Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - LOOK track bike, eat your heart out.

Hipster^2. Made by Brent Ruegamer.

http://reviews.mtbr.com/interbike/files/2007/09/rue-track-bike.jpg

and it comes with a matching helmet... but can you put risers on it?

Someone has clearly put form ahead of function. No need to 'eat one's heart out'.

i dont see anything hipster about this bike. thread fails

i dont see anything hipster about this bike. thread fails

The picture doesn't show the optional Deep V's and PBR bottle cages.

wasn't this in the Spawn Movie?

Who wins?

http://www.w-base.com/mt/bike_check/images/hf-pist.jpg

How much of a real advantage does a bike like this give you on the track?

How much of a real advantage does a bike like this give you on the track?

Not as much as a skinsuit and a TT helmet.

How much of a real advantage does a bike like this give you on the track?

Near zero wind drag.

Is that a 20t cog on the back? What kind of events is this guy riding?

Also, Ümlaut is a pretty sweet band, so that's cool.

Near zero wind drag.

Well I figured as much about the wind drag, but I would love to see how that really effected races. Like is it the difference in a split second?

I am just being skeptical because find these crazy carbon aero bikes overly excessive.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2153/2094236259_5461d4de21_o.jpg

How much of a real advantage does a bike like this give you on the track?

Only a guy with a wind tunnel (or a world-class racer who does a timed lap or two with it and compares the times) could tell... But I'm inclined to say it'd decide a 1000m TT at elite level. Eliminating the vertical bits (fork, chainstay) should make a noticeable difference.
Of course it's not UCI legal (or is it?)

Edit: re being skeptical about wind drag reduction giving significant benefits: look up the recumbent speed record for an extreme example, or Graeme Obree's hour record for that matter. Of course this is a less extreme bike setup but aerodynamics matter in racing, mainly in TT.

Hey there's the pic I was thinking of.

Only a guy with a wind tunnel (or a world-class racer who does a timed lap or two with it and compares the times) could tell... But I'm inclined to say it'd decide a 1000m TT at elite level. Eliminating the vertical bits (fork, chainstay) should make a noticeable difference.
Of course it's not UCI legal.

Again, a skinsuit and TT helmet is exponetially more beneficial.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2153/2094236259_5461d4de21_o.jpg

for realsies? who needs to be relieved of the money that they can't spend well?

For reference, those two bikes and the Enzo is owned by a Japanese hipster business tycoon. I think he is in his 30's.

That man's two bikes are worth more then me :(

Not to mention the freaking fancy car.

Thanks for the wind-drag elite racing explanation about these kinds of bikes though.

Yeah, I wish I had saved the picture of the guy, along with his bikes. Anyone got that?

He should be shot.

He should be praised.

He should be shot.

That sounds like a job for the new gang in town

LóFarkas, I just noticed your location is Budapest, Hungary. My pa owns / rents out an apartment for tourists over there. Planning on going back this winter / spring. It's my favorite city. Rock on.

That isn't a bike anymore.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2153/2094236259_5461d4de21_o.jpg

Those are some nice coffee shop bikes.

I only have one question: where's the bottle opener?

Hipster^2. Made by Brent Ruegamer.

http://reviews.mtbr.com/interbike/files/2007/09/rue-track-bike.jpg

looks like it was made as a prop for I, Robot (can't you picture Will Smith riding it, cursing at robots?)

hahaha +1 for will smith

looks like it was made as a prop for I, Robot (can't you picture Will Smith riding it, cursing at robots?)

Are vintage converse SPD or LOOK cleat compatible?

looks like it was made as a prop for I, Robot (can't you picture Will Smith riding it, cursing at robots? being a non-threatening black guy?)

fixed.

Is that a 20t cog on the back? What kind of events is this guy riding?

He's got a spinergy on the front. That tells you he can't be serious. That bike = expensive death wish.

Hipster^2. Made by Brent Ruegamer.

http://reviews.mtbr.com/interbike/files/2007/09/rue-track-bike.jpg

LOOK track bike, gouge your eyes out.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2153/2094236259_5461d4de21_o.jpg



rich, sure. but he can't take a decent picture = lame. he'd get so much more validation!

rich, sure. but he can't take a decent picture = lame. he'd get so much more validation!

The cloud of money falling out of the air screwed up the lighting...don't worry about it

That isn't a bike anymore.Go to the recumbent forum and cry your eyes out. :D

Who wins?

http://www.w-base.com/mt/bike_check/images/hf-pist.jpg

Two bikes enter, no bike leaves.

Hipster^2. Made by Brent Ruegamer.

http://reviews.mtbr.com/interbike/files/2007/09/rue-track-bike.jpg

Forget about toe overlap...that thing has crank overlap:eek::eek:

coffee bike?

coffee bike?

A bike used to ride to the coffee shop, and only to ride to the coffee shop.

Who wins?

http://www.w-base.com/mt/bike_check/images/hf-pist.jpg

who cares.

http://www.freewebs.com/kingdiamond666/Penikufesin.jpg

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2007/diaries/benk/benk0706/DSC00782.jpg

This one is actually NJS.

what is with the penis protruding from the elbow pads?

That saddle looks really comfortable. I want one for my beach cruiser.

Hipster^2. Made by Brent Ruegamer.

http://reviews.mtbr.com/interbike/files/2007/09/rue-track-bike.jpg

Any frame flex at all would make the wheels rub. And horizontal fork/no chain stays=lots more flex. No standing sprints on this bike, I guess.

I want the look bike and the ferrari. That guy is a legend....how many squillionaires (apart from me) bother riding/building track bikes with flat bars! I am sure he has an army of haters.

Any frame flex at all would make the wheels rub. And horizontal fork/no chain stays=lots more flex. No standing sprints on this bike, I guess.

Maybe hour record attempts, but what else could this damn thing be used for? and how the hell does that damn fork work?

Since were posting things black and ugly...

http://www.kalavinka-bikes.com/picture/wonderland/2007112602.jpg

How much of a real advantage does a bike like this give you on the track?

Negative advantage. The officials won't let you start a race with that bike. It doesn't meet UCI standards.

How about in a race around the coffee shop?

Since were posting things black and ugly...

Wow, a ton of money and, probably, 20+lbs later we have this