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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-28-20, 07:46 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,611,530
Posted By rustystrings61

Today I got out and rode laps around my...

Today I got out and rode laps around my neighborhood in the dark with battery lights burning on a near-closed course. I’ve been doing a lot of 8-10 mile rides like that between 5:15 and 6:00 a.m. so...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-10-19, 11:40 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,611,530
Posted By rustystrings61

Today I overslept and woke up at 5:18. It was...

Today I overslept and woke up at 5:18. It was still early enough, though, that I could get out the door and ride 5 miles on my Gitane fixed-gear conversion before getting showered and dressed and...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-05-19, 12:11 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,611,530
Posted By rustystrings61

Today I got up at 5:25 so I could work in half an...

Today I got up at 5:25 so I could work in half an hour learning how to ride rollers. Apart from a brief experiment on Tuesday evening, this was my first real attempt at them. I'm still setting up...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-11-16, 09:49 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,611,530
Posted By rustystrings61

Realized that though I have owned this Gitane TdF...

Realized that though I have owned this Gitane TdF fixed-gear for more than three years, I have never ridden it out Dixie Drive to scenic Hodges, SC. So I remedied that, and had a lovely hour's ride...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-04-14, 02:48 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,611,530
Posted By rustystrings61

It counts as today, as it was past midnight - I...

It counts as today, as it was past midnight - I removed the fixed-cup from the '71 Gitane, which required using the Sheldon Brown method involving a big bolt, the appropriate nut, and a buncha...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-04-14, 08:18 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,611,530
Posted By rustystrings61

Prayers going up for you and your father!

Prayers going up for you and your father!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-02-14, 09:34 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,611,530
Posted By rustystrings61

Unfortunately, the diameter of the Miche sealed...

Unfortunately, the diameter of the Miche sealed cartridge unit (and the similar budget Campagnolo units for square taper cranks) is too small to fit correctly into Phil Wood rings. The only units I...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-02-14, 08:31 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,611,530
Posted By rustystrings61

The current, failing bottom bracket is a classic...

The current, failing bottom bracket is a classic cups, ball bearings and loose spindle arrangement combining the Gitane's original Stronglight cups from c.1971 with a 113mm Stronglight track spindle...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-01-14, 01:33 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,611,530
Posted By rustystrings61

Today I cut short my morning ride when the...

Today I cut short my morning ride when the ancient Stronglight 113mm crank spindle began shedding bits of itself into my bottom bracket bearings. One minute I was gliding along, smooth as silk on my...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-12-14, 09:39 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,611,530
Posted By rustystrings61

398921 Today I went out for a dawn patrol...

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Today I went out for a dawn patrol ride at 6:05 and saw the nearly full moon hanging huge in the sky. There were people trying to sleep nearby so I chose not to howl at it but instead to...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-09-14, 06:22 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,611,530
Posted By rustystrings61

Today I got in an even dozen miles before work on...

Today I got in an even dozen miles before work on my beater Gitane fixed-gear, working in some bonus hill climbs and smiling at everyone I met, because it felt really good to be out early and turning...
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