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    Giles Builds a Bike…...(and about time too......).....

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    • FridayF
      Friday
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      good to hear.. G-San.. wishing u all the best in completing yet another long lost dream… Caaiiiiyoookkkk!!!

      Tough, heavy and ready! = IRON HEART

      ~Shinici Haraki~

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        MikeC
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        He's got a bike, he can ride it, if he likes….

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        • Finn666F
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          looking forward to the final pic…should be interesting and fun to watch!

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          • GraemeG
            Graeme
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            Nice frame, Giles.

            A friend has got a similar Mercian, albeit in black, which now sees a lot of duty as a commuter in London. I can't remember how old it is, but he's had a lot of use out of it.

            Paul Smith did a collaboration with Mercian a few years back. Is the Haraki version coming soon? 😃

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            • thomasnunnallyT
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              This is awesome G!  Can't wait for more updates!

              Out with the new! In with the old!

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              • natehateN
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                g we think to much alike i have the same brooks saddle on my single speed/cross bastard bike
                b17 honey leather with copper hardware right?

                don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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                  Beautiful frame, G. Are you going to lace up your own wheels too? Has been on my to-do list forever…

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                  • RocknRollR
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                    I imagine it will look something like this when completed.

                    Right?

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                    • GilesG
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                      @natehate:

                      g we think to much alike i have the same brooks saddle on my single speed/cross bastard bike
                      b17 honey leather with copper hardware right?

                      Actually that is a Gilles Berthoud…

                      http://www.gillesberthoud.fr/anglais/fiche_detaillee/fiche.php?refArticle=201GB2ARA/N

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        @stever:

                        Beautiful frame, G. Are you going to lace up your own wheels too? Has been on my to-do list forever…

                        Had not thought of doing that, but now you have me thinking…..

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • GilesG
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                          @RocknRoll:

                          I imagine it will look something like this when completed.

                          Here's hoping…...

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            I laced my own 29er wheels and it's fairly straightforward as long as you take your time and follow the instructions carefully. I wouldn't want to do it without a proper truing stand though.

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                            • Finn666F
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                              any updates G-San?

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                              • GilesG
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                                I have a load of bits piling up…..

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • tatmantallT
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                                  bummer… thought this as going to be motorcycle related.

                                  "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                                  • Finn666F
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                                    should still be interesting to watch 😉

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                                      @tatmantall:

                                      bummer… thought this as going to be motorcycle related.

                                      As a cyclist, I'm pretty glad it's not motorcycle related 🙂

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                                      • veloaudioV
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                                        @Snowy:

                                        @tatmantall:

                                        bummer… thought this as going to be motorcycle related.

                                        As a cyclist, I'm pretty glad it's not motorcycle related 🙂

                                        I'm with Snowy.

                                        Can't wait to see the finished product G.

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                                        • michaeljcrM
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                                          Only just seen this thread! I've got a Mercian frame I bought off eBay two years ago sitting under my desk! I was going to get parts from Velo Orange to do it up, but never got around to it. Perhaps I'll give it another go.

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                                          • xchenX
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                                            Will be watching this thread!

                                            I'd like to convert an old road bike to a single speed this spring.

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