2019 Post Your Fixed Gear / Singlespeed Megathread
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On a winter ride near Swamp Creek
The only graffiti for miles...
Perfect road.
Ride Safe,
Joe
The only graffiti for miles...
Perfect road.
Ride Safe,
Joe
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Here's my fixed gear bikes, listed from good weather to very bad. Lately it's been way to crappy to ride the Juvela, but I just took my fixed Schwinn MTB out last night in 4" of fresh snow and and had a great time. Makes a perfect winter bike.
'73 Mondia Juvela
'83 Trek 600
'85 Schwinn Mirada Fixed Winter Bike
'73 Mondia Juvela
'83 Trek 600
'85 Schwinn Mirada Fixed Winter Bike
Have never been a fan of white on bicycles... don't hate it, but don't love it. It works really well on your bike though. I like! It's super classy n clean.
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When I pass someone and they comment on my speed, I say, "It is not me, it is the whitewall tires".
Ride Safe,
Joe
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I am jealous of your saddle - had one of those Turbomatics with the (what I thought of as...) elephant skin like yours, myself, that I really liked...but forgot to swap the damned thing for another saddle when I sold the bike it was on
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Thanks amigo! It’s long strips of packing foam. I wanted to use a big white bed sheet, but I forgot to nab one from the house, and it’s all I had at the shop
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Well, since I'm already here...
Had a really great time just slow-riding around with a couple hydration breaks this afternoon
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That bike is such a beauty Sam! The silver compliments the red tubing / polished lugs so well. The components give me naughty thoughts.
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So a a month or so ago I got this Felt Brougham on Craig's List for $100. Not a huge fan of the color scheme but oh well. I've put a Velo Orange saddle on it, bull horn bars, toe clips and change out the 47T chainring to a 42T ring (the rear is 17T).
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looks like a fun little rig! Not a fan of the white on black either, but that’s easy to fix as you go. Some suggestions at first glance... flip your stem, level them bullhorns and adjust your saddle nose to be perpendicular to the top tube, then tweak angles for fit. That looks quite uncomfortable as is. Just my .02
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Thanks, I have not even ridden it yet , with this configuration. I will be doing that in the next day or so...
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Thanks...I think?
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Very nice @johnnytheboy, looks like a blast to ride. What frame? On-one?
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Very nice @johnnytheboy, looks like a blast to ride. What frame? On-one?