tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59996321250286612402024-02-19T08:38:47.261-08:00A fixationFixed gear riding in SwindonUnklesouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102982521954349759noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999632125028661240.post-52510491438005377342009-02-21T07:33:00.000-08:002009-02-21T07:42:19.214-08:00fixed gear vertical dropout conversion triumph.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMsRt53COdg3YYtYKOrEvX0nKD0rBqtnzzh-beO-wzyHshG1mpiFnjvsmYSUUak4WHwyyea-qpoSTOyDYyDdBjs0KVqCdz3Cl964H7gQrAauST4zwLULb7IuRxTOluTsd0G6DLZV43WE/s1600-h/christianfixed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMsRt53COdg3YYtYKOrEvX0nKD0rBqtnzzh-beO-wzyHshG1mpiFnjvsmYSUUak4WHwyyea-qpoSTOyDYyDdBjs0KVqCdz3Cl964H7gQrAauST4zwLULb7IuRxTOluTsd0G6DLZV43WE/s400/christianfixed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305275713291810962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqalg7ksXNzUzUdM5CML5xhNcv-mUXmmSyTigekdRisDxW-UQ2TURjWcfhyphenhyphenj1lg6oUvVK6LXZy30YNp1o9L6aFteQmNVoXs0c2xt3yHO_fDa9lwTmbF4Xm3NiZCHFZPybDwqPibdwv_0s/s1600-h/christiansbike.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqalg7ksXNzUzUdM5CML5xhNcv-mUXmmSyTigekdRisDxW-UQ2TURjWcfhyphenhyphenj1lg6oUvVK6LXZy30YNp1o9L6aFteQmNVoXs0c2xt3yHO_fDa9lwTmbF4Xm3NiZCHFZPybDwqPibdwv_0s/s400/christiansbike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305275710642166034" /></a><br />Sersiously long title.<div>Been a long time since i've posted as well. Spent most of my free time in the garage working on projects, 4 on the go at the moment. <div> </div><div>Finished a project today for christian.<div> </div><div>Vertical dropout fixed gear conversion which was hard work. (17t and a 48t where the magic numbers!!) and the chain tension is spot on. </div><div> </div><div>Bike came out well.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>We now have a group of two riders.</div><div> </div><div>big numbers.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div>Unklesouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102982521954349759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999632125028661240.post-73624835534367478262008-12-21T03:27:00.000-08:002009-02-05T06:12:13.201-08:00Unklesouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102982521954349759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999632125028661240.post-27366921602656327632008-12-02T05:53:00.000-08:002008-12-02T05:57:35.575-08:00H plus son rear rim<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_Xe2y_MOPpDXwR-POxhRFvZ7Re9uwEYFhZ0SSHCNeYGbKlR7yAvGT7CufnS5HKW6gVvCYEDbKaiMcSeKStPyYSvS1Z_3W-DPzj38uskPSkDD7XcgBgtLIZnZOm6kVNu3tYvTK1rAI3c/s1600-h/215.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275190911629817410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_Xe2y_MOPpDXwR-POxhRFvZ7Re9uwEYFhZ0SSHCNeYGbKlR7yAvGT7CufnS5HKW6gVvCYEDbKaiMcSeKStPyYSvS1Z_3W-DPzj38uskPSkDD7XcgBgtLIZnZOm6kVNu3tYvTK1rAI3c/s400/215.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>H plus son rear rim in silver ordered today from the kind people at BLB.</div><div> </div><div>Nearing those stages of conception.</div><div> </div><div>Next on the agenda Turbo saddle being restored in grey vintage leather.</div>Unklesouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102982521954349759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999632125028661240.post-83749020430155104202008-11-14T12:59:00.000-08:002008-11-14T13:01:19.093-08:00singlespeed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQIR_GCAfO6Gj463motyK6vClEdn_qBnqjP90Ex2vNYqdVpuKHOYcNa_wVQZ6pl-kVuVBFOGxydkWkc5OPEZaTyj44CHiYtSSfgjSN_N03uyyovM2RRqgyPBL0-cpDEzmiDUJrt8KJGY/s1600-h/raleighproject.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQIR_GCAfO6Gj463motyK6vClEdn_qBnqjP90Ex2vNYqdVpuKHOYcNa_wVQZ6pl-kVuVBFOGxydkWkc5OPEZaTyj44CHiYtSSfgjSN_N03uyyovM2RRqgyPBL0-cpDEzmiDUJrt8KJGY/s400/raleighproject.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268621231511558658" border="0" /></a><br />This little beater has to go.<br /><br />Fund parts for my main build.Unklesouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102982521954349759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999632125028661240.post-45930477112560856472008-11-14T12:12:00.000-08:002008-11-14T12:16:41.749-08:00Black beauty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTlPGkaGc9lVdsr_DwUqf3NzAlz_uwiKCtA0Mp4cYFxuq6V5sLahlwnnGYBezIcfacGGOBcSFWzQNlH7dFagwBi6mNUJp7JQNambOGXv0gKPqbtCPi52RA8IrKoz_ir9SzVfltiuoxS8/s1600-h/orbit+powdercoated.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTlPGkaGc9lVdsr_DwUqf3NzAlz_uwiKCtA0Mp4cYFxuq6V5sLahlwnnGYBezIcfacGGOBcSFWzQNlH7dFagwBi6mNUJp7JQNambOGXv0gKPqbtCPi52RA8IrKoz_ir9SzVfltiuoxS8/s400/orbit+powdercoated.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268609593693888290" border="0" /></a><br />Bike returned from powder coaters.<br /><br />Nice matt finish and seems pretty chip resisitant tried a few knocks to the fork stem.<br /><br />Bit of a build up at the weekend i think.Unklesouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102982521954349759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999632125028661240.post-85935702220507956572008-11-13T05:16:00.000-08:002008-11-13T05:19:45.441-08:00Fixed gear swindonSeen a couple of people riding fixed in the past few days.<br /><br />My nan used to ride with the swindon wheelers during war time.<br /><br />I'll find out a pic this week.<br /><br />Off to powder coaters to pick up the beauty tmrw, the <strong>BLACK</strong> beauty.Unklesouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102982521954349759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999632125028661240.post-79835670135987545032008-11-12T08:49:00.000-08:002008-11-12T08:51:52.348-08:00sleeps with the Powder coater.The frame is currently sleeping at the powder coaters and should come back black on friday.<br /><br />Then its off to get the detailing done. whoop whoop.Unklesouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102982521954349759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999632125028661240.post-56385182822823423242008-11-02T10:57:00.000-08:002008-11-02T11:02:28.590-08:00Paint removal the hard way (Orbit project 1.5)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL50Pltp80wM1JFGtHc7dY6aLUTtJZRNmt2UoBhXvFgSeD00CD_SvcdYtXPl1QBP3i8cwgXgsRc5dgv4jcdls4AyltbHku7rh8P21CBtLmoBjXOTSP0Qbxy-xXIkVDOfMxTN8v09245PI/s1600-h/stippedorbitmain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL50Pltp80wM1JFGtHc7dY6aLUTtJZRNmt2UoBhXvFgSeD00CD_SvcdYtXPl1QBP3i8cwgXgsRc5dgv4jcdls4AyltbHku7rh8P21CBtLmoBjXOTSP0Qbxy-xXIkVDOfMxTN8v09245PI/s400/stippedorbitmain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264137052945923282" border="0" /></a><br />Shotblasting was going to cost £35.00 and take around a week.<br /><br />Blackfriars paint stripper cost £2.79 and i had this stripped in 4 hours.<br /><br />Thanks for a rainy weekend and some spare hours!Unklesouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102982521954349759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5999632125028661240.post-54689282262139351332008-11-02T10:16:00.000-08:002008-12-20T10:22:05.618-08:00Orbit pista project 1.5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxFhlbNOMheuiVlP3Ku9DEIAHEpPHB8aVtZJCgh2g3xbpsVwJnvDbZTW1pKG7axRNpH-9ohMnxeAGN4h5UQDULaOaRk_dmhh6PoilVaswreZRmQcUUvyV4vmbCSVW1p1TiKXwozWNxKk/s1600-h/mainorbitpic.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxFhlbNOMheuiVlP3Ku9DEIAHEpPHB8aVtZJCgh2g3xbpsVwJnvDbZTW1pKG7axRNpH-9ohMnxeAGN4h5UQDULaOaRk_dmhh6PoilVaswreZRmQcUUvyV4vmbCSVW1p1TiKXwozWNxKk/s400/mainorbitpic.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128378485215810" border="0" /></a><br />Orbit pista Frame. New project.Unklesouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102982521954349759noreply@blogger.com0