London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

Well this is where I am so far. Had a few issues, headset stack height is far too high - I only realised this after I fitted it all :(. So I will find a more generic one - shame as it cost me £25!

Chain line is spot on as you can see in the photos and I am pleased with the FSA bb and crankset.

I chipped the paint in a couple of places which I'm not too pleased about. Hopefully I have recovered it, I used a rattle can to touch it up. I will use some rubbing compound and car polish later to bring the shine back. This is my first build so mistakes happen, straight after this build I have another nicer frame that has been painted the same colour; I will build it with some nicer bits and the build should go smoother!

Once I have the paint and headset sorted the only other issue is that the rear wheel axle is not long enough. It has a sealed bearing hub and solid axle - how would I remove this and exchange for a longer one?

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hey fella, How is this going on? I just had my headset on my old raleigh fail and wondered what headset you had got for yours?

I am gonna buy a replacement but i read on Sheldon that raleighs have a more threads per inch on their headset and you need a raleigh specific headset. Just wondered if this was definitely true or whether ordinary headsets fit. ps this is the type of bike it is on. Anyway hope your project is working out
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Yeah I used a Tange Passage one from eBay in the end (£15), for what it cost the quality is spot on.

Here it is just before fitting the headset:

nice one, I'll have a look for something similar, nice bike btw.....pretty large frame!

so waht did you do to get the chain line perfect mine is well out, and it is looking like i will have to get the rear hub re spaced and wheel redished

I just got the BB recommended to the crankset. 108mm.