London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

nuknow · 19 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by Superprecise

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Originally Posted by nuknow

So this is where i'm standing atm...

I knew there was some of us ( well....the colnago is yours, no?) trying to achieve what you did SP... I mean, I wish I had done it as good as yours. But the intention was there ; )

Superprecise · 19 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by Skully

Now Josh I hope you're going to let the paint harden for a few weeks somewhere warm before building all that up ...

That picture is 'fucking lush' (as you might put it). So are the components and extras. The white decals are great btw.

Question: where'd you get the Honjos? And where are the stays?

Have fun building it.

I might wait OR I might just be dead careful with it. Hmm. I take your point but I'm not sure I can wait.

I'm mostly very pleased with the paint. Thanks for your advice therein.

Honjos from Planet X. They're narrow at 35mm. Stays are out of shot in a bag. See first picture.

CrazyJames · 19 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by Superprecise

Yeah Ummar mentioned it! Shame I couldn't make it.

Is that photographic talk up top? it was taken on a white sheet in the very last of Saturday afternoon's light. The original image was dark and blue. No decent equipment other than a smart camera (Canon 40d I believe). I just zapped the shit out of it in potatochop.

Yeah it was really funny, I saw his bike and we started talking, then the forum came into conversation, and I was like are you on there and he said yeah, and I said i'm CrazyJames, and he was like ahhhh so you're CrazyJames, haha I always seem to provoke that kinda reaction?!
Anyways it was cool meeting him and talking bikes, maybe catch up with you sometime as well soon mate, oh yeah ignore the photographic geekery, I thought you shot it with flash.

tim hawkins · 18 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by forms

I have that exact same Carlton frame-set - same paint job and everything.

Make that three of us! I've managed to bend the chainring on mine though - proper nightmare to find any replacement parts, even the chainring bolts have to be imported from the US.

tim hawkins · 18 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by Wagglymatt

Hey man, i have just finished taking all the touring parts and derailers off. It looked ratty as hell when i got it, but it's starting to show some potential. Do you know what year it is, and anything else about it?

Should have the year stamped as part of the serial number on the BB shell. Mine's from 1975 - same model, paint job etc etc

IRLeo · 18 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by Superprecise

cool pic and lovely frame. can i ask what mud guards those are and where you got 'em?

Skully · 17 Hours Ago

IRLeo That's what I just asked him, when I asked where he got his Honjos (the name of them). Planet X. They're nice innit! But not cheap.

IRLeo · 17 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by Skully

IRLeo That's what I just asked him, when I asked where he got his Honjos (the name of them). Planet X. They're nice innit! But not cheap.

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hehe, yeh just saw that, i should have read the whole thread really. Certainly not cheap but you get what you pay for, eh? And sometimes there is no way round it. I got some similar on ebay last spring second hand which cost even more (but that was mainly cos of one of those bidders who keeps pushing it up rather than just deciding whar their max bid is), which went on my girlfriends bike, which I posted up here.

Superprecise · 17 Hours Ago

the Honjos definitely represent a biting of the bullet. I shall not be regretting them though, unless I can't fit them between my close-clearance skeleton brakes and the 25mm tyres (though I'm assured it's possible). They're really well made and light too. mine are the non-fluted narrow versions.

IRLeo · 17 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by Superprecise

the Honjos definitely represent a biting of the bullet. I shall not be regretting them though, unless I can't fit them between my close-clearance skeleton brakes and the 25mm tyres (though I'm assured it's possible). They're really well made and light too. mine are the non-fluted narrow versions.

Definitely a biting the bullet time, I bought a pait of c-record pista cranks for the same price I paid for the mud-guards the same week, but they are definitely worth the money. I have never seen people so interested in mud-guards before, me included, they are quite a focal point.Looking forward to seing yours built up, I'm sure it's gonna look very classy.

_Zed_ · 17 Hours Ago

Love those Honjos, might get them for my Raleigh when I pimp it for the Tweet Run.

KINGCUTTER · 15 Hours Ago

I think I am getting there now I wish I had laid it out in a picture first though.

forms · 15 Hours Ago

Waheyy! That's looking funky fresh KC - good work.

Eingang · 15 Hours Ago

the front wheel looks like a 26 with these fork. and the stem is really loooong

_Zed_ · 15 Hours Ago

[OMG WTF]...yeah the wheels look really round too. too round! and what the fuck are those metal bits coming out the rim the shiny ones [/OMG WTF]

coppiThat · 15 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by KINGCUTTER

I think I am getting there now I wish I had laid it out in a picture first though.

you could always take all the parts off and start again,,, easy.

then do a single frame animation (is that what its called) of all the components going on...........

think of the big propz, do it!

braker · 14 Hours Ago

@ Superprecise *claps*

hellomiles · 14 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by Eingang

and the stem is really loooong

So? Clearly put there for the right fit.

KINGCUTTER · 14 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by Eingang

the front wheel looks like a 26 with these fork. and the stem is really loooong

Yes it's called the low pro effect takes years to master.

Crispin Glover · 13 Hours Ago

Nice work KC.

Dutch Cheese · 12 Hours Ago

How many 14-ish cm 1A stems with wrapped handlebars do you have?
I cannot imagine that you spoil another set of bar tape each time you change the colours/setup.

;-)

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Originally Posted by KINGCUTTER

Golden Flares · 11 Hours Ago

Scared sh******** about cutting down my Maes handlebars to make bullhorns, any tips?
GF

Golden Flares · 11 Hours Ago

Working on Ribble TT frame and Carbon forks that I got from ebay (boo hiss) will be great when I pluck up the courage to chop the stubbies!

KINGCUTTER · 11 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by Dutch Cheese

How many 14-ish cm 1A stems with wrapped handlebars do you have?
I cannot imagine that you spoil another set of bar tape each time you change the colours/setup.

;-)

The secret is I dont tear off the sticky strip till I know I am going to keep it on.

Dutch Cheese · 11 Hours Ago

You could do the same with the red stripe on the seat tube...

31t®um · 10 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by hellomiles

So? Clearly put there for the right fit.

don't be silly, he doesn't ride them.

ummar01 · 10 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by KINGCUTTER

I think I am getting there now I wish I had laid it out in a picture first though.

I think it looked better with the brown regal. Maybe go for the brown suede finish fizik bar tape to get a better match to the saddle?

31t®um · 10 Hours Ago

why?? he's only gonna sell it

wibble · 10 Hours Ago

I'll have it off him for £10

31t®um · 9 Hours Ago

benjaminbunny · 8 Hours Ago

Mystery road/path frame.
I just need some french threaded pedals, bb nipple, seatpost bolt and white cloth bartape to finish.
If I can find out who made the frame, i'll get it refinished in more period colours.

Harry.Major · 8 Hours Ago

^ whats the stem?

geordieboy · 8 Hours Ago

really nice

geordieboy · 8 Hours Ago

oh, and harry do blb sell half links?

benjaminbunny · 8 Hours Ago

The stem is a Titan. I have another one for sale, it needs replating though:
http://212.241.204.188/$sitepreview/.../bikeparts.htm

_Zed_ · 7 Hours Ago

Tres nice Josh. Bravo.

rich · 7 Hours Ago

@Superprecise

Josh- this looks like it will build up way beyond lovely. Great work on the photography, too- although I'd have expected nothing less...

I'd love to see the finished bike in the flesh sometime (if I am ever in London again...)

Verbs & Nouns · 5 Hours Ago

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Originally Posted by benjaminbunny

Mystery road/path frame.
I just need some french threaded pedals, bb nipple, seatpost bolt and white cloth bartape to finish.
If I can find out who made the frame, i'll get it refinished in more period colours.

looks nice, but please rotate your bars slightly upwards.

it looks like it's sad.

slowstephen · 40 Minutes Ago

Golden Flares...... mark up the bars very accurately with a fine marker, one first, cut with a tensioned, new hacksaw blade, use offcut to mark up other side, file ends for final finish and fine tune.. feint heart never won maiden fair !p
ps use a vice to hold the bars while cutting

Fooligan 55 · 31 Minutes Ago

I just aquired a frame for a project, does anybody know much about Old Look Carbon frames and what problems I should keep an eye out for.
Do I have to use special paint on Carbon?
This is going to be a slow burning project due to other commitments but I am looking forward to it and having something unique to ride, that hopefully doesn't creak and squeek like my current bike.

Jaanus · 26 Minutes Ago

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Originally Posted by slowstephen

ps use a vice to hold the bars while cutting

pps. use a soft jawed vice to hold the bars while cutting.

slowstephen · 18 Minutes Ago

£385 ??????????
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Single-Speed-H...1#ht_564wt_736

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31t®um	£25
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benjaminbunny	The stem is a Titan. I have another one for sale, it needs replating though: http://212.241.204.188/$sitepreview/.../bikeparts.htm
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rich	@Superprecise Josh- this looks like it will build up way beyond lovely. Great work on the photography, too- although I'd have expected nothing less... I'd love to see the finished bike in the flesh sometime (if I am ever in London again...)
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slowstephen	Golden Flares...... mark up the bars very accurately with a fine marker, one first, cut with a tensioned, new hacksaw blade, use offcut to mark up other side, file ends for final finish and fine tune.. feint heart never won maiden fair !p ps use a vice to hold the bars while cutting
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