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iPete
iPete Posts: 6,076
edited April 2014 in The gallery
Henri Desgrange wrote:
‘Isn’t it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer? We are getting soft…As for me, give me a fixed gear!’

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  • pete_s
    pete_s Posts: 213
    Good thread! Love the top cap.

    I'm currently building a fixed gear bike. It's a Claud Butler Majestic frame, and seeing as it's about 40 years old it's not in bad nick. A few dents in the headtube is all the damage it has.

    I've had it powder coated a nice blue colour. Overall the scheme is blue, black chrome and possibly a small amount of orange. If I do go with orange it'll be around the swirly braze ons on the fork and headtube.

    I've got a small problem in that my fork crown is JIS whilst the headset is ISO, so I'm going to have to do a small amount of filing to reduce it. It's not ideal but the bike shops around here don't do this type of work which is surprising, as there's a Park Tool tool for reducing fork crowns.

    Some pictures (I've recently cut down the handle bars)
    http://unogear.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=11
    http://unogear.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=12
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Nice, I'd really like something a bit classier!

    Have some new wheels on order so pics of said un-classy bike coming when they arrive :D
  • Koncordski
    Koncordski Posts: 1,009
    Hmm, SS/FG for the win.

    Bit of an old pic as i've changed the chainring to a nice black one from velosolo since then. Thought it might be good to show that they also go up hills. 8)

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    #1 Brompton S2L Raw Lacquer, Leather Mudflaps
    #2 Boeris Italia race steel
    #3 Scott CR1 SL
    #4 Trek 1.1 commuter
    #5 Peugeot Grand Tourer (Tandem)
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,263
    iPete wrote:
    Nice, I'd really like something a bit classier!

    Have some new wheels on order so pics of said un-classy bike coming when they arrive :D

    They are just waiting to be picked up...
    http://paolocoppo.drupalgardens.com/med ... ail/16/266
    left the forum March 2023
  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Seriously nice wheels those 8)
    Yellow is the new Black.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,263
    smidsy wrote:
    Seriously nice wheels those 8)

    They are actually... I wonder if the SL 42 does any wooosshh at all... :wink:
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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    can't hear any wooshing yet, not over the sound of rubbing mud guards anyway :lol:

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,263
    iPete wrote:
    can't hear any wooshing yet, not over the sound of rubbing mud guards anyway :lol:

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    Once you get rid of the guards, it will actually be a nice bike... the whoosh depends on the armonic resonance of the rim... big, fat thin walled carbon tubulars are the cellos, while this might be more like an ukulele... :mrgreen:
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  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Aren't pneumatic tyres a bit of an artifice? Real men use solid rubber :twisted:
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
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    8)
  • Dalton
    Dalton Posts: 265
    iPete wrote:
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    8)

    Cool pic!

    :D
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Dalton wrote:
    iPete wrote:
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    8)

    Cool pic!

    :D

    +1
    Ben

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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    That is a cool pic ipete.

    But what if you needed to brake!

    Must have awsome leg braking power. :wink:
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

    PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
    B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Slow shutter is deceptive but I'll go with the powerful leg thing :wink:
  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    iPete wrote:
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    8)


    don't you shave your arms?
    Dolan Mythos
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Need to adjust my handlebars....

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    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Also, bought this as a wedding present for a mate. I can build it up with everything apart from wheesl with what I've got lying around in the garage.

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    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    iPete wrote:
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    8)

    What bar and brake combination is that, please?
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Cinelli lola bars with Cane Creek 200TT levers.. The bars have Cinelli AVS gel pads wrapped on the horns.
  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    iPete wrote:
    Cinelli lola bars with Cane Creek 200TT levers.. The bars have Cinelli AVS gel pads wrapped on the horns.

    Thanks - looks like a nice set up
  • pete_s
    pete_s Posts: 213
    Part of my new ride. It's an On One Pompino.

    I'll post a full picture when I've changed the pedals and fitted the front brake. Riding brakeless is.... fun? :?

    Click
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
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    Old school, new school.
    Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
    Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
    Sun - Cervelo R3
    Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX
  • welkman
    welkman Posts: 396
    Hey iPete could you remind me of the wheelset details you are using? Is that a 24 spoke rear?

    Cheers
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    welkman wrote:
    Hey iPete could you remind me of the wheelset details you are using? Is that a 24 spoke rear?

    Cheers

    H+Son TB14 rim front and SL42 rear built with 28 spokes on BLB king hubs.

    I don't do skidzzz but they are solid wheels and the 23mm width made a noticeable improvement to the harsh ride.

    As the front is nearly dead I'm tempted to move the SL42 to the front and put a formation face on the rear.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,263
    iPete wrote:
    As the front is nearly dead I'm tempted to move the SL42 to the front and put a formation face on the rear.

    Your front was well beyond what we would define as "dead". Dead is 0.7 mm, yours was 0.4!!!

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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Think I got my monies worth on that rim :oops:

    Looking forward to seeing the new set!
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,263
    I found interesting that the extruded rim doesn't look like the one H plus Son advertises... it has in fact been strengthened in the section

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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Interesting... and probably lucky for me!

    According to Strava, they did 4,875.6 miles.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,263
    iPete wrote:
    According to Strava, they did 4,875.6 miles.

    Urban commuting in all weathers for you... I suppose 4,875 miles worth of oyster card is a bit more than a 55 pounds rim though...
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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    New wheels on their first voyage and no brakes in sight!

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