TenSpeedV2

I think that is what most people would go with, and that is one of the reasons I didn't. The other is that I already had this setup on another bike, and to cut costs, just rolled with what I had. Might be swapping the saddle to a Specialized Phenom....black, with a red underside which I am not mad about.

murrellington

I was thinking about trying a c17. I never liked how the brooks saddles look but this one looks more like a road saddle that I'm looking for. Maybe I'll see if I can find a cheap one to try out, see how it compares to my arione.

franswa

The most challenging decision that I contemplated throughout the build was cantis vs. v brakes. I'm certain I made the right choice. Thanks man. I don't have a Pedalroom acct. What's the benefit of having one?

Mumonkan

internet cool points.

and so the rest of us can nerd out over your component choices

Scooper

2010 Schwinn Sprint - Reynolds 853 tubing in the main triangle, track geometry.

rex615

Very nice bike. I really like the crankset.

How do you remove the background from your photos, they look "catalog quality".

Scooper

Thanks; I use white photo background paper. It's fairly heavy stock and comes in rolls of various widths. The resulting image usually has a slightly blue cast that has some variation in saturation, so I use Photoshop "bucket fill" to even out the saturation of the background. On some shots, I bucket fill with white instead of light blue.

Here's an example of white fill.

TenSpeedV2

That Schwinn Sprint is pretty sweet, but the rear brake cable mounts are just killing me.

AristoNYC

way too much going on with that schwinn for my liking.

franswa

Ha! Hardly seems worth the time and effort. Rest assured I used good components

SquidPuppet

It's just a photo hosting site that is specific for bikes where you can also detail build specs if you want to. It's handy and well organized. When I want to share new bike pics with distant friends, I just forward the link and they can browse without having to download.

bowzette

and I like "rear brakes". I'm "old" and would like to be "older" one day.

Scooper

Me too; I'll be 73 in June. As I've gotten older, I've become more risk averse.

TejanoTrackie 

Wait, you're 73 ? Why haven't you posted in the Age 65+ SSFG thread ?

http://www.bikeforums.net/singlespee...ar-thread.html

Mumonkan

i also use it as a repository for info like rake angles, clamp diameters, serial numbers and whatnot (certain stuff can be hidden) so its not necessarily just a "hey look at what i did" site

theres also a forum full jackwagons you can troll or laugh at if youre into that kinda thing

Soo__Fuego

Really nice bikes posted here recently

dansjustchillin

The nice one....

rex615

Wow, sounds like you have a full size photo studio set up. The results are impressive.

franswa

They're measuring in at 33, according to my calipers.

Scooper

Thanks. The setup just involves draping the photo background paper over my back yard retaining wall, then leaning the bike against it and shooting the photos in cloudy bright daylight (bright enough for good pictures, but diffused by clouds to eliminate - or at least minimize - shadows).

Mumonkan

didnt notice this earlier, but ****yeah.

good man. is that at the knobs or the casing?

Dannihilator

Been using a Sram Rival 22 brake, dang is that caliper smooth.

Leukybear 

I thought for a moment there it had underwent a major redesign.
I happen to have the prev. gen rival calipers on my paddywagon. Great stuff.

TenSpeedV2

hot!!!

Leukybear 

Random completely unrelated PSA: if you don't have anything nice to say about somebody else's bike please keep your opinions to yourself. Thank you.