In
the year since finishing the project there’s been a few changes
in my setup from SRAM 7 to fixed gear to S7 again. I hope to get
some aero 406 rims and build a proper non-bmx wheel-set this spring
so there will probably be sporadic additions to this gallery every
now and then.
Below
are various pictures of it before, during and after it’s restoration
along with some cheesy shots of me riding or pretending to ride
it, some photoshops of how I imagined it and some decals I never
got made.
Photo
gallery
Apologies
to Cheg! My first flights of fancy messin’ with images of his
20 in Photoshop
More
of same
Decal
ideas
Decal
idea in Raleigh Chopper (Shopper - Geddit?) style
Decal
ideas
Decal
ideas - sadly too intricate for vinyl cutter
My
Twenty in original unmodified form as taken from the eBay listing
Not
actually my Twenty but a better picture and how it will have looked
when first built
Halfway
through build - ‘mocked up’ prior to fitting headset, rear hub
et al
Detail
of cranks and green paintwork
Colour
Mockup with charcoal black done in Photoshop
March
2005: The day I got the custom rear wheel and finished the build
Detail
of M Steel’s lovely paint and silver Raleigh decal
Closeup
of Chill-works cheapo forks, Stelvio Mango tyres and Deore V-Brakes
Detail
of new V-Brake bosses, brazed on by the good folks at M Steel
cycles
Detail
of SRAM S7 Spectro hub gear and clickbox. No wear to rims!
Detail
of 52t Tiagra chainrings before second ring was removed
Detail
of Pletscher rack, modified to fit Karrimor panniers and sprayed
black
The
‘oh so tiny’ folded-up mode
‘Twenty’
with her yard-friend ‘Stowaway’ sadly now lost to eBay
Set
up for Summer 2005 — no mudguards or rear rack and rims all shiney
My
‘how to ride’ pose
Piddling
about with terra-wheelies...
Me
on the London Bikeathon charity ride July 05 - One of the hottest
days of the year
A
great day to ride 59 miles...
This
was a speedy downhill - I’m doing about 33mph here
Myself,
Dan and friends waiting for the start of July’s Critical Mass
in London
My
back and a random recumbent. Number on helmet from Bikeathon charity
ride
Past
Waterloo and on to Parliament Bridge
London
Critical Mass ride —cruising down Whitehall, July 2005
Entrance
to The Mall on way to stop traffic to Buckingham Palace
Summer
2005 - New set of Continental Grand-Prix 28x406 tyres
New
rear tyre after mango Stelvio fell apart
New
set of Continental Grand-Prix 406x1.25” tyres
New
set of Continental Grand-Prix 406x1.25” tyres
Another
shot of original fixed-gear setup
Another
shot of original fixed-gear setup
Proof
positive of a straight chainline running 56 x 14 teeth
Setup
for some rain
New
de-threaded 3/8” frame bolt with allen head to replace stolen
bespoke Raleigh item.
Tightening
new bolt with Topeak multi-tool
New
bolt in place in frame after removing top end threads for correct
fit.
My
next project? A custom 406 wheeled minibike; Codename: Nanovelo™
Nanovelo™
with mortgage-indusing wheel-set
