xmas order

i have just placed my xmas order... whoo hooo!. details and images below
also i have found out tarini is a NZ bike manufacturer in the 80's/90's. the high tensile steel is high carbon steel. the tarini was a lower mid range model.

so... the order is
1 x Shimano NOS - 105 headset
1 x NITTO NJ Pro NJS Track Bike Stem - 80mm Length
1 x Nitto B-125 Track Handlebar 40cm - NJS
1 x CHAMP GRIPS FOR TRACK BIKES - Black 2.0mm
1 x Tektro RL Series Levers

nice. firenza will be a full fixie... shortly!

bloody weather!

the weather has been a shocker of late. almost 5 weeks of rain... in summer. very unusual for sydney. normally by now the fires are a serious threat but this year there hasn't even been close to one in the Blue Mnts. all this rain is not allowing me to do much riding at all. i rode yesterday for 12km total and the first 3 was a complete downpour. i was so wet again i had to stop and ring my shirt out at the local shops. i did get to take the boys down to the regatta centre with firenza [tarini].
santa was good to me. so i do have the cash to pick up some nice bike gifts but the places i want to go shopping have sold out of what i want. i have to do a once only shop due to shipping costs.

i've found another couple of pretty impressive online bike stores
NOS - has some really awesome New Old stock that is just another reason i need to win lotto!

i am still bidding on the NOS presto steel valve caps. bizarre turn of events. i was outbid by one bidder then i had a second chance offer, but didn't take it at full price - i am still hoping to get them to AUS for under $20 AUS. fingers X'd

San marco in oz

Hilarystone has come through. Panic had set in. I had written 2 emails but had not sent them. 2day k told me marco had arrived from the uk. I am hoping he is as good, well as comfortable as i eXpect. At the bargin price of 45 aus shipped from the uk i am sure i wont b upset. I am going 2 buy those nos valve tips

10 mins quicker - holy shit

so tarini is at the station. if you in the area, springwood station, check him out. i am completely blow away. i took a serious 7-10 mins of my travel to the station. there was a few alterations before depature this morning. i have locked in the original purchased front rim [quick release alloy araya 27 x 23] because i need to run the front brake for the first couple of rides. i defunct the back brake and took of the calipers. i picked up the mini bbb "back style" lock to ensure no one rips of the front quick release wheel.
tonights trip home will be a challenge. i only have the two pistol lights because tarini doesn't have the drink holder to mount the spotties with. will be interesting.

whilst on a trip to melbourne to see a prospectus client. bardley snapped this shot for me... oh shucks. nice to see a fixie formost in the window.

Tarini is mobile

tarini is now a bike. a fixed gear bike. i have some shots but i haven't had time yet to upload them ect. the weekend was chaos with the boys kindy xmas party fri. karen worked saturday, which was the day i built up tarini. i couldn't really go for a serious ride until sunday so i took him with me for a ride with the boys. by the afternoon, which was when i was going to take him out for a proper photo shoot the rain was back.
after all the build up etc. i have already pretty much ruined the rims anyway. the build of the bike had left the original brakes on it from the "old skool road days" after a quick lap around the block i realises that just going down the driveway with the brakes on had stripped the black anodizing off the rim. a very small ring... ffs .. oh well thats life. time to move on and keep up the skills. i haven't done a skid yet. LOL. i am not powerful enough... or maybe the gatorskins are too "sticky"

Aliens are here

today is the big day. the alien products have arrived from the US.
basically everything is all systems go. i just need to pick up some rim tape, 60mm presto tubes and some tires!
i am going to get in trouble for the spend from wifey... but the time has come!!!

oh so close... tarini

i have brought another bike. i know, i know. i am a 1 mad mother but it was necessary!
welcome tarini to the fold. tarini will be the build up bike.
i have purchased some alien cranks [silver] with bottom bracket as well as alien 36h hi flange wheel set.
these will be for tarini ... the sakae crank set from him will be "moved" across onto hugo.