2016 Post Your Singlespeed/Fixed Gear Megathread
11-13-16, 08:01 AM
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11-13-16, 11:45 AM
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Just put this together. first time not using drops for a bike of mine. Not loving it, what do you think?
11-13-16, 01:43 PM
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Mainly the looks honestly 
The comfort as well though. Im used to my arms and wrists coming into the bars from an outside angle, but the riser bar angle has them almost feeling like im bending my wrists outward at the end if that makes any sense. My previous fixed had bullhorns and my geared bikes all have had drops. My hands on those are all in a position where my fist is upright with fingers parrallel to the ground, this is the opposite. I donno!
The comfort as well though. Im used to my arms and wrists coming into the bars from an outside angle, but the riser bar angle has them almost feeling like im bending my wrists outward at the end if that makes any sense. My previous fixed had bullhorns and my geared bikes all have had drops. My hands on those are all in a position where my fist is upright with fingers parrallel to the ground, this is the opposite. I donno!
11-13-16, 01:48 PM
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I like it. Seat looks like it could be nosed down a little, and bar maybe rotated back a bit. But it's a nice bike. (Especially jealous of your chrome fork blades/crown and chain/seat stays.)
11-13-16, 02:06 PM
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I will definetly try those suggestions, Thanks! My cousin bought it new back in the day, found it in my grandparents shed and loved the chrome too.
11-13-16, 03:43 PM
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11-13-16, 07:19 PM
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That's a short stem!
What kind of saddle is that?
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11-13-16, 07:45 PM
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Mainly the looks honestly
The comfort as well though. Im used to my arms and wrists coming into the bars from an outside angle, but the riser bar angle has them almost feeling like im bending my wrists outward at the end if that makes any sense. My previous fixed had bullhorns and my geared bikes all have had drops. My hands on those are all in a position where my fist is upright with fingers parrallel to the ground, this is the opposite. I donno!
The comfort as well though. Im used to my arms and wrists coming into the bars from an outside angle, but the riser bar angle has them almost feeling like im bending my wrists outward at the end if that makes any sense. My previous fixed had bullhorns and my geared bikes all have had drops. My hands on those are all in a position where my fist is upright with fingers parrallel to the ground, this is the opposite. I donno!
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11-13-16, 08:30 PM
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Old vs New.
The black one is built around the Scattante SSR steel frame , Sram Omnium crankset, Mavic cxp wheels, 48x16 ratio with freewheel hub.
Put about 1k miles on it, a few metric and centuries and wanted to get something more aggressive / aero.
Enter 2016 fuji track pro, picked it up for under $1k new from LBS. Comes with 48x15 drivetrain, so far have about 110 miles on it, and already beating my previous strava records.
The black one is built around the Scattante SSR steel frame , Sram Omnium crankset, Mavic cxp wheels, 48x16 ratio with freewheel hub.
Put about 1k miles on it, a few metric and centuries and wanted to get something more aggressive / aero.
Enter 2016 fuji track pro, picked it up for under $1k new from LBS. Comes with 48x15 drivetrain, so far have about 110 miles on it, and already beating my previous strava records.
11-13-16, 08:37 PM
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11-13-16, 09:16 PM
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Wythnail,
The geometry looks like it would be a smooth riding bike. If the handlebars are a problem, go to bullhorns. Unless I'm mountain biking, I don't like riding long miles on the road with upright bars. It hurts my wrists after a while. As far as looks, I'm not big on upright bars on singles but that new All City Big Block is a real looker.
The geometry looks like it would be a smooth riding bike. If the handlebars are a problem, go to bullhorns. Unless I'm mountain biking, I don't like riding long miles on the road with upright bars. It hurts my wrists after a while. As far as looks, I'm not big on upright bars on singles but that new All City Big Block is a real looker.
11-14-16, 06:20 AM
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How tall are you guys?! mann you got some really long stems :O!
11-14-16, 08:38 PM
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I'd adjust the saddle's tilt so its level to the ground, maybe bring the handlebars up higher, and use a silver (aluminium?) handlebar instead of the black one (asthetics).
FWIW: For some reason straight/riser bars work for me if they are positioned just a little above the height of the saddle. They still can't match drops for comfort on longer rides (+25 miles), but are OK for the shorter stuff.
FWIW: For some reason straight/riser bars work for me if they are positioned just a little above the height of the saddle. They still can't match drops for comfort on longer rides (+25 miles), but are OK for the shorter stuff.
11-14-16, 09:07 PM
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6'1"-ish here, and my stems range from 100mm to 130mm between my bikes. I sort of follow the "hands over front axle" rule of thumb, so that my hands are more or less vertically in line with the front wheel axle when riding on my most-used hand position (on the hoods for road or in the drops for track).
11-14-16, 09:13 PM
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6'1"-ish here, and my stems range from 100mm to 130mm between my bikes. I sort of follow the "hands over front axle" rule of thumb, so that my hands are more or less vertically in line with the front wheel axle when riding on my most-used hand position (on the hoods for road or in the drops for track).
11-14-16, 09:58 PM
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Not sure. I'm definitely not an expert on bike fitting, but I find that it works pretty well for me. Bikes and bike fitment don't necessarily scale up and down with everything in perfect proportion and shorter riders do often go for shorter stems.
11-15-16, 10:47 AM
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