Guest Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 You have excellent taste my friend. Your single speed is awesome and the rudge chain wheel is soooo sweet. Picked one up myself for a dutch style project that i'm working on for the missus. What have you done for the bottom bracket and what handlebar stem did you use? Do you find the cottered cranks to be a pain and what do you use to get the pins in/out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 That is some lush kit you have there.... TBH if the bike will be used for any real amount of time, I would get a square taper bottom bracket for it and find some old cranks to suit. I only say this cos the other bits you have are pretty shiny new so I am guessing it will not be a period resto or anything. All my other bikes have square taper ones (except my wifes bike which is some bling ultegra octolink wizzbang stuff ). The cotter cranks are pretty shit in reality, I ended up using the crank axle off another real old 10 speed I had, with the original Herc bearing cups etc. The bearing surfaces were fucked on the old axle and the chain spacing was better with the newer one so max win. If the cotter pins have been fitted/filed correctly then they should come out pretty easy with a hammer, plenty of bike shops still carry new ones anyway. The stem is a Major Taylor one, fucking hard to get hold of in reality. The dude who sold me the bike gave it to me and he shouldn't have but he is sound. Also I am pleased to know what that crank is off, I spend 20 mins googling the other day and gave up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 woah that is some pretty flash gear! My Healing Cruiser has a bit of slop in one of the cotter pin cranks. Do you guys know how to get rid of the slop? will replacing the pins do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgySam Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 usually slop is caused by the axle flogging out the crank. usually means a replacement crank required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 The bike is fairly rooted, and as it's for the wife, she wanted something 'bright and sparkly' and that wouldn't give her tetanus..... Not necessarily what I would have done if given total control but if it keeps the missus happy and I can bring some OS touches to it, than all is good. Kind of the look I'm going for and wish Kelly was my actual missus: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.QCR Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Ahhhhh soooo pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mk1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Head-on Picture of her on bike with that dress required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Here you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.QCR Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Spent.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mk1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Hahahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 So during the last epic tweed run the saddle on the Hercules finally let go, plunging many bad/sharp things into my arsecrack. The leather was pretty fucked and I knew it would happen sooner or later. I ended up stuffing a rag under the the seat to minimise the sag, the rag was red which was amusing for everyone as I looked like I had a prolapsed anus while riding... So here is my first attempt at leatherwork using the old frame, I reused an old leather tripod seat and finally found some decent sized copper rivets. I formed the new/old leather by just running the thing under a hot tap and holding it in place as it cooled down - worked sweet as you can see; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.QCR Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Thats some clean solid work there tweed brother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 My road bike I am building up - 1982 Raleigh that had fucked paint so i gave it some ladaspeed lovings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 looks choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Oh shit you come up with some lush ideas. How have you painted/coated that one? Also top notch re leather - was that leather from a saddle already or just a piece that you moulded/stretched on there using the water to soften? How do you go about stripping the frames - are you getting them dipped or blasted or just elbow grease/wire wheel? Have you ever come across a really stubborn stem stuck in the forks inside the head stock? I have this on the mrs' empire, and twisting the bars only deforms the weld on the stem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Oh shit you come up with some lush ideas. How have you painted/coated that one?Also top notch re leather - was that leather from a saddle already or just a piece that you moulded/stretched on there using the water to soften? How do you go about stripping the frames - are you getting them dipped or blasted or just elbow grease/wire wheel? Have you ever come across a really stubborn stem stuck in the forks inside the head stock? I have this on the mrs' empire, and twisting the bars only deforms the weld on the stem It is electroplated, $120 - was a bargain really as they paint/rust stripped the whole thing as well and it was very very tatty. i would have spent many many hours and lost interest if I had done it myself. Plus I hate black shit falling out of your nose for a day afterwards. The leather was from an old tripod stool that I cut to the same shape as the flattened out original, just ran it under the hot tap and held it in place while it cooled down, worked 100% more awesomely than I ever expected but I suspect I was lucky to choose some vegetable tanned leather, so win really. The stem - sounds like you are fucked. I had a bike that took 4 hours with a hacksaw to cut a slot inside the seatpost along the length of the post. Heat might help, I trust you wound out the bolt then smacked it with a hammer to disengage the taper thingy from the stem...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hey Ladaspeed.. you are a god amongst men. I love your work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mk1 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Maximum profit! Seat is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hey Ladaspeed..you are a god amongst men. I love your work BJ next tweed run will suffice if you want to further express your admiration I got so excited about getting the frame back that this happened; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 is that going to tarnish and turn green? cooool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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