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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Il Principe wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    :lol::lol:

    That is utterly horrendous... mine would be a lot more tasteful. Would be? Will be. There's no conditional tense needed here.

    Ordered it have we?

    Not yet...
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • Feltup
    Feltup Posts: 1,340
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    :lol::lol:

    That is utterly horrendous... mine would be a lot more tasteful. Would be? Will be. There's no conditional tense needed here.

    Ordered it have we?

    Not yet...

    Get a shift on, I love living my bike buying life vicariously through you.

    Found out if you are doing the DD yet? The weather is looking pretty good so far.
    Short hairy legged roadie FCN 4 or 5 in my baggies.

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  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    http://lh4.ggpht.com/_p0dI96IVsno/SkpfS ... 060039.JPG

    only now it has a white charge spoon on it... red and silver, classy
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • spasypaddy
    spasypaddy Posts: 5,180
    got a problem ladies and gents, i appear in 9 months and 1100 miles ive managed to oval my chain set... any suggestions of what i should put on?

    Thinking about a miche or something
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    Oddjob, I think your front wheel is much prettier than the rear! Deep section black rims? Why don't you get "Hoxton Tosser" decaled on the down tube while you're at it? The rims will be heavy, prone to side winds and you'll look like a fakie :)
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    @LiTs that frame is a work of art so much so you've inspired me to swap my tourer frame with my SS frame and have that sculptured lugged beauty resprayed in it's original Mercian metallic blood red I might even stretch to Phil Wood or Royal

    Some one stop me please :?
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  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    biondino wrote:
    Oddjob, I think your front wheel is much prettier than the rear! Deep section black rims? Why don't you get "Hoxton Tosser" decaled on the down tube while you're at it? The rims will be heavy, prone to side winds and you'll look like a fakie :)

    1. Liverpool St is as close as i ever get to E London so Hoxton means sod all to me.... I can put "Liverpool St Tosser" if that will make you happy.... but i don't think that's got the same impact.
    2. 30g difference per rim (compared to the open sports on the front)... i'm sure i can live with that. My toolkit weighs more than that.
    3. My big body is more likely to be affected by side winds.
    4. "look like a fakie"... haha... you've obviously not seen me. I barely look like a cyclist.
    As yet unnamed (Dolan Seta)
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  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    itboffin wrote:
    Some one stop me please :?

    Nope... you're on your own :p
    As yet unnamed (Dolan Seta)
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Oddjob62 wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    Some one stop me please :?

    Nope... you're on your own :p

    Dude you said you loved me... :cry:

    BTW Liverpool street + anywhere in London esp Hoxton is like <1 mile

    London whilst clearly the most MASSHOOF awesome place on the planet is in fact the size of a hamsters egg (yes yes I know but you get what I mean).
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    itboffin wrote:
    Oddjob62 wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    Some one stop me please :?

    Nope... you're on your own :p

    Dude you said you loved me... :cry:

    BTW Liverpool street + anywhere in London esp Hoxton is like <1 mile

    London whilst clearly the most MASSHOOF awesome place on the planet is in fact the size of a hamsters egg (yes yes I know but you get what I mean).

    Haha... I do... that's why i'm not going to stop you from doing what's right ;)

    Sooo.... maybe i should go with "London Tosser"?
    As yet unnamed (Dolan Seta)
    Joelle (Focus Expert SRAM)
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    edited July 2009
    Assuming I buy a new SS frame can you peeps help me with my build please?

    Brakes: I'm thinking Veloce
    Brake Levers: Cane Creek, Campag
    Forks: Something Carbon
    Drop Bars & stem: Alu - perhaps Deda?
    BB: No Idea
    Chainset: Campag, Miche?
    Wheels: Already have
    Chain: KMC Track in red
    Headset: No idea
    Freewheel: ENO
    Tires: Vittoria Rubino Pro in Black/Red

    Thoughts please? The frame can be had for £337.49 Which leaves around £300 for parts.
  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    It's gonna be Me You an LiT as the Bright Red FGSS Posse :)
    As yet unnamed (Dolan Seta)
    Joelle (Focus Expert SRAM)
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    hi principe, if you're going for drops, I'd say that regular levers are better for stability on the bike when braking, but the bar top ones make bartaping easier and swapping the bits over is more straightforward

    I wouldn't recommend super expensive headsets or bb's but don't get cheap ones either, cane creek for the headset probably, the bb will depend on the frame and the chainset...
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    edhornby wrote:
    hi principe, if you're going for drops, I'd say that regular levers are better for stability on the bike when braking, but the bar top ones make bartaping easier and swapping the bits over is more straightforward

    I wouldn't recommend super expensive headsets or bb's but don't get cheap ones either, cane creek for the headset probably, the bb will depend on the frame and the chainset...

    Brakes have to be hood style roadie ones, I'm a drops man and ride primarily on the hoods.
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Oddjob62 wrote:
    It's gonna be Me You an LiT as the Bright Red FGSS Posse :)

    Nah, I'm going for a glossy black frame!
  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    Il Principe wrote:
    Oddjob62 wrote:
    It's gonna be Me You an LiT as the Bright Red FGSS Posse :)

    Nah, I'm going for a glossy black frame!

    OK i thought you were going for that red one you posted a while back... going for black with red highlights then?.. kinda like the inverse of mine.

    WRT the BB, maybe have a look at the transmission database on (dare i say it) the LFGSS forum. There's a LOT of combinations that have been posted that should give you a good chainline.
    As yet unnamed (Dolan Seta)
    Joelle (Focus Expert SRAM)
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    I Have a red bike :)

    in fact i'm riding it today in 'ol London town
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    itboffin wrote:
    I Have a red bike :)

    in fact i'm riding it today in 'ol London town

    Ahh yes very scheme to mine :)

    I'll be doing some laps round Regents park from 4-5 if you're in the area.
    As yet unnamed (Dolan Seta)
    Joelle (Focus Expert SRAM)
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Oddjob62 wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    Oddjob62 wrote:
    It's gonna be Me You an LiT as the Bright Red FGSS Posse :)

    Nah, I'm going for a glossy black frame!

    OK i thought you were going for that red one you posted a while back... going for black with red highlights then?.. kinda like the inverse of mine.

    WRT the BB, maybe have a look at the transmission database on (dare i say it) the LFGSS forum. There's a LOT of combinations that have been posted that should give you a good chainline.

    Christ that database is pretty impressive, cheers for the HU.

    Yeah, going for the black frame, no images of the whole thing on t'interweb:

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  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    Il Principe wrote:
    Yeah, going for the black frame, no images of the whole thing on t'interweb:

    Ahh yes I remember now. Should look sweet with the black red scheme.
    As yet unnamed (Dolan Seta)
    Joelle (Focus Expert SRAM)
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Oddjob62 wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    Yeah, going for the black frame, no images of the whole thing on t'interweb:

    Ahh yes I remember now. Should look sweet with the black red scheme.

    Excellent! Have you ordered it then?

    I have no idea on parts. I'm just starting down that road myself... asked CTBM about some ueber-tarty wheels... :)
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Going to have a look this week, perhaps today!

    Oooooh.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Il Principe wrote:
    Going to have a look this week, perhaps today!

    Oooooh.

    Yaaay!

    I think this new FG might be a summer fixie for me...

    Raise your hand if you have too many bikes already and are buying more bikes for no good reason...

    *raises hand*

    :oops:
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    Going to have a look this week, perhaps today!

    Oooooh.

    Yaaay!

    I think this new FG might be a summer fixie for me...

    Raise your hand if you have too many bikes already and are buying more bikes for no good reason...

    *raises hand*

    :oops:

    *raises hand*
    :D
  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    I think this new FG might be a summer fixie for me...

    Better hurry up... you know what this country's like, summer will be over before you've built it at this rate :p
    As yet unnamed (Dolan Seta)
    Joelle (Focus Expert SRAM)
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Il Principe wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    Going to have a look this week, perhaps today!

    Oooooh.

    Yaaay!

    I think this new FG might be a summer fixie for me...

    Raise your hand if you have too many bikes already and are buying more bikes for no good reason...

    *raises hand*

    :oops:

    *raises hand*
    :D

    :lol:

    I just had a mental image of you raising your hand in the style of the irritating kid who knows the answer and is just desperate to show off that fact...

    Ooooh me me me Miss, pick me!
    FCN 7/1
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Oddjob62 wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    I think this new FG might be a summer fixie for me...

    Better hurry up... you know what this country's like, summer will be over before you've built it at this rate :p

    It's getting suitable bits that will take time... but yeah, you're right!
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    :lol:

    Fancy popping into Mosquito bikes ce soir? I'm (hopefully) heading up there to gander at a frame before they close.

    Mosquito are a Phil stockist as well...
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Il Principe wrote:
    :lol:

    Fancy popping into Mosquito bikes ce soir? I'm (hopefully) heading up there to gander at a frame before they close.

    I would absolutely love to, unfortunately I'm in stupid Paris and flying to Helsinki this evening. Grrrrrr. :x

    I am plotting a trip up there before long though, there's some lovely stuff on their website...
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    Il Principe wrote:
    :lol:

    Fancy popping into Mosquito bikes ce soir? I'm (hopefully) heading up there to gander at a frame before they close.

    Mosquito are a Phil stockist as well...

    If you do, could you see what their price for a high flange front Phil hub is pls?
    As yet unnamed (Dolan Seta)
    Joelle (Focus Expert SRAM)

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