Three stories on Pistonheads this afternoon:
New Gullwing:
Morgan Aero Supersports:
Morgan Aero Supersports inside story:
Monthly Archive for April, 2009
Frame mocked up with Lefty Speed DLR2 fork and Mavic/Cannie wheelset (M117 rims on Cannie Omega front and Delta rear hubs). Lefty being shipped to Thumbprint in the UK for a service and optimisation. Thumbprint are the UK agents for EightyAid who specialise in Cannondale‘s Lefty shock. Rear Fox Float RL being sent to Real Cycles, up the north, for a similar treatment. Also worth checking out are Mojo in the UK and PUSH Industries in the States for Fox shocks. Also checking out Dr. Cannondale in Germany for a number of small parts (bearings and bushes) to recon the frame and swing arm.
Change of heart – Actually going to send the rear shock to Mojo in the UK, just been on their site and have come away well impresessed with the process as described there. Sorry Real.
I’m really excited about this Basso. The frame is a 1999 model, bought NOS about a year and a half ago from a chap in the UK which I heard about on a bike forum. I also got my ’89 Bottecchia frame from him as well. This’s a lugged frame (except the seat stays, which are fillet brazed to the seat tube), made out of custom Dedacciai 18MCDV6 H.T. steel tubes, specially drawn for Basso. 18MCDV6 H.T. is somewhat similar to Reynolds 853 and is now marketed as Dedacciai EOM 16.5 or SAT 14.5, not really sure which. http://www.bringheli.com/dedacciaisteel.html. Course I’ll probably get read the riot act by some bike nerd who’ll tell me that it’s nothing like Reynolds 853….
It’s not a light frame by modern standards, however the Loto model was designed by Basso for the slightly porkier rider, i.e. Me, so is a beefy frame. As such, I want to get the finished weight as low as possible, within financial reason.
Anyway, frame & forks as purchased, came still wrapped in the Basso factory wrapping:
I picked up a carbon Dedacciai fork with the correct 1″ steerer to replace the original and very heavy Basso steel forks:
Mounted with a Deda stem and Mavic Ksyrium Equipe wheels (taken from my Trek 1000, only about 200km on them):
FSA Wing bars mounted, along with a fantastic NOS 1″ Campagnolo Record Threadless headset and 2009 Campagnolo Centaur Ultrashift brake/gear levers:
FRM CL2 billet aluminium calipers – a work of art and a whopping 100g lighter than Campagnolo Centaur calipers. Wheels currently have Conti Ultra Gator Duraskin tyres which I’ll swap out for a set of folding tyres of the same model, saving another 160g weight:
Detail shot of rear of the calipers, showing the milled out sections to lighten the calipers:
Campag Centaur carbon rear derailleur, medium cage:
I bought the medium cage version as I’ll be fitting compact cranks. I’ve picked up a carbon FSA SL-K crankset, which I’ve had a spot of bother fitting. I dropped the frame into my LBS to get the BB shell prepped, but when I assembled the crankset in to it, the cranks didn’t turn smoothly at all. Back to the LBS to rectify, tapping and facing the BB shell again. However when he re-assembled the crankset to the frame he made complete shit of the self extracting crank bold and the spindle o-ring seal for the bearings. That was a couple of weeks ago, and I’m still waiting for him to source a replacement o-ring seal, before I can re-assemble myself.
That’s all the progress for now, more as I make it. Next up is seat post (been through two already which won’t fit, seems like a real odd ball size), fit the crankset, fit all the cables and it’ll be nearly finished!
Big ups to the chap who wrote this ad on eBay. Stylin’ bike.
Here’s the text of the ad before it expires on eBay:
This is a max wicked sick BMX. It’s a Reliance Boomerang and it’s done heaps of maximum extreme stunts. I have mostly done stunts on this bike since forever. Once I did a boom gnarly stunt trick on it and a girl got pregnant just by watching my extremeness to the maxxxx. Some details about sickmax BMX: Comes with everything you see including: TOPS AS SUSPENSION REAR FORKS!! 2 x wheels 1 x seat I will even thrown my sick BMXing name for FREE – Wicked Styx. Has minor surface rust on handlebars and front forks (easily removed). More rust on rear forks (as shown in pics). Tyres hold air but are pretty old. Basically, it’s an old BMX, but it’s radness is still 100% in tact. Tricks I have done on this BMX: Endos – 234. Sick Wheelies – 687. Skids – 143,000. Bunny Hops – 2 (Bunny Hops are gay and my brother dared me to do them, which I did because I’m Rad to the power of Sick). Flipouts – 28. Basically if you buy this bike you will instantly become a member to every club that was ever invented, worldwide, because you will be awesome. Pick up from Richmond in Melbourne. Throw your hands in the air like you just don’t mind.
Questions and answers provided by the seller:
Q:
Dudu , thats the sickest description ive read to date . Had me and my family in stitches. If you reconsider postage for this bike im happy to pay you for your time involved as i collect stingray bikes . Been after a chrome boomerang for a while.Let me know if your interested as i would love to max out the skid record. Cheers man .
30-Jan-09
A:
Hello Radster. I suppose I could skid down to the postie and see what it would cost to post. I don’t know where you live, but I might just try guessing. is it 64 McDonald Drive in Brisbane?
Q:
dude, does this bike come with contraception because i all ready have 3 kids.this is the best description i have ever read i think you should go into business writing for ebay!!thanks 4 the entertainment,i’m still pissing my self
30-Jan-09
A:
Thanks Sick Guy. It doesn’t come with contraception, but I will include a photo of me doing a stunt if you like. It’s pretty blurry, but it’s still a wicked rad stunt. Let me know.
Q:
How long are the skids that this bike can do?
29-Jan-09
A:
Dear Mad Dog. The skids odometer shows 128,992 metres, but i think it might have gone round the clock. I once did a skid that went for two weeks.
Pure class.
While Haaris tries to track down his replacement BMW bike, if it can’t be found or is sitting, locked forever in Pat Keogh’s warehouse, here’s another BMW bike that Haaris can aspire to. Should be right up his street.
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