London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

Billybob, what tyres are on that Milano?

they should definately make scots bike standard issue to the army, that thing looks like it could run over and iron bar and just crush it, sick.

Vittoria Rallys, tubulars, great wheelset, just not all that practical.

Know a decent set of gum-walled clinchers? No more than about £20 a tyre.

i know of the panracers, they had some down in edwardes not long ago, quite a deep tread on them, but alex had some cheapo michelin gum walls and got a rip in his tyre after about 2 months or something. So good quality ones are few and far between, definately check out the panasonic panracers tho!

Cheers buddy

Panaracer Pasela TG to be specific, come in plenty of size from 23c, 25c, 28c etc.

The Pasela are a touring tyres and the TG is puncture resistance, but frankly if it is a touring tyres, they're usually puncture-resistance enough without needing extra melted condom on the tyres.

Not the Panasonic RibMo Panaracers?

I bought two of those from Edwardes back in February, each one lasted 3 weeks.

A bike is never finished. . .




You will hate me for this http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/3665208/ mwa ha ha ha

Pair of Panaracer Paselas look good to me, less than £40 a set online too.

Phase 1 fixed.







Phase 2 - A machined v to match ordered for the front.. Phase 3 - Then need to decide which crankset is going to look alright - a super modern one would look gash i reckon. Sawed the bars off to make bulls in a rash moment so may try to put the drops back.

Not forgetting your toe clips/power straps/spd's/any form of foot retention.

I quite like your wheels as they are, deep and non-machined at the back, you're not running a rear brake so no need for a machined surface...

...and the opposite on the front where you are running a brake.

Makes sense to me, serving a purpose.

yep, i know - and its annoying - these pedals wont take a toe clip and i like them. could just have a strap?

Not advisable, power grips are the only alternative i know of, heard mixed reviews of them, felt a bit too slack when i tried them. Just buy a pair of MKS Sylvans, cheap, good looking and do the job. Put some single toe straps or doubles (i am lusting over doubles atm) and enjoy stopping safely.

oh and cheers to ed for putting me right, i knew something sounded wrong. :)

if you like those pedal, check the MKS Touring one, they're pretty similar in designed and very comfortable to ride in.

Decided to change the bike a bit more to make it even more comfortable for riding everyday, especially on the trip home;



Cinelli Priest + titanium stem, don't know why Cinelli stopped making the Priest bar a while ago, I never had a bar as comfortable as the Cinelli before, carradice saddlebag, getting fed up of riding with messenger bag on back for 11 miles only to have a sweaty back, it was utter bliss riding without anything on my back for 11 miles, defintely enjoyed it a lots more now, and of course a cheap B17 saddle I managed to get for only £35 despite the recession, I have child bearing hips, the Swift wasn't particularly comfortable no matter how many time I've adjusted it.

sorted the clicking noise issue, turn out it's the campagnolo chainring on a Miche advanced crankset is not an awesome combination, netherless the most reliable bike I've ever owned.

Ed - what are you doing with the (black?) swift?

I may wanty :)

it's brown, it's sat on my shelf at the moment, need to clean it up a bit thought as it already done 2,000 miles and look darker than brown, I'll let you know if I want to sell it.

if he doesn't want the brown, I definitely will, let us know!

I have a quick question thought, since I find the Brooks B17 more to my liking, does the B15 (Swallow) have an identical shape to the B17 beside the obvious difference? i.e. basically a B17 with trimming?

i know the answer to this one. the B17 and the Swallow are exactly same in shape except that the B17 has the flappy side bits (labia as someone once called them). The Swallow is also about 2cm narrower it its widest point. I went from a B17 to a swallow and the transition was most satisfactory. I am also wide of arse and find both very agreeable.

Brilliant, precisely what I want to hear, ta mate, the shape of the Swift is most unagreeable with my bum.

Where did you manage to find it at this price? A year ago I managed to get one for £25 online, but recently the price has been a lot higher.

Well SJS accidentally lower their B17 to £35, so I took advantage of that by printing that webpage out, went to Cycle Surgery, and got a price match.

also on the SJS ebay page, they're selling a B17 at £37 (including postage), so grab your chance.

Ta for the tip Ed - Just got myself a B17. Now to pluck up the guts to chop it :)

Few updated photos in the park...

And a few more...

That's a nice little build mate, simple and functionality.

I made a couple of little changes to the Pista found some nice old original white wall tyres and put my Cellini bars on.

Ed what stem is that on your Bob

Cinelli Grammo quill stem, there's a ahead version as well, but it's all I can find at the moment in 125mm.

Cheers mate, thats what I was after. Its lovely to ride.

That is nice I think the stem is only thing that realy spoils the look of the pista,I was thinking of ditching the forks for another set to put in a quill stem,but i may have found another solution.

there is absolutely no need to quote pics on the same page.

sorry if i missed something

Good thing it's chrome, shouldn't be hard to find a classic track fork in chrome either way.

Sp KINGCUTTER, when are you going to respray it in Celeste and sell it?

Chrome forks are easy to find!
http://www.silver2treasure.com/antiq...0/img_1160.jpg

You had better head of to bike porn and tell them then.

Celeste is so last month.

TDV have loads of decent chrome forks

Hello all. This is my first post on the forum.

I've just aquired this Bob Jackson - 753 tubing, dura ace hubs, Mavic rims. Not sure what the cranks/chainwheel etc are, possibly dura ace but haven't actually seen this yet, as the previous owner is in the depths of Lincolnshire and a 3rd party arranged the sale.

Gonna be my first build so as much about learning how to put a bike together as well as the end product...looking to get a respray from Bob Jackson (probably off-white/ivory), new back wheel (Velocity or DP18 or some such), flat bars, get rid of the bottle cage, plus a nice brooks saddle and some matching handlebar tape.

Hope to have it finished for September respray time depending, and will post up some pics/let you know how I get on...

Nice one James and welcome :-)

Please don't respray that.

Ta.

Well I want to be as sympathetic as possible but at the very least those terrible mavic yellow transfers must come off...I'd like to keep the black detailing on the frame but I'm not in love with the red, I have to say.

Recent arrivals...



Now need to

Swap Levers, Stem, Crank and BB from Bianchi
Source wheels (White Velocity rim maybe, or something a little lighter for the back, Hed 3 for front???? All depends on price!)
Decide whether to use drops, bullbars or risers
Buy red bar tape
Black & White KMC chain??

Oh and get better locks

:)

+1

Sorry if I missed something.




=p

I like the red, but really hating the yellow!

Gorgeous frame

Please DO NOT respray that lovely Bob Jackson! For the love of God. All it needs is a new black saddle and matching bar tape and you'll be set. Please, think of the puppies.

Spray it, but do a proper job of it... Looks like a jar of marmite.