Custom 2008 Charge Plug - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

icecream · 2nd July 2008

- 2008 Charge Plug (medium frame)

- Nitto B123AA Classic Alloy Track Bar

- Delta 45 degree A-Head Stem (80mm)

- Campagnolo Aero Seatpost (27.2mm)

- Campagnolo "Superleggeri" Super/Nuovo Record Pedals

- Black Sugino 75 Crankset (165mm) with Sugino 75 44t Black Chain ring

- KMC Black/Silver Chain

- Purple Velocity Deep V 700c wheels with Michelin ERILIUM Tires

- Charge Plug 2008 original Brown leather saddle & matching grip tape

provenrad · 2nd July 2008

Soooo.... is this for sale or are you just proud of it?
;-)

Simpson79 · 2nd July 2008

yes it is,well done.

Simpson79 · 2nd July 2008

^^not to your question provenrad-to the title-though it works..

provenrad · 2nd July 2008

it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world.

edscoble · 2nd July 2008

that a really nice job mate, a good combination of part (especially the drop, how many charge plug you see in London have those??)

the wheels is a bit of a marmite for me I'm afraid.

Simpson79 · 3rd July 2008

should of gold plated it-bingo 9k !

dodanto37 · 3rd July 2008

Yours look good as well.
Have a look at mine, lol

The Stylist · 3rd July 2008

nice table . . .

50/14 · 3rd July 2008

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Originally Posted by icecream

- 2008 Charge Plug (medium frame)

- Nitto B123AA Classic Alloy Track Bar

- Delta 45 degree A-Head Stem (80mm)

- Campagnolo Aero Seatpost (27.2mm)

- Campagnolo "Superleggeri" Super/Nuovo Record Pedals

- Black Sugino 75 Crankset (165mm) with Sugino 75 44t Black Chain ring

- KMC Black/Silver Chain
Where did you get the Delta stem, I've tried but can only find raisers?

- Purple Velocity Deep V 700c wheels with Michelin ERILIUM Tires

- Charge Plug 2008 original Brown leather saddle & matching grip tape

I want a similar stem, where did you get the Delta?

Archi Pelago · 3rd July 2008

Please people, take the bloody stickers off of your Velocities!

Carry on...

kowalski · 3rd July 2008

@ icecream: did you have a Charge and steadily upgraded it, or was this a plan?

jaygee · 3rd July 2008

I hope you kept all the original parts. This summer is all about off-the-peg™

pj (pj) · 3rd July 2008

have you discovered the impracticality and painfulness of a deep drop stem and bar combo for commuting? or are you persevering in the name of aesthetics?

Archi Pelago · 3rd July 2008

just noticed.
no brakes + flat pedals no clips = ouch!!!

606 · 3rd July 2008

Heavy and uncomfortable, good combination.

treflip · 3rd July 2008

Quote:

Yours look good as well.
Have a look at mine, lol

Nice one of the few plugs i like!! (also icecreams=sick)

kowalski · 3rd July 2008

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Originally Posted by 50/14

I want a similar stem, where did you get the Delta?

Terry "dey do doh don't dey doh" Dolan keeps the CKT sloping stem.

http://www.bikes-dolan.uk.com/

skoota · 3rd July 2008

showing your wallpaper off on your first ever post is terribly common.

justMouse · 3rd July 2008

Names & Faces thread?

Or just stick it on Velospace and see if Bikesnob bites...

vinylvillain · 3rd July 2008

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Originally Posted by dodanto37

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Yours look good as well.
Have a look at mine, lol

Hmm . . Epic Fail on your locking technique, not much point colour coding your lock to match your bike if someone can walk off with the front wheel.

pj (pj) · 3rd July 2008

this bike thingy's fuji with brooks tape can be brothers. sort of confused, country brothers, diffident and a bit freaked out, but brothers nonetheless.

VanUden · 3rd July 2008

^ Guilty as charged pj. I like your description of my (if that's the one you're referring to) confused Brooks bestowed Fuji and its brotherhood with the Plug. I like to think of the Fuji as Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy...

edscoble · 3rd July 2008

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Originally Posted by vinylvillain

Hmm . . Epic Fail on your locking technique, not much point colour coding your lock to match your bike if someone can walk off with the front wheel.

it also an epic fail when someone can use those huge cutting tools and simply snip the lock.

RPM · 3rd July 2008

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Originally Posted by jaygee

I hope you kept all the original parts. This summer is all about off-the-peg™

+1

and that handlebar/stem situation, you must be one funny-shaped mofo.

RPM · 3rd July 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by 50/14

I want a similar stem, where did you get the Delta?

there is no possible reason why anyone in their right mind would want a stem like that.

miro_o · 3rd July 2008

The 1st charge but plug I don't hate. They are life-crisis crutches for middle management or teenage extensions for imature bmxers, all are taken too seriously.

...except this one. Who needs a bottle cage when you have all those cups!

RPM · 3rd July 2008

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Originally Posted by 606

Heavy and uncomfortable, good combination.

the whole thing, or just the wheels?

because hillbilly wins races at herne hill on a charge plug, with handlebars from a london langster and 42/13 gearing.

it's not (all) about the bike, although I can't see any of us looking forward to him getting his new alloy track bike built up.

edscoble · 3rd July 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPM

the whole thing, or just the wheels?

because hillbilly wins races at herne hill on a charge plug, with handlebars from a london langster and 42/13 gearing.

it's not (all) about the bike, although I can't see any of us looking forward to him getting his new alloy track bike built up.

the Charge Plug is lighter than a Bianchi Pista, and the Pista is a proper track bike.

that's pretty much enough explantory why the charge can win races despite being slighty more relaxed than actual track bike.

badtmy · 3rd July 2008

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Originally Posted by edscoble

the Charge Plug is lighter than a Bianchi Pista, and the Pista is a proper track bike.

do you have the actual weight of each to hand? that sounds dubious to me. i've ridden both and the plug felt a shitload heavier to me.

pj (pj) · 3rd July 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by edscoble

the Charge Plug is lighter than 6 Bianchi Pistas, and the Pista is a proper track bike.

he's right you know.

badtmy · 3rd July 2008

i didn't say he wasn't right, i asked for the comparative weights. of course, the perceived weight and the actual dead weight are not the same thing.

apparently the M sized Charge weighs 10.06kg according to http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/catego.../plug-07-20542

i am expressing surprise that a bianchi pista is more than 10kg.

Hoym-Bot · 3rd July 2008

That purple doesn't go with anything.. Sorry but just my oppinion.

Hoym-Bot · 3rd July 2008

Don't get me wrong i like the charge

2nd July 2008	#1
icecream	Custom 2008 Charge Plug - 2008 Charge Plug (medium frame) - Nitto B123AA Classic Alloy Track Bar - Delta 45 degree A-Head Stem (80mm) - Campagnolo Aero Seatpost (27.2mm) - Campagnolo "Superleggeri" Super/Nuovo Record Pedals - Black Sugino 75 Crankset (165mm) with Sugino 75 44t Black Chain ring - KMC Black/Silver Chain - Purple Velocity Deep V 700c wheels with Michelin ERILIUM Tires - Charge Plug 2008 original Brown leather saddle & matching grip tape
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3rd July 2008	#8
dodanto37	My plug Yours look good as well. Have a look at mine, lol
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2nd July 2008	#2
provenrad	Soooo.... is this for sale or are you just proud of it? ;-)
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2nd July 2008	#4
Simpson79	^^not to your question provenrad-to the title-though it works..
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2nd July 2008	#6
edscoble	that a really nice job mate, a good combination of part (especially the drop, how many charge plug you see in London have those??) the wheels is a bit of a marmite for me I'm afraid.
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3rd July 2008	#11
Archi Pelago	Please people, take the bloody stickers off of your Velocities! Carry on...
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3rd July 2008	#12
kowalski	@ icecream: did you have a Charge and steadily upgraded it, or was this a plan?
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3rd July 2008	#13
jaygee	I hope you kept all the original parts. This summer is all about off-the-peg™
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3rd July 2008	#14
pj (pj)	have you discovered the impracticality and painfulness of a deep drop stem and bar combo for commuting? or are you persevering in the name of aesthetics?
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3rd July 2008	#19
skoota	showing your wallpaper off on your first ever post is terribly common.
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3rd July 2008	#20
justMouse	Names & Faces thread? Or just stick it on Velospace and see if Bikesnob bites...
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3rd July 2008	#23
VanUden	^ Guilty as charged pj. I like your description of my (if that's the one you're referring to) confused Brooks bestowed Fuji and its brotherhood with the Plug. I like to think of the Fuji as Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy...
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3rd July 2008	#27
miro_o	The 1st charge but plug I don't hate. They are life-crisis crutches for middle management or teenage extensions for imature bmxers, all are taken too seriously. ...except this one. Who needs a bottle cage when you have all those cups!
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3rd July 2008	#32
badtmy	i didn't say he wasn't right, i asked for the comparative weights. of course, the perceived weight and the actual dead weight are not the same thing. apparently the M sized Charge weighs 10.06kg according to http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/catego.../plug-07-20542 i am expressing surprise that a bianchi pista is more than 10kg.
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3rd July 2008	#33
Hoym-Bot	That purple doesn't go with anything.. Sorry but just my oppinion.
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