2015 Post Your Singlespeed/Fixed Gear Megathread
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Cheer up. Historically, pista's never came with fancy tubing. At best they were made with columbus cromor and even that was pretty meh at the time compared to what the roadies had.
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If yall don't mind me returning to the celeste Pista discussion...
Unfortunately has a unicrown fork & nothing special tubing, but if someone really wants chrome stays & fork socks - the current model to look at is Pista Via Condiotti...
Unfortunately has a unicrown fork & nothing special tubing, but if someone really wants chrome stays & fork socks - the current model to look at is Pista Via Condiotti...
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chrome undercoat would make sense for a NYC bike.
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forgot the site specifically. but lurking out there is a link to a massive file directory of bike catalogs from the 70s to early 90s. unfortunately, the details on the pista bikes back then are brief. sometimes regulated to a corner of a page. i attempted to use this method to identify the year of a pinarello amatore i had.
bulgier.net - /pics/bike/Catalogs/
More here:
Bianchi bicycle catalog 80s | 2VELO
VeloBase.com - Catalog Scans
https://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/my_bianchi/catalogs.htm (Japanese market)
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yup that's it! bulgier. (bookmarks) thanks man.
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So I think I may now have the ultimate practical fixed gear bike. I added fenders and a chainguard to the Motobecane Messenger and a large bungee cord for the rack. All this added another pound to the bike, and it now weighs 24.3 lbs, which is exactly the same as my lightest singlespeed Windsor Clockwork townie. These additions cost me nothing, except a lot of ingenuity and elbow grease, since I used a bunch of old parts. The fenders are ancient pre Soviet era ESGE that are marked "Made in W. Germany." I bobbed the rear fender, so that the wheel can be installed and removed w/o disconnecting the fender from its struts. The fork lacks eyelets, so I used clamps to secure the front fender struts. The rear fender struts were mounted inboard of the dropouts to clear the rack support legs.
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This is such a useful bike, and handsome to boot!
I have to find a chainguard for the wife's townie. This is nice...remember the details about it?
After using my first chainguard, it didn't take long to realize how much less mucked-up the chain gets in bad weather. Handy, not to mention avoiding those sudden stops with Levis in the chainring.
I have to find a chainguard for the wife's townie. This is nice...remember the details about it?
After using my first chainguard, it didn't take long to realize how much less mucked-up the chain gets in bad weather. Handy, not to mention avoiding those sudden stops with Levis in the chainring.
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Thanks. That chainguard was included with my Kilo WT, but ironically, would not fit on that bike. However, it fits this one perfectly, go figure ! All the chainguards I've seen being sold online require removal of the bottom bracket, and capture of the chainguard support between the BB right fixed cup and the frame's BB shell.
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Here's my Kilo TT. Currently running single speed, which I like for commuting. Getting that itch to flip to fixed however
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Yep, that's how mine is attached, but her townie has pressed BB cups and cottered cranks so that's not going to work. Thanks for the reply. I'll keep scouring eb*y for something more vintage.
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Felt Brougham S/S
A great ride!!
Felt Brougham frame
Velocity Deep V Rims
Race Face Atlas Bars, chopped
Paul Levers
Ergon Grips
Selle SMP Extra saddle w/FSA carbon seatpost
Shimano 105 brake calipers
Fyxation Mesa Platform pedals
Vredestein Fortezza Tricomp tires
Felt Brougham frame
Velocity Deep V Rims
Race Face Atlas Bars, chopped
Paul Levers
Ergon Grips
Selle SMP Extra saddle w/FSA carbon seatpost
Shimano 105 brake calipers
Fyxation Mesa Platform pedals
Vredestein Fortezza Tricomp tires
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Don't forget to make sure the cog and lockring are properly tighted down!
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I was too damn excited to wait for proper lighting.
https://www.pedalroom.com/bike/surly-steamroller-21850
https://www.pedalroom.com/bike/surly-steamroller-21850
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