Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - this is what happens when you don't pay attention to your build

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/dForSelling/IMG_0162.jpg

I love it, left side drives are the new fixed...

You strip 1/3 of the paint in frustration?

I almost did left side drive in my Merican just 'cuz.

me, the only problem i can see with a left side drive is if you lift it over your right shoulder.

Can't you just ride upside down?

You strip 1/3 of the paint in frustration?

Nah dawg, that's 1/3 a bikes worth of style, check the intact decals.

Nah dawg, that's 1/3 a bikes worth of style, check the intact decals.

+1 :D
tange #1 no less

was that IRONMAN decal put on after you stripped some of the paint?

Is that stripped paint or just an awesome early 90s fade?

I've seen 2 of these frames before. One I bought for a friend off ebay and he wrecked it and crinkled the down tube. The other came into the shop with a guy that was like "what's suntour?"

Apparently they were affordable bikes, considering the sweet (or not so sweet, dependin on your tastes) paintjob. I personally think they look cool.

You also forgot to mount a tire. I've done all of the above before. I've even mounted cranks kangaroo style.

was that IRONMAN decal put on after you stripped some of the paint?

That's an IRONMAN DAVE SCOTT.

Do not dis!

You guys need to see a close up of this crazy marble swirl paintjob to appreciate it. Willing to indulge us, Dolface?

what sashae said.

this used to be my crit bike, hence the numerous nicks and biffs in the paint.

and for chuck norris:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/dForSelling/IMG_0165.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/dForSelling/IMG_0164.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y173/dForSelling/IMG_0163.jpg

centurion ironmans (ironmen?) were awesome affordable steel tri-bikes form the early 90's

Is there any problem with keeping the drive on the left side? As long as the wheel is fixed it should be fine shouldn't it?

thanks dolface!!!

Super marbley swirly goodness. Kind of outer galaxy-like, too!

Is there any problem with keeping the drive on the left side? As long as the wheel is fixed it should be fine shouldn't it?

your pedals tend to unscrew and the cog and lockring are threaded the wrong way...

Fixed, it should work fine. But you might find your freewheel to be a bit low geared.

Very cool frame. Reminds me of a mountain bike my brother had when we were kids. Black frame, with about 1/3 of it painted hot green that faded to the black with kind of a speckled paint look.

My bmx is left side drive =]

Sweet frame btw.

frame's cool, paint job on the other hand... yikes.

It blows my mind that something that facile was once considered a purebred crit bike..and so few years ago too.

I loved those bikes. Killer deals.

dolface*,

Sorry you geeked up the build on this one. So the Ironman logo clashes with the drapes. ***** happens. Frankly, I don't care at the moment. Just finsihed having wild, crazy monkey sex with the gf and and am not in the right state of mind to worry about such trivial stuff.

p.s.-have nice day.

*=rule #1...don't sweat the little stuff. Rule #2...It's all little stuff.

Just finsihed having wild, crazy monkey sex with the gf and and am not in the right state of mind to worry about such trivial stuff.

p.s.-have nice day.

*=rule #1...don't sweat the little stuff. Rule #2...It's all little stuff.

So you're still having sex with your Vanilla, eh? Wow, you'd think the "crazy monkey sex" part of the relationship would be done by now.

1. Wonder if left drive pedals can be locktited in place?

2. Would it actually be safer for freewheel to FG conversions, i.e. the cog will tighten as you brake :P

3. Paint job reminds me of underwater pictures of manatees ... neat

I vote you finish the build and tell us if things stay together. If not, then I'll have to go and try it on one of my bikes.

So you're still having sex with your Vanilla, eh? Wow, you'd think the "crazy monkey sex" part of the relationship would be done by now.

Lol. Nah, the Vanilla is my mistress. She gets ridden hard and often when the gf is not around. And I'd never make the V sleep in the wet spot. :D

your pedals tend to unscrew and the cog and lockring are threaded the wrong way...
Not if you pedal backwards ;)

Is anybody else surprised to see dolface putting together a conversion, after checking out the bikes in his signature?

Different tools for different jobs, ya know.

Well, he's just passing down parts from generation to generation of his stable. I'm sure he has several workhorses he hasn't bothered to show on the net, just like any respectable aesthete might do.

Is anybody else surprised to see dolface putting together a conversion, after checking out the bikes in his signature?

it's a present for someone ;)

it's a present for someone ;)

oh, dolface, you shouldn't have! it won't even fit me! but i'm happy to accept it anyway.

Is pedal unscrewing really such a problem, provided your pedal bearings are smooth? I thought the whole point was that the pedal rotated independently of the threads that held it to the crank.

Is pedal unscrewing really such a problem, provided your pedal bearings are smooth? I thought the whole point was that the pedal rotated independently of the threads that held it to the crank.
It's more about precession that friction.

The reason for this is not obvious: The force from bearing friction would, in fact, tend to unscrew pedals threaded in this manner. The fact is, however, that it is not the bearing friction that makes pedals unscrew themselves, but a phenomenon called "precession".

You can demonstrate this to yourself by performing a simple experiment. Hold a pencil loosely in one fist, and move the end of it in a circle. You will see that the pencil, as it rubs against the inside of your fist, rotates in the opposite direction.

Ignorant people outside the bike industry sometimes make the astonishing discovery that the way it has been done for 100 years is "wrong." "Look at these fools, they go to the trouble of using a left thread on one pedal, then the bozos go and put the left thread on the wrong side! Shows that bicycle designers have no idea what they are doing..."

Another popular theory of armchair engineers is that the threads are done this way so that, if the pedal bearing locks up, the pedal will unscrew itself instead of breaking the rider's ankle.

The left threaded left pedal was not the result of armchair theorizing, it was a solution to a real problem: people's left pedals kept unscrewing! I have read that this was invented by the Wright brothers, but I am not sure of this.

Note! The precession effect doesn't substitute for screwing your pedals in good and tight. It is very important to do so. The threads (like virtually all threads on a bicycle) should be lubricated with grease, or at least with oil.

if you really wanted to run left drive side you could always scrounge up some tandem cranks

I think we need an "partial build" thread.


Don't see why this can't be it, come to think.