Shadco
07-17-04, 11:11 AM
Should I turn this into a single speed?
Early 80's Fuji Del Ray.
http://www.pbase.com/image/31446170.jpg
Early 80's Fuji Del Ray.
http://www.pbase.com/image/31446170.jpg
Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Should I ???
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lala
07-17-04, 11:13 AM
Go for it.
sohi
07-17-04, 11:16 AM
yes! YES!
absntr
07-17-04, 12:11 PM
That would make an excellent laid back commuter or around towner. Definitely.
pitboss
07-17-04, 12:20 PM
needs a sidecar
nocoins
07-17-04, 12:27 PM
sure.... why not, make EVERYTHING a fixed gear. when you are done with that, make that blue car in the back of the picture a fixed gear.... along with your cat and dog... animals love to be fixed.... hooray!
HereNT
07-17-04, 01:30 PM
I think you need tires and a chain before you do anything...
Fix it Fix it Fix it!!!!!
Then give us pictures to feed our bike porn addiction...
Fix it Fix it Fix it!!!!!
Then give us pictures to feed our bike porn addiction...
kurremkarm
07-17-04, 02:54 PM
Should I turn this into a single speed?
Early 80's Fuji Del Ray.
http://www.pbase.com/image/31446170.jpg
Yeah, throw a freewheel on it and redish it, then ride it till it drops.
Early 80's Fuji Del Ray.
http://www.pbase.com/image/31446170.jpg
Yeah, throw a freewheel on it and redish it, then ride it till it drops.
trackfresh
07-17-04, 02:56 PM
that bike is very pimp
arcellus
07-17-04, 04:29 PM
redish?
Phatman
07-17-04, 04:49 PM
move the rim back to the centerline of the hub. the spokes on the drive side are tighter to bring the rim over to the right to compensate for the freewheel cluster.
I think you should fix it, but get some drops. I'm not a big fan of risers on road bikes.
I think you should fix it, but get some drops. I'm not a big fan of risers on road bikes.
arcellus
07-17-04, 04:54 PM
yep. sheldon's site set me straight once again.
kurremkarm
07-18-04, 12:50 AM
move the rim back to the centerline of the hub. the spokes on the drive side are tighter to bring the rim over to the right to compensate for the freewheel cluster.
I think you should fix it, but get some drops. I'm not a big fan of risers on road bikes.
Why spend any money on it at all? Get tires and a chain and convert to ss, would be just fine for commuting, beater, etc, and if it gets damaged or stolen u get to build another bike.
Personally, i did learn from my fixed experience and it helped me with my spin and, oddly, helped me learn to size a bike correctly, but im enjoying my coasting single speed just fine at the moment and it's two brakes. Sitting upright in traffic with a flat bar, being able to stop at a light, put my feet down, spin the crank. All very nice. I'm keeping the fixed for "sport" riding, but for daily commute the ss is much safer, imnsho.
For even more blaspemy, i been thinking of getting something with an internal hub so that i can pick gears, looking at either a electra townie or a broadway bike.
I think you should fix it, but get some drops. I'm not a big fan of risers on road bikes.
Why spend any money on it at all? Get tires and a chain and convert to ss, would be just fine for commuting, beater, etc, and if it gets damaged or stolen u get to build another bike.
Personally, i did learn from my fixed experience and it helped me with my spin and, oddly, helped me learn to size a bike correctly, but im enjoying my coasting single speed just fine at the moment and it's two brakes. Sitting upright in traffic with a flat bar, being able to stop at a light, put my feet down, spin the crank. All very nice. I'm keeping the fixed for "sport" riding, but for daily commute the ss is much safer, imnsho.
For even more blaspemy, i been thinking of getting something with an internal hub so that i can pick gears, looking at either a electra townie or a broadway bike.