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Hi All, I thought I would share this picture with you all of an oil painting that my sister in-law, Louise painted for me as I'm sure some of you on here will appreciate it. Louise hasn't been painting for that long but as soon as I saw how good she was, I had to have something bike...

05/03/2011 - It's finished!!! well apart from the lack of handlebar grips.

Hi, I have a Campagnolo Sigma Crono Oxide 32-hole rim hanging in my garage and I'm wondering how rare it is and what it might be worth on the second hand market? The rim is currently built into a track wheel but hasn't really been used for 15+ years so it's actually still in excellent...

Quick update - 08/02/2011 I've got a pair of tyres on the way in a matching black/white colour scheme, they're Schwalbe Lugano's, which aren't the best tyres but I'm not going to be racing this bike and they look ok. I've cut the bars down from 600mm to 540mm so that the width is a bit...

I was having a sort through some of my spares last night and I came across these (pic below) I think they're circa mid-80's Campagnolo possibly early 90's. I think I will get them polished up and then I'll build them into a set of fixed wheels for this project so that I have the option to run...

Update - 24/01/2011 Progress on the project has been a little slow over Christmas but now that is out of the way I've made a start again. My latest purchase is a VeloSolo 1/8" 44 tooth chain ring and a Shimano DXR 18 tooth sprocket. This combo will give me a ratio of 64 inches which is...

I couldn't resist taking a picture of the build so far and uploading it for you all to have a look at. Picture quality isn't great (iPhone) but you'll get the idea. Luke.

Thanks. I have spent many hours perusing the Velosolo website. I will probably get a chain ring from them as none of my suppliers really do them apart from stronglight which are good but not what I want. I currently have a CAD designer working on some bespoke designs including chainrings that...

Thanks for the kind words. I've almost finished building it so I will take a picture in daylight and upload for you all to have a look at. Things still to buy are; Grips Brake Outer Chainring Chain Tyres / Tubes Chain Tugs Pedals I've got a Campagnolo seat pinch bolt on its way...

Update - 13/12/2010 (Sorry for picture quality. They were taken with an iPhone) I purchased a Xposure brake lever which is a bmx two-finger lever that will work with side-pull and u-brakes. My new custom decals arrived. They have a clear protective sheet over them in these pictures...

Update - 08/12/10 Bottom bracket arrived yesterday and I've ordered a brake lever that should work with the side-pull road caliper. I've had an email from the printers saying that my custom decals will be printed up today and should be in the post within a couple of days. Pics to...

Quick update with lots of pictures - 02-12-10

I recently paid £45 to have a frame/forks blasted and powder coated in a single gloss white. Painting does tend to cost more around the £100 figure from experience. Luke.

Right, I've just got my frame back from being powder coated and I'm very pleased with it. I'll upload some pictures very soon. Further progress has been made with sourcing components. I've picked up the following; FSA OS-150 Stem - Black FSA 180 Flat Bars - White FSA Seatpost - Black...

Quick update on the progress - 03/11/10 The frame is still at the powder coaters due to them having problems with grease in the BB shell contaminating the white powder coat during application. Apparently they have stripped and applied powder coat twice but weren't happy with the finish, so...

I can kind of see your frustrations although I'm not sure why I would let it wind me up. :D I'm planning a single speed build i.e. one gear ratio with freewheel. You could argue that a fixed wheel is still single speed as you only have one sprocket and one chain ring. Luke.

Opinions - Should I go for anodized blue, anodized gold or carbon fibre components ? I plan to have the bars, stem, seatpost, chainset etc.. all matching in colour and brand where possible. The frame will be gloss white with grey/blue decals.

PM is sitting in my Outbox for some reason ? My email is luke[AT]2pointdesign[DOT]com Luke.

PM sent. Cheers, Luke.

I had an 8-speed screw on block on a disc wheel 8-10 years ago. It was shimano compatible and I believe was made by Miche (could be mistaken about the brand) Luke.