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    Posted: 24 Sep 09 at 3:26pm

woohoo new frame arrived today:

The finish is naked..... steel.... A bit strange and will rust, but as i work in the steel industry its quite fitting for me I reckon!
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Is that just polished steel? Is it designed to rust... like those guys you see driving rusty old VW's? "Rat Look"or something is a phrase I've heard?!

Looks cool though. What are your plans with it? Is this to compliment your full susser for more every day style riding?
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Hi Tim, Finish wise it is plain steel that is acid dipped then lacquered. And yes, i believe it will rust underneath the lacquer to a certain extent in a ratty way. Obviously wont go totally bright orange, but won't stay pristine, esp if i chip the lacquer. Close up of the headtube here:

I had built a hardtail singlespeed but never use it. Basically I'm not fit enough uphill and then span out at about 12mph downhill so found it pretty useless for what I like to do (i.e. go downhill quickly). This bike is to complement the enduro, and will be used for riding locally and smoother trail centres like cannock and llandegla for which the enduro is a bit overkill. We also live in a clay area so when it rains any trails near us make the specialized (or anything with american mud clearances) bung up solid. This bad boy can take 2.4's i think so the 2.0's I have should provide lots of clearance. Spec wise it wont be anything special to look at, I will use all the old bits (gears and stuff) off my snapped stumpy thats still hanging up in my garage looking very, very sorry for itself. The forks and wheels and other hardware will be donated by the singlespeed.

So far quality looks good for the price (£125)!



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Finished it Tim. Took it for a ride yesterday (no wind at draycote) and it rides well. I've nicknamed it the anvil, as its not exactly light, but doesnt feel heavy to pedal.

more pics of it on my flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/98882529@N00/
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That's cool Chris!

on another note... who recently said this...

"It's always a no brainer if I want to ride a product myself and as for the Transition Bikes team, anyone who would divert during a business trip to visit Slough as fans of the Office have to be on our business wavelength, we're looking forward to a long and fruitful relationship."
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Newly fitted speedometer peaked at 36.5mph on the way
home from work. Fastest yet but I'm trying to break 40.
The hill isn't particularly steep but it is about 1/2
mile long. I've maxed out my tyre pressure to 125 PSI in
an effort to go faster and it's worked, but no enough.

Any tips on how I can smash 40 without resorting to
properly gay skin tight fetish wear (not that sailors
cover themselves in skin tight neoprene on a weekly
basis...). Anyone who knows me, knows that the old barnet
could do with a trim and that might push me over 37mph!

I'm looking for longer and steeper hills and I know of a
couple in the local area. I've got the afternoon off
tomorrow so I'm going on a speed chasing session. I
should probably get a helmet...and that hair cut.
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Managed to set off a speed camera yet? That speed you should be able to trigger a Gatso, as I understand it humans do have enough of a radar profile to be detected.

Switched on the tele at some point at the weekend and the ladies road race was on. I was impressed with dexterity of the biker cameramen in trying to get the best position for "ar.se cam". Top work those blokes!
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Nice one Ross, I went out for a ride the other week from Kingsbridge to Salcombe on the back roads and it is like a roller coaster. I broke 40mph on 3 seperate occasions on my mountain bike running 2.1" tyres on the lanes. One was particularly gnarly as the hairpin at the bottom of the hill was loose gravel so ended up a 2 wheels skid sideways. Brown pant situation.

Would probably suggest getting a helmet asap. I don't leave home without mine any more.
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40 is easy on a road bike. But depends to some extent on your gearing as well. One of the guys we ride with bought a new road bike and the gearing on it is ridculous, he spins out at about 20mph when we're all just engaging big gear. Do you know what your ratio is, biggest front cog, to smallest rear?
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Anyone who cycles without a helmet has clearly got no brains to protect.

Speed is all about position first and aero gadgets & rolling resistance second.

Get low on the bike; drop your bars and remove any spacers ... push pedals harder/faster ....
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