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Midschoolfool:
Hmm. I think they are Eastern. I can't find an exact match, but these have the same "hook nose" drops. They just have peg bosses on the legs.
Chilli Rinse:
No dude :LolLolLolLol: the forks that came with the Jane are defo Eastern, I was referring to the threaded forks that came on the Sjappi. They were listed as Hoffman but they are not. Nick thought that those could be Bully.
Midschoolfool:
Oh. Ffs lmao.
Chilli Rinse:
🤣🤣🤣
Midschoolfool:
Oh my god.
So yesterday I got some bike scales. Weighed the PKR. 17.9lb. It's absolutely amazing how technology makes my big ass road bike weigh less than any 20 I have ever seen.
Thing is I thought there would be absolutely no way to make it even lighter. I mean serious, I've achieved some shit in my life but I don't think I could possibly...... I was wrong :LolLolLolLol:
I forgot I had some cheap ass Shimano solid chain on it, and I had this in my bedroom under a pile of paperwork.
So earlier I fitted that. I then stood back and admired my work.
Man, she is stunning. So then my brain starts whirring and I look very closely at the bike. Now I *thought* I had a Kooka BB on there with ceramic bearings. Then I remembered I removed it, and broke it playing around with an idea I had. Boooo :(
Upon realising I had a very cheap, and very heavy BB on there I started doing some research... Within about ten minutes I had my answer. FSA Platinum Pro Mega Titanium BB. The problem? A HUNDRED POUNDS. *digs for a while* "hmm, I see ISIS is out of fashion.... *digs for a bit longer* 25 quid. *sends a offer of 20 quid, offer accepted* :LolLolLolLol:
So basically I do not think it is possible to get it down to 17lb or less. I mean really, at this point I am taking the piss. However, the new chain weighs F all and so will that BB.
What amazes me is that my patience has paid off so much on this bike. 55 quid for the rear wheel, rebuilt the hub with 8 quid's worth of parts. 40 quid for the fork, cost me about 2 quid in clear coat. 40 quid for the SLK forged carbon cranks, and so on. NONE of it has cost me anything at all.
Oh and yeah, talk about happy accidents :LolLolLolLol:
Two cable ties = TUNEZ.
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