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/100e-mig-welder which is fine for up to 3mm thick steel. You then have to add the cost of a mask and gloves, auto darkening makes it much easier. Cheap masks are about £50.
MIG is fine if you're just going to be chopping up old 4130 frames (reynolds 501). If you want to go better and use stuff like 531 then you want brazing gear. It demands bigger gas bottles and the torch, hoses and regulators add up. Some people are saying that propane is a dirty gas to braze with when comparing to acetylene but it's more a case of different technique. Acetylene is pretty much unavailable in the Uk atm, there's news of users needing licences which is going to stop DIY users unless they have plenty of cash to spare.

For bikes - MIG<Braze<TIG

I would ideally love to learn to braze, but not knowing the first thing about gas ratios and safe working temps for steel and figuring that it was probably something you needed a license to get the gas for, I hadn't gone any further.
Might be worth looking into the propane though.
Mainly I'd like to be at least shown the basics first though and then left to experiment, especially as I have the space, time, and mechanical aptitude.
Think there's a fair few people who're in same situation as me!
But if there was someone who would be willing to give a kinda intro lesson to brazing, I'd be well up for reimbursing them (hint hint).

^ nice.

^^^^ I think (apart from the tyres) its all to period to really be enough tarck over track, even though it has elements of both, it fulfills neither really.

Colour coordinated, Gators, deep Vs, yeah I reckon so.

^ Think that could bridge over to rat too.

Wishbone stays on a cross bike?!

I love wishbone stays on a road bike, but would have have thought it would leave a lot more room for mud shedding without it.

T'is a very nice bike nonetheless.

Maybe not quite rat, but too good for porn....

So true it made me chuckle!

Lol! I've learnt with me to over engineer everything, that way, if it breaks I've only myself to blame!
Would seriously love to learn to weld though. I have an empty garage ready and waiting. Am gonna wait till next month and attempt a DIY carbon wheel project though. Home made trispok!

See, I don't have that problem, oh I wonder if they'll collapse on me, but I have so little self preservation instinct that it doesn't even slow me down... it's a wonder I'm still alive really and probably for the best I can't weld. :P

Anyone know of a handle bar mounted bottle cage?

I'd have a flat full of dream builds though! If I could do that, I'd never stop. I'd constantly be coming up with new ideas for improving things or wanting to go off in a different direction altogether!

Ok, I know I haven't started drinking yet, but that monster^^ made me stop and stare cause I couldn't take in all the mind numbing wrongness in one go!

^ Repped!

Damn the bloody royals for having some bash and in so doing delaying the arrival of new parts! >_<

I can't decide if I need JD or rum... I fear I may have to get both. Oh dear.

Damn that new Omnium up there is nice! I really do love their new frames... once I've finished with the one I got, I might have to get a new one... or something... 0_0

Also, with all the custom work on your shoulder, do you count as a franken-somethin TM?!

OH, COME ON!!! This bike is AWESOMES! And is totally taking the piss outta pretty much everything HHSB while still managing to be one, in a very tongue in cheek manner!
LOVE IT.