Project Avoneer Underway - Bike Porn Thread
Avoneer
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Hi All,
Thought I's share my bike porn thread with you.
Gonna be building this frame up over the next few months on a very strict budget.
Forks and headset arriving later this week so will update then.
Pat...
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Thought I's share my bike porn thread with you.
Gonna be building this frame up over the next few months on a very strict budget.
Forks and headset arriving later this week so will update then.
Pat...
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Do you know the weight and where did you get it?
Good tag line by the way - poor cat!
Yeah - plan to do a build up report as I go.
Forks and headset arrived today so more pics soon.
Current weight of frame, seatpost, forks and headset is approx 2.4kg.
Pat...
Forks and BB fitted (an old one I had in the garage).
Pat
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Did you have to face off the frame where the bottom bracket fits?
Yeah - wasn't sure if anyone would actually read this and wasn't sure how much detail to go into.
Bottom bracket was faced and the threads cleaned by my mate who works at a LBS so not a bad deal for beer tokens - well actually, he needs some bits doing to his car so it's all swings and roundabouts.
Keep looking at carbon wheels and then reminding myself how much money I haven't got
In the process of building 3 bikes at the same time so switching parts between them to end up with one daily all year drop bar commuter, a road bike to sell and then this race bike - it's a bit of a head scratch at times.
Should have the chain rings and cockpit put together this week with any luck.
Pat...
Quick update - after my thread here (tubs-or-clinchers-t49292-10.html) on tubs or clinchers, I bit the bullet and picked these up today (see below):
What can I say - even more bike porn.
Just got to save up for some tubs now!
Pat...
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Wiggle doing a good deal on Conti Podium Tubs at the mo...a tenner cheaper each than PX and they have the removable valves for the extenders. 2off 40mm for the fronts and a 40mm and a 50mm for the rear.
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I've only just noticed the rear drop outs dont have the horizontal slots to move the wheel forward to get it up to the seat post down tube.
I'm off to look and see if the new Exocet is similar.
Would have liked the tyre nearer, but you can't have everything and I'm only up to £555 including the wheels so far........
Exocet does have horizontal drop outs:
[img:3bfsrwje]http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/imgs/products/900x650_constWH/CBPXEXDATB_P3.jpg[/img:3bfsrwje]
Pat...
Bit slow on the update, but more carbon porn for you:
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Had to lathe a new sunken bolt for the front caliper as I couldn't get one long enough and I wasn't gonna pay a shed load for one when a 25p bolt could be lathed down.
1st race in a few weeks and it will be a hilly one - Buxton Tri.
Not sure how I'll get on with a 39/53 as I'm used to my 36/50 compact but in for a penny.
Total cost of bike is hovering around £800 so far so that's not bad is it!
Gonna stick with poverty pedals and toe straps until I feel comfortable with the bike.
Also got some straighter (with the kink rather than the pointing up) aero bars to try and decide which I like best.
Pat...
Pat...
I have also been more 'hands on' with my bikes this year and learnt a lot, sometimes the hard way. I am also doing a build and it is satisfying when the knowledge base grows and touch wood so far haven't made any expensive mistakes.
3 big traffic light falls and one high speed ice slide collar bone job 'cause I couldn't get my damn foot out in time will do for now......
Maybe one day.....
Pat...