Show us your steel.....its real...

[colly]

My project for the coming weeks.



A steel frame sold by JC Cycles of Coventry. The frame has the number LA 9195 and was made by one Lee Cooper in 1995 and it seems he is still in the business of making frames: http://customcycleframes.blogspot.com/ I bought the frame from biggs682 of this very parish.

My intention is to make up a fixed wheel ride.

The frame has cable guides, a gear hanger, downtube lever bosses, pump peg etc. and seeing as I don't intend to refit gears etc do I grind them off or leave them in place? Is it ok, if I am careful, just to grind them away, or might I do serious damage to the integrity of the frame?

As for the colour.........well biggsy suggests sky blue ( Coventry City) but I am inclined to keep it either pearlecent white or maybe go for a more retro British racing Green. Green might be a bit dull but coupled with a tan saddle and tan bar tape it might look kind of nice.

I'll post more pics as it progresses.

 

[Zoiders]

My 'Henry Burton', renovated for this years L'Eroica

and at the event complete with 'dust'

more pics here

One of Charlies

This was made in his own workshop at home when he retired

The devil is in the details

 

[fungus]

Early 80's Dave Yates - Reynolds 531 frame & forks, Shimano 105 compact groupset except for the tektro deep drop calipers, Ritchey seatpost 26.8mm, fsa bar/stem & mavic aksium wheels/tyre combo.

Still need to set up the brakes & gears & just bought a campagnolo seat pin bolt & a black fsa stem cap.

 

[uphillstruggler]

good to see your keeping the bike warm fungus, great looking thing too

 

[jim55]

heres another one iv just got ,and built up as a fixed gear ,got the frame and forks off ebay and added all the bits i had lying around the house ,iv changed the bars from the kinda bullhorns to flat bars for commuting

and when i got it

built up as a fixed gear/ss it comes in at 8.1 kilo !

 

[asterix]

The Roberts last summer. The compact audax style is maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but it was specced to be good up the hills. In 2010 I rode it on the Raid Pyrenean and although the heaviest or 2nd heaviest bike it did very well. The frame is Columbus steel and it was born in 2003.

 

[dan_bo]

A couple of photos of my glorious Olmo built with fluted tubing, apparently a prototype. It was originally built with Shimano kit but I've since stripped it and redone it with Campag Veloce throughout, as it deserves. It now has a pair of those lovely monoplanar brakes and is running a 7 speed setup with 8 speed Ergo shifters. This is to avoid having the rear triangle cold set to 130mm and a 7 speed Shimano cassette has the same spacing as an 8 speed Campag, so they can be used together. Only used on dry days round the lanes of Suffolk.

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slovely that- really nice.

 

[Altus]

Some shots of my steel road bike that I bought about 6 years ago from a chap who had it custom made for him and then didn't really ride it much during the approx 10-15 years that he owned it and just had it sat under a sheet in his garage. Don't really know for sure when it was manufactured.

My wife was under the impression that I'd be selling it when my new Carbon road bike arrives (hopefully this week please) instead I'm planning on keeping it as a bit of change of pace every now and again.
Unfortunately for me its specced with a race double for someone far fitter and lighter than me so I'm looking forward to something that'll allow me to ride hills without having to bail out half way up when the new bike arrives.

Spec wise its - Campy Athena throughout with Mavic Reflex rims in gold.

I love the colour with the metallic paint.

 

[mcshroom]

This is my new bike, now that I've finished building it up

There's some bits to upgrade on there yet but it's my first build and my first steel bike. Should be interesting to ride

 

[stumpy66]

This is my new bike, now that I've finished building it up

There's some bits to upgrade on there yet but it's my first build and my first steel bike. Should be interesting to ride

Nice

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Altus and Shroom - good work chaps, lovely looking pair of bikes. Me likee!!

 

[thom]

Just arrived today. Indy Fab Steel Planet Cross:

Off for a ride !

 

[dan_bo]

Lovely bike thom. Are you 7'15"?

 

[thom]

Lovely bike thom. Are you 7'15"?

That'll be the wide angle lens...

 

[User169]

Just arrived today. Indy Fab Steel Planet Cross:

Off for a ride !

Wowsers!! Now that is very nice.