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Hi all. I'm alive, well & still kicking. Hope you are too. Last season ended for Frannie with a wee crash. No, it wasn't the modern cantilevers fitted onto the vintage studs...Or the 70-year old French Acier-du-Fromage frame coming apart under the harsh realities of crap Scottish roads... nor...

Just got a letter saying that PX are going into administration. Not sure why I got it, as I am unaware of them owing any money to me - perhaps, it's because the spitfire is supposed to be on warranty for another 10 months. Anyway, I'm really enjoying the spitfire - this is the only modern bike...

Yuck! disk brakes 🤢

I am green with envy, mate. Well done! Good to know the bike is going to get the TLC it deserves.

£30 for a Cinelli. Bugger me, that's a great deal!

Colour or shape?

I have a frameset in a matching colour 🤔

Looks sweet. Why would you possibly want 26er wheels over 650B on a tandem?

After some more riding on Frannie: Tarmac is handled very well, albeit not quite as good as a pure road bike. Nice & quick acceleration was a pleasant surprise. Cornering a big lazy compared to road bikes (even the slack audax Bojack). Gravel riding is exceptional. smooth, stable, comfortable...

£30? Nice buy!!!

Well, I'm with @Woz - it ain't rocket surgery. If you can make it roll, don't chase millimeters, leave that to rocket engine designers. So I keep my vote for 1 washer. *cough* floorboard... *cough* string...And a good quality dropout alignment tool. I hate to be the one to piss in your punch...

There is a funny-looking pug from the same era on ebay right now, but not cheap...

@Woz Thanks! If I can get an extra 10% of front braking power, and the bike does not fall apart, I'd go as far as calling it a huge success. It is always nice to build your idea into a real life bike (that's one of the reasons we're wrenching, right?), but it's even better when in the end it...

Since I'm no longer on good terms with my dentist (note to self: After she's done a filling, don't ask for a happy ending) I've sorted out the brakes. The noname (tektro?) jobbies are a joy to set up. Rear locks up if I want it to, with moderate braking force. Front is still not a 100%, but I'm...

No Zaskar?

If it's 1mm washer, just fit it there and forget, imho. Even with 2mm it will work just as well, but I personally would be too anal to let that slide on my bike. No guarantee that your wheel dish is that accurate - anything within 1mm is generally acceptable. If you add 1mm to the ds axle, and...

It's unfortunate that you can't fit the modern cassette. I've had no issues sticking 9-speed ones on 130mm hubs into my 1960s Bob Jackson or my 1950s Frannie. Frannie's spacing is very tight, but no rubbing. Given that you'd have to slacken the spokes, re-dish, then tension, as if you were...

I always thought you're more of a square taper guy 🤔

Will I be branded a pervert if I said I actually like it? Isn't this the same idea as a Moulton, but better looking?

I've bought these before, but returned to seller without installing. Was mainly annoyed at the seller rather than the product itself. Seller was offering 2x9 and 1x9 versions - ordered 1x9 just to find out that the seller just filed away the switch tang on a 2x9 set's LHS. So absolutely no...