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[Closed] Darkside a calling... Introducing the Broom

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Doing more miles on the road to get fit.

My cheap ebay bike was heavy and uncomfortable, so I got my old race bike resprayed and added a few new bits (well every thing actually)

The Result:

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/jake474/6159425513/ ]Introducing the Broom[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/jake474/ ]jake474[/url], on Flickr

It's a much more comfortable ride and seems so much faster, but is a bit twitchy ๐Ÿ™‚

Details of the bits, and old and new paint job [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/jake474/sets/72157627046548041/with/6159425513/ ]here[/url]


 
Posted : 20/09/2011 10:42 pm
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If you're going to call it dark side then let me refer you to [url= http://www.velominati.com/blog/the-rules/ ]the rules[/url]

You are currently in breach of 40, 41 and 45 as far as I can see.

Otherwise, it's a cracking looking bike. The detailing is lovely, who did the paintwork?


 
Posted : 20/09/2011 11:30 pm
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Good God, that's beautiful.

Superb colour, and I even like the rug.


 
Posted : 20/09/2011 11:41 pm
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You've clearly missed the mudguards and girls ring.

But yeah, apart from that, nice.


 
Posted : 20/09/2011 11:44 pm
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You've clearly missed the mudguards and girls ring.

But yeah, apart from that, nice.

Ahem.

Road bikes without mudguards are purely an affectation:
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Unless you're in a race, of course.

Nice to see some spacers under that stem as well.
'Slammed' my arse.


 
Posted : 21/09/2011 12:04 am
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Only weapons grade bellends use the term darkside.


 
Posted : 21/09/2011 6:08 am
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only weapons grade bellends use the term 'weapons grade bellends'.

ah, no, hang on.


 
Posted : 21/09/2011 7:13 am
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๐Ÿ™‚

Thanks for comment s

bigG, I'll give you rule 40 and 41, but not 45. The stem is flush with headset. Forks are 1" threaded, so had to use an adaptor to fit a 1.1/8th stem.
Paintwork done by Woodrup in Leeds - great job 2

As for mudguards and low gearing, well I live in the north and my legs ain't what they used to be ๐Ÿ™‚

Dick_P - thanks for your valuable insight


 
Posted : 21/09/2011 9:45 am
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Alright ya bell ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 21/09/2011 10:17 am
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rims need de-stickered


 
Posted : 21/09/2011 11:59 am
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i like that ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 21/09/2011 12:01 pm