So, the Harry Quinn is finished!
A couple of days off work, some splendidly efficient postmen, and lots of elbow grease and I have my fixed wheel! A couple of shakedown runs in the park, a few adjustments, and here we are at the end of the project. And I must say, I’m loving the finished [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Ta Daaa!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 11, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I love receiving post!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
2 parcels arrived: My Brooks B17 saddle, and a box full of tyres/tubes/tape, my stem and some tools.
As soon as I got home I fitted the tyres, and put the new seat on – now it looks like this:
Somewhere to sit, and a means of stopping
Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, being an old frame things aren’t so easy with parts. My spare 27.2 seatpost was too fat to go in. Turns out I needed a 27.0. They are not so common as you might think. Anyway here’s my System EX seatpost. I removed the logos by polishing with sugar. (yes, really – dip some [...]
