nice one dogsballs. whilst my track bike is in the works i ride my beater fix which is converted from a 27" wheeler like yours. very long, very comfy, with brick-clearance (yous got fag paper? i can stick a brick in mine!). it's slower weaving but isn't really causing too much problem for me.

brick clearance, you should see the reach on the calipers. it's also deceiving as this makes the headset look about 1" shorter, than what the length of the seatpost is. was going to sell it, but after sorting out seat angle, it's a dream.

what lenght arms they? and are you running a Ti axle? and wot BB for that matter?

hey dogsballs, what kind of brake lever is that? I take it the S is for specialized... I like it

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360028451&N=S pecialized%20Brake%20Lever%20Extension%20Set

Thanks hippy!

That brake lever is the same one that is on the Langster London... but in black. Anyone seen where you can get the silver langster version?

i dont know where to get the silver version but you could sand it then polish it which i think someone did:)

i have the black one and was going to do that to it but couldnt be bothered.

i tried to clean my spare with hydrochloric acid, but i left it in too long and fu<ked it severely, all kinda eaten away :(

life's too short to prat around with all that shit

yep

Bike!



Me!

I'm no longer using them but they were 165mm with a profile Euro bottom bracket. I could never quite justify the Ti axle.
Including the chainring as well they weigh in at 2.9something pounds. Weighty.

Mines not. ;)

but you could have spent the time doing something useful..


like buying some new trousers ;)

i was waiting for a comment on my sweet typo-pyjamas.
they caused quite a stir on bikeforums.

snazzy, they match the frame?

at least you have clothes on!

yup, but i'm trying to cut down on sleep-riding.

Naked men images on bike forums = gay.

;)

while taking pics of other bikes for sale in the kitchen, just noticed the bars are angled abit weird

wapping warrior seems like a total hotty, and mega buff .
and probably quite interesting and intelligent guy. or thats at least that what i get from his picture.
what do do the rest of you guys think ?

I don't think it's a good idea to trust naked, bearded men.

I haven't lied to you yet..

but I am preparing myself for disappointment

Mega buff, I would say very intelligent, possibly a marine biologist or theoretical physicist, he looks like he is also a cruel lover and one of the finest swordsmen in France.

havent done this yet cause i think i rant on enough already




the bike now

I want your bike....quite a lot.

This is my nearly finished track bike.



I've been planning/intending to ride regularly at Herne Hill for the last couple of years, the plan was to have this ready in time to ride from the beginning of this year's season. Unfortunately I got diverted from finishing it by other projects and from riding at Herne Hill by training for a ride to Land's End and then by work commitments.

Anyway this is now almost there, so it’ll definitely be ready for next year. The bars still need taping and I want change them for a set of 3TTT Pista bars. The saddles also temporary, still looking for the right one to fit, I'll post another picture when it's completely finished.

I love it !

You are the only other person (ever!) - except for me I have seen running bebop pedals - yours look to be silver SLs (?)

Best pedals in the world ever !

Forget your triple titanium egg beaters with weight limits and regular 6 month services, the Bebops are made from steel, massively durable, no weight limits and they still manage to show how it's done when put up against even the super super super lightest pedals out there, with the Bebops coming in at 185g a pair (for the Bebop-deluxe) or 195g a pair for the SLs (as a reference a pair of Shimanos top of the line super light pedals will be around half a pound heavier at ~ 420g a pair)

I can say with my hand on my heart that I have never even put a drop of oil on my Bebops or put an allan key/screw driver near them for a whole freaking decade and they are still as good/smooth/solid as the day I got them.

May I go on . . . . ?

When it comes to stack height and axle length (a relevant issue to fixed riders hoping to go around corners) they even beat the tiny speedplay pedals with Bebops stack height of 10mm (speedplay = 11mm).


Freaking legendary.

meh.. spd are cheap, work and lots of ppl have them making bike swaps easy and spares easy to find. Similar deal with TIME and LOOK.

Me (Geoff)



Brian

took me a few seconds, but LOL

All praise photoshop.

that's like 65cm of seat post tubing. nice! just switched to exactly same bar/grip combo for my polo bike ;)