I think it is.
There was a good thread on this a few days ago where someone built an On One, so I'm going to do the same, mainly for my own amusement.
Any comments/ criticisms on the build/ state of my kitchen more than welcome...
The thrilling first instalment; a couple of boxes.
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Come on... you not finished yet!
Looks like a standard issue council flat...
Pizza cooking metal tray thing needs putting away before you start.
Tea towel's on the skew!!
Hmm can't make out what it is from the logo on the box. Hurry up!
Minus one point for the kitchen socket being on but nothing plugged in.
One of your wall tiles is upside down...
and clamp the bike by the seatpost not top tube. that clamp angle has me worried.
So, boringly, the first step is pulling all the not - new bits off my donor bike...
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That looks like its had a bad paper round
someone's pixellated your floor. Was it rude?
frame attached to stand via top tube.... -1 point
is that a Sovereign? and now you are building up a 456? -1 point
Don't make a mess of the kitchen...
frame attached to stand via top tube.... -1 point
Genuinely interested as to why this incurs a 1 pt penalty.
alpin: he was referencing someone elses On-One build thread.
Looks like an Orange crest on the box at a guess…
Student house as well - check out the fire blanket 😉
And another -2pts for the kettle being behind the bike, so making access a problem.
He's blocked the dishwasher as well -1pt
Also, no obvious STW-standard coffee machine on the go - 10pts
@ Fortunateson09: So in the end you already started to disasemble your Sovereign... damn this is so cruel...
I hope you'll gonna give it a second life as a singlespeed (it was your plan somehow if I'm right).
That always takes longer than you expect. Next dull stage is to clean and lube all the bits I've just taken off. What's left in the work stand is what's getting replaced, basically.
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Genuinely interested as to why this incurs a 1 pt penalty.
Surely it's usually the seatpost. I even have a crappy seatpost I use so I can clamp it super tight without worrying about crushing a tube
Can't be a student, these cleaning stuff on the window shelf. <<<<<<
Your wheels are too small so you are confined to old retro skool'idge.
Mines a tea, strong, no sugar.
[quote=atlaz ] Genuinely interested as to why this incurs a 1 pt penalty.
Surely it's usually the seatpost. I even have a crappy seatpost I use so I can clamp it super tight without worrying about crushing a tube
Just don't tighten the lever so much. I mean, how ham-fisted are you?
Fireblanket yes, but too tidy for students. Do you live in a Care Home?
Very. But it's more just over caution. I have an old seatpost, why not use it. Plus I have a very boxy top tube which is a bit awkward depending where you clamp it so quite happy not to.
I bet you struggle with Presta valves too 🙄
posh tea bags and olive oil. fire blanket and 70's kitchen...
hmmm. i think they are some kind of 'digs'
military/police training perhaps?
How come those forks haven't dropped out?? 😯
WOW most exiting thread... EVER
post it note pad on the wall for labelling food to go in the fridge - I reckon it's shared occupancy, whatever it is.
My Dog, this is exciting.
Very valid point about access to kettle though. How are you coping on that front?
What do you reckon one of his flat-mates came home early and he's now getting a bollocking for having a dirty frame in the kitchen?
My money is on a care home / sheltered accommodation.
Maybe he still lives with mummy?
My money is on a care home / sheltered accommodation.
People in care homes ride Evil Sovs? 😮
[i]Maybe he still lives with mummy?[/i]
What have you based that theory on then?
Ha. Loving the STW analysis. It's a student house (posh tea and olive oil were on offer).
To be fair, you were warned of how dull this would be in the thread title.
And yes, sadly the Sov has to be retired for now - I can only afford the one bike, so I'm leaving the world of hardtails for the time being.
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Sorry the new one isn't anything more interesting. At least I'll fit in...
Nice view. And looks like tea making has been somehow accomplished despite kettle access issues.
so I'm leaving the world of hardtails for the time being.
Excellent time of year to make that decision OP 😉
ahhh a 5.
expecting a nice 4hr break from posts while you try and thread those effin cables.
Hold on a sec... is that a dishwasher... In a student house? My how times have changed.
Oh fortunateson...
I thought you were better than this.
I am disappoint.
Hold on a sec... is that a dishwasher... In a student house? My how times have changed.
It doesn't work...
You got a bloody 5ive, Sam?! That's wicked!
PINK gloves? Comfortable in yourself or suitable mixed accomodation...?
Repeated references to how 'boring' the subject matter is, despite many responses. Newest photograph shows brick wall as only view outside of kitchen. Seems like some sort of postmodern take on the banal nature of modern life. Only seem to be seeing one side of 'kitchen' so wouldn't be surprised if this is all a set up in the Tate or something, Damien Hirst windmilling furiously beside it to infer a the hands of a clock quickly ticking away.
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How can bloody students afford bloody Orange 5's then? Eh? Eh? I thought they were meant to be selling bloody organs to pay their bloody tuition fees!!! Bah!!!
Sorry Jim - Five might be the boring answer, but it is also the correct answer.
Re; kitchen window - there's actually a fairly pleasant view over rooftops. Lovely sunsets round here, too.
expecting a nice 4hr break from posts while you try and thread those effin cables.
Don't I know it. Any pro tips?
How can bloody students afford bloody Orange 5's then? Eh? Eh? I thought they were meant to be selling bloody organs to pay their bloody tuition fees!!! Bah!!!
If being a student means you can afford a 5, where do I sign up?
Bird box not cat proof. In fact it's basically a drive-thru for moggies.
Hold on a sec... is that a dishwasher... In a student house? My how times have changed.
My student house had a dishwasher and a balcony!
Orange fives, the cause of spiralling student debt?
Bird box not cat proof
Looks cat proof to me unless cat's can now climb up brick walls like furry spidermen!
My student house had a dishwasher and a balcony!
Pleb.
We were lucky to 'ave a 'ouse with a roof on.
You had a roof????
etc.
etc.
etc.
'Fortunateson' is indeed a fitting username.
You'll have somewhere to keep the coursework now 😀
Looks cat proof to me unless cat's can now climb up brick walls like furry spidermen!
They can, especially when assisted by washing lines and little ledges. Cat could also reach down from the wall lip and flick off the top.
Any excuse to post...
Babes bring me a coffee like you promised please 8)
How can bloody students afford bloody Orange 5's then?
Has anyone at Uni noticed the missing filing cabinets yet?
*places bet on OP not actually being student, on account of lack of empty alcohol bottles*
*places bet on OP not actually being student, on account of lack of empty alcohol bottles*
Guilty.
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This is painfully slow going isn't it?
Headset now installed - surprisingly easy given I was using a soft mallet and kitchen worktop instead of proper tools...
How do we know this is actually live and not just a collection of old photos you're uploading?
pic of a Mackrel balanced on the bike would convince me it's current, I think.
It was light when he started, it's now dusk, so could be live. A mackerel would be good to see though.
Good point druid!. We demand a picture holding up a copy of today's Socialist Worker? Or the Sun.
Bet OP got up at 11am, and has skipped lectures for this. Probebly gone for a quick nap now followed by Home and Away, so don't expect much more progress 😉
How do we know this is actually live and not just a collection of old photos you're uploading?
How bored do you think I am 😯
Current condrum; fitting a BB mounted ISCG 05 Silentguide to a bike with old tabs. The file is out...
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Edge of your seat stuff, this.
419 for inspiration?
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You can't put that on there because its green and that's red. What are you playing at?? Also I want proof that this is live. I'm not convinced by the smell of oil and the loud bangs i keep hearing. Hmph.
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OP delivers. What else you got STW?
ISCG old? What are orange playing at? Can it be bodged? Can you just BB mount it or are the tabs in the way?
[i]OP delivers. [/i]
with aplomb.
*applauds*
🙂
😆
😀
Brilliant.
OP delivers - good effort.
Now are you struggling with the lack of a brew due to the poorly placed bike blocking access to the kettle?
Nice work with the fish, also loving the extra commentary from lumpyspaceprincess.
Now are you struggling with the lack of a brew due to the poorly placed bike blocking access to the kettle?
He's a student. Brews are for the morning. Its after mid-day. He's probably drinking tequila slammers
that's a herring not a mackerel -1 point