Chas Roberts track bike
By docus on 04/27/2007.
Bike tags: Fixed gear | Track bike | 52cm | 531 | BOOMSHAKALAK |
1980s Chas Roberts track frame, lugged Reynolds 531, handbuilt in London
Nitto 125 steel bars, vintage Cinelli track stem (now 3ttt Pista bars and 3ttt Pro Titanium stem)
Chas Roberts 531 fork, Campagnolo Pista headset
Miche Primato track hub, Velocity Aerohead rim
Miche Primato track hub, Velocity Aerohead rim
165mm Miche Primato cranks, Campagnolo Pista bottom bracket
Brooks Professional saddle, Campagnolo C-Record seatpost
Dura Ace pedals, half-link chain
49/18
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1980s Chas Roberts track frame, lugged Reynolds 531, handbuilt in London
Nitto 125 steel bars, vintage Cinelli track stem (now 3ttt Pista bars and 3ttt Pro Titanium stem)
Chas Roberts 531 fork, Campagnolo Pista headset
Miche Primato track hub, Velocity Aerohead rim
Miche Primato track hub, Velocity Aerohead rim
165mm Miche Primato cranks, Campagnolo Pista bottom bracket
Brooks Professional saddle, Campagnolo C-Record seatpost
Dura Ace pedals, half-link chain
49/18
Chas Roberts is one of the last of the old school master builders in London. As befitting a builder with such track heritage, this bike rides like a laserbeam, fast and straight. I feel like I'm perched on top of a scalpel, surgically carving my way through London's streets with barely any effort at all.
The frame was from eBay and I built it up with bits and bobs from here and there. Thanks to Brick Lane Bikes and Cycle Surgery in Camden for advice and various parts.
Note: purple rims will make you go faster.