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sleepyholland wrote: »

brake levers not running flush with dropbars. I have this problem too.
Is there any way around it?

It is supposed to be like that, it is part of the design! Something to do with making it easier to reach in the drops and overall better ergonomics. Don't go trying to fix it.

niceonetom

sleepyholland wrote: »

i always feel the symmetry of the front view is ruined by brake levers not running flush with dropbars. I have this problem too.
Is there any way around it?

Longer fingers.

Thargor

Can I just ask, do all the people with bottle cages like these actually spend €60-€100 on a bottle cage or do they come with the frames?:p

tomasrojo

CheGuedara wrote: »

I've seen that before - that was in that last Terminator movie, wasn't it???

My wife just said something similar. Said it looked like a Geiger bike (you know, the guy who did set design on the first Alien film).

Home:Ballyhoura

Thargor wrote: »

Can I just ask, do all the people with bottle cages like these actually spend €60-€100 on a bottle cage or do they come with the frames?:p

I got mine on eBay for €10 each and I know a few others did too! Many different styles available if you do a search.

jag con

Beautiful bike best of luck with her i hope you get many a great ride from her :D

Con

Ryaner

Thargor wrote: »

Can I just ask, do all the people with bottle cages like these actually spend €60-€100 on a bottle cage or do they come with the frames?:p

Full carbon bottle cages are cheap these days. http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/LifeLine_Carbon_Bottle_Cage/5360036987/
I did pick them for the colour though :rolleyes:

Captain Havoc

Ryaner wrote: »

Full carbon bottle cages are cheap these days. http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/LifeLine_Carbon_Bottle_Cage/5360036987/
I did pick them for the colour though :rolleyes:

Pretty sure I saw one the other day for €22, can't remember where though.

Toblerone1978

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Pretty sure I saw one the other day for €22, can't remember where though.

Try Worldwide Cycles, €25 I think is good value (so i brought them!).

blorg

I got two from eBay, €9 each shipped. Home:Ballyhoura recommended them, thanks for that. They work extremely well, better than Tacx Taos which I have on all my other bikes. I have them on my winter bike:

disneyonfire

My refurbished 80's steel frame Atala .

gman2k

disneyonfire wrote: »

My refurbished 80's steel frame Atala .

Looking nice, can I ask you did you get it sprayed somewhere, or was it DIY?
I'm paint stripping my old Peugeot 502 frame at the mo, and new parts arrived today from CRC:D. I'm not going down the vintage NOS route, just upgrading the drive to Shimano 8 speed. My only concession to the past is a lovely Rolls saddle, cracking value for £40 and really looks the part!

disneyonfire

No, luckily the frame was nearly perfect when I bought it. There are a few scratches on it, you just cant see them in the photo. The only thing Im worried about is the stickers peeling cos I dont think they can be replaced, so Im gonna try and avoid cycling it in the rain.

bbosco

disneyonfire wrote: »

No, luckily the frame was nearly perfect when I bought it. There are a few scratches on it, you just cant see them in the photo. The only thing Im worried about is the stickers peeling cos I dont think they can be replaced, so Im gonna try and avoid cycling it in the rain.

You could get a clear cloat applied over the stickers which would keep them intact. I repaired some paintwork damage on a steel frame, albeit just a couple of small areas, and I used a can of clear coat spray from Halford's to finish the job off. It came out looking just like the original finish.

disneyonfire

Cheers, thanks for that. I'll have a look in Halfords.

Would that also be any good to apply to a part of a frame thats had rust sanded off it? I mean would it seal/protect it?

bbosco

disneyonfire wrote: »

Cheers, thanks for that. I'll have a look in Halfords.

Would that also be any good to apply to a part of a frame thats had rust sanded off it? I mean would it seal/protect it?

I had to repair scratch damage that had exposed the bare steel of the frame in a couple of places. I sanded the areas, applied primer, applied paint and then applied the clear coat. I sanded and reapplied a few times at each stage. So, my experience only really applies to repairing small areas. In your case, you would be looking at clear coating the entire frame, which is a much bigger job. I'm not sure if a spray can from Halford's would do that satisfactorily or if you should look at getting it done profressionally. However, my bike has decals which are clear coated over (this was done professionally) and looks great and the decals are protected. So, in principle, this should be a good solution for you for the decal question, I'm just not too sure if it's a DIY job to do the entire frame. For repairing patches of damaged paint, then yes, I'd say it's something you could do yourself.

Kannon

has anybody tried painting rust-remover paint and then rubbing with wet-and-dry paper as a method of removing rust from a steel bike frame?

crumliniano

Hey, this sticky is supposed to be bike porn. All this talk of scratches and sandpaper is turning me off! :eek:

RobFowl

crumliniano wrote: »

Hey, this sticky is supposed to be bike porn. All this talk of scratches and sandpaper is turning me off! :eek:

Here you go !! the new Sean Kelly team bike

Lumen

Definitely needs more white.

AstraMonti

Lumen wrote: »

Definitely needs more white.

No! Then it will look like mine!

el tel

Lumen wrote: »

Definitely needs more white.

I think it has cost a lot of money to make a bike look that cheap.

blorg

RobFowl wrote: »

Here you go !! the new Sean Kelly team bike

Very nice indeed, suprised there is no mention of the sponsors (other than bike) on the bike though.

bbosco

Would look better without the logos on the seat tube and head tube/forks.

blorg

bbosco wrote: »

Would look better without the logos on the seat tube and head tube/forks.

You need logos everywhere to maximise the chances of them appearing in photographs.

ten speed racer

I think the seat pin collar thing is a bit fugly. This is often the case with integrated seat posts, but particularly here.

Incidently, Principia is one of those bikes I wouldn't want to own because of the sound of the name. At the risk of offending some owners of these bikes, there are few others, such as Ribble and Dolan. I know that's a bit stupid, but there you go...

Lumen

ten speed racer wrote: »

I think the seat pin collar thing is a bit fugly.

It reminds me somewhat of a hen laying an egg (probably NSFW/upsetting for chicken empathisers).

crumliniano

ten speed racer wrote: »

I think the seat pin collar thing is a bit fugly. This is often the case with integrated seat posts, but particularly here.

Incidently, Principia is one of those bikes I wouldn't want to own because of the sound of the name. At the risk of offending some owners of these bikes, there are few others, such as Ribble and Dolan. I know that's a bit stupid, but there you go...

I'm with you there ten speed. European, especially Italian, sounding names are the best. I heard they make you go faster

niceonetom

'Principia' is latin - that's just old italian really.

It is a brand that lacks charisma though.

Chips Lovell

I'd ride one. It would go with my club kit.