1:4 scale Ritchey P20, this is going to take a while...
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Spent lunchtime today cutting the little fluted bits in the dropouts. Not a spectacular amount of progress, but it's details like this that make the difference.
The dropouts are now glued on and the rear triangle feels loads more solid for it.
I've started thinking probably hubs next, and headset. I quite fancy the idea of getting the wheels in and having a "rolling chassis" to hang the rest of the bits on as the build progresses. Maybe a scale workstand is required...
The dropouts are now glued on and the rear triangle feels loads more solid for it.
I've started thinking probably hubs next, and headset. I quite fancy the idea of getting the wheels in and having a "rolling chassis" to hang the rest of the bits on as the build progresses. Maybe a scale workstand is required...
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...and some tiny tools.
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5.5mm crank extractor? Fiddly.
I think the bike should be complemented with a full to-scale working toolkit.
There, I've said it now
I think the bike should be complemented with a full to-scale working toolkit.
There, I've said it now
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Started work on the hubs over the weekend, and also dropped my phone from a height onto a flagstone floor. Thus, no photos of the rear hub going together.
Various bits of brass tube, laser cut Rowmark plastic flanges and filler to build up the profile. Rowmark is less brittle than acrylic so will hopefully be less prone to exploding when the wheel is laced. The axle is removable, probably unnecessarily.
The front hub is built in much the same way. The long silver bits end up as the end caps and axle for the front hub.
Various bits of brass tube, laser cut Rowmark plastic flanges and filler to build up the profile. Rowmark is less brittle than acrylic so will hopefully be less prone to exploding when the wheel is laced. The axle is removable, probably unnecessarily.
The front hub is built in much the same way. The long silver bits end up as the end caps and axle for the front hub.
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That's probably it for a couple of weeks now. I'm off into the mountains weekend after next, so should probably use my time getting kit together for that rather than messing on with tiny bicycles.
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...Safely returned from the Cairngorms. Had a truly spectacular time, thanks for asking.
Climbed throught the cloud up Braeiach from Rothiemurcus, descended into Garbh Choire and spent the night there. Then Walked out via the Lairig Ghru. Magical. Saw six people in three days, four of them were about a mile and a half away.
Now that I have finshed sorting through the photos and washing, I have been able to get the paint box back out.
Wheel building and cassette next I think...
Climbed throught the cloud up Braeiach from Rothiemurcus, descended into Garbh Choire and spent the night there. Then Walked out via the Lairig Ghru. Magical. Saw six people in three days, four of them were about a mile and a half away.
Now that I have finshed sorting through the photos and washing, I have been able to get the paint box back out.
Wheel building and cassette next I think...
