n+1

* major drool *
* almost dessicated *

Would it be too forward to ask what JB ask for a frame like that? I have been too chicken to phone them... please do not feel obliged to reply...

Parbs said:

How do you have your coffee

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Most of the rest is spread out over my lounge room floor - I'm almost to
scared to build it up.

Parbs

Parbs, tell me thats the steel and not the alloy yeah?

monsterman said:

Parbs, tell me thats the steel and not the alloy yeah?

Of course it's steel - the one true metal for the one true gear.

Parbs

quote='Parbs'monsterman said:

Parbs, tell me thats the steel and not the alloy yeah?

Of course it's steel - the one true metal for the one true gear.

Parbs[/QUOTE]
I knew that - never doubted you. For some masochistic reason, I had to make my envy complete. What kit will be involved in the build-up?

MM (who's steel steed may just be starting to lose some of its lustre ... ...)

Parbs said:

How do you have your coffee

http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/86773346-M.jpg

http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/86773313-M.jpg

http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/86773329-M.jpg

http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/86773307-M.jpg

Most of the rest is spread out over my lounge room floor - I'm almost to
scared to build it up.

Parbs

Nice. So you sacrificed a duallie to fund a new single speed frame?

😉

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Quoted message said:

How do you have your coffee

http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/86773346-M.jpg

http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/86773313-M.jpg

http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/86773329-M.jpg

http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/86773307-M.jpg

Most of the rest is spread out over my lounge room floor - I'm almost to
scared to build it up.

Parbs

Ooh. Pretty. Noiiice. Now I've got a job (I hope...it's 95% finalised) I can
get back onto sorting my fixie out. I've got most of the bits, I really want
to start bolting it all together! Get yours assembled and post pics. 🙂

Parbs said:

Of course it's steel - the one true metal for the one true gear.

And we'll ignore that bike with the funny thing hanging down near the back
wheel eh?

Dave - who has N+1 in a rideable state, but really needs a decent fork for
it.

--
Dave Hughes | [email hidden]
"Until we understand quantum gravity, we're not going to be
running Linux on a black hole" - Seth Lloyd

petulance said:

Nice. So you sacrificed a duallie to fund a new single speed frame?

Yes, but not this one...the next one.

Parbs

Parbs said:

What are you after - oh you said decent.

I'm thinking of doing a shuffle. I'm either going to swap the half decent
forks on my brother's old bike for a rigid one I've got floating about, or
I'm going to get something Rather Swanky for the front of the XC bike and
move the Marzocchis to the new SS.

But if you've got spare bits that need a home I could be interested, since
the shed bits have just about all been bolted on to frames.

--
Dave Hughes | [email hidden]
"This isn't life in the fast lane, it's life in the oncoming traffic."
- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)

Random Data said:

And we'll ignore that bike with the funny thing hanging down near the back
wheel eh?

Especially that one with the silly skinny tyres

Quoted message said:

Dave - who has N+1 in a rideable state, but really needs a decent fork for
it.

What are you after - oh you said decent.

Parbs

Resound said:

Get yours assembled and post pics. 🙂

Assembled

http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87565828-M.jpg

The build...
Big Cheese Grips
Salsa ProMoto Carbon Bars
Fox F100R Fork
Chris King "Pretty & Strong" No Thread Headset
Thomson Elite Stem
Hope Mono Mini Disc Brajes
Fizik Nissene Saddle
Thomson Elite Seat Post
DT240s SS, Mavic 819d Wheels
Maxxis Crossmax Tyres
Middleburn RS8 Uno Cranks
Chris King 18T Cog (Stainless Steel)
Wipperman 908 Chain
Crank Bros Twin Ti Eggbeaters

It's got a crappy shimano BB at the moment but will be replaced by
something much more fitting & maybe some Goodrich hoses.

Here's a few more pics
http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87565662-M.jpg
http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87565954-M.jpg
http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87566057-M.jpg
http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87566169-M.jpg
http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87565925-M.jpg

Parbs

Parbs said:

Fox F100R Fork

SOFT!

Quoted message said:

Chris King 18T Cog (Stainless Steel)

SOFT!

So when are you bringing it around for me to check the tightness of all
fittings (by taking it for a blat)?

--
Dave Hughes | [email hidden]
"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack
of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses"
- Elwood Blues

Random Data said:

So when are you bringing it around for me to check the tightness of all
fittings (by taking it for a blat)?

Cascades tomorrow, 10am on the Belrose side. The Skanky Media Ho should
be there with his new(ish) ride also,

Parbs

Parbs said:

Resound said:

Get yours assembled and post pics. 🙂

Assembled

http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87565828-M.jpg

Nice.

Quoted message said:

Fox F100R Fork

What??? Front suspension? Wasn't your old SS rig rigid?

Btw, why a Fox instead of say, a Rock Shox?

Quoted message said:

DT240s SS, Mavic 819d Wheels

Nice.

Quoted message said:

Maxxis Crossmax Tyres

Are they "better" than Larsen TTs and Pythons?

petulance said:

What??? Front suspension? Wasn't your old SS rig rigid?

Yup - I'm getting old, don't think I could handle 24hrs rigid

Quoted message said:

Btw, why a Fox instead of say, a Rock Shox?

Fox forks are very nice and the price was very right.

Quoted message said:

Are they "better" than Larsen TTs and Pythons?

I think anything are better than Pythons. By all accounts they roll a
lot better than the TTs - although I know a couple of people who prefer
to still run a TT on the front with Crossmark on the rear

Parbs

Parbs said:

petulance said:

Are they "better" than Larsen TTs and Pythons?

Quoted message said:

I think anything are better than Pythons.

I saw Pez of Team Yeti with Pythons on his bike at the Cyclinic a few
weeks back. Of course, Hutchinson could have been one of his sponsors.

Quoted message said:

By all accounts they roll a
lot better than the TTs - although I know a couple of people who prefer
to still run a TT on the front with Crossmark on the rear

Ta. I'll keep the Crossmarks in mind the next time I need to replace my
Larsens.

Parbs said:

Yup - I'm getting old, don't think I could handle 24hrs rigid

I think that's why they warn gentlemen over a certain age about taking those "ehnancement" tablets.

quote='Parbs'petulance said:

Nice. So you sacrificed a duallie to fund a new single speed frame?

Yes, but not this one...the next one.

Parbs[/QUOTE]
Is this a new usage of the N+1 formula? You only have to sell a current bike when it is to fund the N+1th bike acquisition, never for the current acquisition?

Steve(Bike Maths 101)A

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Resound said:

Get yours assembled and post pics. 🙂

Assembled

http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87565828-M.jpg

The build...
Big Cheese Grips
Salsa ProMoto Carbon Bars
Fox F100R Fork
Chris King "Pretty & Strong" No Thread Headset
Thomson Elite Stem
Hope Mono Mini Disc Brajes
Fizik Nissene Saddle
Thomson Elite Seat Post
DT240s SS, Mavic 819d Wheels
Maxxis Crossmax Tyres
Middleburn RS8 Uno Cranks
Chris King 18T Cog (Stainless Steel)
Wipperman 908 Chain
Crank Bros Twin Ti Eggbeaters

It's got a crappy shimano BB at the moment but will be replaced by
something much more fitting & maybe some Goodrich hoses.

Here's a few more pics
http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87565662-M.jpg
http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87565954-M.jpg
http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87566057-M.jpg
http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87566169-M.jpg
http://singlespeed.smugmug.com/photos/87565925-M.jpg

Parbs

That's rather nice. I see it's got those clever adjustable vertical
dropouts. I rather like those.