Recent content by DaiP

Pease buy it before I do. I’ve had an expensive month having to renew my CAA licence and I’ve got to pay out some more for bodywork on my car. I really don’t need any more vehicles of any description but it doesn’t stop me wanting more.

I love what you’ve done with it. If this is still about in a month or so, I’ll more than likely be very interested. I’ve got to fork out for some paintwork on one of my cars next week so have to mind the pennies until that’s paid for.

Thanks. It was a couple of quid off Amazon

I thought I’d post this up on here because I’m pretty pleased with it and no one at home is the slightest bit interested. I did a bit of up cycling and found a use for an old Hope disc with a broken spider and made a clock for my garage. That’s it really.

I’m not a million miles away, just outside Cardiff. I was going to have a ride over on the motorbike for a look but now I’m thinking I might have to bring something with a bit more luggage space.

Thanks👍

Thanks. I watched it for a while before deciding to buy it. It was between this frame and an Alpinestars Al Mega frame that was near to where I live. The Alpinestars sold and I just thought bugger it and bought this one.

Flite titanium seat fitted so I don’t have to keep borrowing the seat off my other bike. Like most of my vehicles I think this is a bike that’ll never be finished. There’s always that something different or extra I always want to do. But I’ll call it done for now. Cheers

@DaiP’s 1992 LA Cycles Lee Cooper. I’ll throw my hat in the ring with my 1992ish Lee Cooper. I contacted Lee to get details. He can’t remember the exact year he built the frame but it was in the early nineties when he first set up LA Cycles. Link to my build here...

First ride and really pleased with this bike. The only real issue is that I’m currently unable to use the bottom chainring as the chain is getting jammed against the side of the middle ring. I reckon that could be easily sorted by machining some slightly longer spacers to fit under the bottom...

Done (almost). Just bought a Flite Titanium seat but fitted the one off my other bike for now so I can give it a test ride tomorrow. I’d also like to change that seatpost, which I found in an old box in the garage and just happened to fit, for something nicer. It feels very narrow and twitchy...

Hi, yes I bought an Ibis titanium stem from Frank (Rockimountain) on here.

A bit more progress after work this evening. Panaracer Smoke and Dart tyres fitted. I managed to cobble together a decent working XT rear mech using some bits off a DX rear mech as a donor and put the lathe to a bit of use machining down the head of an M4 screw to use as a limit adjuster. Fitted...

Bought an Ibis Titanium 1 inch quill stem from Frank. It’s a lovely bit of kit. Sent from Canada to sunny South Wales with no dramas or hassle. Cheers Frank, much appreciated. All the best, David

Hi, I’m on the lookout for a nice 27.2mm diameter seatpost. It needs to be 350mm or longer. My preference would be a USE in blue or silver. I know these are 25.0mm but I can either buy a shim or turn one myself on the lathe. Or, an X-Lite Metal Matrix Or, a Shimano DX or XT (preferably in...