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@CptnBigNose yeah, I guess I'll just check it every now and again. Assume the place it would fail is the crown race though so quite hard to check. They look relatively nicely made though. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

@GideonPARANOID cheers!

@ldphotoworks yeah I do - PM me if you're still interested.

@Josh it was about 8.5kg in the end, by no means light but light enough to feel zippy compared to my other bikes.

https://soundcloud.com/groove-magazin/groove-podcast-233-mary-yuzovskaya
Good hypnotic stuff.

Finished, but currently not rideable as just as I was thinking how great tubeless was on the way home, the back tyre started to deflate pretty quickly. It holds air but is bubbling at the rim in multiple places. Gonna get some more sealant next week.

Only thing else left to do is internally routing the front hose, which is a PITA since I'll need to cut it and rebleed; and find some bottle mount bolts.

Very happy with it generally, even though it's half a kg more than I thought it'd be. Not that that really matters for a commuter bike.

Yeah, did the commute on it last week, really lovely and fun to ride. Fork feels decently enough made but am still slightly paranoid about it. Should be fine just for road.

with a little bit of luck - dj luck & mc neat

Personally I don't think he'll go away if/when we have a withdrawal agreement and Brexit is 'done'. He'll continue to be called upon to give comment for the next 10 years about any discussion on new arrangements/trade deals etcetc as 'the man who made Brexit happen'.

Apologies if saying the same things about tubeless tyres over and over again (didn't read the whole thread)...
but that final pop followed by sweet, sweet silence when the air stops hissing out is possibly the most satisfying bike-related thing ever.

Rode past this about an hour later but couldn't really see what had happened. Was really hoping it wasn't what it looked like.

Horrible news, RIP.

I was wondering this too. Main upshot is that 9th means there isn't enough time to push through the WAB before parliament dissolves; and that parliament could reconvene before 2020 to make sure to avoid end of year no deal shenanigans (not sure if that one is still a concern).

The crackle effect was too inconsistent in the end so I painted over it, leaving an interesting 'leather' sort of effect. Paint is really fragile though, so just going to let it get ratty and powdercoat if I'm riding it a lot.

Did most of the main bits tonight, main things left are seating the tyres and setting up the brakes. It's the first time I've really had weight as a target so happy that it's about 6.5kg at the moment. Should be under 8 when finished which is what I was hoping for.

V nice and tidy... GLWS

Wheels sold.

Drop - Frame and fork and Dura Ace headset now £230.

Everything else still available and happy to post parts at cost.
@cgg can do the stem for £10 if still interested.

Finally ditched London Bridge this morning and did Southwark Bridge, Q11 instead.
Amazing. Wish I'd done it a year ago.

Yeah, I could take it if you're not getting on with it. Will PM.

Now splitting:
Frame, fork and Dura Ace 7400 headset: £240
Dura Ace 7403 Brake (barrel adjuster missing plastic insert and can't be adjusted) £10
Dura Ace 7402 Cranks, 170mm £50
UN55 (I think) BB £5 (won't sell until cranks are gone)
HPlusson TB14 with Novatec hubs wheelset. Great condition £140
Dura Ace 7410 NJS 27.2mm seatpost (has been cut down, can measure) £30
Rubino Pro tyres: 1x unused new 25mm, 1x nearly new 25mm, 1x skidded 28mm £15
600m silver riser bars £5
3ttt stem £15
Sugino 75 46t 3/32" chainring £15
1/8" Chain £5
17t Lifelife sprocket £5

Or whole bike for £480 still possible.
Prefer collection Old St/Bromley/in between, but postage considered too.

Not sure why this thread is so engrossing but it is... have read the whole thing and still have no intention of waxing my chain.

Paint preview...

Just waiting for it to cure now and I'll add a couple of coats of clearcoat.

It's quite hard to get a uniform finish so had to redo some bits.. won't look amazing but should look decent enough for £20 and a bit of work (and minor lung disease).

In the mean time have amassed everything except annoying bits to do with disc brake compatibility. Should make a start tomorrow with the wheels.

I guess a lot of people would eat at a McDonald's because it's there but wouldn't actively do anything to get a new one approved.

Question about franchises - does McDonald's choose a location based on demand and then find a franchisee, or does a franchisee find somewhere and then ask McDonald's to become one?

Might be too late sadly, but do you have an old portfolio type website which could still have those details on it?

I don't get it anywhere near as bad as your situation, but I do get the odd email to the address I have on that from Indian web/design/QA etc businesses prospecting for work.

^ Just found out that '🤷♂️' (woman shrugging + the male sign) just shows as a 'man shrugging' emoji on supported platform.

Had wondered for ages what the meaning behind people bothering to type the ♂️ was.

(Commute was uneventful, pleasant even, to get things back on track).

Read an interesting article a while back about someone who 'hacked' a load of Hollywood stars' emails and photos. Turns out he wasn't a hacker at all, he just guessed one star's email and rubbish password, which gave him the address book containing of loads of other stars' email addresses, lots of which also had rubbish passwords.

Roadsafe / https://www.met.police.uk/roadsafelondon/

Ashley Hames, Sin Cities.
Poor man's Louis Theroux for sure.

Started paint stripping with a drill and sander. Probably will be a couple of hours work in total.

Recently built up a commuter Pompetamine for the winter, but predictably immediately got bored of it as it's far too similar to my commuter Pompino.

Therefore decided to do something a bit different and build it up as a slightly fancier and lighter version of what I usually ride.

Not racing or anything so not planning to spend loads on it, just get something nice to ride over my hilly 12 mile commute through the winter.

Plans:

• Stripped and DIY sprayed Pompetamine frame with a novelty crackle paint job. Don't mind if it doesn't last forever
  
• Hylix thru axle fork
  
• 2nd hand Hunt 4 seasons & 32c tubeless gravel kings
  
• Decent carbon wideish bars
  
• Low to midrange Shimano hydros
  
• Force crankset
  
• Single speed
  
  

Hoping for around 8kg. No rack or other practical stuff as I already have the Pompino for that.

Current guise - already sold the wheelset