The Cycling Thread

[pookie]

+1 on the self build..it might not be the cheapest way but to know each part was chosen and fitted with care makes the ride oh so satisfying. Also if anything falls off I have no one to blame but myself

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Scoobs

What a tired git. I've just built up a new mountain bike and it took me less than 2 hours including cutting the steerer tube to length and cutting and bleeding hydraulic hoses for the disc brakes....but then i am pretty awesome.

Self build is the true path, but to become a full on god requires one to be able to build your own wheels. Even I'm not that awesome yet.

[fizzwheel]

I've done it before and built by myself mostly a front wheel.

I'm so snowed under at work. I've been working weekends and such and its difficult to find them time to do fun / non work related things.

I think I'm pretty settled on the Genesis Day one with the 8 speed affline hub TBH.

Now just need to put two tyres on the Audi, Get the Audi MOT'd and Serviced and also the Focus needs a service before we go to Ireland in October. Then I'll save up the cash and it will be mine !

I've set myself a little goal to do 100 miles on the Look before Saturday. I've done 49.6 over the last two days.

[mattSV]

Originally Posted by maviczap

Self build is the true path, but to become a full on god requires one to be able to build your own wheels. Even I'm not that awesome yet.

I did a self build on my first 'proper' bike in 1988 - 531c frame with Shimano 600 running gear, campag record seat post, cinelli bars and mavic 4cd rims - iirc I think it cost me about £660 all in. I too was not awesome enough to spoke up the wheels though

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by mattSV

I did a self build on my first 'proper' bike in 1988 - 531c frame with Shimano 600 running gear, campag record seat post, cinelli bars and mavic 4cd rims - iirc I think it cost me about £660 all in. I too was not awesome enough to spoke up the wheels though

Proper nice components there Matt

[mattSV]

Originally Posted by maviczap

Proper nice components there Matt

Thanks. It was a toss up between the 531c frame, or a Kirk Precision - I just wasn't enough of a tart to go for the Kirk (unlike Fizz )

After 20 years and a few trips along the tarmac, it was replaced with my Planet X. My brother is running the wheels on his Raleigh Record Sprint that he uses as a chugger (he also has a Specialised Tri-Cross and a Planet X Team Guru), and the other bits worth saving were either ebay'd or are in one of my boxes of spares (can't imagine that I will ever need a 6speed SIS gear lever but you never know ).

Sadly the seat post never made it - I polished it to death, however made the schoolboy error of forgetting to grease it when I installed it - it was therefore welded to the frame and would not come out

[maviczap]

Same here, I'mstill riding around on a lot of stuff that I used on previous builds, open 4cd wheels with stainless spokes. I've got a front with a campag hub with a grease port so its a 2 sec job to lube the bearings.

I've sold a lot of my old stuff, but only because it was old 8 speed stuff. Helped buy newer stuff so worth the pain.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by mattSV

Thanks. It was a toss up between the 531c frame, or a Kirk Precision - I just wasn't enough of a tart to go for the Kirk (unlike Fizz )

To be fair I bought my Kirk second hand, the down side is that unlike your 531 frame, the Kirk has a cracked frame in the usual place that they go in so whilst you can still ride yours mine is fit for skip.

Have a short charity ride this weeked - the Southend bikeathon.

It's a 14mile lap of which I shall be doing two. There is one section which is 'offroad' - it's a footpath but not paved.

I'm hoping to finish in a time of no more than 1 hour 30 (18.7mph average) but ideally I want to push on for 1 hour 15 (22.4mph average).

will let you all know how I do - haven't had as much time as I would like out on the new aero bars.

[fizzwheel]

Done it, In 4 days I have covered 104 miles.