2020 Post your Single Speed and Fixed Gear Thread
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09-02-20, 01:33 PM
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inadvertent path racer?
Miyata 1000 from oddjob
VO Tourist bars from Jason845
Soma Stem from Insidious C.
Sugino crankset from brockd15
Fenders & saddle free from friends for coffee
Everything else is recycled from other projects
Next phase will be a 2 spd kickback hub & a rack. And some fancy cork grips.
cheers
dunno why one pic is upside down
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09-06-20, 06:58 PM
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09-09-20, 07:11 AM
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Last year I flirted with 32 mm tires and a Dos Eno 17/19T freewheel on the alternate side - but the other week I restored my 2002 Mercian Vincitore to the configuration I’ve used the most, 16T and 18T fixed cogs, 28 mm Paselas and the SKS fenders I first fitted it with in 2003. Then I rode Julius all weekend. No matter what other bikes or how long I’ve been on them, when I ride this one it feels like home to me.
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09-14-20, 01:52 PM
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Fall is coming.
Time for fenders:
Time for fenders:
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09-16-20, 10:50 AM
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I can't compete with the elegant beauty above me (and our rear gates don't help) but I built this up this morning initially using 48 x 18 and then swapping the rear cog to a 19 to get a tighter chain on this vertical drop-out alu' frame with a steel fork. After a six month lay off I'm starting a new job next week with a 12-mile each way commute and I think this gear will be OK for the couple of lumps along the way. The chainset is a Chinese alloy eBay special and I'm using Tektro levers and Shimano BR-451 calipers. I'll fit some fenders tomorrow but as they were on it when it was geared that should be a doddle and for peace of mind I might use a new 1/8th chain
TribanSS by Spinners1961, on Flickr
TribanSS by Spinners1961, on Flickr
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09-22-20, 07:11 AM
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^^^^^ Jeffoutlaw....Very Nice!
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09-25-20, 11:30 AM
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Have been riding Sophie (pictured) since June and have loved every minute.
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I sincerely hope you have an easier time with them than I did on this one. Fourth time I've installed VO fenders on as many bikes and this time they fought me way more than any other installation.
I can usually get a set installed with good fender lines in a couple of hours, these took at least 4.
And I still have work to do since the end of the front stays are way too close to the axle nuts
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09-27-20, 12:09 PM
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09-29-20, 08:31 AM
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09-29-20, 11:55 AM
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My recent build. I can at least ride it now, but the bars will be replaced soon.
09-29-20, 12:27 PM
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Yes, I am thinking about getting a set of tall "Stingray" type bars for it.
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