Ken Bird - my winter project

[dan_bo]

Sun is shining in Bristol View attachment 78159

Quick get it wired up!

 

[raleighnut]

Looking lovely (both the bike and the weather)

 

[BigAl68]

Well it's now rideable and just had a quick spin through Easton on it. Handles well and just need to tape the bars and pick up some straps for the toe clips. Out for a proper run on it this Saturday.

 

[raleighnut]

Very nice, although the brake cable length may be a touch 'excessive'

 

[BigAl68]

I like the big loops...

 

[BigAl68]

Well the bars got wrapped and I did trim the cables a bit. They were a tad too long @raleighnut

 

[dan_bo]

If that ever goes up for sale I'd like to know.

 

[raleighnut]

TBH I thought you'd left em like that til you had finalised bar/brake positioning.
Looking very nice now though with the 'retro' bartape.

 

[BigAl68]

If that ever goes up for sale I'd like to know.

This is never going anywhere. This is the first of my steel collection and I am now planning on another bike as found an old frame dumped in an alleyway near my mates workshop last weekend. It's a carlton from the 60s we think but it's a total mess.

 

[dan_bo]

This is never going anywhere. This is the first of my steel collection and I am now planning on another bike as found an old frame dumped in an alleyway near my mates workshop last weekend. It's a carlton from the 60s we think but it's a total mess.

I really need to get my old Viking back together.

 

[BigAl68]

TBH I thought you'd left em like that til you had finalised bar/brake positioning.
Looking very nice now though with the 'retro' bartape.

You are right they had been left long for that exact reason. Also moved the levers up a little bit. The tape looks great IMO.

 

[BigAl68]

Bottom bracket failure on non drive side of the first proper ride today. ... Pff

 

[midlife]

What failed ?

Shaun

 

[BigAl68]

Seems the old BB which was 30 years old but looked in good condition is threaded. So it wouldn't lock, stopped and borrowed some tools at a lbs and bought a new look ring and still no joy. Putting a new BB on today. That's the joy of building an old bike with old parts I suppose

 

[raleighnut]

Seems the old BB which was 30 years old but looked in good condition is threaded. So it wouldn't lock, stopped and borrowed some tools at a lbs and bought a new look ring and still no joy. Putting a new BB on today. That's the joy of building an old bike with old parts I suppose

That's a bu££er, hope you manage to get it sorted.