Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - aaaand we're back!

full njs, (minus the rims, spokes and tires).

i'm not going to rhapsodize about the ride; suffice it to say it was very very good (and a friend saw me on the street and made me go drink wine with him. it was rough).

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/dForSelling/myGirl/IMG_1566.jpg

*sigh*

too beautiful.

considering NJS rims and spokes?

Mr. Dolface, what post and seat do you have on that bike? The straps are NJS?

Very suh-weet. Back in the saddle.

Interesting color scheme going there - I dig it.

What saddle do you have on it? I dig the orange grips.

lovely.
thanks for the pick-me-up this morning. so pretty to look at.

Put some orange grips on your Silk monkey...and stop wine-in'. NJS hot to death. Now you gotta chase the derny for maximum hotness.

Very nice, G. And the dark woods background is making my imagination run wild :D .

Maybe we can deconstruct that photo with some of those books on the book list thread. Wasn't one "Man and His Symbols".

1) Full NJS bike (this can be broken down into its constituent components as well, esp. those DA 7600)

2) A fence.

3) A bottle of wine.

4) The dark woods.

Discuss.

B-E-A-Utiful

purty... what kind of frame is that? can't tell from the pic.

Mr. Dolface, what post and seat do you have on that bike? The straps are NJS?

that woul be a mosquito five-gold saddle, dura-ace seatpost.
straps are toshi doubles (njs)

lets form a keirin club in SF. bike looks awesome :)

she's a beaut.
I'm totarry jearous.

what's with the non-drive side pic?!?!?!111?

:) beautiful nontheless.

if you guys start a keirin club in SF, please at least invite me to your races so i can show you that taiwanese mass produced frames can still KICK YOUR NJS ASS.

xmas came early for someone yesterday!
time for the ball bearing/solder/hot glue defense mechanisms??

nice to see it back in action man. let's ride!

what's with the non-drive side pic?!?!?!111?

:) beautiful nontheless.

if you guys start a keirin club in SF, please at least invite me to your races so i can show you that taiwanese mass produced frames can still KICK YOUR NJS ASS.

My NJS shiz beat all your friends' taiwanese junk on Saturday. Don't even give me that crap about bonus points, I came, I saw, I arrived to the finish first. BAM!

Thanks for setting up the race though man, it was good times.


All crap-talking aside, I'm glad the peloton is back Galen. That thing is so nice. Congrats, again...

race??? huh? what? where?

damn... longely, so very lonely..

I'll call you next time, sorry dude.

We're going to ride on Friday, you should come along.

I still need to give you your crank-puller back, thanks for letting me borrow it.

Dolface,
We have to find a way to get that beauty out to Hellyer. I know it is a bit of a trek for you guys up in SF..but I want to see that bike blasting the track.

Dolface,
We have to find a way to get that beauty out to Hellyer. I know it is a bit of a trek for you guys up in SF..but I want to see that bike blasting the track.


i'll work on it...

Aside from Asthetic/Fetish purposes: what makes NJS more desirable for street use? I notice that Campy doesn't "do" NJS at all, and have read they have no desire to.

Aside from Asthetic/Fetish purposes: what makes NJS more desirable for street use? I notice that Campy doesn't "do" NJS at all, and have read they have no desire to.

nothing really.

(campy did 'do' njs for a little while, tomity races on njs c-record hubs, i have one, and there was one on ebay a little while ago)

My NJS shiz beat all your friends' taiwanese junk on Saturday. Don't even give me that crap about bonus points, I came, I saw, I arrived to the finish first. BAM!

Thanks for setting up the race though man, it was good times.


All crap-talking aside, I'm glad the peloton is back Galen. That thing is so nice. Congrats, again...

What race? What Saturday? Why the hell was I not told about this (this is an outrage!)???? Could it be that you were scared of my Taiwanese battle ax???? Sissy!!!!!

Oh, and dolface the bicycle looks wonderful!
But you already know that I like it ;)

thanks everyone, for the comments.

it's great to have the bike back the way it was (and it turns out that the saddle isn't really that uncomfortable).

What race? What Saturday? Why the hell was I not told about this (this is an outrage!)???? Could it be that you were scared of my Taiwanese battle ax???? Sissy!!!!!

No.

Truth be told, I didn't think I was really supposed to tell people about the race, having been told about it only the night before by the person who set it up.

We'll race on Friday though :)

race??? huh? what? where?

damn... longely, so very lonely..


What race? What Saturday? Why the hell was I not told about this (this is an outrage!)???? Could it be that you were scared of my Taiwanese battle ax???? Sissy!!!!!

hey, these super low key races are put on by me and my crew. we don't usually broadcast it, but i'll let you know next time.

No.

Truth be told, I didn't think I was really supposed to tell people about the race, having been told about it only the night before by the person who set it up.

We'll race on Friday though :)

No worries! Congrats on the win!
Looking forward to Friday! Did your handlebars arrive yet?

Dennis, did you see that? Race on Friday, 11am, bring your taiwanese sled.

hey, these super low key races are put on by me and my crew. we don't usually broadcast it, but i'll let you know next time.

Awesome! Thank you!

:)

Dennis, did you see that? Race on Friday, 11am, bring your taiwanese sled.

I might have to set up a little race just to settle this.

Good to see it back and looking good DF!

S/F,
CEYA!

Good to see it back and looking good DF!

S/F,
CEYA!

thanks ceya

Dennis, did you see that? Race on Friday, 11am, bring your taiwanese sled.

serious? i thought we were just gonna mess around. still, i won't be able to make it until around 12:30.

Ok, I'll try to hold until then. Let's play it by ear like last weekend, call me around 11 or 11:30 and let me know what's up...

nothing really.

So really, purely asthetic then?

So really, purely asthetic then?

pretty much, and in my case, a bit of an obsession .

that's not to say that njs stuff isn't supremely tough and functional, but it's not designed for the street.

pretty much, and in my case, a bit of an obsession .

that's not to say that njs stuff isn't supremely tough and functional, but it's not designed for the street.


Well, in that context, perhaps I don't understand the NJS stuff enough to say I understand an some what unreasonable love. It's because "you like it".

Would NJS have an superiority over basic street focused Fix brands, such as Surly, etc?

Well, in that context, perhaps I don't understand the NJS stuff enough to say I understand an some what unreasonable love. It's because "you like it".

Would NJS have an superiority over basic street focused Fix brands, such as Surly, etc?

i don't think it makes a difference for parts without bearings. njs requires loose-ball bearings, so street-focused stuff that uses cart. bearings is going to require less maintanence