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02-19-12, 10:18 AM
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Changed the wheels, tires, and pedals on the Fuji:
And there is a pile growing for a fat tire fixed project:
- dorinte
And there is a pile growing for a fat tire fixed project:
- dorinte
02-19-12, 10:19 AM
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yep, its a firmstrong "urban", I changed out the tires, stem, bars, pedals, seatpost & saddle. I'll probably end up changing out the headset at some point as well as its pretty jank.
02-19-12, 12:32 PM
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i really like the fuji. i vote changing the grips to black or black tape. maybe even something with stitching to match the saddle.
i look forward to the next build. have you decided on a frame?
i look forward to the next build. have you decided on a frame?
02-19-12, 01:30 PM
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There is a mid-quality rigid steel MTB frame from circa 1990 in the mail somewhere. It has vertical dropouts, but I have a range of cogs and a half-link so chain tension should work out.
02-19-12, 01:33 PM
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02-19-12, 01:38 PM
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are you using the pictured drop bars and stem? it could make a fun commuter if you get the geometry all sorted.
02-19-12, 02:59 PM
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02-19-12, 04:00 PM
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Vilano gets horned
OK, I know this is pretty lame cuz I just rotated the bars forward from their townie position to make them into horns. They were just too close facing to the rear. I now wish I hadn't chopped them down. 
02-19-12, 04:14 PM
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Longer stem?
02-19-12, 04:38 PM
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Not worth spending any money on this bike. It's just a beater made from old parts.
02-19-12, 05:09 PM
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TT, how do you run such a low ratio?!
02-19-12, 06:03 PM
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does 650cc mean he can run lower ratios?
02-19-12, 08:10 PM
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...so we put some dura ace in your dura ace so you can dura ace while you dura ace.
Cool bike. The stary grips are a lil tacky though.
It looks like that thing gets ridden alot. Might I suggest some road drops w hoods ????zzzzzzzzzzz
Also, a slammed quill stem w less rise (like a reg pearl) might look nice.
Cool bike. The stary grips are a lil tacky though.
It looks like that thing gets ridden alot. Might I suggest some road drops w hoods ????zzzzzzzzzzz
Also, a slammed quill stem w less rise (like a reg pearl) might look nice.
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02-19-12, 08:20 PM
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Thanks. They are sticky, also 
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It is ridden a lot but no, and maybe I should not be posting it here as is probably belongs in the track forum. This machine does not get ridden on the street. It fits me really well for its purpose as-is. If this were a street machine, your suggestions would be good 
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02-19-12, 08:32 PM
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He originally had it set as a townie, so a low gear is good for that
650c wheels result in something like an 8% lower gear for a given ratio with 700c, same tire size and all. Somebody check my math cuz I suck
650c wheels result in something like an 8% lower gear for a given ratio with 700c, same tire size and all. Somebody check my math cuz I suck
02-19-12, 08:43 PM
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New saddle, and chain ring.
02-19-12, 08:46 PM
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How'd you solve your seat angle issue?
02-19-12, 09:01 PM
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well after looking at the white saddle i had, The seating section wasnt paraelle with the rails. So when i switched to the carbon saddle the rails where actually level and the seating section is actually pointed down, So i had like 30mm of adjustment,
02-19-12, 09:07 PM
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It's 40 x 17 and 700 x 32c tires, which works out to 63.5 gi. It's a nice comfortable ratio for around town riding and I'm not trying to break any speed records. Anyway, I like to spin a lot when I ride fixed.
02-19-12, 09:15 PM
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Those wheels on the Vilano are 700c, but if they were 650c, I could run a higher ratio to get the same gearing. For example I run a 47 x 17 (2.76 ratio) on my Soma Rush with 700c wheels and 44 x 15 (2.93 ratio) on my Wabi Lightning with 650 wheels, but the overall gearing is a bit higher on the Rush (72.9 gi .vs. 71.3 gi). The Rush and Lightning are much lighter and have much higher performance tires than the Vilano, so I can run higher gearing on those bikes.
02-19-12, 09:17 PM
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[/url]saving up for a powdercoat, current paint is in much worse condition than it looks...
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