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That's lush

This is dead tasteful, mind. Love it.

Picked this up a week or two ago since my old commuter has been promoted to full time gravel duty. A Basket, some tyres, and £5 handlebars later and I'm really happy with it.

I've a two-piece GT stem to fit but it needs stripping and repainting first, and I'm gonna see if I can persuade my old 650b mudguards to fit...

Prices updated to include postage

Levers sold! Thanks @seager

Having a bit of a clear out and these bits have all been sitting around for a couple of years. They're ready to go nice and cheap for your commuter/beater/pub bike. Pics Below

All prices inc postage. Collection in Gateshead/Newcastle available

Shimano PD-1055 Pedals — £15
Showing their age with some scratches and patina. Straps are a bit tatty but the threads are perfect and the bearings are buttery smooth.

Ultegra FD6600 — clamp on —£10
Brand new w/o packaging. Bought for a bike it didn't fit on. Sitting ever since. For 31.8∅ st.

SRAM brake levers — £SOLD

SRAM 10sp casette — 12/25 — £8
Swapped off the bike it came on after ~1yr. V light wear.

Tacx seat rail bottle cage bracket — £3
Used but in top condition.

Sorry Tony, been away from a computer for a couple of evenings. Best price would be £45 - at least £10 of that will be courier/postage..

Bump - £45 posted!? 😩

Apols for a bit of a dredge, but I'm looking for a new lab to try as I've lost a bit of trust in my local. Is DS's development any good - especially with push processing?

Bump and reduced to £50 posted to the UK.

Fuck, that's annoying!

What about drilling all the way through the rack strut and using a nylock nut on the other side?

When d'you need/want em by?

I've got at least one 650x42 Gravel King which you can have for postage - it's pretty cut up so unlikely to go back on the bike. I could post at the weekend :)

That's gorgeous!

Thank you! I'll take credit for the classiness despite it being a total accident :D

I think I kinda wanted it to look plain from a distance, but up mildly disco up close.

Cross posting from my build thread in humblebrag form, my commuter's been refreshed and serviced and I love it again.

More pictures :)

Hi there

After almost 5 years and 5600 miles of grinding my way up everything locally, I've just replaced these with a compact crankset for some nice spinny comfort.

The chainrings have obviously seen better days considering the mileage, particularly the outer - the "chain saver" pin behind the crank arm is missing, for example. The inner isn't as bad and I've avoided cross chaining throughout their use.

While the arms aren't cosmetically tip-top, any blemishes are minor and they're still very nice light, stiff cranks with both arms and the spider being crabon fibré. All threads/mating surfaces are in fine condition.

May be ideal for a crit/race bike where big rings and a crash-friendly budget are helpful.

As per the title the specs are:
Length: 170mm
BB: GXP BB86
Rings: Standard 53/39
BCD: 130mm (not compatible with compact rings)

These'll need to be paypalled and posted as I'm outside London, and I'd like £45 posted via courier for these.

Thank you! ☺️

No filing necessary - it's a thorn fork, so mounts galore and the geometry seems to work out.

Just used a couple of spacers to get it to clear the fork and/or brake

It's back on the road, all smooth and silent, and I like it enough that I can forget the horrendous overspend on both powdercoat and workshop costs.

The sparkles aren't easy to do justice but they're real nice.

Ahhh right you are! I thought I could see one in the photo bit it must've been something on the hub 😑

I think the forks just arent made for that rack.

Nah they'll go:

Looks like you've got your mudguard stay mounted to the rearmost hole on the pannier rack strut?

If you mount the the mudguard stays to the fork mount you're currently using the rack, then mount the rack above the QR (poss with the aid of a spacer to help clearance) it'll push the front of the rack struts up and they'll be more horizontal.

Sorry that's a bit of a complicated explanation but it's how I mounted my rack to solve a similar problem. I'd take photos of my setup but the bike's in bits.

Yeah way faster than I expected! Hopefully it lasts well. Forgot to say that the mechanic also agreed to chuck some ACF-50 I bought inside the frame, so that should keep things bubble-free for a while.

I'm getting it done at a place called Bettablast (up here in Newcastle). My mechanic recommended it and I later found out it's the facility of choice for a lot of cyclists round this way.

And they had a dog in their office, which almost makes the above inconsequential.

13/10 good boy would stroke again.

Doppelpost

I think I started the thread before I got the frame and edited that title in later once it arrived and was green.

This is roughly my maximum level of wit.

Because it was my wee Granny Smith coloured baby!