Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - 15 points for the right answer

15 points to the person that guesses what I'm doing to my fixie.

making a stash pocket?

my only guess would be getting rid of a kickstand plate.

or just taking out a little anger.

oh! or getting rid of those ugly hook shaped cable guides that some 80s frames have on the top of the BB shell.

getting rid of those ugly hook shaped cable guides that some 80s frames have on the top of the BB shell.

That's my guess as well.

Yeah its gotta be those ugly little things. They are on the top and bottom of the bb on my friends colnago that she turned fixie. They ruin the look of the bike

Using a little grinder violence to pop a Shimano crank on Campy BB?

adding a gun mount?
and what tires you running there Woody?

oh! or getting rid of those ugly hook shaped cable guides that some 80s frames have on the top of the BB shell

One more for that guess.

My guess is also the cable guide. Old school frames had the long curvy guide on top of the BB shell to send the cabe back to the driveside chainstay to the rear der.

YIKES! dude I use a dremel-tool with a carbon cutting disc for that kind of stuff....I'd never trust my fumbling hands with large grinder on a bicycle frame....

oh and my guess is your cutting into the face plate of the BB? (as stated before)...?
Possibly because you ruined it by using some other over-kill tool to adjust/remove/install said BB in question?








(I've did something similar once....)

15 points to the person that guesses what I'm doing to my fixie.


It seems that you are cutting into the BB-shell.

I suppose that you are attempting to shorten your bottom-bracket shell slightly for the purpose of getting a better chainline?

it looks as though you have installed your flame thrower on backwards!

What are you doing? Upsetting your poor mum by not using appropriate eye protection.

']...and what tires you running there Woody?

one more for this......er, wait....how do we play this game again?

Trying to lose a few more precious grams so you can be the answer to this thread:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=81115

Getting a haircut of course...damn hippies.

Grinding off BB lockring grooves so you will never again be bothered to remove the BB???

Converting from fixed to zen gear?

From the angle of the grinder, the position of your knee and the length of your hair, I'm guessing you have no clue either and prior to this picture, you and some friends had been drinking in the presence of someone's bike and a big ol' grinder.

Can I take my 15 points over 15 days or do I have to take a lump sum of 15 minutes?

removing a deraileur braze-on?

(i got nothin)

15 points to the person that guesses what I'm doing to my fixie.
umm... fixing it?

Trying to light a fire.

umm... fixing it?

Brilliant !!

Chopping the ends off of your bullhorns?

Eating pie?

Aggressively altering the taper of your ISO spindle so you can put Record cranks on it?
Or wait--do I have that backwards?

I'm going with being stupid

my first thought was shortening the bb, but looking back at it, i'm going with cutting off the cable guides, which makes me kinda sad if it's true.

i was just looking at boutiquey road frames the other day for building up a touring bike, and one builder was complaining about how they wanted to use those top-mounted cable guides, but they couldn't find the right fittings for it.

grinding the serial #s off, so the police wont catch ya.

Well I know what you're not doing - drinking. Why is there no beer in this picture? You're minus 15 points for lack of booze.

it looks like your hair somehow got tangled in the wheel...this has nothign to do with the task you challenged us with but i just thought i'd throw it in there.

maybe he lost his bic pen!

my only guess would be getting rid of a kickstand plate.

or just taking out a little anger.

oh! or getting rid of those ugly hook shaped cable guides that some 80s frames have on the top of the BB shell.

We have a winner. Yes, I'm grinding off those ugly cable guides with an angle grinder. They came off easily with the grinder and now the bike looks much cleaner. I was able to hand file all the other braze-ons a few months ago, but the tight spacing surrounding the guide did not allow me to hand file them.

']adding a gun mount?
and what tires you running there Woody?

700x23C Vredestein Volante. Nashbar (I think it was Nahsbar. It could have been Performance though.) had them on sale for something like $12.50 a while back. I snapped them up and couldn't be happier. Really nice tire so far.

So what bike frame is/was that anyway?

And what of those tires.

YIKES! dude I use a dremel-tool with a carbon cutting disc for that kind of stuff....I'd never trust my fumbling hands with large grinder on a bicycle frame....


I probably would have used a dremel if I had one. I was really careful with the angle grinder and it seemed to work fine. I have a couple of extra grind spots, but they're pretty minor. I plan to pick up a dremel in the future to make clean up work a little easier. It's so tough to hand file or sand anything in the BB region because of the confined space.

What are you doing? Upsetting your poor mum by not using appropriate eye protection.

No, no. I've got goggle on. I wouldn't use an angle grinder without goggles. Angle grinders really spit out some nasty debris.

From the angle of the grinder, the position of your knee and the length of your hair, I'm guessing you have no clue either and prior to this picture, you and some friends had been drinking in the presence of someone's bike and a big ol' grinder.

Can I take my 15 points over 15 days or do I have to take a lump sum of 15 minutes?

And another correct answer. I probably don't have much of a clue as to what I'm doing. Also, being that I live in a small apartment without many tools or a workshop, things can look a little awkward.

So what bike frame is/was that anyway?

And what of those tires.

I've been told that it's a mid-80's Bianchi Super Turismo or Campione Del Italia (Japanese lugged steel)

See above for the tire info.

Getting a haircut of course...damn hippies.


I hate hippies
(Angry Smurf)

Yeah, so do I. Well, maybe not hate. Hate's a strong word. I like my hair though. There are many groups (lifestyles) I would belong to before belonging to the hippie group.

I hate hippies
(Angry Smurf)
It aint the hair that makes a Hippie. It's the Love man the Love.

These guys aint hippies.

what can i buy with 15 points? are these on par with arcade tickets?

if possible i'd like some moustache bars.

har.

what can i buy with 15 points? are these on par with arcade tickets?

if possible i'd like some moustache bars.

har.

you can add it - 1373+15=1388 you are now ink1388

I hate hippies
(Angry Smurf)



We don't hate you :)

Well duh...you're a dirty hippy.

Did you ever see "Grinder Girl" on The Late show with Letterman? She does that too.

Grind everything off the bike then repaint it the exact same color.

Very attractive bike~!

i'm going to keep my little half-macaroni cable guide for-evah. beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

http://www.provide.net/~klaver/IMG_2646.JPG

what can i buy with 15 points? are these on par with arcade tickets?

if possible i'd like some moustache bars.

har.


You can redeem your 15 points at clownpenis.fart

Did you ever see "Grinder Girl" on The Late show with Letterman? She does that too.

Grind everything off ~!


Mmmm...grinder girl...