You read my mind exactly! Your Raleigh is where I got the idea for the old roadie beater. Any roadie you recommend that will fit at least 28's with fenders? Gonna run it singlespeed for a while so brakes will make a clearance difference also.

Just about any old budget steel road frame should have clearance for pretty big tires.

What type of bars and levers you use is really personal preference. If you have bars with a 26mm clamp area and enough room to mount levers next to the stem, the Dirt Harry levers will work without any trouble.

Thanks. Know what's going the shopping cart now.

this might sound silly but would i be able to run the sram courier crankset on a conversion with 125 rear spacing or would the chainline difference be to severe?

As long as you'll be using a standard track hub (regardless of how it's spaced) and the correct BB, your frame has nothing to do with chainline if it has a 68mm BB shell.

Think about it - chainline is measured from the center of the hub and center of the bottom bracket.

Ah so simple, now I feel dumb.

No reason to feel dumb, man!

Id really like omniums again but I have a feeling I won't find them for a 100 bucks again l

How are you ending the year, scrod?

Angie and I are just heading out to a party with our gnarly biker friends who live a few blocks away.

Hey Scrod,

I'm working with my vigorelli's the drive chain, and I was wondering if my omniums and miche primato rear hub will give me a 42mm chainline?... so far, that's what i've been reading, and it looks okay too (yet to be measured)...

if that's not the issue, my newly purchased izumi ECO chain seems to be rather noisy, like a roulette wheel.. even when properly tensioned and lubed. Do you happen to have any suggestions?

You and Angie sent me parts recently too.. thanks!!!

have a good New Year mate
Aubrey

Is it merry new years, or happy new years?
Same with Christmas. Merry or happy? I can't tell D:

commie.

I've been hearing different things. ITS EATING AT MY INSIDES. I CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT.

Communism does that to people.

That's disappointing for me to read since I just bought the kilo TT pro (should arrive tomorrow) which I bought primarily as a commuter/general use ride. I went with this bike because the components were best for the money and the geometry has the best fit for me compared to the kilo WT, Jury, or Fantom UNO (long top tubes). Now I'm thinking of getting a different frame and swapping the components over.
Thoughts anyone?

basically, any bike with track geo is gonna be a crappy commuter (depending on your commute obvs).
to me a commuter should have rack mounts, comfortable geometry, clearance for larger tires (>28cm), and possibly fenders.
you can hop on a track bike wearing a backpack and ride to work, but that doesn't qualify it as a commuter.

True. I rode a Schwinn Madison with fenders and 23c tires to work daily for the past 3 years and was very comfortable. I'm in Chicago and weather can be an issue, but climate change is making my commute easier lately. I still want a nice looking ride and being shorter, someone in the 50cm C-C range. I was considering the Wabi Classic, as it can fit a 32c tire without fenders, or 28 with, but the top tube is a little long.

Any recommendations are appreciated.

I do it every day, 10 miles a day. Fenders are nice and even a relaxed geo - but in the end, there is nothing noteworthy about riding something slow and crappy when you're trying to enjoy the ride to/from work.

(since my Devil was stolen, I've ridden a Felt for the last month and I can say, even though it is a very commuter-specific bike, it sucks for anything but DWI-style cycling. Nothing snappy, quick or fun about it. It's the equivalent of driving a Ford Focus).

that's why i put the disclaimer "depending on your commute".
5mi each way is do-able on a track bike, if you have a 20+mi commute, you might want a legit commuter.
my .02

I do commute that much and it has been made much more enjoyable to have fenders and a pannier even though I'm used to goong it with a road bike and messenger bag. My commute time is still the same because of all the traffic and lights. A light touring bike with 28mm tires is a great compromise.

It also depends on your areas weather. I commute 14 round trip around crappy Cleveland streets and the TT pro is an amazing ride. I use a messenger bag and lug around snacks and lunch to work. Even after a long 12 hr shift at the factory I have a blast going home on my kilo. I'm building up a foul weather bike because of the snow. Until then I'm slapping some Sks raceblade longs on it and riding the crap out of it

That's all good feedback. I guess either a Jury with an 80mm stem is in my future, or the hunt continues for road geometry, a "normal" top tube length, and wide tire friendly.

Scrod,

Would I have any issues running a compression plug instead of a star-nut with a steel fork(as in the one that will be part of the Mr. Pink I'm going to purchase)?

Nope. I'm using one on my BK and I've had to trouble.

Cool, thanks.

Do you think I can get bottle bosses on my 722 frame with the weird downtube shaping? I'm tired of keeping my bottle in my jersey.

I wouldn't do it. Get one of these.