TenSpeedV2

^ that's a coaster brake setup. I can see the mount.

Owlex

Welp, I'm potato.

OICU812a

JA bartape... Would look so much better with black track grips.

velofinds

^^^ I would not disagree with that, but "JA" seems excessive.

Looks like the rider spends most of his/her time on the tops, besides (unsurprisingly).

velofinds

Wide risers that are currently in fashion. Bike trends crack me up.


Debated putting this in the JA thread but thought that was a bit unfair. By all appearances, this appears to be reasonably well done using what was probably limited resources.

rex615

Saw this cool "old school" bike at the plant I was working at in Mexico.
It has canti posts so probably not as old as it appears.

Ingenious (though not pretty) method of converting rod brakes to cable for the cantis.

SCK

I have a set of big ass risers to mess around with. It looks goofy, but it's surprisingly fun to ride with them. That said, I prefer my compact drops.

thermalattorney

While it's certainly better than the stupid-narrow bars trend, having wider bars than a Citibike seems like a recipe for frustration. As MTB bars have been getting wider over the last decade did everyone forget how to use hacksaws?

velofinds

Those were the days, eh? A distant memory now:

tashi

Ha! I feel the same way about narrow risers!

To me wide bars (preferably similar bend to what's on my mountain bikes) make a SS road bike feel like a crazy fast mountain bike. I've pulled off some pretty aggressive moves on skinny tires thanks to having proper bars.

Flat bar road bike is basically a hybrid anyway, so choosing a bar for looks is kind of a pointless battle.

veganbikes

Owlex

Looks like the only thing they've changed about it is the bar tape and slamming the stem.


The past few days have been weird, I've never seen this many ss/fg bikes in my city until this spring.

OICU812a

While far from it where I am, that warmed my heart a little. Thanks!

This is from November, I was going to buy this exact fuji track off kijiji. The guy lived 10 min walk away, I had the money, we had a time set and everything. I bailed, just couldn't bring another bike into the house on that specific evening... Would have been a bad scene.

I let the guy know, and he said someone else was coming that night... The bike sold.

A week later, riding downtown, I see a messenger. Not very common around here, and he was just stopping outside a building, quicklocking his bike to itself. I asked if he was in a rush, he wasn't.


We talked for a minute about his bike, and I asked if he bought it from kijiji a week ago on the certain Street. He had, same bike I missed out on. He said I got lucky, the front wheel was jenked bad and he needed to throw on a replacement.

Then watched bike while he made the drop, there was nothing to lock to. When he got back, he let me follow for a few drops and suggested I hang out at the plaza and get work. That was a good day.

rex615

Only fixed gear I have seen in Gran Canaria all week.

Not every day that your bike matches the parking structure.

seau grateau

...But why is the bike rack a car?

rex615

I was so focused on the little folder that I didn't even notice that. Wierd.

velofinds

Maybe it's somewhere where they really like their cars. Here's a bike rack on Wall St:

seau grateau

New goal in life -- steal that giant metal dollar sign.

jlafitte 

bikeosaurus rex

rex615

This must be some sort of gang hang out. They all seem to be fixed gear.

Leukybear 

day care probably

Mumonkan

****ing kids. ruining the neighborhood.

SCK

That looks like a rough hood. You better watch out, next time you're going to be mobbed by toddlers that are all hopped up on apple juice with a plastic axe to grind.

rex615

Mexico City (Reforma)
Cargo bikes with cart steering. Note the motorcycle tires on the front.

The obligatory "Fixie" shot

Food delivery bikes.

I am pleased to see lots of singlespeeds in this area, seems elsewhere the bike of choice is a geared MTB in spite of the flat terrain.

TimothyH

That saddle is great!