1992 Chas Roberts D.O.G.S B.O.L.X

saltyman

1992 Dirt Orientated Geometry System with Bidirectional Ovalised Lateral Xtra!





first build will be a single speed set up......shock horror.

saltyman

nice white industries single speed cog and a BMX chain



there to work with these.......white industries front and rear hubs/ENO hub rear





stronglight single speed chainring bolts and a NOS zoom stem



ritchey foam grips and fresh tubes..and haribo sweets, yum!

saltyman

NOS ritchey tires
NOS ritchey saddle
27mm/400mm seatpost

wasted no time in getting the tires and seat mounted, and also stripped the M900 crank for the 34t ring to go on.

saltyman

:P 34t ring looks ok!

saltyman

i noticed the BB would have to be changed as the single speed crank wouldnt enjoy a 125mm spindle, a spare 110mm was on hand though......and i had to pop into the LBS to get them to have a go at removing it, it was stuck fast and i couldnt find a long bar to shift it.

anyway, heres whats been done so far, just needs cables and a few set up adjustments. size is fine thankfully. cant wait to ride it outside of the garden!

saltyman

quick spec list:

Frame: 16'' CR dogs bolx

Fork: CR

Stem: zoom 1'' quill
Handlebar: ritchey
Grips: ritchey foam
Barends: onza l bends

Brakes: suntour xc cantis
Brake Pads: suntour
Brake Levers: dia-compe ss-5 mk2

Chain: currently 8sp/bmx chain to add
Cranks: m900 xtr
Chainrings: surly 34t stainless steel
Chainring bolts: stonglight SS
Bottom Bracket: shimano 110mm/68mm

Hubs: white industries eno
Tyres: ritchey alfabite 2.1
Tubes: continental

Saddle: ritchey
Seatpost: 27.0 sytem ex


Weight: 23.4lbs

saltyman

had the bike into the LBS today to get the headset checked, i had put a part on wrong

and to get cables for the brakes, had to change the front as a part was missing, no idea where it is.....so has a shimano front canti now!

rides great though, so enjoyed a little ride in the evening sunset.....the whole reason i built the bike up was for rides like this.

great stuff 8)

Levi_501

Oooh, lovely

I nearly bought one of these last year, but Chas did not have one I could to try !

I love the horse shoe reinforcement for the brakes 8)

What does she ride like ?

saltyman

very racey ride, low and tight!

it wont see much dirt though, i have others for that, i always fancied one of these.......and decided to give the almost 20yr old frame a nice retirement!

CraigXXL

I like it, glad that you've taken the time to restore it instead of it going on a scrap heap.

Anonymous

Why would you buy a classic frame like that and then ruin it by running it as a single speed?

saltyman

because i can 8)

macca75

Ahh the memories! Saw one years ago at a bike show in alexandra place and always dreamed of owning one!
Looks just as good today, nice job fella

cat_with_no_tail

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Why would you buy a classic frame like that and then ruin it by running it as a single speed?

+pow-tay-tow!

It was all going SOOO well up until that point. You sir are worse than Hitler!

Those wheels are spectacular by the way.

saltyman

if i stick gears on it, id want to take it offroad.....if i offroad this, i will wreck it, hence an easy life it is.

Anonymous

So it's the world's most epic fail of a roadbike?

cat_with_no_tail

saltyman wrote:

if i stick gears on it, id want to take it offroad.....if i offroad this, i will wreck it, hence an easy life it is.

I do actually get it.

You've built it as more of a museum piece. Something to be admired rather than ridden, although you can still take it for a little spin when the weather is nice and the mood takes you.
A bit like someone who owns a classic sports car. It's never going to see a track, but it'll pootle along a-roads quite nicely

Anonymous

OH, like all those classic sportscars without gears?

cat_with_no_tail

yeehaamcgee wrote:

OH, like all those classic sportscars without gears?

You mean Alfas?

nicklouse

why the cantis. god i could not wait to bin then when Vs came about.

and if it is going to spend time on the roads up the ratio and get slicks on it.

looks ok though.

saltyman

has to have cantis, they are a must for bikes this age.

the mix of a modern wheel set and old but as new parts means the ride is reliable and as it should be.

no need for gears where i ride this, like i say, i have other bikes for off road days

turnerjohn

old school cool ! top work !
one thing tho...how did you tension the chain with no rear facing drop outs ?

nicklouse

turnerjohn

the rear hub is Eccentric .

joshtp

That's a gorgeous retro! love the old school 5 bolt XTR crank...!

raymondo60

Just goes to show that one part of this great biking thing we do is about expressing yourself, and being an individual. The basic design and construction of bicycles allows us to interpret the technology available into something that we feel represents our ideas about bikes. If we all rode the same standard bikes then surely our world would be less interesting and diverse. Personally the Chas Roberts above would not be my choice, but as a project I think old saltyman has created something to be proud of - well done mate!

MountainMonster

That's quite a nice old school build, and looks lovely! Love the name too!

andy46

i like it 8) very retro

what happened to the Scott?

saltyman

andy46 wrote:

i like it 8) very retro

what happened to the Scott?

replaced it with a volvo cannondale, just didnt take to the scott.

Anonymous

Very very nice. I remember when these first came out.

I thought the name was hilarious, but I was only 14.

Anonymous

Raymondo60, huh?
I think we have a picture of you somewhere, expressing yourself at some kind of meet up.

Zziplex

The bike looks sh1t hot mate.