Wheels have arrived! It would take me so long to decide on the right rims and hubs that I have jumped straight in and bought a wheelset already made up. They are Remerx Taurus deep-V 36 hole rims, with SJS aluminium double fixed track hubs, and an anonymous 18t cog and lock ring. At worst [...]
Archive for September, 2008
The Game is afoot.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first piece of kit has arrived
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So the postman brought my new Ebay purchase today:
Campagnolo Super Record crankset
170mm Strada time trial crank, for single chainring. Made in 1981
47 tooth chainring (and a 53 I shall not use)
FAG Nadax sealed BB with short titanium axle. I’m not even sure my rear stays will allow an axle this narrow.
Suntour Superbe Pro pedals
So that’s [...]
So, let’s take a look at the frame then.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here it is. Resplendent in pale blue and silver. The paint is good enough that I’m not going to respray it. We shall call it “patina”.
I bought this from a cycle recycling social enterprise in Leicester, called Bikes 4 All.
The Harry Quinn badge. I think this dates it to the short time that Falcon owned [...]
Introduction
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This is a blog about my attempt to build a fixed wheel bicycle out of an old 80’s frame and a collection of parts.
Firstly the frame: This is a Harry Quinn “Crusader” touring frame. I don’t know much about it, but it seems to have been built in the dark years under the short period [...]
