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as i kind of live between two countries and assemble parts in both this project is gonna take some time... the frork rechrome is done, i got a DA 7400 headset and a DA Aero seatpost. Need to build the rear wheel (Rigida DP18 to Miche Primato Pista). Anybody know if i could get a proper chainline with this cranks? What kind of BB would go good (BSA 68mmm, rear 126, so i´ll probably need to respace the hub anyway)

http://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen-und-verkaufen/sport-sportgeraete/sram-force-carbon-kurbel-39-53-51249983?adId=51249983

Cheers.

P.S. Also, new saddle on the way http://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen-und-verkaufen/sport-sportgeraete/sattel-gipiemme-plus-vintage-52633832?adId=52633832

bump, a TT lever and a cog still looked for, aero brakes set to add!

^^ FredyCro - of course you are right. I am doing plenty of riding*, but on the other bike (see top). I was hoping to get this one out for a ride before Xmas, but I will slow down and wait for the right parts to come along to finish it off.

I get it from my own experience that with time the wishes get a bit refined... will be assembling my frame-set in Christmas time... Sometimes (always) the things you want, you need to buy yourself :)

excellent work!

Wow, that's amazing!

I can pin-stripe, so I could possibly do some japanese writing down the forks, that'd look cool

after the story above, it just sounds like you're getting tattooed 'cause it looks cool, and not 'cause of what it represents ;) gorgeous frame!

Tokyo fixed do reasonably priced chrome track forks

just wrote them to see what the postage price would be, still thinking on how a straight fork would be on this frame and how much would it lower the bike down, wouldn't want me cranks dragging ;)

there's a side photo of the frame, i don't know what the angles are.

http://i.imgur.com/tDxRJ.jpg

Porn projects aside I'd like to:

1. Get rigid forks with cantilever mounts (maybe 26" front, 28" back), white ind eccentric hub to change my city MTB Author to a all city racer.

2. Lace up some cheapo rims to NOS Miche hubs and and build my gas-pipe "Rog" from the part box to a SS.

3. Finish my "Nordstern" project before 3rd of March (my birthday) so i can shred it when the nice weather comes.

4. Get a Ron Cooper track frame in my size, hang it on the wall, and assemble porn build up over years.

5. Italian classic from 70-ties built up period correct.

6. Move to a bigger flat, where I would put all this bikes.

7. Get rich enough to be able to complete all this projects. :)

Bad news from the guy that was doing the re-chrome on the fork, apparently they remove the old layer chemically and it seems the dropouts have been brazed and that chemical reacted on it. i'm really pissed of and he better give me some discount 'cause i'm gonna need to repair this... anybody have steel track forks, my HT is 14.5 cm. what kind of braze should they use on the old forks?

read top to bottom, quite same for me when i started building up my first bike a year ago, but you learn best through mistake.. like the bike, now stop worrying how it looks for a sec and go for a long ride!

nice.. as always you can't really know with powder-coating colors... they usually show the RAL scale, but it's always better if they can provide example plates. Good is you have lacquer on top of it and it's a classy color anyway. Show off some of these fancy lugs with HQ photos! :)

keep the old fork with a 650? love the frame/lugg work, if you keep this new fork, i'd just go for a respray on the frame, orange or white will go really nice with that shiny blue!

this time, next year, i'll be a millionaire and then whoever buys it now will have to sell.

water sandpaper, gradually from 400 to 1500-2000 + polishing (you can do it by hand and patience, but a bluffing machine or a dremmel would help). you will take the anodizing off, but who cares, as it's in shit condition. maybe start on the NDS crank on the back so you practice it up... light a spliff and play some good music and you may find this very relaxing :)

the frame is a looker/keeper, what size? don't regret being hasty later on, this frame deserves it's time and components for the build IMHO.. good luck.

BTW if you are on low budget, take some lemon juice and aluminium foil to that chrome, should make it sparkle like a mirror (EDIT: or oxalic acid and seal of with a car wax)!

Bullhorns; you'll want either barend/TT levers, or a crosstop lever. Look into it and decide which suits your riding style the best.
The transmission database on here is good for checking what combinations of BB/chainring/cog people use.

Thanks, I'd prefer a crosstop, but this bar seems to have a short flat area.
Will go through transmission database!

Looking for a black/ alu polished/ red deep V rim in 36 H! Good, usable condition + quality stuff! Needs to be shipped to Austria! Cca 50-60 Euro all together.

Also, if you have a single TT brake lever or a good cog 15-18 t in 1/8" to throw in i'd gladly give a couple of $ more.

Feel free to PM, transaction probably after this Christmas mess.

Cheers.

Espresso are generally not considered best quality. And as far as price goes, yeah they may be the cheapest from a retailer, but if you have a root round the classifieds section here; you'll probably find much better second-hand wheels that will be within your price range.

Welcome to the forum.
also, try searching.

It's about what it thought, have been looking through classifieds a lot, and still admire the really good prices (comparing to local listings where I live, eBay, retailers), I guess I'll post in Wanted forum. I want to do a proper build this time, but scraping any money together now around Christmas time is quite hard, most of my budget is what I manage to earn aside of my studies - which means low.

On topic, fork is getting re-chromed back in Croatia, where it's not all too expansive.
Any suggestions for a good, durable BB? Does anybody have any experience with using SLX tubing as a fixed gear? It seems foil thin, and I've seen one cracked and dented all over.
I'll probably go for a front break, so think what kind of lever to use for mavic bullhorn..

Some measurement of the frame:

ST: 57 cm(stated by manuf., C-C 56 cm)
TT: 56 cm
Rear: 126 mm

Hello everybody, I'm new to the forum, first i want to say all the projects are great and inspiring, so I thought i may post the thing I'm working on now, so I can keep up with it and maybe get some advice/suggestions! I got hooked up on FG about a year ago and built my first bike up (which I'll salvage for some parts now for the new build).

So, back to the topic, I got this mystery frame on E-bay for 150,- incl shipping, as the only one that made the start offer. It was advertised bad, with bad photos, but supposed to be NOS (but badly stored). Actually I trust this story cause there were no signs on drop outs from mounting the wheel, BB and HT also seem untouched.
Seller's gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lillyfinn/8169275701/in/photostream/

Frame arrived, opened it up, and baaam, first nasty surprise, chrome on the back of the fork is chipped/chipping away very nasty. Anyhow, cleaned it up, polished the rear chrome stays with aluminium foil and it doesn't look that bad.

So, want to equip it classy, but agressive, so started looking for parts. After visiting LBS I acquired this nice Mavic TT bullhorn and stem combo and a 3T Forma as a throw in.

Frame couple of pics - http://imgur.com/a/alU8q/all

The most current update is a Dura Ace headset. I'm just negotiating with a guy for a Dura Ace aero seatpost.

I'll probably take the wheelset from my first bike, but will swap the back wheel for a Red anodized Miche Primato 36H hub single fixed (24 spokes on my current set ain't working with my weight and style of driving). Also thinking on getting a silver polished deep V rim. (Any suggestions? Is Espresso rim any good? It's cheapest for sure ;))

My first build with a cheapo frame powder coated:

Hope someonw will also be able to answer some of questions regarding some components I'm considering to buy in the near future,

Cheers,

Fredy.

DIY all the way! good luck, looking forward to see the end results! :)

dig the color! now get a white ind eccentric hub and come to the dark (ungeared) side! :)

Eddy Merckx TT / Columbus TSX / Dura Ace 740x / Mavic 3G

Cheers

(yes, posted it before... but better pic now)

wow, gotta love it!

not making a commercial, but planet-x got nice 1" 3t stems and bars cheapo under vintage section!

unfortunately. will never be classy looking if the stem isn't low enough... which is a problem if you got yourself a too small frame (as I did)...