cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Picked up this frame today , unsure of make? as its been resprayed at some point
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
The rear brake bridge is not flat , its an inverted V if thats any help ?
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Mocked up some of the frame last night
added RD, shifters , brakes and chainset , i thibnk i need a narrower BB as the 113 mm i had in stock means the inner ring has way to much clearance from the chain stay , i think i will order a 108 when i get paid .
FD i had in stock is to wide for the frame at 34.9 i think i need a 31.8 ? the frame is a 27.2 seatpost
added RD, shifters , brakes and chainset , i thibnk i need a narrower BB as the 113 mm i had in stock means the inner ring has way to much clearance from the chain stay , i think i will order a 108 when i get paid .
FD i had in stock is to wide for the frame at 34.9 i think i need a 31.8 ? the frame is a 27.2 seatpost
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Sounds like my old Ribble, unfortunately I don't have it now to check.
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Last night and a bit today, all from stock
Tyres ultra sports
brakes FSA
shifters sram apex
RD sram rival
chainset fsa vero
stem swapped and flipped for a shorter one as the steerer has been cut ala slam that stem
Tyres ultra sports
brakes FSA
shifters sram apex
RD sram rival
chainset fsa vero
stem swapped and flipped for a shorter one as the steerer has been cut ala slam that stem
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Finished build ,
cycle club mates gave me a FD , so all i needed was a BB, bar tape and a chain .Test rode today and i replaced the brake pads as they were to hard and had no bite ( gawd knows how old they are ) and it was a case of omfg am i going to stop ?
.Stem was installed flipped as the original owner had cut the steerer as shown in picture but i think i can run it slammed.
68 miles today on it and it felt great , its heavier than my alloy boardman but still in reasonable weight territory for an alloy frame
cycle club mates gave me a FD , so all i needed was a BB, bar tape and a chain .Test rode today and i replaced the brake pads as they were to hard and had no bite ( gawd knows how old they are ) and it was a case of omfg am i going to stop ?
.Stem was installed flipped as the original owner had cut the steerer as shown in picture but i think i can run it slammed.
68 miles today on it and it felt great , its heavier than my alloy boardman but still in reasonable weight territory for an alloy frame
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Today tried to fit the crud mk2 i have in stock but the clearances are too tight 
i know the mk 3s i have on the vanquish will fit although it means i would need a set for them .
Pannier rack too, tried fitting the ones i have in stock but again the dont fit the seatstay welds which the one on the vanquish will
Options are to shop around for something that fits or move the ones i have over
TBH i havent decided whether to make this bike or the rebuilt boardroom the simmer commuter yet
i know the mk 3s i have on the vanquish will fit although it means i would need a set for them .Pannier rack too, tried fitting the ones i have in stock but again the dont fit the seatstay welds which the one on the vanquish will
Options are to shop around for something that fits or move the ones i have over
TBH i havent decided whether to make this bike or the rebuilt boardroom the simmer commuter yet
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Very nice
I can never understand why people cut the steerer that much
I can never understand why people cut the steerer that much
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Because they don't like having a lot of spacers above the stem?
Obviously, if the bike is ever sold on to somebody who wants an upright position then they might not be too happy about it.
I have been lowering the bars on my bikes to get a more comfortable position (for me) so there are spacers above the stems now and that looks a bit untidy.
I am having a replacement fork fitted to my CAADX, which currently has 2 spacers below its stem and 3 above. I think I will have the new steerer cut 2 spacers shorter. That would give me the option of raising the stem by one spacer in the future, but also let me test it with only one spacer below without requiring a big stack of them above.
BSOh
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- Ceredigion
Today tried to fit the crud mk2 i have in stock but the clearances are too tight
Pannier rack too, tried fitting the ones i have in stock but again the dont fit the seatstay welds which the one on the vanquish will
Options are to shop around for something that fits or move the ones i have over
TBH i havent decided whether to make this bike or the rebuilt boardroom the simmer commuter yet
I might have some mk3's languishing in the back of the shed somewhere. If I can find them and they're still in one piece they're yours if you want them. Won't get chance to look until mid week though.
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
im in no rush for them
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
as mine stood around 9 kg , thats with cheap wheels and cheap chainset so i reckon i could get that low with decent bits
