And today I did......

[zigzag]

I got the fear about K'Tree as everyone keeps saying you need good brakes and some bounce so...............

In five hours flat from frame to complete bike I rebuilt my Giant Boulder DS with Vee brakes and 14 low gears

Admittedly its a crap bike, not really retro but it works and has been tested on the waste ground near me.

I'm not really fit enough for this ride so with the distance, rough terrain and energy sapping full sus I'm not sure I'm looking forward to this :?

Only time will tell

you'll be fine, positive mental attitude V

+1 Velo. And man, you were ripping it up and down GT last week, bring some of that the morn.

 

[clockworkgazz]

Zz it is a boftheE but a 87 with odd sided wheels a 46 er should have a m2 to biuld in the same style as Kaisers as Dale.

 

[Marmite King]

I got the fear about K'Tree as everyone keeps saying you need good brakes and some bounce so...............

In five hours flat from frame to complete bike I rebuilt my Giant Boulder DS with Vee brakes and 14 low gears

Admittedly its a crap bike, not really retro but it works and has been tested on the waste ground near me.

I'm not really fit enough for this ride so with the distance, rough terrain and energy sapping full sus I'm not sure I'm looking forward to this :?

Only time will tell

You and me both !!

And before you ask Gaz, I`ve changed my tyres ??

Hopefully see you guys up there for a great day out....................

 

[jimihendrix]

I got the fear about K'Tree as everyone keeps saying you need good brakes and some bounce so...............

I'll be using the GT Zaskar which has big tyres and forks but sketchy STX canti's, two out of three contributions to control and safety are good enough for me

BTW ZZ only thing i find wrong with polishing a frame is having to re-do it just about every time it's used if you want to keep it shiny, even water dries as a stain :roll: , every time i wash the E3 i go over it with a Brillo pad which works pretty well, the Zaskar is intended more as a commuter/user though so i just went over that once and i'm leaving it to dull naturaly

 

[big.eck]

had a wee shot of the new ss.............

a right mix of old and new


and thats the breezer in the for sale section > http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=2

 

[clockworkgazz]

Oh no that saddle arrrrgggghhhhh!!!!

Mental ss eck kind of groovy in a messed up crazy sasses way

breezer was too cheap it would seem.

 

[zigzag]

Truly a big eck single speed, I'd expect nothing less than some triple clamp goodness up front I'm almost afraid to ask what ratio you're running :shock:

And hey hey, return of the goldie lookin' saddle

 

[big.eck]

yup the golden seat returns :twisted: i don't know the gear ratio but nobody noticed the hydro v's :shock: it goes alright too

yeah the breezer prob was a little too cheap but i'm happy , the new owner'll be happy and it'll go to a good hame

 

[zigzag]

but nobody noticed the hydro v's :shock:

Oh aye, right enough... I thought they were red DX looking a bit orangey in the flash. They any good then?

 

[clockworkgazz]

did you get them from dyna ti heard mixed reviews on them.

I think you should paint the bike ZZ rather than polish- I don't miss the cleaning on the old killer v- do some sort of modern art number- dr s did an amazing paint job on his commuter- looked great- mix up the media's, spray paint, enamel, oil, watercolour, feathers, glitter- go to town!