Culshaw95 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 I was scrolling on Facebook and noticed someone put an ashton frame up for sale and I thought it would be good to get one built up as it was the first bike I started on 7 years ago (Here it is 7 years ago.) I'm hoping to get it built up next week so stay tuned... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Nice project! Another thread to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culshaw95 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Few other parts arrived today aswell as handle bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Vee’s dont freeze. Neither do mechanical TRP brakes. Heard anything good about them? Not the conventional BB7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culshaw95 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 17 minutes ago, Ross McArthur said: Vee’s dont freeze. Neither do mechanical TRP brakes. Heard anything good about them? Not the conventional BB7. I've had a few bikes come through work with them on and they seem to work great. If they can also make a sti levers feel nice they should do the job. They seem to have better pad adjustment than the BB7 so always worth a go. I've got a Box Components v caliper coming through aswell, I've always used xt in the past but heard good things about the box calipers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 11 hours ago, Culshaw95 said: They seem to have better pad adjustment than the BB7 so always worth a go. Ah, nice. In what way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culshaw95 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 31 minutes ago, Ross McArthur said: Ah, nice. In what way? I just think its a good idea having a dual pull system so both pads hit at the same time rather than having a fixed side so you end up flexing the rotor. BB7s are great I must say but I suppose it could be a bit of trial and error. The trps come with organic pads so I should get a reasonable braking force (hopefully...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culshaw95 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Getting there. Need a new headset as the one in my inspired is practically welded itself in but it's all I need now to get it finished 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culshaw95 Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Pretty much finished got a booster coming for the rear brake and still need to bed in the front brake but other than that it's pretty good fun so far! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culshaw95 Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Booster all sorted 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Gibbs Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Mega bump! how are you getting on with that mechanical disc up front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culshaw95 Posted July 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/8/2019 at 7:26 PM, Scott Gibbs said: Mega bump! how are you getting on with that mechanical disc up front? Not really what i expected in the end. It did work pretty well but i thought it may eliminate flex but i've ended up going full hope now due to too much flex in the rear brake aswell. Was an interesting experiment but they just dont work well with v levers, they seem stiffer with road levers weirdly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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