Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Ummm...How did I wind up with a girl's bike?

Man, I rip on dudes with pink bikes and crap all the time. Well, turnabout is fair play. :D

I kinda dig it, though.

http://static.flickr.com/48/149506844_1b8aa7e849_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/carleton_hall/149506844/)

The project started here: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=2558833

sweet. I was just reading/replying to that thread. I think what makes it girly isn't the pink rims themselves but the play between the pastel-ish celeste and the pink.
Was that the fork from the first frame?

Not just any ol' girl's bike...You're representin' for the Greek sistas!

http://www.immortalia.com/images/cover-art/CDs/black-greek-soundz/alpha-kappa-alpha-by-black-greek-soundz.jpg

... It looked so much better in black...

Eh well, anyone who rides a bike like that down the street is okay in my books. :beer:

So many people wouldnt even touch that thing... I think its kinda happy.. rather easter-ish... ;)

hey WHAT BRAND of BIKE is THAT?

mine's WAY more girlie than yours. i could my little pony the hell out of yours. don't feel too sissyish. sleep confidently in yr masculinity knowing that there's a bike in NYC that looks like shera, hello kitty, strawberry shortcake and my little pony got together for some hot saphocyclist kink and their collective tantric plasti-power spawned something that begs every child under the age of 15 to ask me or their parents, "why?"

Not just any ol' girl's bike...You're representin' for the Greek sistas!



Yeah, what's worse is that I pledged Que.

:(

You've done a lot of self-reflection on My Little Pony love for grown men, haven't you, visitor? Impressive.

Yeah, what's worse is that I pledged Que.

:(

Ahh!The irony!:o

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/zip22/baby-green_01.jpg

You've done a lot of self-reflection on My Little Pony love for grown men, haven't you, visitor? Impressive.

i really have. my girlfriend won't let me live it down and everyone just refers to it as "my little pony." i've been forced to assimilate.

I envisioned an all black bike (frame, wheels, bars, etc...) at the start of the project cuz...well...no one has ever done that before. :p

I bought the frame/fork and went on the hunt for some wheels and a crankset. Well, the dude with the Dura Ace crankset gave me a sweet deal on the wheels, too if I got the the cranks + wheels and other stuff.

So, the pink on black didn't look half bad:

http://static.flickr.com/56/137177008_12c1ada004.jpg

But, the BB shell was stripped. Bianchi didn't have any black frames left from 2003-2004, so they sent a green one and here I am.

I went from the Black Knight to the Easter Bunny in 6 weeks.

those bike(s) totally need pink fizik seats. I know I love mine.

i totally want to see a pic of the little pony.

Sucks they didn't have any 2003s left, but the celeste isn't too shabby at all.
Very nice, in fact.

Honestly. I think that bike is pretty hot.Even for a dude

But i think it would be way nicer with all black wheels and a black crankset.

those bike(s) totally need pink fizik seats. I know I love mine.


those are spendy. but yeah, they're pretty hot.

i actually like the celeste over the black frame with the pink... when the frame was black, the pink was the only color on it, so all the attention is there, with the celeste, it balances the pink much better.

those bike(s) totally need pink fizik seats. I know I love mine.


those are spendy. but yeah, they're pretty hot.

i totally want to see a pic of the little pony.

badly lit snapshot...

http://visitordesign.com/pony.jpg

^^Word!

can we be brothers in sissyhood?

can we be brothers in sissyhood?


Heyyyyyy...it's not that kind of party.



:D

kind of a butch chick myself ;)

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4817/p5153410f5di.jpg

That bike would look perfect in Miami circa 1985 w/ some matching pastel clothing like these dudes got.

http://www.wildhorse.com/MiamiVice/gallery/calendars/86cal06.jpg

you say "girl's bike" like it's a bad thing. how'd i end up with a boybike then? huh?

A brown surly is not a boy's bike.
It's just plain hot.

A brown surly is not a boy's bike.
It's just plain hot.

you're right, you're right, but i do have a biketwin in mpls...same bike, same bag. groan. and my twin's a - wait for it - a boy.

If it weren't for your husband and baby I'd say it were meant to be.

i think it looks great!

badly lit snapshot...

http://visitordesign.com/pony.jpg


And here we spent all that time busting on the "gold" Nagasawa.

the only things i don't like about VD's bike...mismatched pink hubs/rims. lack of risers with pom poms on them. the end.

i don't like my chainring. i gotta do something about it, but it's quiet and functional. pompoms would be a plus. i wanna see how it looks with the orange and green wheels in the background. then i'd truly be able to give the nagasawa a run for its money. ****ing bike rides insanely though. there's nothing like a custom frame...

What is that Bullhorn on that Pista Concept?

What is that Bullhorn on that Pista Concept?

Nitto. I can't recall the model number.

sweet. I was just reading/replying to that thread. I think what makes it girly isn't the pink rims themselves but the play between the pastel-ish celeste and the pink.
Was that the fork from the first frame?

Sorry that I missed your question before.

No, the fork on the other bike was matte blk with no label on it.

Man, I rip on dudes with pink bikes and crap all the time. Well, turnabout is fair play. :D

I kinda dig it, though.

http://static.flickr.com/48/149506844_1b8aa7e849_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/carleton_hall/149506844/)
Great job! This is one of the few Bianchis I've seen that I would consider having myself.

Wouldn't you be better off selling those pink rimmed wheels and buying a black or silver set? Maybe you could exchange them with somebody who wants girly wheels and has a plain-looking set. They would even buy a beer for you, I feel.
But if you like'em, more power to you.

Otherwise, great bike. I've always loved Pista Concepts, and I really dig this black-celeste combo with the fork mirroring the frame colours. Hotness.

****ing bike rides insanely though. there's nothing like a custom frame...


Mighty nice Bob. Where, how, how long, how much?

Mighty nice Bob. Where, how, how long, how much?

ordered it from jackson thru worldclass in november. if there's one thing jackson is, it's slow. the bike took nearly 6 months to get to me. apparently the chromed stays, the adjustable paul dropouts and the custom paint on the dropouts, fork crown, seat tube, etc. made the bike get lost in various corners of various production facilities for weeks on end. i think in the end, the frame was around 1200 bucks. it's a mix of reynolds 6 and 7 with some oversized tubing as determined by where i had flex problems with my other bikes.

As girly as that bob jackson is. I think its pretty fresh.

I'm tall, and proportioned so that I can't ever seem to get my seat back far enough to be totally comfortable. Looks like you might have solved that, eh?
Very, very nice.

ps-- Please, please have that chainring powdercoated to match your wheels. Please.
Oh, and some tassels thus:

http://cgi.ebay.com/stylish-pink-fashion-track-bike-hipster-magnet_W0QQitemZ7242672723QQcategoryZ98084QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I can't stop looking at the green orange combo in the back there

http://visitordesign.com/pony.jpg

Its like the easter bunny exploded...

i don't like my chainring. i gotta do something about it, but it's quiet and functional. pompoms would be a plus. i wanna see how it looks with the orange and green wheels in the background. then i'd truly be able to give the nagasawa a run for its money. ****ing bike rides insanely though. there's nothing like a custom frame...

trade the wheels out...but that's just me. seriously, i like your ride but i have thing about pink phils on poink rims that don't match,

oh yeah...pom poms are like...2 bucks for a pair. i'll do it on a build coming soon.

I'm tall, and proportioned so that I can't ever seem to get my seat back far enough to be totally comfortable. Looks like you might have solved that, eh?
Very, very nice.

ps-- Please, please have that chainring powdercoated to match your wheels. Please.
Oh, and some tassels thus:


the setback thomson posts are great--as are short chainstays and correctly proportioned toptubes. i had the same problems with my proportions on off-the-rack bikes. it drove me nuts.

oddly, a friend gave me a my little pony helmet, my little pony pink horn and bar tassles to match at the superheroes alleycat yesterday. i'm not opposed to incorporating all of this stuff in a photo when i get around to shooting one for FGG.

i'm definitely getting a couple of zen rings either powdercoated to match the rims or anodized to match the hubs.

HC, i'll try those other wheels out. they're amazing. the rear is a hybrid crow's foot and is stiff as hell.