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Re: I think I'm pretty much finished now. A 17t rear sprocket gave the magic gear I was looking for, so no chain tensioner required. Maiden voyage this evening in the sunshine and it was a long awaited joy! I can't remember how long it's been since I've swung my leg over a bike, but it's...

Re: Experimenting with some cut up Fabric grips

Re: With being forced to stay at home this is finally moving on! Brakes and chain on, but needs some tinkering to get the chain tension right. A few grip options coming through the post too.

Re: Re: I think that might be the way forward. I like the style of the Fabric grips, just not their bulk!

Re: Thanks for the kind comments! Brake levers were from eBay. Think they had a long journey here. I was surprised to find the levers had tiny bearings too! Link https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3327363171

Re: I think it's pretty much how I want it now, can't see it changing much from here. Grips are annoying me, I've not been able to find anything I really like yet. Ideally after very thin push on grips - suggestions welcome!

Re: Now suitably modified

Re: That's one seriously cool ride! Good luck with the sale. Where abouts is it?

Re: A couple of updates, trial fitting of a front light and some SRAM linear pull brakes fitted.

Re: Like this. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out

Re: Very nice that!

Re: I think this will be it until after Christmas. I'm not sure whether I like the brake levers and haven't really made my mind up over cantis, vbrakes or Maguras to be honest. The wheels still need a professional tension and tru, but I really wanted to check clearance for the tyres, which is...

Re: Thanks! Truing the wheels is not easy! I'm not surprised - I'm using the frame to hold the wheels and judging by eye. One eye closed for increased accuracy. Probably not the best method! I was proud of myself with the rear as I managed to get it pretty central compared to where it...

Re: I'm by no means an expert on the subject, but has that rear wheel been put together correctly? The spoke pattern just doesn't look right to me and the angles some of them leaving the rim looks off.

Re: Check out Halo. They do a few rims that will work with rim brakes such as the SAS and Whiteline.

Re: And at least I can now start to check the tyres have decent clearance on the frame, which happily they do!

Re: Getting the wheels together wasn't so bad! Quite a nice job really. A couple of wrong turns on both wheels, but easily corrected! Still got plenty of work to do to actually get them round and true though!

Re: A couple of stickers added too to give it a bit of identity. Apologies to purists for, well everything really.

Re: I've never built a bike wheel before, but over time I've amassed a couple of Shimano XT hubs, some Halo Whiteline rims and a bunch of Sapim spokes and nipples. I was going to leave it to someone that knows what they are doing, but after reading Sheldon Brown's very comprehensive article on...