Lookee what I built.....

gtvlusso

Surprisingly comfy position....on initial test!

SimonAH

Gonna be hard to ride with only one pedal and no back wheel though...

EDIT
oops - picture must have only half uploaded when I viewed first.....

SimonAH

Or did you mean the pooch?

gtvlusso

Wilma is just a camaera tart - Assume you are not scrolling though the pic then....!

Agent57

The black hubs & seat post don't go well with the chrome & steel of the bars, cranks, chainring and pedals etc.

I do like the bars & stem though.

tgotb

SimonAH wrote:

Gonna be hard to ride with only one pedal and no back wheel though...

EDIT
oops - picture must have only half uploaded when I viewed first.....

I get this idea of fixed bikes not needing brakes (though I wouldn't be brave enough to do it myself) but doesn't that rely on having a chain?

gtvlusso

Yeah - it is a bit of a mix, most of the parts are from my shed, hence the mish mash - I will probably swap out the "finishing kit" for wither all silver or all black when funds allow!

UndercoverElephant

You forgot the chain. It's an easy mistake.

gtvlusso

To be honest - I used an old chain on the initial test.....and It broke....new chain on order.

rjsterry

Get 'ee with they track bars!

That's quite a reach to the drops...or do you have very long arms?

Very pretty.

spasypaddy

im trying to work out how you are going to stop considering its either freewheel and no brakes or fixed with no toe straps/clipless pedals.

Agent57

spasypaddy wrote:

im trying to work out how you are going to stop considering its either freewheel and no brakes or fixed with no toe straps/clipless pedals.

Feet on the floor, or on the front wheel.

gtvlusso

Yeah - clipless pedals and front brake on order.....Used the toe clips off my other bike for the tests, bit sketchy!

iPete

Very nice.. p.s. whats the bike stand?

gtvlusso

@iPete - the bikestand is from Halfords, absolute garbage! I think they are £9.99 each.....really bad design.

spasypaddy

gtvlusso wrote:

Yeah - clipless pedals and front brake on order.....Used the toe clips off my other bike for the tests, bit sketchy!

ah good good.

gaz545

Do you have enough post showing on your mountain bike?

gtvlusso

gaz545 wrote:

Do you have enough post showing on your mountain bike?

Hmm - I am in a bit of a quandry about that - I like the reach of the 16" frame, but need the seatpost to be a little longer - i.e. 18"

Works fine as is and the seatpost is at min insert level.

Specialized Needs

gtvlusso wrote:

@iPete - the bikestand is from Halfords, absolute garbage! I think they are £9.99 each.....really bad design.

Is that comment directed at them just as a 'fettling' stand, or as a stand full-stop?

We have 2 newish bikes that we are keeping indoors for a few months (while using them day-to-day), in the kitchen and utility room. Nowhere handly to lean them without having to move them around and put one on top of the other :shock: . I was looking at one of these as a cheap way to keep them stood up. Are they unsuitable even for that, in your experience?

Sorry, this is not related to why you posted. Turning to that:

Love the colour, and the bar shape. I hope you will be getting chrome wheels and seatpost, and white saddle and tyres once funds are available - or will you rebel and go for something else?

gtvlusso

Specialized Needs wrote:

gtvlusso wrote:

@iPete - the bikestand is from Halfords, absolute garbage! I think they are £9.99 each.....really bad design.

Is that comment directed at them just as a 'fettling' stand, or as a stand full-stop?

We have 2 newish bikes that we are keeping indoors for a few months (while using them day-to-day), in the kitchen and utility room. Nowhere handly to lean them without having to move them around and put one on top of the other :shock: . I was looking at one of these as a cheap way to keep them stood up. Are they unsuitable even for that, in your experience?

They don't stand the bike very well at all - tend to topple over, even with low weight bikes. I bought one of these for storage:



Surprisingly, from Halfords - works a treat! The little "prop" stands fall to bits and rely on being 100% level to keep the bike upright. Also the bolts come undone and the metal base legs bend....just cheap and shoddy.

wgwarburton

Specialized Needs wrote:

...We have 2 newish bikes that we are keeping indoors for a few months .... Nowhere handly to lean them without having to move them around and put one on top of the other :shock: . I was looking at one of these as a cheap way to keep them stood up. ...

How much height do you have? I've used a clothes-pulley type setup in an Edinburgh flat to raise the bike out of the way. Couple of pulleys on the ceiling, hooks for seat & bars, cleat on the wall and you're sorted. You can even buy a kit for the job- I've got one around somewhere that I was given, so I could try & find the manufacturer for you, if you like.

Something like this.

Cheers,
W.

antfly

gtvlusso wrote:

Specialized Needs wrote:

gtvlusso wrote:

@iPete - the bikestand is from Halfords, absolute garbage! I think they are £9.99 each.....really bad design.

Is that comment directed at them just as a 'fettling' stand, or as a stand full-stop?

We have 2 newish bikes that we are keeping indoors for a few months (while using them day-to-day), in the kitchen and utility room. Nowhere handly to lean them without having to move them around and put one on top of the other :shock: . I was looking at one of these as a cheap way to keep them stood up. Are they unsuitable even for that, in your experience?

They don't stand the bike very well at all - tend to topple over, even with low weight bikes. I bought one of these for storage:



Surprisingly, from Halfords - works a treat! The little "prop" stands fall to bits and rely on being 100% level to keep the bike upright. Also the bolts come undone and the metal base legs bend....just cheap and shoddy.

I`ve got one of them, it`s fine for road bikes but fat mountain bike tyres won't fit in it.

EKE_38BPM

Nice looking bike. When its all done I'm sure we'll all want to have a look.

I'm building a fixie too, but I'm going for a 'rat' look. My frame has faded paintwork with bits of surface rust spotting, missing/ripped decal stickers, ripped saddle, old scratched 105 brake levers, surface (external only) rust on the headset and (until I get a new, longer one) on the seatpost too. Wheels, chainset, pedals brake blocks and bartape will all be new.

I want a bike I can lock up unsupervised and not worry about it getting nicked, but rides OK.

What wheels are you using? I've been looking at Pro-Lite Pair Wheels Rosa Alloy wheels as they are cheap and cheerful. They come fixed/fixed with two sprockets. £145 delivered.
If you know of better (cheaper) let me know.

gtvlusso

EKE_38BPM wrote:

Nice looking bike. When its all done I'm sure we'll all want to have a look.

I'm building a fixie too, but I'm going for a 'rat' look. My frame has faded paintwork with bits of surface rust spotting, missing/ripped decal stickers, ripped saddle, old scratched 105 brake levers, surface (external only) rust on the headset and (until I get a new, longer one) on the seatpost too. Wheels, chainset, pedals brake blocks and bartape will all be new.

I want a bike I can lock up unsupervised and not worry about it getting nicked, but rides OK.

What wheels are you using? I've been looking at Pro-Lite Pair Wheels Rosa Alloy wheels as they are cheap and cheerful. They come fixed/fixed with two sprockets. £145 delivered.
If you know of better (cheaper) let me know.

Yup - check this thread on lfgss:

http://www.lfgss.com/thread44996.html#post1576131

That guy built mine for £135 delivered, seem to be strong wheels.

My current fixie is looking a bit dog eared and my front wheel is worn out - hence the new build. I will refurb my old frame when I finish this bike off and start riding it.

Specialized Needs

gtvlusso wrote:

They don't stand the bike very well at all - tend to topple over, even with low weight bikes. I bought one of these for storage:



Surprisingly, from Halfords - works a treat! The little "prop" stands fall to bits and rely on being 100% level to keep the bike upright. Also the bolts come undone and the metal base legs bend....just cheap and shoddy.

Cheers, I'll look for something similar.

Specialized Needs

WGWarburton wrote:

Specialized Needs wrote:

...We have 2 newish bikes that we are keeping indoors for a few months .... Nowhere handly to lean them without having to move them around and put one on top of the other :shock: . I was looking at one of these as a cheap way to keep them stood up. ...

How much height do you have? I've used a clothes-pulley type setup in an Edinburgh flat to raise the bike out of the way. Couple of pulleys on the ceiling, hooks for seat & bars, cleat on the wall and you're sorted. You can even buy a kit for the job- I've got one around somewhere that I was given, so I could try & find the manufacturer for you, if you like.

Something like this.

Cheers,
W.

Ta Buns, but we have 8ft ceilings and there are no convenient places for a hoist, or at least no places my wife would let me have one
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EKE_38BPM

GTVLUSSO, thanks for the lfgss link.

Whats the quality like? Did that price include tyres and tubes?

I may have to join lfgss to buy a pair.

EKE_38BPM

Contact made with the seller, rim, hub and spoke colour chosen, spoke pattern selected.

Order to be placed once price is confirmed. Are you happy with the quality of the wheel, lacing etc. I want to know if the builder does this with love in his heart or his eyes on the money.

My first pair of hand made wheels and they're going on my beater?!

gtvlusso

Wheels are pretty good - not the lightest, but they are obscenely deep rims.

Seem to work well this morning. Finished bike:



For some reason, photobucket won't rotate the image.....

redvee

gtvlusso wrote:

Wheels are pretty good - not the lightest, but they are obscenely deep rims.

Seem to work well this morning. Finished bike:



For some reason, photobucket won't rotate the image.....

Did you let the latest offspring out in the garden with the Fisher Price camera, or did you use a nokia cameraphone?

gtvlusso

redvee wrote:

gtvlusso wrote:

Wheels are pretty good - not the lightest, but they are obscenely deep rims.

Seem to work well this morning. Finished bike:



For some reason, photobucket won't rotate the image.....

Did you let the latest offspring out in the garden with the Fisher Price camera, or did you use a nokia cameraphone?

Pffft - iPhone!!!

*I work for a certain Finnish manufacturer though.....