2015 Post Your Singlespeed/Fixed Gear Megathread
05-22-15, 05:58 PM
#1076
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 152
Bikes: Planet X Pro Carbon, Dolan FXE, Fuji Transonic
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Got some Scattos the other day
05-23-15, 09:46 AM
#1077
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: NYC
Posts: 85
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
love the bike..killer look. what kind of stem, bullhorn and brake levers you used? thank you
05-23-15, 08:01 PM
#1080
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Port Angeles, WA
Posts: 7,922
Bikes: A green one, "Ragleigh," or something.
Mentioned: 194 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1627 Post(s)
Liked 630 Times
in
356 Posts
With my pile of nicer vintage geared bikes growing alarmingly deep, I was struggling to find a justification for keeping my crusty old '72 Super Course. Solution: turn it into a fixie.
It worked; I'm actually riding it again. Frame by Raleigh, wheels by Alex, leather by Brooks, wood by me & my table saw.
It worked; I'm actually riding it again. Frame by Raleigh, wheels by Alex, leather by Brooks, wood by me & my table saw.
__________________
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
05-24-15, 10:26 AM
#1084
Calamari Marionette Ph.D
With my pile of nicer vintage geared bikes growing alarmingly deep, I was struggling to find a justification for keeping my crusty old '72 Super Course. Solution: turn it into a fixie.
It worked; I'm actually riding it again. Frame by Raleigh, wheels by Alex, leather by Brooks, wood by me & my table saw.
It worked; I'm actually riding it again. Frame by Raleigh, wheels by Alex, leather by Brooks, wood by me & my table saw.
05-24-15, 11:29 AM
#1086
Super Modest
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 23,466
Bikes: Trek Emonda, Giant Propel, Colnago V3, Co-Motion Supremo, ICE VTX WC
Mentioned: 107 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 10963 Post(s)
Liked 4,620 Times
in
2,123 Posts
05-24-15, 12:28 PM
#1087
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Port Angeles, WA
Posts: 7,922
Bikes: A green one, "Ragleigh," or something.
Mentioned: 194 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1627 Post(s)
Liked 630 Times
in
356 Posts
No steam needed. It's a sandwich of three very thin layers of wood sliced off on the tablesaw then planed down to about 3/32"; thin enough to bend easily. (The top layer, for the two-tone effect, was itself cut from a block made by sandwiching a piece of fir between two pieces of cedar.) Just slather the appropriate sides with wood glue then clamp the three thin strips together around an old rim you're not using, and let it dry. Once dry and unclamped the wood springs back enough to make up the difference in diameter so that tires will fit under the fenders. Trim the edges square on the tablesaw, carve out as much as needed on the front fender to get it to fit between the fork legs, then sand and varnish.
It's homemade plywood, basically, and therefore a lot tougher than a single strip of steam-bent lumber. And a lot less of a hassle.
I might make a batch of a dozen pairs of so, since I've got so much lumber lying around. The real trick is fitting the fender to a particular bike, making the hardware just right so it hangs the right way for a certain tire size, etc. If you've ever mounted fenders, you know what I'm talking about. There's no perfect hardware kit, and there's a lot of futzing around.
It's homemade plywood, basically, and therefore a lot tougher than a single strip of steam-bent lumber. And a lot less of a hassle.
I might make a batch of a dozen pairs of so, since I've got so much lumber lying around. The real trick is fitting the fender to a particular bike, making the hardware just right so it hangs the right way for a certain tire size, etc. If you've ever mounted fenders, you know what I'm talking about. There's no perfect hardware kit, and there's a lot of futzing around.
__________________
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
Last edited by Lascauxcaveman; 05-24-15 at 12:33 PM.
05-24-15, 12:43 PM
#1088
Calamari Marionette Ph.D
No steam needed. It's a sandwich of three very thin layers of wood sliced off on the tablesaw then planed down to about 3/32"; thin enough to bend easily. (The top layer, for the two-tone effect, was itself cut from a block made by sandwiching a piece of fir between two pieces of cedar.) Just slather the appropriate sides with wood glue then clamp the three thin strips together around an old rim you're not using, and let it dry. Once dry and unclamped the wood springs back enough to make up the difference in diameter so that tires will fit under the fenders. Trim the edges square on the tablesaw, carve out as much as needed on the front fender to get it to fit between the fork legs, then sand and varnish.
It's homemade plywood, basically, and therefore a lot tougher than a single strip of steam-bent lumber. And a lot less of a hassle.
.
It's homemade plywood, basically, and therefore a lot tougher than a single strip of steam-bent lumber. And a lot less of a hassle.
.
05-24-15, 08:03 PM
#1089
Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 40
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
05-24-15, 11:26 PM
#1090
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 1,022
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
05-25-15, 12:52 PM
#1091
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Terminus City, GA
Posts: 14
Bikes: 2011 Langster Steel, 1980 Panasonic Sport 1000, Kilo TT
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
05-25-15, 10:00 PM
#1092
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 1,022
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
05-26-15, 01:02 AM
#1093
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 11
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Here's my BLB la Piovra Air ltd (fluo yellow) with Notorious 90's. 
05-26-15, 07:06 AM
#1094
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: los angeles
Posts: 366
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
05-27-15, 03:55 AM
#1098
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 11
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
speaking of, what pedals are those @Sanderdev, look? theyre dope.
05-27-15, 08:28 AM
#1099
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: CLE-OH
Posts: 1,337
Bikes: '84 Basso Pista, Masi Heinz '57 SS beater. Couple Stingrays...
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
The "stealth look" is cool, I'm just not a huge fan of fat tubed, uber modern looking bikes, especially on the street, for daily riding. I feel like it would feel weird riding something like that up to the grocery store or to grab a coffee.
05-27-15, 09:56 AM
#1100
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: los angeles
Posts: 366
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
agreed. better be on it riding hard or not at all.