Here are pictures from the build process of my first street fix:
<a href="http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=5">Stage 1</a>
<a href="http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6">Stage 2</a>
<a href="http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=52">Stage 3</a>
<a href="http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=53">Stage 4</a>
<a href="http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=54">Stage 5</a>
<a href="http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=73">Stage 6</a>

Stage 6 was after its first road ride around home. It's fun! My legs are quite sore from all
the leg-braking (oh and a hilly road ride might have something to do with it).

The frame is an old Apollo road bike frame that I scored off aus.bicycle's 'bikesoiler' for
a 6-pack of <a href="http://www.goatbeer.com.au/">Mountain Goat</a>.
It uses a new Miche groupset from my LBS, Profile Airwing bars from ebay, Dia-Compe
TT brake lever from my LBS, cheapie caliper that was included with a frame I bought
a while back (aus.bicycle's Lynzz?).
Other parts were in my parts bin or from Croydon Cycle Works (plug.. plug.. plug..).

It needs a better seatpost and saddle, better brake caliper and I'm yet to decide on
clips/straps or clipless pedals. The wheels are off my track bike so I'm going to build
up some new ones for it, hence "complete-ish".

In case you are wondering "<a href="http://www.vegemite.com.au/">Vegemite</a>" is a 'food' spread that aussies like on their
toast for breakfast. I figured I was powdercoating the frame to a similar colour as the
spread.. "<a href="http://www.vegemite.com.au/">Vegemite</a>" it shall be. I'll get some red and yellow parts to complete the
<a href="http://www.vegemite.com.au/">Vegemite</a> look.

Comments welcome..

hippy

The chain loosenng that you mention is not the wheels slipping. It is the chain stretching for the first time. Re-tighten your rear wheel and you should be good to go for a while. If the rear wheel slipped it would have moved to the left chain stay, not forwards. Other than that, nice bike!!

One of your captions asks for where you could find a long(er?)-reach brake calipers in black. It'd be expensive to ship, but contact www.kogswell.com here in the US of A. Those dual-pivots reach to 64mm... I have one on the way in silver, but I haven't seen it yet.

The chain loosenng that you mention is not the wheels slipping. It is the chain stretching for the first time. Re-tighten your rear wheel and you should be good to go for a while. If the rear wheel slipped it would have moved to the left chain stay, not forwards. Other than that, nice bike!!

Thanks! Good point about the wheel moving towards the stay - it's been a long time since I tuned my now-departed BMX so I forget about these horizontal dropout issues :)
I've re-tightened the wheel and will keep an eye on it. I just didn't think such a huge BMX chain could 'stretch'. I thought chain stretch was actually wear of the pins not actual stretching?

cheers!
hippy