Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - what ye think of my new bike;)

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breadbin
04-10-09, 04:23 AM
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1733/mypastey.jpg

Here is a pic of my new bike, well frame. I gonna build it up bit by bit hopefully for the summer. Its a Pastey Howler, Reynolds 853 steel. well used before now and hopefully keep that tradition up. thats the plan anyway. only downside is the vertical dropout. just makes it that bit harder to singlespeed it. i'll sort something though even if i have to use a chain tensioner:( i'll try magic gears first though. gonna build my own back wheel too with help from sheldon brown so wish me luck with that;) R.I.P. Sheldon Brown

bautieri
04-10-09, 05:11 AM
Very nice, me thinks the red makes ye go faster.
Tom Stormcrowe
04-10-09, 06:02 AM
Sweet! "tis a foin bike for an Irish lad!"

Lookin' great and good luck with the build!

10 Wheels
04-10-09, 06:04 AM
Very nice, me thinks the red makes ye go faster.

Get Red Tires. Go ye faster yet.
jesspal
04-10-09, 06:24 AM
Red bar tape and Saddle will be super fast.
bautieri
04-10-09, 06:28 AM
SRAM Red?
Scummer
04-10-09, 06:29 AM
Very noice! I'd like to pick up a nice frame like this and build a commuter.
bigvegan
04-10-09, 09:57 AM
If you're building your bike up from scratch, and you want a single speed without a chain tensioner, and you're building the rear wheel yourself, and you're a fan of Sheldon Brown, it might not hurt to stop by Sheldon Brown's former employer and pick up an eccentric hub - http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/white-hubs.html/
breadbin
04-10-09, 01:43 PM
If you're building your bike up from scratch, and you want a single speed without a chain tensioner, and you're building the rear wheel yourself, and you're a fan of Sheldon Brown, it might not hurt to stop by Sheldon Brown's former employer and pick up an eccentric hub - http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/white-hubs.html/

I was thinking of it and might go that way but for the moment the money is better spent elsewhere;). Have just ordered some important parts that I'll need jus tto get it going. I put a few things on just to check size etc and its spot on. Lucky for me! ha.

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/1121/mypastey2.jpg
breadbin
04-10-09, 01:50 PM
Get Red Tires. Go ye faster yet.

got a free boring pair with the frame so will get through them first! Then i'll defo see what the red look like;)


Red bar tape and Saddle will be super fast.

pity i also got a saddle and its black:( but red grips might be in the running;)


thanks for words of encouragement:)
puckpack
04-10-09, 06:20 PM
That looks sweet!!