MacRetro chat and rides thread

[velomaniac]

Me thinks Gaz protests too much about this roady lark especially as he has a lycra fetish and he's a male model

I also recall he fitted drops and slicks to one of his bikes in the past, we pay attention Gaz, we have long memories

Cheers

Velo (finishing last in every race including the human one)

 

[kaiser]

and what constituted the bulk of his TV this summer?

 

[clockworkgazz]

Like watching the goons on the cols in july that is true and did have some drops for a short time but never owned a road bike cause they are mental and pretty damn ugly

 

[jimihendrix]

Sounds like a plan later in the week will be cool. Is jimi up for the octoberbogfest do you know?

Haven't looked at that one much TBH , got a mate coming from overseas around that time, haven't seen him for three years, will find out dates and let youse know

 

[jimihendrix]

Made a tiny bit of progress with the bikes during the week, got the LTS built up with it's new FOX rear shock but back brake is now gubbed :x , seals in the master cylinder have gone, can get new seals for the Pro levers but seemingly not the Sport ones i have :roll: , good thing is Hope C2's are on E-bay quite a lot so will keep the mincers peeled.

Took the hubs and rims for the Klunker to Evans in Braehead this afternoon, already got a quote of £28 plus spokes per wheel for building but thisafternoon the guy said it'd be the end of September before they could do them :roll: , told him to stick it, popped them into Halfords in Paisley instead, spoke (boom-tish ) to the guy who will be building them and he seems to know his stuff so pretty sure they'll be ok, a lot cheaper and quicker than Evans too

 

[Dr S]

Some fettling progress south o the border too. Yo Eddy is 99% finished now and had it out for a shakedown this morning. Two little decals from Gil and it's another one done.
Put the Boulder together tonight- just shifters to put on and that's this months BoTM entry ready.
And last but least the Goat has landed. Very very scruffy but with plenty of elbow grease it's coming up nice. I've ordered a decal set and have touched in and machine polished the black parts of the frame. Will mix up some orange on monday and get those bits sorted. It's going to look good without the hassle of a full shoot which is a real bonus as I could not be arsed. It's a nice little frame with some nice touches- bottle bosses are external and stand proud of the frame- the thinking was that drilling a hole in the frame would weaken it. There are some nice reinforcing collars around the head tube and the rear canti hanger is a work of art.
I was worried about the size, thought it might be too small but it's the same size as a small/Medium Fat which I have had in the past. Headtube is only a half inch shorter than my medium Yo too.
Looking forward to get it built up and using it to kick your asses in Kielder!

Si

 

[clockworkgazz]

ha ha........



you are a funny man- mind you, glad you are now taking it seriously, wasn't the original plan to take the klunkermobile to kielder? :shock:

 

[The Ken]

jimi what are the seals like for the hope's and how are they supported?

I made a seal years back for an old airbrush by casting the damaged seal with plaster of paris and re making it by srcaping out the crack it had and pouring in liquid latex.

In my case obviously failure was not life threatening but it might be worth trying as long as the pressure is not too high and the seal is supported on both sides - It might rule out a piston seal but it might be worth a try.

 

[The Ken]

Gaz are you coming tomorrow?

 

[clockworkgazz]

Love your thinking ken, you the man

Might be worth the effort to get the goat sorted si, seems to be 1200euros is the going rate.