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Light blue on*one locked to railings next to pizza hut at the corner of parkers piece. Also saw a black bike of some sort with front black aerospok cruising down drummer st.

If i wasnt already going somewhere tomorrow i'd get that. I know the exact spot.

actually the stock photos show it quite well, here: Avenir Low Rider Alloy Front Pannier Rack: Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Outdoors

Oh.Didn't realise it was a lowrider. Looking for more of a rack type thing that sits over the front wheel.

I may be interested in the front rack. Any pics? I'm in Cambridge so no need to post. Reckon it will fit my Kaffenback?

Looks like the emergency defibrillator trolleys from my work, except they are red, and have life saving stuff on them, not bike tools!
I make do with several tool boxes, an old desk, a few plastic boxes and a metal shelf unit.

All good stuff. I'll bear it in mind. Want to give the Rigida/deore wheel a chance first before trying other single/fixed options. The next pics i put up will prob be on sat when i test load the bike with my selection of Army Surplus/hiking packs to see how it looks and handles.

Ultralight you say. Touring bike? I am all ears. Mine is light-ish only due to lack of gears.

Not a bad idea. But yeah, the plan is to mount the 40T chainring on the inner side and pop a bashguard on. There may be a few dirt tracks on my mini-tours. Time will tell if 40/16 is a good all round ratio for mostly flat terrain with occasional hills. I was going to pick up a few of the shimano cogs of various sizes to experiment with as they are pretty cheap.

shimano UN54 bottom bracket, good condition, turns nicely...107mm axle length £7.50

I'm interested. PM on it's way.

Ooops. Should be just over £700. Not bad i suppose. Wheels and frame were the most pricey bits. Tyres weren't cheap either. But i reckon this bike will last for years.

Got the guards today. SKS in black. Fiddled around for ages to get the front one on. Haven't got the rear one on yet. Front needs a little adjusting as it rubs on the v-brake. Pics up when both guards are on. Here is the parts list;

• Planet X Kaffenback frame and forks
  
• FSA Orbit 2 headset
  
• Shimano UN54 BB
  
• Shimano cranks
  
• Gebhardt 40T single chainring
  
• Rear Rigida Sputnik rim laced to a Shimano deore hub
  
• Front Mavic rim laced to a hub i forget the name of with QR skewer
  
• Halo QR skewer for the rear
  
• Velosolo spacers and 16T Andel sprocket with a Token lockring
  
• Token carbon headset spacers
  
• Scott mtb stem and bars
  
• SNG brake levers
  
• Gusset tight bastard grips
  
• Tioga powerstud bar ends
  
• System Ex 27.2mm seatpost
  
• Thompson 29.8mm seatpost clamp
  
• Selle san marco saddle
  
• Genetic mini-v brakes
  
• Tortec rear rack
  
• SKS Mudguards
  
• Schwalbe marathon plus tyres
  
• System Ex pedals with clips and leather straps
  
  

I think that's it.
Came in at over £600 for the lot, not including stem,bars,brake levers and saddle. They are from other bikes. They are also the parts most likely to be replaced when money allows.

Love those loop bars. Wonder if they would suit my tourer?

Sorry. Ran out of time. Driving lesson overran and then had to meet up with wife and daughter. Promise to turn up at a sesh soon. Tias offered a loan bike. I am desperately looking for a cheap ish 1 1/8 threadless fork for my mtb so i can use it for polo.

I'm a maybe as a spectator/ polo noob. Unless my heavy arse mtb can hack it on the court.

My Kaffenback is pretty compact. Havent got it out on a long ride yet but a few local rides have proved to be very smooth. I am using mtb bars and bar ends which give a good upright riding position. I may change to drops next year. Giving the mtb bars a go this season first. I went for the medium size frame, could have prob managed the large. But medium fits me fine. They are a good price too as are the pompetamines.

Toying with the idea of mounting the chainring on the inner side of the crank arm. Then popping a bashguard on the outer. Hope do some nice looking 40T ones. A lot of bashguards only go up to 36T. Must be a DH mtb thing.
Black mudguards are a cert. Need to de-rust/replace stem bolts too. Going to try mounting some bags and stuff at some point.
Also thinking about lighting options. My shitty cateye ones are only good for the 10 min work ride. This bike needs something better ( but not silly expensive). Once i have the guards on i will post a full parts list and total cost.

Love it. Glad you kept the original paint job. Shame about the chainring. It would make a nice wall hanger:-).

^Thanks. I agree with the guards filling the gaps. The cockpit is not to everyones taste i'm sure. It is a really comfy ride position ( that makes me sound so old) but i wont know till i do a long ride in wind and over hills whether its perfect.

The Touring bike is complete, apart from Mudguards. Single speed touring FTW!

^ Nice. Any advice on where to get decent/cheapish straps? want some for my ss mtb, especially as it may become a polo bike.

Shiny bits from Velosolo.

Horizontal dropouts in place, secured with chainring bolts. Loads of room for adjustment.

Getting the sprocket and spacers on and lined up. Love that shiny cog! Added a bit of bling with a gold Token lockring.

The Gebhardt chainring was suprisingly light out of the packet. Annoyingly it is also a little thinner than i thought so for now i'll have to leave the inner ring on as my chainring bolts are slightly too long to tighten the Gebhardt on it's own.

Almost done!!!
The Tortec rack went on okay, with a little filing of the square bits that fit onto the rear near the dropouts. Might saw the rods down a bit as they are a little long. Also put the Tioga bar ends on which really help to give the bike more of a trekking look and feel.
Took it out for a quick spin, not too far as i am actually ill and off work today!.
The ride is lovely and smooth still. With the new cog, spacers and chainring and not needing a tensioner the bike moves round like a ninja! I honestly think i will run someone over as the bike makes almost no sound at all. The marathon tyres hum along the road and that is about it as far as noise goes.
Maybe i'll get an air horn or bell.
So next is a set of SKS mudguards, then a window of opportunity to get in some long rides and load up with some test weight and try some gradients (East Anglian gradients are anything that isn't level).
Best bike i have ever had i think. So proud of myself for putting it all together, eventually.

Evening. I am up for a gash and a LFGSS (when they are done). Both in medium white please.

Im up for sunday. As a first timer though. 1230 Barnwell?

Dropouts on order.
Also ordered bits from Velosolo. Gerbhardt chainring, Andel sprocket and Velosolo spacers. All in a bit cheaper than more blingy/showy alternatives. Got me some assembling to do. Saturday am is pencilled in. Unless a window of opportunity opens one evening. Bloody work. Money nice. Having to work for it, annoying ;-)

What with the chain tensioner?

Haven't got round to getting a half link or full half link chain. As mentioned before the frame dropouts don't allow much room for adjustment.