1992 Chas Roberts D.O.G.S B.O.L.X

[saltyman]

thought id show my latest bike, its a retro frame and parts/with a touch of modern, to make it more useable for what i wanted from the bike.

nice white industries single speed cog and a BMX chain



there to work with these.......white industries front and rear hubs/ENO hub rear





stronglight single speed chainring bolts and a NOS zoom stem



ritchey foam grips and fresh tubes..and haribo sweets, yum!

[saltyman]

[saltyman]

NOS ritchey tires
NOS ritchey saddle
27mm/400mm seatpost

wasted no time in getting the tires and seat mounted, and also stripped the M900 crank for the 34t ring to go on when that gets here.

[saltyman]

:P 34t ring looks ok!

[saltyman]

[saltyman]

anyway, heres whats been done so far, just needs cables and a few set up adjustments. size is fine thankfully. cant wait to ride it outside of the garden!

[Z-Man]

I was going to say you'll probably want to bolt the chainring on the inboard side of the crank, but I guess you got my mental e-mail.... Cool looking bike, nice wheels. Never heard of a Roberts before.

[colker1]

Roberts is from the UK. Saw his work in 1990 and it's ultra sweet. Would love to ride one. Looks steep and fast w/ a high bb. Could be a lot of fun.

edit: bontrager influence in the back w/ chris chance influence up front.

edit2: i don't get the brit love for zoom components but..

[proto2000]

edit2: i don't get the brit love for zoom components but..

It's a fast name?

[Tassie Devil]

edit: bontrager influence in the back w/ chris chance influence up front.

Not sure I see the Chance influence up front...

[muddybuddy]

Not sure I see the Chance influence up front...

The fork?

[Tassie Devil]

The fork?

Yes they are both one inch steel forks but I think its stretching things a little to say that the Roberts fork was influenced by a Chance fork.

[Jak0zilla]

Nice looking bike! (I almost didn't scroll past the picture of the package of chainring bolts though.)

[LIFECYCLE]

I had a Roberts in the early nineties,nice frames and Chas Roberts still makes them today.

[colker1]

Not sure I see the Chance influence up front...

i submit evidence #1

[Rumpfy]

anyway, heres whats been done so far, just needs cables and a few set up adjustments. size is fine thankfully. cant wait to ride it outside of the garden!

Not very known here in the US, but thats a neat lookin' bike. I'd like to try one to see how they ride.

IMHO, I think it deserves better than the Zoom stem. Ritchey Force stem and seatpost would complement the bars. Other than that, good stuff. I dig the green rims too...not a color (colour ) used too often.

[colker1]

Not very known here in the US, but thats a neat lookin' bike. I'd like to try one to see how they ride.

IMHO, I think it deserves better than the Zoom stem. Ritchey Force stem and seatpost would complement the bars. Other than that, good stuff. I dig the green rims too...not a color (colour ) used too often.

yup. nice wheels.

[yo-Nate-y]

Agreed on the Zoom-- also didn't think I'd like the green but it came out really nicely. The black/white is cool.

[umarth]

Looks good. Couldn't handle the riding position in my old age though.

[Tassie Devil]

i submit evidence #1

yes superficially they look similar but if you put the Roberts fork next to a Yo Eddy fork they are fairly different too. Anyway we can agree to disagree on whether one was dirrectly influenced by the other or whether a similar fork predates them both...

Back to the D.O.G.S.B.O.L.X. I love mine and actually prefer the ride to my Yo Eddys but that's just me

[Tassie Devil]

Not very known here in the US, but thats a neat lookin' bike. I'd like to try one to see how they ride.

IMHO, I think it deserves better than the Zoom stem. Ritchey Force stem and seatpost would complement the bars. Other than that, good stuff. I dig the green rims too...not a color (colour ) used too often.

A Roberts stem in black would be the best stem for the bike (the stem colour normally matched the fork leg/rear), but finding one could be an issue, although Roberts can still make a period piece if money is no option.

[colker1]

yes superficially they look similar but if you put the Roberts fork next to a Yo Eddy fork they are fairly different too. Anyway we can agree to disagree on whether one was dirrectly influenced by the other or whether a similar fork predates them both...

Back to the D.O.G.S.B.O.L.X. I love mine and actually prefer the ride to my Yo Eddys but that's just me

The ones i've seen in 1990 were ultra sweet lust inducing sexy stuff..

[saltyman]

rides ok, the stem and post too are cheap parts i bought for sizing purposes...if i can find a nice stem the same rise and length i will get one!

[anthonyinhove]

Does Dog's Bollocks have the same meaning in the US as in Britain?

Chas Roberts has always been generally recognised as the leading frame builder in Britain, so a fillet-brazed Columbus Max frame from him is kind of the dog's bollocks, hence the immodest name.

[colker1]

rides ok, the stem and post too are cheap parts i bought for sizing purposes...if i can find a nice stem the same rise and length i will get one!

imho.. get Syncros for post and stem. a 130mm syncros (15º) quilled stem w/ a nice titanium bars would be cool as it needs to be.