Author Topic: Today I bought, or it got delivered, or I fitted... (Read 645673 times)

Midschoolfool · « **Reply #3925 on:** December 04, 2024, 02:03 PM »

Hmm. What could I possibly buy.......

220 grams. The only other thing I did not hugely upgrade was the fork. So....

Chilli Rinse · « **Reply #3926 on:** January 05, 2025, 05:50 PM »

44 T SR chainring for my Blue Max, this will sit nicely on the SR spider and cranks.

Midschoolfool · « **Reply #3927 on:** January 08, 2025, 12:37 PM »

Nice dude.

Not been doing much. Got flu after the covid.

I got my pedals though. Holding them is strange
They literally weigh nothing.

Not brought the fork over yet. Upgrading my PC so I had tons to lug home. It's also very very cold right now so hardly motivating lol

Chilli Rinse · « **Reply #3928 on:** January 08, 2025, 08:58 PM »

Everyone at work was ill leading up to Christmas, colds, flu, Covid, Norovirus the lot. It’s not much better now 🤣 all of this crap takes it right out of you, leaving you with no get up and go to do stuff. Hope you’re on the mend now, rest up as much as you can dude. Bikes can wait, prioritise your health 👍🏼

I’ve been playing with a few road bikes and actually riding too, it feels really good getting some miles in. Illness and the weather has slowed that down though.

Catch up soon mate!

Midschoolfool · « **Reply #3929 on:** January 27, 2025, 05:54 PM »

PB 2 fitted and dialled. Horrid as always

To do.. Fit SNAFU tyres.
repaint bars (scratched bad, shit clear)
fit NOS tentacle 2
paint and fit Shadow seat post.

Clean it, because it is absolutely hanging.

Midschoolfool · « **Reply #3930 on:** January 28, 2025, 03:51 PM »

Well something I never thought I would ever entertain would be chrome wheels. I saw this though and fell in love

I do have a plan. I know a guy who has built me wheels in the past, and he happens to have chrome Sun Big city Lite rims. So I have pinged him about building me a front one to go with it.

I won't lie, they will very likely end up on my STA. It deserves it the most, given how long I have had it. 8 years at this point. It was the first proper mid school bike I built after getting into it in 2014.

Midschoolfool · « **Reply #3931 on:** January 28, 2025, 03:55 PM »

To explain it better. The Pork wheels are like bananas. I built them, and truing has never worked for me. I just don't get it, and they are quite complex wheels. As such it needs wheels on so I can remove the ones on there and send them off to be done properly.

So it is likely the STA black wheel set will go on that until they come back. I have loads of bikes crying out for killer wheels tbh. They have always been very hard to find and or pair together. Probably the hardest bit to locate in mint or NOS condition, especially chrome ones. Chrome rims from the 90s are beyond rocking horse poop at this point without bubbling and corrosion.

Midschoolfool · « **Reply #3932 on:** January 28, 2025, 06:45 PM »

Yup sorted. Paid 70 for the front wheel. One of these rims (NOS)

On this hub and spokes. Hub is a Prolite I think, all sealed too.

Midschoolfool · « **Reply #3933 on:** January 28, 2025, 06:59 PM »

Oh and this is on its way too.

I need to repaint the bars on the STA and give them some real clear coat. Which I bought yesterday. Only a 250ml can because it is only bars.

I started work on something else for the STA too. One of these.

Just needs a blow over in satin black. I can't believe after over 8 years the STA might actually get finished

Midschoolfool · « **Reply #3934 on:** January 29, 2025, 05:16 PM »

Bars off.

It's hard to see how bad they are but they have numerous chips down to the metal and a strange texture to the clear.

The rest of the bike is perfect. Like, filthy AF, but nothing a clean won't sort.

So whilst I was up there Profile BB met Pork, as did the new pedals with Ti axles.

Midschoolfool · « **Reply #3935 on:** January 31, 2025, 05:33 PM »

Front wheel arrived. Spokes were dull (they are stainless not chrome) hub was filthy. So I gave the spokes a good going over with a brillo and then cleaned everything else before applying some ceramic coating.