Show us your race bike!!

[moley]

Nice one Jon!!

The tires look a little freestyleeeeeee  to me so pop down your local wilkinsons and buy some compIII copies.

Give us some better pics of the beast and a rundown on parts, so we can look out for some parts for you.

Replacing the Tires and pedals is the main job.   You chainwheel might be a 43t so that might be better as a 44t.   

Are your rims chromed.   Too shiny shiny and you'll have probs stopping in the wet.   Cheap alloy sets or just an alloy rear wheel or rim will do you.    If the wheels are steel then maybe just a set of cheap alloy rims and a respoking might do ya.

Heavy wheels wont bother you but being able to stop is always a bonus.

It wont take much tinkering to sort it out to race spec!! 

LMK if you need owt? 

[James Nada]

Nice one Jon!!

The tires look a little freestyleeeeeee  to me so pop down your local wilkinsons and buy some compIII copies.

Just got a pair myself on Monday - £4.29 each!! Bargain, so long as you want 1.75's.

[LucyLastic]

I 'raced' mine once, does that count?   

Fook it, here it is anyway, it's Christmas and I'm in a 'don't care' mood

[Jon The Bassist]

Cheers guys.
Changing the tyres is a 5 minute job so I can do that when needed. I won't change the pedals yet as I think I might go for a 3-piece crank which will need 9/16 pedals.
I reckon I might just get it cleaned up as it is for now, get all the bearings greased and done up. Then just get used to riding it for a couple of weeks and in the mean time get the Felt cruiser sold to free up more funds. Yes the wheels are in a flaking chrome finish! Good thing is that they run straight and true so will be okay for general riding for a bit. I've also got a nice Haro padset on the way from Oz, might not be period-correct but fit the general colourscheme of the bike, ie black.
I really should take some before and after pictures so I'll do that in a new thread.

[moley]

I 'raced' mine once, does that count?   

Fook it, here it is anyway, it's Christmas and I'm in a 'don't care' mood

Nice bike LucyLastic!!!

Get it raced at MK10. 

[mattfx81]

Ive started putting the TNT together tonight, need the brake lever (still waiting for vertego to sort em out...) and wheels thats it everything else is bought and just waiting to be fitted.




Matt

[OrgasmDonor]

whoa dude, ya must have gibbon arms if ya plannin on gettin behind the seat on that bad boy with a layback on, lookin sleek as fook tho 

[mattfx81]

Ive got a straight odyssey seatpost if it does turn out too long... The tech 5's turned up this morning so im almost good to go.

Matt

[OrgasmDonor]

 

[pickle]

some lovely looking rides in this thread 

[58 delray]

here's mine, 1990 GT XXL, took it round braintree at the weekend a couple of times and have got to make a couple of changes/adjustments but hopefully will be at daggers on the 24th

[Lee Shurey]

That white TNT is sweeeet 
(dib dobs if ya sell it)

[mattfx81]

Just finished putting her together, ready to race now.

[moley]

It looks nice Matt!!   

I'd turn the double rail Seat clamp around though................bolts usually go to the rear!!   

[OrgasmDonor]

awesome f/f that dude, nice lookin bike you managed with the chain line then

[mattfx81]

Cheers, yep sorted it with a pair of 4jeri chain tugs.

Matt

[OrgasmDonor]

Cheers, yep sorted it with a pair of 4jeri chain tugs.

Matt

 

[mattfx81]

Ive sorted the seat guts issue out aswell... Its the same gearing as my FMF but the bike seems a lot quicker nad the long toptube makes it feel comfortable to ride. Shame I will have to wait to race it now though... Are any tracks rideable tommorow, Im on nights this weekend so can get out and about?

Matt