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#1 User is offline   samdoman 

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Posted 22 October 2009 - 09:45 PM

Nearly finished my new fixed wheel ride. It's a Harrison LoPro timetrial frame and fork from 1988 with a 24" front wheel and 700c rear. The rear wheel is an Ambrosio/Gippieme track disc from the late eighties too. It's so nice to ride, and the rebuild is nearly done. Will get some proper photos when it's completely finished next week. Just waiting for Royal Mail to finish being dicks.

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Posted 23 October 2009 - 09:58 AM

View Postsamdoman, on Oct 22 2009, 10:45 PM, said:

Just waiting for Royal Mail to finish being dicks.


You'll be waiting a long time then.

I know nothing about road bikes. Nice colour though.
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Posted 23 October 2009 - 12:03 PM

looks sweet, dont you find the snowflake lacing makes the wheel creak i had it on one of my track bikes but the noise just annoyed me.
Oh and take off the brake you pussy!

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Posted 23 October 2009 - 02:17 PM

View PostSuper Death Monkey, on Oct 23 2009, 01:03 PM, said:

looks sweet, dont you find the snowflake lacing makes the wheel creak i had it on one of my track bikes but the noise just annoyed me.
Oh and take off the brake you pussy!

Ha, my proper track bike was brakeless, and my town beaters have always been brakeless, but this is running over 90 gear inches, so that would be a bad idea!

If a snowflake wheel is maintained properly, it shouldn't creak. I've only ever had noise issues when I let the tension slacken up slightly. I had this pattern on the rear wheel of my commuter for a while, and it was suprisingly stiff and silent:
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Posted 23 October 2009 - 04:07 PM

Thats an awesome pattern. I was never one for properly maintaining wheels properly so the creaking was probably my fault.
To be honest i would be way too scared to ride that brakeless, anyways have fun

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Posted 05 November 2009 - 05:25 PM

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I absolutely love it. Completely effortless to cruise at 30mph on flat. Might rebuild the front wheel radial next week. The snowflake is too poncey.
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Posted 05 November 2009 - 05:48 PM

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Posted 05 November 2009 - 08:04 PM

Don't know, as I don't have a speedo on it, but I've been overtaking free flowing traffic in a 30mph zone.
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Posted 06 November 2009 - 11:12 PM

Im gonna get a picture up of my hand built ribble :) campag and shimano 600 set up etc.
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Posted 18 November 2009 - 06:15 PM

no offend but i think them bikes looks gay, just look at that seat its like a massive dildo, hope you dont wear them slimmy gay costums do you? :)
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 05:42 PM

View PostMaTT1230, on Nov 18 2009, 06:15 PM, said:

no offend but i think them bikes looks gay, just look at that seat its like a massive dildo, hope you dont wear them slimmy gay costums do you? :)

No. Have some warn.

Here's my current project. It's a fillet brazed Shorter. The disc wheel is going on the back (putting a spoked track wheel on the harrison), and the zipp rim is going on the front. full Dura ace. The harrison is a mix of campag, dura ace, miche and gippieme, but it's only a hack bike, so it doesn't really matter too much.

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It's going to have gears and brakes for time trialing.
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 10:04 PM

oh my god i am loving that so much, where d'you get the frame?
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 10:07 PM

View PostSuper Death Monkey, on Nov 19 2009, 10:04 PM, said:

oh my god i am loving that so much, where d'you get the frame?


I found the frame on a specialist road bike forum. Shorter frames really are lovely. I'm pretty lucky to get one in such good condition (especially for the price I payed :) )
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 10:09 PM

awesome man have fun.
Boooo gears and brakes
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 10:36 PM

you banned him for that?

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I put you Leistonbmx even do i dont know you but no beef yeah

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you sir, are a sneaky one
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 11:45 PM

View PostJaKk..!, on Nov 19 2009, 10:36 PM, said:

you banned him for that?

What?
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Posted 26 November 2009 - 06:31 PM

Shorter sorted. (brakes fitted too.
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Cyclo Cross bike sorted
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Just need a new back wheel for the fixed LoPro now.
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Posted 26 November 2009 - 07:44 PM

That shorter is beautiful.

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i love boys
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bum gets used to the hardness
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Posted 26 November 2009 - 08:35 PM

i swear i saw you this week when you had that black rear wheel on at ipswich skatepark, sitting watching us?

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That's Ipswich for you.
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Posted 26 November 2009 - 09:26 PM

View Postiridemybike, on Nov 26 2009, 08:35 PM, said:

i swear i saw you this week when you had that black rear wheel on at ipswich skatepark, sitting watching us?

I was down the other day on that bike to take some photos for annual. Didn't get any particularly great shots though.

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