looking good!

was never a fan of the Pace for some reason.

Cheers guys, I know what you mean about the PACE.

I have always liked them for sure but couldnt help this nagging feeling they werent quite what I wanted

I am holding onto them for the meantime as I know what I am like, but am pretty sure I am keeping these new ones.

I have somehow stripped some of the pedal threads in my non drive-side crank arm so I am now looking for one of these if anyone has one spare.

As I mentioned the non-drive side crank arm leaves a lot to be desired. The threads for the pedals are a bit knackered making it difficult to thread a pedal. PLUS the threads for the puller are not much better.

I am looking for a new one but this will work in the short term.

As the weather was nice thought I would have a go at stripping the remains of the black anodising and give them a little polish.

I got these DIRT cheap and I am quite happy with the results!

BEFORE:



AFTER:



I only polished these once by hand so despite the various scrapes and scratches I rekon they will come out great after some serious elbow grease. . . . .with a power tool

Duke,

I've got an ELDI pedal thread repair kit to lend out.
It drills and taps out the thread to a larger size, then fit a steel insert to step back down to the original thread size, Simples!

Happy to lend out to revive a set of Middleburns.

All the best,

Looking good. any movment onthe the paitn front? i can wait to see it all done!

Cheers, it's been costed up by the same guys sinnerman used. They are in Bristol which is ideal.

I just need to save the cash tbh which is easier said than done ATM!

any updates for us bigman?...

Close now Sinnerman. Garry at The Graphic Shack reckoned it should be ready next week but I am away on my holidays. (I haven't chased them up mind)

Hopefully on my return I should have a freshly painted Overbury's frame to build!!!!!

......im excited myself..........this is going to be good....!!!

Any news? i cant wait to see this project near its finishing point.

Aw Duke that bike's looking downright tastful. That elegant new fork you have; are the inside surfaces ( facing the tyre ) flat?

Its so near I can taste it. . . . .frame is still with Graphic shack for a few more days at least.

From there it should be a case of re-assembly but I am on the look out for a couple of small finishing touches. . . . . . watch this space as opinions will be sought!




Cheers Mark, hopefully it will be complete and spotted at the July Bike Jumble (not for sale obviously ) !

As for the forks I am pretty certain they are from a low-end or mass produced bike as they are JIS dimensions and weigh about 950g.

IIRC they don't have a flat surface. The best thing about them was the rake and shape which was what I had strived for from the start in my head.

The frame and forks are back!!! And WOW I am so impressed with the work at Graphicshack. The finish really is like glass and I have been looking forward to saying this,

The photos really dont do it justice

There is one MINOR niggle in that I didnt get the "O" decal on the headtube and downtube as I asked but Garry is away at the moment so I anticipate I will just stick these on top of the laquer. . . . will see.

Any how, here is a sneak peek. The frame has now gone back to Argos as the crown race seat needs milling down to a standard 26.4 as it is JIS and the steerer needs trimming.






The colour is pretty spot on to how I imaginied it, didnt want to go too illuminous and this is like a bright grass in the sunlight. Indoors it is almost darker and earthier.

Of course I couldnt resist hanging a few parts on it but I will get it all sorted before posting the pics, needless to say I am chuffed!

WOW....that looks amazing....can't wait to see full pics once it's built.

Any half decent bike shop should have the tool for that no?

Anyway, I like it, cool colour, and it does look like a great job, Im considering a neon-ish hue for mine, except one colour all over as I dont want to pay Argos prices for fancy paintjobs!