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Will try and get some better pics once the weather is a little less, well, shit.

Got my frame kit yesterday and after a couple of wee snags have got it together. For some reason my chainring hits the stays with the standard number of spacers so I've added another on the drive side and have ordered a 1mm Hope spacer to replace it so I have a little more thread contact. Also have Shimano rotors on the way as one of these Alligator ones has somehow spontaneously bent while off the Skye. Pants pictures ahoy! I can confirm the other chap's experience that the Hope hoses are too fat to allow you to use the normal hose clips so I had to use zip ties. I imagine they'd work if the plastic coating round the hose was removed locally but that seems a bit overkill. Spec is primarily Skye Mk1 with a few changes: 70mm x 25 degree Hope stem Shimano SLX cranks El Cheapo plastic pedals modded with pins Eclat Gonzo seat with plastic painted black Brown grips Hope barends Alligator 'wind cutter' rotors, soon to be changed for Shimano Ice Tech

I can't understand it being a problem. If the Tour de France boys can do hundreds of km's a day, for days on end without issue then I don't see a need. It''s not even like they use a cleat system as on normal flat pedals there's an element of freedom anyway. That's not even taking into account that the pedals will absorb a small portion of your energy output while pedalling. Fixing a problem that doesn't exist?... Edit: And thinking about it some cleats have float built in anyway which at least allow rotational movement if not lateral.

Bullshit. If that's what they claimed they're lying.

If it was me I'd just reference the author/book as it's his version that you're referencing to (and any potential changes he may have made). Chances are whoever's looking at the assignment (and if it is just an assignment rather than a dissertation or thesis that could well just be a bored postgrad) then they're unlikely to either check or worry about it.

Because of the 0% thing I think I'll keep hold of the Skye frame for a while (unless someone really wants it...) as there's no major rush for me to cover the cost of the Arcade.

Dunno. I paid £1200+P&P for the full bike not that long ago and the frame kit (including hubs) was £1299 originally I think so without hubs would've been around the £1100 mark.

Oops. I just accidentally a deposit down on an Arcade frameset...

The reason I got them was that they were the only 'brown' pedals I could find! I reckon they'd be ok in the dry but in anything else I wouldn't of trusted them.

I'm still toying with the idea of getting an Arcade frame kit but can't decide... We'll see.

Sorry, missed that. Gearing is 22-16 and the bash is the standard Truvativ one you get on the standard Fourplay that I had a play with on the milling machine at work.

Love it! Mad skills even back in the day Dan. Some nice lines going down on Portland too.

Here we go. First time trying plastic pedals and I'm not convinced by the grip they give so modified them to accept some M5's instead. Other minor details like sprocket painted black and underside of saddle painted black (instead of the random stock purple).

Ah ok, inverter included in the circuit- the way you described it you were seeing 21-22V at the outlet which would never cut it.

Our mains voltage is 230V so a 24V supply wouldn't do much if a standard PC was plugged into it...

You'll live. Just ride it.

No need.

Maybe because you keep on acting like a complete willy on here? Just a guess.

can we ban this fanny please? Note I did not type fanny.

lol

Cheapest way is usually MG-1's from Hong Kong on eBay.

Caged for natural, platform for street.

My point is that my bike accident counted as a claim on my policy because of the retarded way the company worked.

Insurance wise it depends on the company. Some will add it on even though it wasn't on the policy. My motorbike accident had to be added my car policy as a 'claim' even though it was a different company, policy and class of vehicle. I imagine it will effect your premium regardless...

Glad it's mainly just vent metal and no serious injuries involved. I'd have thought you'd need to tell your insurers though regardless of being a works van. If you got done for drink driving in a works van would you not have to tell your insurers either?!