2019 Post Your Fixed Gear / Singlespeed Megathread
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...81d19d33c.jpeg 2011 Soma Rush with Wabi wheels Una velocidad solamente. |
https://i.imgur.com/rlcnKaK.jpg
Not the best pic, but whatever. Happy new year everyone! *edit: and no, it's not an All City, but I had that sticker lying around and it just worked. In my defense, the bike does have an All City saddle and chain ring lol |
Originally Posted by j_e_r_e_m_y
(Post 20729941)
https://i.imgur.com/rlcnKaK.jpg
Not the best pic, but whatever. Happy new year everyone! *edit: and no, it's not an All City, but I had that sticker lying around and it just worked. In my defense, the bike does have an All City saddle and chain ring lol |
Originally Posted by veganbikes
(Post 20730099)
So it's an All City you say? LOLOL. Like the color and always love SS/FG cross stuff.
|
https://www.pedalroom.com/p/schwinn-...ck-4578_58.jpg
1972 schwinn paramount with full campy. also tubulars, a basket, and a bell. |
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c9b0b6b6f7.jpg
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...5402d92b90.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0c462ae881.jpg Sometime in the past month or so some guy posted questions in a thread here about riding "a Century" on a fixed bike. That thread reminded me how much I used to like riding long distances until I had a whoopsie that turned into a longer-term problem that turned me into a ***** mostly cruising around. That thread woke me up from my stupor and I used it as an impetus to get really rolling again. The past few weeks I did a few metrics - this morning I headed out on my 1st Imperial in longer that I care to admit. Unfortunately I fell into my old familiar problematic habits - too fast, too early , and foolishly poor hydration and nutrition, but I did manage to make it home...barely. Close to the very end, as I was about to bonk - I had to stop and take these pics... My trip was never too far from places I could glom some nourishment - but since I'm hoping to try hanging with some of our real Rando peeps in future, I have got to get smarter, and rethink what to carry... |
|
Originally Posted by j_e_r_e_m_y
(Post 20730150)
Lol, and thanks - I was gonna buy the matte black version, but a buddy talked me into going with the more daring neon green option. Glad I took his advice, the color has really grown on me.
Neon green to look extra clean Neon yellow if you want to look extra mellow Neon red and you might be a fred Neon black, you must be smoking crack Neon blue is always a good color, foo Neon purple, nothing makes a rhyme and that is a crime And if you go with white you will be up all night! |
Originally Posted by veganbikes
(Post 20731692)
Neon black, you must be smoking crack
|
Originally Posted by j_e_r_e_m_y
(Post 20731760)
Duuuuuuuuude.... you just broke my brain making me try to picture what neon black looks like :foo:
|
|
|
That's an awesome bike! What crankset is that? Curious about the saddle, why the backward tilt?
Dave |
Originally Posted by acoustophile
(Post 20731647)
|
Originally Posted by bonsai171
(Post 20734268)
What crankset is that?
http://www.velobase.com/CompImages/C...F33864DC6.jpeg |
Originally Posted by Leukybear
(Post 20734316)
They appear to be sugino super mighty :)
|
Originally Posted by bonsai171
(Post 20734268)
That's an awesome bike! What crankset is that? Curious about the saddle, why the backward tilt?
Dave |
Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
(Post 20734555)
Thanks ! The crankarms are 1970s Sugino Mighty Compe road with a track chainring. Back then, road cranks had a 144mm BCD spider, same as track cranks are today. The saddle tilt is normal for a Brooks Pro, and the seating surface is actually horizontal that way. |
Originally Posted by seamuis
(Post 20734641)
just for clarification here: most road cranks back then didn’t have 144bcd. There was and still is a lot of variation. The two companies that used 144bcd for both road and track were campagnolo and sugino. Mostly because sugino was very largely copying campagnolo. Shimano used 130 for road and 151 for track, before settling on 144 for track. Eventually campagnolo settled on 135 for road cranks. |
Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
(Post 20734698)
Actually, at the time I bought those cranks, Sugino and Campagnolo were using 151mm BCD for track cranks. |
Originally Posted by seamuis
(Post 20734748)
Im aware that campagnolo and sugino used 151 also. So did Zeus. There was a lot of variation.
http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/fixed-frame/drivetrain.jpg |
I said shimano used 151. I thought I’ve seen Zeus cranksets with 151, but I’m perfectly willing to admit I could be mistaken there. Weren’t the criteriums 119bcd? And the 2000 120bcd? SR had a 118bcd 5bolt crankset as well. All of this just bolsters my initial clarification though. |
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f226912474.jpg
at the highest point in town. Some roadies really don't like to be passed by a guy in a FG :P |
Originally Posted by seamuis
(Post 20735248)
[left]I said shimano used 151. I thought I’ve seen Zeus cranksets with 151, but I’m perfectly willing to admit I could be mistaken there.
http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/5-arm.jpg Source: Sutherland's 4th Edition Weren’t the criteriums 119bcd? And the 2000 120bcd? SR had a 118bcd 5bolt crankset as well. http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/frankenbike/completed.jpg |
Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
(Post 20736992)
Yes, I put one of those on my daughter's 3-speed:
|
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a39410c45.jpeg 1970 Mercier model 100 singlespeed conversion with Velomine wheels. |
I threw this together a couple of weeks ago after not having a singlespeed bike since a too-small Kilo TT a few years ago. I never really got along with that bike since it was geared a bit too high, and the bike just didn't fit well.
Currently running a mountain bike crank and a ACS freewheel. It's pretty fun to ride but I'm really considering going to flat bars if I want to do a lot of off-roading with it. It's hard to get any leverage with the drops, I've found. Also really wanting to get some narrower cranks on this, I'm mostly a roadie and it feels weird being on a road bike frame but having a super wide stance like on a mountain bike. If i'm going to do it on the cheap though, I only have standard road double cranks, so I'll need to get a ~20T freewheel to keep the ratio low enough with a 39T chainring. 1986 Schwinn Passage GT All-Terra triple crank, 30T chainring 17T ACS freewheel Kenda Happy Medium 700x35 https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b2becec5a2.jpg |
^^^ That’s a nice conversion. Please explain what you mean by “narrower cranks.” I read your post several times, and still can’t figure out what you mean. Thanks, TT |
Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
(Post 20739294)
^^^ That’s a nice conversion. Please explain what you mean by “narrower cranks.” I read your post several times, and still can’t figure out what you mean. Thanks, TT Basically the mountain bike crankset I have on there was designed with wide spacing between the pedals in order to accommodate wide chainstays for wide tires on a mountain bike. This measurement is also referred to as "Q-Factor", "Q", or "Tread", as far as I've seen it described. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c6d4df8879.jpg At the moment, there is close to an inch of clearance between the end of the crank arm and the chainstay, and my legs just feel like they are spaced really far apart. There are some arguments out there concerning pedaling efficiency that say that the narrower you can get your pedal spacing, the more efficient you are at putting power down, but I just think it feels weird. |
Here's where my bike landed at the end of 2018 - while I'm liking the black vibes I'm starting to lean towards taking it into a more classic / chrome look for 2019.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...08d22c8876.jpg |
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:35 PM. |
Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.