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Midschoolfool:
Ze ripper.
I took her on holiday. I will post a ton of pics of that soon, when I can find more than 2 effing minutes. Any way, I was a bit sad I never got to fit this.
If you are wondering what it is? it's a (wait for it) FSA Platinum Quad Mega. I know, a mouthful. What it equates to is a Ti ISIS bottom bracket with ceramic bearings. I paid around 23 quid for it, which I thought was amazing. Esp given they were around 350 new.
So it arrived. I then realised it had no bolts. I then found out the bolts were not available any more. I knew not to waste any money, as I have several sets in all sorts of sizes and none of them fit. Not even the 14mm ones, which this is supposed to be. I had exactly the same issue last year with some Shadow Noctis cranks (prototypes, even the Noctis bolts did not work).
So in a pissy fit I threw it in a baggy and tossed it in the tool box. Well when I got back from holiday I found it again. Only this time? I had a huge piece of luck. See, FSA are a bunch of clunges and like every other greedy ass company they do not tell you the thread pitch. So you have no idea. Well in said tool box was a male BMX axle I took out of a wheel for the Pork, and it threaded straight in. A long time later I found out that a 14mm BMX axle is 14 super fine. Or, 14mm with a 1mm pitch. This is absolutely unheard of, and I would surmise why FSA decided to use it. Because if you lose or strip your bolts? you're f-ed and you have to go to them and pay 30 quid. Problem is, like all selfish shuffle munsterers, when they stop selling them they also stop selling the parts.
So with that mystery solved I knocked this up.
My mate can not make hex ends or allen holes. So it needs to be made in two pieces. Teh threaded insert will go into the Ti axle and be locked in with JB weld. At which point I will use the M8 titanium bolts I bought from a company that went out of business for 3 quid. That is what the shoulders are for.
These parts will be 7000 alu, as it would be dumb to make the BB end up weighing as much as the one it is replacing.
Chilli Rinse:
I dragged out the lugged Apollo frame and forks tonight. The headset was already fitted, greased, with the forks in place. So the OGK's were fitted, along with the Takahashi Panmax saddle and the og post, Alps stem and Nitto bars. I mocked up a Shimano Tourney rear brake and pre bent lever. I might go with those, not sure yet.
Chilli Rinse:
Koga branded Tange grips fitted earlier today. The bike was getting under the wife's feet in the kitchen so it's back in the garage, probably until next weekend.
Chilli Rinse:
I have just finished the Oven Pride treatment on a red Shimano pre bent lever and clasp. Followed with a light polish so it matches the brake it's being paired with. Both are now fitted on the Apollo. Black DC BRS cable ordered tonight.
Earlier today I stripped down, cleaned, greased and reassembled a pair of SR SP-452 pedals I picked up cheap on eBay about a week ago. Both are now spinning sweetly. I didn't go mad on the clean or polish these, I didn't want them too blingy. They should compliment the Apollo build nicely.
Midschoolfool:
After a very, very long time out (9 months now has to be) I decided I should at least make videos on the rest of the bikes.
Got up in the loft for the first time in an even longer time (last two were built down here) and sorted out a lot of shit. Found a superb way to create my film set (more info soon) and managed to make more space to get the whole collection up there.
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