- Summing up for nowI think its worth pitching a recent handlebar picture back with the original – I feel I’ve come a long way, perhaps disappeared up my [...]
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
- The Three AmigosHere are the three bullhorns for an idea of their difference. From the top its the original ones at 44cm. Then the mid-sized at 40cm. [...]
Monday, April 26th, 2010
- Clearing the dashboardI’ve now received my two alternative bullhorn widths. My gut instinct instantly says the 36cm is too narrow. My god its narrow. Still, I’m determined [...]
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
- Soma Cross LeversThey took a while to get here but I’ve finally got hold of a pair of Soma Cross Levers. They’re lovely. Hinged clamps make struggling [...]
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
- Again Son, harderSo the bike has been riding like a dream the last 6 months. There was a definite shift after around 3 months where it felt [...]
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
- Final shotsWell, the bike was completed almost a month ago. I’ve been so busy using it I haven’t taken final photos to finish off this little [...]
Monday, September 7th, 2009
- Tweaking the systemSo I’ve been riding the bike for a little over 2 weeks now. From the moment I got on it I knew it was gonna [...]
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
- Shake that assContact points. There are three on a bike: your hands, your feet & your ass. The first has been completed.
Pedal wise I’ve opted for some [...]
Friday, July 24th, 2009
- Headset and stemThe frame uses an integrated headset. Part of the reason for this project was that I didn’t know enough about the bike I was riding. [...]
Friday, July 24th, 2009
- Rapidfire bullhornsOnto the handlebars. I’ve waited a bloody age for these bullhorns to turn up. Completely unavailable in the UK currently even though they’re from a [...]
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
- The magnificent sevenI had decided right from the off to have as least gears as possible for a comfortable city bike ride. In my head it was [...]
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
- Bottom bracket and Mavic wheelsYou’ll note on the previous post the wheels have been added. These are entry level Mavic Aksium 2009’s. Lovely wheels I think, bladed spoke and [...]
Monday, July 20th, 2009
- Darker than brownThere’s been a bit of a gap since the last post. The frame got dropped off to Mario Vaz in Hither Green for a respray, [...]
Monday, July 20th, 2009
- I see a red door and I want toYes I excitedly claimed no respray required after seeing my shiny carbon weave frame arrive. However, as I started buying the parts – more of [...]
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
- It’s a beautyFinally I get the frame I’ve been after. The previous frame was every bit as good as this one, but too modern and flashy for [...]
Friday, June 5th, 2009
- The wrong kind of loveSo the frame arrived but unfortunately a certain little something quite crucial got lost in translation and I ended up with the wrong frame. It’s [...]
Monday, June 1st, 2009
- Paint it blackMy frame from Taiwan is due today. It swiftly made its way through China to Coventry customs, sat for a few days then got passed [...]
Friday, May 29th, 2009
- Pulling the carbon triggerSo after spending a week surfing eBay for that elusive cheap full carbon second hand frame, I’ve come to the conclusion it doesn’t exist. Then [...]
Friday, May 15th, 2009
- And so it beginsI’ve had my Claude Butler hybrid for something like 12 or 13 years. I love it. Sadly I’m not getting any younger and getting up [...]
Thursday, May 14th, 2009