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Forum: Folding Bikes
04-10-15, 01:04 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,532
Posted By ziqpy

http://i.gyazo.com/c1597042e3e736d3cd83f1400af58ea...

http://i.gyazo.com/c1597042e3e736d3cd83f1400af58ea0.jpg

school holidays, so only really a teething run. Nephew down park.

Few tweaking on settings, still adjusting seat. Getting right friction...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-09-15, 02:46 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,532
Posted By ziqpy

I wrapped the bars evenly, but not bad for a 1st...

I wrapped the bars evenly, but not bad for a 1st attempt, whilst using all the tape :roflmao2:

I'll cycle somewhere nice and get a good pic in for you lot.
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-08-15, 07:09 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,532
Posted By ziqpy

I cocked up so build been delayed a little. ...

I cocked up so build been delayed a little.

Just been down the road for the 1st time on the bike and 1st time in spds.

Lets say the seat needs adjusting, as it's trying to castrate me more than...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-16-15, 05:19 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,532
Posted By ziqpy

Right so the front dérailleur didn't angle right...

Right so the front dérailleur didn't angle right against the chain set, and the chain was rubbing the bottom of the cage.

That beautiful seat post also, was too small and I bought a 27.4mm Thomson...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-15-15, 11:44 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,810
Posted By ziqpy

rechecking my bike, the thread is just poking...

rechecking my bike, the thread is just poking through on the rear, which is fine.

The front though the bolt is about 2mm inside the nut.

I think the dropouts are thicker again, because alu...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-14-15, 12:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,810
Posted By ziqpy

dropouts + skewers

I bought some temp bolt on QR skewers for 100/135mm hubs.

My drop-outs are aluminium and wider than standard.

The threads don't go to the very end of the nuts, and why I bought them cheap for...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-13-15, 08:24 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,445
Posted By ziqpy

Didn't want to scratch my rims, so i've got...

Didn't want to scratch my rims, so i've got electrical tape only around the tube end. Looks nice and inline with my bike.

If you don't want to loose them again. Put 2 on each valve, and tighten...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-12-15, 01:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,796
Posted By ziqpy

I don't want to have a fat wrap around them...

I don't want to have a fat wrap around them though, or them moving during, would that be possible?

So in that respect, I wrap as normal over them, and then pope a hole for the screw?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-12-15, 01:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,796
Posted By ziqpy

Bar taping odd brake lever.

http://www.euroasiaimports.com/productcart/pc/catalog/leversonbar_2115_detail.jpg

Anyone bar taped any brake levers similar to this one? As this is the one I need to do :roll:
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-10-15, 11:19 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,947
Posted By ziqpy

You get a 34.9 with a 31.8 shim when you buy...

You get a 34.9 with a 31.8 shim when you buy them, rephrase, if you can buy them.

Tried to register to buy one, and well japan market only, so emailed them today.

Retail the sram shim / angled...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-09-15, 06:17 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,947
Posted By ziqpy

will i need a angled washer for the bolt?

will i need a angled washer for the bolt?
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-09-15, 06:02 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,947
Posted By ziqpy

well i contacted my LBS where i bought my front...

well i contacted my LBS where i bought my front derailleur and blagged swapping it for a braze on, which are cheaper anyhow, and mine is still unused.

I'll pop round and swap it later today.

30...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-09-15, 05:56 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,947
Posted By ziqpy

BOMA | PRODUCTS | ALUMINIUM BIKE FLAT-1...

BOMA | PRODUCTS | ALUMINIUM BIKE FLAT-1 (http://www.boma.jp/products/aluminium_bike.html)

This is the website link in Japanese for the frame.

http://www.boma.jp/products/img/img03_2.jpg


...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-07-15, 04:26 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,947
Posted By ziqpy

well i have a bolt on not braze on atm, why it's...

well i have a bolt on not braze on atm, why it's a $75 fix
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-07-15, 01:24 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,947
Posted By ziqpy

Do you end up running the front a little higher...

Do you end up running the front a little higher angle and space the overall height by the rear of the derailleur?

I would still have to buy a new derailleur with spacer and mount.

about $75 to...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-07-15, 11:04 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,947
Posted By ziqpy

SRAM Rival is all road only.

SRAM Rival is all road only.
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-07-15, 07:18 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,947
Posted By ziqpy

http://i.gyazo.com/480de587cb5bb0951310ee6e42dc76c...

http://i.gyazo.com/480de587cb5bb0951310ee6e42dc76c3.jpg

As Low as it can go, nice expensive waste of time :(

Is there any front dérailleurs with longer plates, so the tail will go under and...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-07-15, 04:56 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,947
Posted By ziqpy

Front derailleur

Sram 53/39 w/ 11-28 rear.

Mocking up the front derailleur, and there is little up and down movement during the pivot.

This means I can't clear the 53T sprocket, and get enough drop on the 39t,...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-05-15, 08:20 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,532
Posted By ziqpy

http://i.gyazo.com/64a188350ec0094cc7260b1cfcd05ec...

http://i.gyazo.com/64a188350ec0094cc7260b1cfcd05ecb.jpg

Wheels and tyres done w/ cranks/ cassette. Got everything on the floor in front of me to finish the bike, bar the headset spacers.
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
12-28-14, 10:40 PM
Replies: 1,200
Views: 999,943
Posted By ziqpy

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/31053_383370400266_2077513_n.jpg?oh=0591224b0f5ab0c5079ff788adf72b6a&oe=5541AAD7&__gda__=1426068198_7dee8d9eb292eb796f4b02f5907db6aa
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
12-19-14, 10:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,014
Posted By ziqpy

20" thread less presta tubes

Trying to find Michelin airstop thread less tubes in 20" but no luck so far.

Anyone know where I can get some, or similar.

Damien
Forum: Folding Bikes
12-19-14, 08:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,212
Posted By ziqpy

The weight are still on the steering and with 16...

The weight are still on the steering and with 16 inch wheels any potholing with too much weight or Bouncing, your going over headfirst. Get a side mounting messenger bag, and the weight yo the back...
Forum: Folding Bikes
12-19-14, 06:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,212
Posted By ziqpy

it's not good to have weight on your steering,...

it's not good to have weight on your steering, and I wouldn't have any on my bikes.
Forum: Folding Bikes
12-17-14, 09:58 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,532
Posted By ziqpy

Sorry been a while since an update. Anyhow,...

Sorry been a while since an update.

Anyhow, some other bits came today by courier. The delivery van driver asked "Are you blind, need some help with that?" "No, what you look like when a parcel is...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-22-14, 09:51 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,625
Posted By ziqpy

Thanks for all the help chaps. I've dipped...

Thanks for all the help chaps.

I've dipped into pocket and have ordered.

Charge Slicer bullhorns....
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-21-14, 05:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,625
Posted By ziqpy

keep pumping out bull horn brands / names guyz...

keep pumping out bull horn brands / names guyz please. I'm investigating them all.
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-21-14, 05:00 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 15,506
Posted By ziqpy

been around with motorcycles for decades, but we...

been around with motorcycles for decades, but we are lazy and don't do it :D
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-19-14, 03:08 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,948
Posted By ziqpy

sram don't have the OD min and max on their...

sram don't have the OD min and max on their website for the bar end shifters.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-19-14, 12:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,694
Posted By ziqpy

Its your choice, and you can still got some nice...

Its your choice, and you can still got some nice light older groupsets.

Will look more in keeping with the look of the frame, and as most are alloy anyhow, you could just get them all polished up....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-19-14, 12:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,948
Posted By ziqpy

well I'm not going to commit to buy some sram...

well I'm not going to commit to buy some sram shifters that don't fit, they aren't a buy and throw away item :)

if anyone has any b-shifters that could measure them? Be a real good help.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-19-14, 10:26 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,948
Posted By ziqpy

bar end shifters ID?

What is the ID of handlebars for bar end shifters?

Figure i got for some bars are 21.2mm ID.

Wanting to fit some Sram TT 500/900 shifters.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-16-14, 02:51 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,576
Posted By ziqpy

A tomato is a fruit. Vegan and vegetarian is...

A tomato is a fruit.

Vegan and vegetarian is a lifestyle choice, not how humans evolved.

I watched 20 seconds and closed that youtube video, it's very backward.

By their thinking, cotton is...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-16-14, 12:29 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 6,715
Posted By ziqpy

http://bsrlive.com/instantairhorn/horn.jpeg ...

http://bsrlive.com/instantairhorn/horn.jpeg

has the path for no markings splitting?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-16-14, 11:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,185
Posted By ziqpy

stem shifters.

I've been really annoyed about not being able to find a minimalist setup for my current build.

So I've been wanted these bars and brakes, but the bars don't take bar end shifters. Others tend to...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-16-14, 11:19 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 14,067
Posted By ziqpy

To be fair, you can see the weak points in their...

To be fair, you can see the weak points in their designs. I'd get maybe a partial refund of some sort, and change brand.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-14-14, 10:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,625
Posted By ziqpy

stratos 400 seem pretty close, but I can't find...

stratos 400 seem pretty close, but I can't find any to buy :(
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-14-14, 03:29 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,625
Posted By ziqpy

They are nice brake levers, but I want bar end...

They are nice brake levers, but I want bar end shifters.

And going to be using a pair of Dia Compe 139 Brake levers

https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6034/5892935189_557c95829d_z.jpg
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-13-14, 02:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,625
Posted By ziqpy

Not for a fixie, but you chaps would be the best...

Not for a fixie, but you chaps would be the best to know.

They going on a Minivelo, I'm building.

<example>
http://www.loro.co.jp/custom/P1010620.JPG
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-13-14, 01:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,625
Posted By ziqpy

similar bullhorns shape to..

Anyone know of a bullhorn similar to the Nitto RB001's?

I really wanted them, but they don't seem to able to fit BShifters.
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-09-14, 10:49 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 69,387
Posted By ziqpy

chinese give companies a list of metals to choose...

chinese give companies a list of metals to choose from. What companies like dahon and tern do it quality check. Chinese clones, do not and pick only the worse metals.

common knowledge.
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-09-14, 10:03 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 69,387
Posted By ziqpy

quick google showed china, and that brings up red...

quick google showed china, and that brings up red flags for me.

Occasional use buy a dahon or tern, within your budget.
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-09-14, 08:07 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 28,893
Posted By ziqpy

wheels act like a gyro when you are moving, seen...

wheels act like a gyro when you are moving, seen motorcycle videos of someone on a motorcycle showing what happens when you bash your bars.

Obviously there is a weight difference, but the...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-09-14, 07:49 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,046
Posted By ziqpy

Building up my velo

Getting the bits together to finish up my velo.

http://akiba.geocities.jp/qxoxpkaki/20100614boma_1.JPG
PIC OFF GOOGLE

Can't find a good 26mm stem, so would you go polished seatpost and stem on...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-03-14, 08:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,665
Posted By ziqpy

BBB Dualride pedals.

Anyone running BBB Dualride pedals?

http://prodbase.augustabenelux.nl/prodbase/GetImage.aspx?filename=ImageDocs/2012/Images/BPD-22%20DualRide_black%20~2961132201.jpg&width=1024&height=768
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-29-14, 12:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,486
Posted By ziqpy

very lucky you live in japan, got my minivelo...

very lucky you live in japan, got my minivelo frame from there, and building it up atm.

Tokyo Cycling Club (http://www.tokyocycle.com)

Would be the best place to ask.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-21-14, 03:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 924
Posted By ziqpy

I was planning on using sapim 2mm stainless...

I was planning on using sapim 2mm stainless spokes, so based on your stretching figures, I should round it up and not down as it wouldn't stretch enough.

Your figures based on a 20" or a 29" wheel?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-21-14, 01:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 924
Posted By ziqpy

velocity said 12mm on all there in-house builds,...

velocity said 12mm on all there in-house builds, got a email replied.

The one I used was the spocalc on the sheldon brown website. And just used his other one and got same result.

Trippled by...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-21-14, 02:54 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 924
Posted By ziqpy

Lookout a spoke question....

http://i.gyazo.com/c40d508d8b2c84691295193fd04dfad5.png

I have calculated my spoke lengths I need. I would appreciate is someone would confirm I've done it right.

Question I have is, based on...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-19-14, 01:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 17,128
Posted By ziqpy

can you link me where you got your dia-compe...

can you link me where you got your dia-compe levers from for $9, sounds like a bargin.

Here is a pic of the nitto 01 handlebars with the 60mm drop and the dia-compe lever combo. I really like the...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-18-14, 10:23 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 17,128
Posted By ziqpy

HANDLE BAR*NITTO...

HANDLE BAR*NITTO (http://www16.ocn.ne.jp/%7Enitto210/bar-E.html)

They will fit the brake levers :)
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