Whilst waiting for my English I have been musing what to do with my venerable Litespeed Tuscany. It’ll become my second bike – something to use for racing (especially when I think there’s some crash potential) and something for the winter. It’s fairly understated, with pre-carbon Campag Chorus drivetrain and brakes, but with some new [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Hot Ti Action
March 31, 2011 – 16:37
50xCHAIRS #4 – Breuer Wassily
March 31, 2011 – 15:40
Marcel Breuer designed the B3 chair between 1925 and 1926 when he was the head of the cabinet-making workshop at the Bauhaus. It was put into production by Thonet sometime afterwards, initially utilising fabric bands secured by springs. After the War, production Gavina acquired the license and introduced the more common thick leather bands. They [...]
English #3
March 31, 2011 – 10:09
Rob has been hard at work building my new road frame. The jig-based work is now complete, and the results in the images below look really good. Next is the cable-stop brazing, and then the frame will be ready for painting. The components are arriving too, with the hubs and rims waiting to be built, [...]