Swiss build - FINISHED PHOTO OF THE 'TWINS'

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  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Reynolds decal and lug lining CLOSE UP, I know I promised it from 3m away but I lied :D

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    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Switzerland is having nice weather I see.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Ja, heute war ein schöner sonniger Tag, wait a minute, I mean...sim, era um dia ensolarado hoje aqui em Portugal :D

    'Bump' indeed :roll:
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,344
    team47b wrote:
    Ja, heute war ein schöner sonniger Tag

    Wasn't French or Italian so that's narrowed your location down a little.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Aye that's as maybe but what about the rapid progress of late, eh?

    10 bits of decals to fit and the frame will be ready to start this build, which lets face it is the easy part and even I couldn't drag that one out for more than, let's say an afternoon, could I? :wink:
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,344
    team47b wrote:
    Aye that's as maybe but what about the rapid progress of late, eh?

    10 bits of decals to fit and the frame will be ready to start this build, which lets face it is the easy part and even I couldn't drag that one out for more than, let's say an afternoon, could I? :wink:

    T47 - accidental architect of BR's first Panto.

    Now when this is all over and it will be over at some point; it is inevitable, what are you going to do? I suppose MF could pop along and start therapy sessions and then you could give us a long egocentric blog about every stage of the proceedings. A blow by blow account and how you are overcoming the depression that followed the intensity, the fame and the epic (...quantities of feather and fluff between the pics).
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Pinno wrote:
    team47b wrote:
    Aye that's as maybe but what about the rapid progress of late, eh?

    10 bits of decals to fit and the frame will be ready to start this build, which lets face it is the easy part and even I couldn't drag that one out for more than, let's say an afternoon, could I? :wink:

    T47 - accidental architect of BR's first Panto.

    Oh no I'm not.
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Oh yes you are.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    RIGHT...time to get going...ish :D

    Applied four decals today, they are really smart, look great, great quality, give a really good finish...see for yourself

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    Looked so good I may even start on the actual bike build bike tomorrow :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Right hand side one is crooked.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    I knew someone would say that :D

    It's a reflection from all that chrome, the join is underneath and out of the picture, so it's just an optical illusion, strengthened by your desire to find something, anything to take the pi55 out of :wink:

    But well done, have a biscuit :D

    More importantly...it's the wrong bike!
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    The wrong bike? So you've got two bikes with crooked stickers?

    Blimey, you want to go to Specsavers .....
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,344
    team47b wrote:
    Looked so good I may even start on the actual bike build bike tomorrow :D
    Steady on there, don't over do it.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Pinno wrote:
    team47b wrote:
    Looked so good I may even start on the actual bike build bike tomorrow :D
    Steady on there, don't over do it.


    OK, I'll try and take it easy today :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,367
    team47b wrote:
    RIGHT...time to get going...ish :D

    Applied four decals today, they are really smart, look great, great quality, give a really good finish...

    hang on, decals? there wouldn't be from a superb uk graphics & decals maker would they

    you are ezy rider!

    fled the country, now living in the sun using an assumed name
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    I got the decals from a chap in the uk, not here in 'Switzerland' :wink:

    There are 10 decals, I have applied 8 today, saved two bits to do tomorrow, didn't want to overdo it.

    I will post piccies of the completed frame tomorrow...probably :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    And I, in return, will take pictures of the Vitus to post.

    As n aside, you'll know this stuff: are Mavis free hubs interchangeable through the years - ie if I want to change a 7 speed to a 10 speed is it a mega hassle?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,344
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    And I, in return, will take pictures of the Vitus to post.

    As n aside, you'll know this stuff: are Mavis free hubs interchangeable through the years - ie if I want to change a 7 speed to a 10 speed is it a mega hassle?

    You'll need at least 130mm spacing between the rear dropouts. Other than that, it should be straightforward. Steel can be cold set - widened without heat. Other materials i'e Durilanox/Kevlar, is another ball game.
    There will be no inter-compatibility between a threaded 7 speed hub and a modern cassette freewheel.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Grazie! Spacing is no problem - I've just taken a 9 speed wheel out as I prefer the look of this other wheel and it's a modern style free hub on both wheels, so waddya say - unbolt one and bolt the other on?

    Brie levers have been moved, about to try some spare down tube shifters on it, bambina is going to do the handlebar tape for me in a minute so will post a piccie.

    Dirk will also be going under the surgeon's knife tomorrow. Please think of him as he undergoes this traumatic time.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    RIP Dirk :wink:

    OK, so I got up early (it's all that sunshine dontcha know) and finished off the frame!

    Now the actual build can start...well I've got a roof to build tomorrow, but the deadline for that is when it next rains so I'm ok until late september :D

    Ere tiz...

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    Yes, I got the decals straight, yes they are centered correctly, yes they are in the correct place, yes it all matches the other Swiss miss etc etc :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    More, I hear you say :D

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    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
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    When I started this thread the apricots on that tree were still forming, they are now ripe and I am eating one as I type :D

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    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Weinmann brakes are sooo light, so shiny, and don't impede forward momentum one bit :D

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    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,344
    The second lug on the seat tube isn't lined. Any reason? It's a lovely bike but it is a museum piece surely? Maybe you should start one. An eclectic collection of eclectic bikes by an eclectic man. Perfect.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,344
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Grazie! Spacing is no problem - I've just taken a 9 speed wheel out as I prefer the look of this other wheel and it's a modern style free hub on both wheels, so waddya say - unbolt one and bolt the other on?

    Confused (nothing new there).

    Do you want to change the free hub on the wheel?
    Do you want to change the freehub from a 7 speed to a 10 speed? Don't think it's possible. 8 is but not 7.

    Pretty sure you'll need an M11 freehub. I did change one of these on a pair of Ksyrium's but it was a while ago. I changed from a Shimano to a Campag one. 7 speed cassette hubs are a bit of an 'oddity':

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    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Problem solved - turns out it was an 8 speed free hub so I dropped the 11 tooth off the 9 speed cassette and all is now lovely. Thank you anyhow.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Pinno wrote:
    The second lug on the seat tube isn't lined. Any reason? It's a lovely bike but it is a museum piece surely

    The purpose of lug lining is to show off the craftsmanship and sheer beauty of the (albeit factory produced and altered) lugs, I did not want to draw attention to that lug as it is lug ugly, and does not deserve my (well Mrs T's) artistic touch of white paint, it's just a functional joining of the 'top tube' :D

    Museum piece? like the isetta or me for that matter, should fit right in :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Problem solved - turns out it was an 8 speed free hub so I dropped the 11 tooth off the 9 speed cassette and all is now lovely. Thank you anyhow.

    What is this new tangled 'free hub' and 'cassette' of which you speak?

    Bikes with more than five gears?

    I'm sure there are other parts to BR that discuss modern flim flam, like communting perhaps :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Don't worry - I'm now piffling about with the brakes - you pull the lever and there's absolutely nothing but sponginess, the lever comes back to the bare and there is no resistance.

    Any ideas? Brand new cable inners and outers, Ultegra calipers, does the same with both brand new Shimano levers and 80s Weinemanns.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Daft question I know...but...You do have cable stops don't you, otherwise the outers are moving with the inners? :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike

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