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05-10-10, 04:42 PM
Recently was reading the topic "It's finally finished!" and saw someone commenting saying they appreciated the period correct-ish Fixies.
I wanted to say I also Recently 'Finished' my fixie.
I bought an Old Soma Sport 10-Speed. Not sure of the year of manufacture, but it's pretty old.
Initially, I simply stripped the bike of non essential parts, and used the old wheels and old cassette, and chose the best chainline for the bike and rode it as a single speed.
But recently I acquired a set of Soma Fab Somax wheels and a dura-ace fixed cog and turned it into a true fixed gear bike.
Currently, It still has both brakes, as I am still a fixed newbie, and I still might swap to the freewheel every once in a while, but the plan is to strip the rear brake and the old levers off and put on a single cross lever in the flats for the front brake.
Here it is!
http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss171/GlachDuwat/soma4.jpg
Took it on my first significant fixed gear ride today (about 15 to 20 miles or so) and it was a blast, really liking it. Took some pictures to send to soma, and then stripped the wheel stickers off after the pics.
Lemme know what you think!
I wanted to say I also Recently 'Finished' my fixie.
I bought an Old Soma Sport 10-Speed. Not sure of the year of manufacture, but it's pretty old.
Initially, I simply stripped the bike of non essential parts, and used the old wheels and old cassette, and chose the best chainline for the bike and rode it as a single speed.
But recently I acquired a set of Soma Fab Somax wheels and a dura-ace fixed cog and turned it into a true fixed gear bike.
Currently, It still has both brakes, as I am still a fixed newbie, and I still might swap to the freewheel every once in a while, but the plan is to strip the rear brake and the old levers off and put on a single cross lever in the flats for the front brake.
Here it is!
http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss171/GlachDuwat/soma4.jpg
Took it on my first significant fixed gear ride today (about 15 to 20 miles or so) and it was a blast, really liking it. Took some pictures to send to soma, and then stripped the wheel stickers off after the pics.
Lemme know what you think!