My four newest fixies (seven total, so far)
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I need more bikes!!!
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My four newest fixies (seven total, so far)
Schwinn Le Tour 42/16
Free Spirit 52/18
Miayata OneTen 52/19
Lotus Elan 52/20
This is the most recent and Rev. Chuck built the rear wheel: Alex Tubular 1 laced to an Iro hub.
Free Spirit 52/18
Miayata OneTen 52/19
Lotus Elan 52/20
This is the most recent and Rev. Chuck built the rear wheel: Alex Tubular 1 laced to an Iro hub.
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Originally Posted by sloppy robot
i dont get it.... i think you should sell them all and get one nice one
I like the Lotus. The others have too many things on them for me....
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Six of the seven are geared differently. I grab to best one for the particular route.
All seven have been riden this year. They all seem to be happy, and will look forward
to meeting the next one.
(That makes twelve bikes total...it's easier since I'm single.)
All seven have been riden this year. They all seem to be happy, and will look forward
to meeting the next one.
(That makes twelve bikes total...it's easier since I'm single.)
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The ones with the "stuff" are for commuting on.
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As for having different gearings, the Lotus and the Schwinn are nearly identicle. However, I also choose my bike based on what kind of riding I'm doing too, 45x14 Walker for the track, 49x18 KHS Aero for commute or riding around the city like a madman (neither have any stuff on them, but that's just me).
(I like the Lotus a lot)
(I like the Lotus a lot)
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I guess it's as much fun building them as it is riding them.
I'm aware that some of the gearing is similar, but the bikes all feel different.
I still have an extra Zipp tri-spoke track wheel that needs a frame.
Maybe an Iro frame would look good with it.
I'm aware that some of the gearing is similar, but the bikes all feel different.
I still have an extra Zipp tri-spoke track wheel that needs a frame.
Maybe an Iro frame would look good with it.
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hello
Originally Posted by Mr. Shadow
Six of the seven are geared differently. I grab to best one for the particular route.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Shadow
(That makes twelve bikes total...it's easier since I'm single.)
p.s. the use of "applecart" as a verb is hilarious
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But being single is a lot less complicated. My dog would get jealous if I got a life.
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Originally Posted by sloppy robot
sometimes being single isnt a good thing.... case in point.. i think what judah and I are saying is.. if you bought one really nice ride instead of another 44 dollar in parts fixie..these would all be gathering dust.. maybe not.. but i have a feeling that one of these days youre going to build a bike that gets all the atttention.. maybe an iro with a trispoke wheel.. who knows.. but 12 bikes? cmon dude.. get it together here.. youre slippin
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well have your fun now.. one day youre gonna take a look at all the bikes and think "man.. what was i thinking..."
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I'm 48 years old and I'm entering my second childhood.
I got tired of being a responsible adult all the time.
I got tired of being a responsible adult all the time.
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It's really hard to find fault with Mr. Shadow's ownership of twelve bikes. Clearly each one makes him happy in some special way, and that's all that matters.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Shadow
I still have an extra Zipp tri-spoke track wheel that needs a frame.
Maybe an Iro frame would look good with it.
Maybe an Iro frame would look good with it.
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what is this an intervention?
we should open a therapy forum
we should open a therapy forum
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Ode to the after work nap ( ride your bike instead)
Ode to the nap
The evil, evil nap
It lures
you succumb
But only with good intent
Shortly I will rise
But you do not.
Do not succumb
To the evil, evil nap
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Originally Posted by Terror_in_pink
what is this an intervention?
we should open a therapy forum
we should open a therapy forum
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Originally Posted by Terror_in_pink
what is this an intervention?
we should open a therapy forum
we should open a therapy forum
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Rehab is for quiters!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by ostro
Rehab is for quiters!!!!!!
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I really like the "look" of the Schwinn LeTour. Grant Peterson recently made some comments in the "Rivendell Reader" about why some bikes just look "right". And, the LeTour, with its long wheelbase, long chainstays, and the top of the seat about level with the top of the stem, has the "balanced" look of the classic road bikes.
And, for some reason, to my eyes, a 42 x 16 looks "right", much like the classic single speed track bikes of 1900 or so. A 52 x 20 provides about the same 71 gear inches, but seems "out of balance" when looking at the bike in profile.
What sort of hub and cog are you using on the LeTour? The best LeTour's (the Super LeTours) had nice frames and so would make sturdy, reasonably light single-speed bikes at a reasonable price. Some of the "thrift" shops in my neighborhood have had "like new" LeTours for under $50 with nice wheels with alloy rims. I suppose a good rear hub might cost more than the LeTour.
And, for some reason, to my eyes, a 42 x 16 looks "right", much like the classic single speed track bikes of 1900 or so. A 52 x 20 provides about the same 71 gear inches, but seems "out of balance" when looking at the bike in profile.
What sort of hub and cog are you using on the LeTour? The best LeTour's (the Super LeTours) had nice frames and so would make sturdy, reasonably light single-speed bikes at a reasonable price. Some of the "thrift" shops in my neighborhood have had "like new" LeTours for under $50 with nice wheels with alloy rims. I suppose a good rear hub might cost more than the LeTour.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Shadow
I'm 48 years old and I'm entering my second childhood.
I got tired of being a responsible adult all the time.
I got tired of being a responsible adult all the time.
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Hey, Shadow - I'll be happy to take one of those bikes off your hands...
Is Chuck the only guy in the area you've had build wheels for you?
Is Chuck the only guy in the area you've had build wheels for you?
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
Hmmm.......wouldn't it be more practical to have one bike with say........multi-gears???