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Subscribed for more pics and progress! Nice extenders and yes, who doesn't love a looptail.
Are you sure super glue is the best adhesive? not sure I would trust it....if the seal breaks then you just relying on the grip to hold it in!
Looks real good...proper 84!I reckon a black Kashi repop will look loads better oh, and move the bars back a bit!
Quote from: deeman on October 25, 2017, 08:14 PMLooks real good...proper 84!I reckon a black Kashi repop will look loads better oh, and move the bars back a bit! I agree that a black seta of some sort would look better, I'm keeping my eyes open for an OG copy, I think that would suit the bike better than an expensive branded seat.As for the bar position, I know that modern bikes are different, the geometry dictates the bar position really, but anyway this feels comfortable and BITD I always set my bars just about vertical.
I know that modern bikes are different, the geometry dictates the bar position
I checked with my spirit level, really, and they are spot on vertical.I would say I'm a larger hombre at 6 foot and this frame could be longer, hence the seat post.Next build I'm going for a longer race frame, but still old school I think 21" +, what would anyone suggest?
Quote from: grey-beard on October 26, 2017, 07:11 PMI checked with my spirit level, really, and they are spot on vertical.I would say I'm a larger hombre at 6 foot and this frame could be longer, hence the seat post.Next build I'm going for a longer race frame, but still old school I think 21" +, what would anyone suggest?I'm 5'10 and I don't have a rider with less than a 20" TT. That's why I don't have any old bikes yet, and have bought modern reprods instead. What's funny is how my yellow 20" quad is 20.5 and so is my 24" "retro" quad. I really thought going 24 would make it so much more comfy to ride but because of the identical TT it feels hardly any different I don't have to have the seat post anywhere near as high though.
I'm very tempted by the "retro" SE dippers and quads, as the tt size looks ok, they look cool and I wouldn't feel bad putting modern parts on them, but yes, the long old school bike may be a "long" search.