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01-07-10 | 07:29 PM

norskagent

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From: garner/raleigh nc

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just (mostly) finished.
the seat tube was shorter than I expected (50cm c-c), hence the longish seatpost/saddle position.
TT is 54cm which should feel right.
I'll take better pics this weekend.

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01-07-10 | 10:09 PM

luker

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that is nice! what is the serial number?

01-07-10 | 10:17 PM

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Did you make that frame become a 'fixie?'

01-08-10 | 02:54 AM

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Quote:

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Did you make that frame become a 'fixie?'

I would double-check those dropouts before making accusations.

01-08-10 | 06:56 AM

norskagent

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The bike is at home now, I didn't write down the serial number. But it is a carlton/worksop '79 raleigh track I believe. I'm going to change the white grips to black cloth tape I think.

01-08-10 | 07:05 AM

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Nice, JP

01-08-10 | 07:08 AM

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Super sweet. +1 on the black grips too.

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01-08-10 | 07:48 AM

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I agree very nice looking bicycle

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01-08-10 | 07:52 AM

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Yellow grips!

,,,,BD

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01-08-10 | 08:01 AM

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hmmm, I do have some yellow cloth tape...

01-08-10 | 08:14 AM

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What I usually do on cloth lately is put a layer of cork underneath for a little comfort. I have tried shellac on yellow too, even clear changes the color
quite a bit on the first coat. It goes from yellow to a goldenrod color. Yellow cloth would look nice, I agree

.,,,,BD

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01-08-10 | 08:44 AM

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Nice, little bike.

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01-08-10 | 05:18 PM

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I put easy to remove yellow cello tape on, to see how it will effect...

I hope to get better pics this weekend, despite my camera.

01-08-10 | 05:29 PM

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Looks good!

.,,,,BD

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01-08-10 | 05:50 PM

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Yellow tape looks good. Nice build!

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01-08-10 | 07:53 PM

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beauty!

01-08-10 | 08:01 PM

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The yellow tape does look sweet.

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01-08-10 | 08:21 PM

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Thanks! Anybody know how to adjust a chris king gripnut headset? Not the same feel as a traditional threaded headset.

01-08-10 | 08:22 PM

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very nice work. What kind of tires are those? I need to get a set of the gumwalls for a project that I am working on

01-09-10 | 07:41 AM

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From: garner/raleigh nc

actually they are dirty white soma everwears. But panaracer pasela tourguides are gumwalled, I have a pair on my '76 fuji track bike:

01-10-10 | 11:54 AM

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Some barely slightly better pics - my camera's batteries started to die as I was taking them. I am running a rear kierin brake for now as a compromise between the clean looks of brakeless and the fact that I'm going to be street riding it, carefully of course.