DoshKel

LeMond Fillmore.

Any Chicago locals recognize this bike, or even more so does the owner post here?

I love it with those straight bars.

Ken Wind

I'm pretty sure the owner posts on the roadbikereview fixed gear forum if you want to talk to them. Just do a search for Lemond Fillmore.

mattface 

I just read his blog. He likes to brag about passing other bikers, and complain about being pooped n by birds.

the pope

The bragging of passing other riders is lost on me. Yet it's a genre of it's own. Like the drunks singing 'My Way' at a karaoke bar.

DoshKel

Oh wow this was bumped.

Thanks for the information . I had a little question to ask him, so i'll try to find him on roadbikereview.

Re passing and bragging: Meh... he will be dropped by an old timer one day. It always happens.

Re poop: I would complain as well. **** is nasty.

mattface 

Complaining about poop is one thing. Blogging about it... well actually I guess that's pretty typical blog fodder. "Dear interweb, a bird pooped on me today. Damn bird!"

DoshKel

It is so true.

I have only seen a couple good blogs out there. Most are about relationships or poop.

Shatner would probably talk about poop also >.>

cardstock

yeah, he posts here occasionally......he is technohippybiker or something.

No_Minkah

Yeah, I know the guy. He works at a shop here in town. He's around the forums, too. I know his name and where he works, but I'm not telling.

mattface 

Good idea. someone might send their trained attack pigeon to poop in his bike.

rvabiker

Does the Fillmore come standard with that god aweful fork?

DoshKel

: /

Technohippy

Wow, sorry I missed this thread for so long.

Didn't realize I was "bragging". Funny coming from you since you don't know me. Thanks for the judgment, but it's pretty well known from my friends/family (who the blog was intended for) that I fancy myself as very slow. I am also not very competitive which is why that particular story was supposed to be funny cause I am more the "Hey, how's your ride going? Nice to see you." Type of commuter.

And really, do YOU like being shat upon. I doubt it. But it is kind of funny.

Enough defending myself to the quick-to-judge.

Glad some of you enjoy my ride. I truly love this bike and welcome any questions you might have. As an "off the peg" fixed gear bike goes I think it is a great bargain and a bike to have for a very long time. The frame itself is worth it.

The riser/mountain bars were something fun I wanted to try out. Now it's been a few months and it's time to switch back. I plan on going back to the bullhorns for Cardstock's No NOS sprint race....Where I hope to not be eliminated right away!! Because again, I am slow.

Have a nice ride.

henry_lee

nice bike. love the black stealth look.

quick question, what kind of wheels are those? not the (stock?)paired spoke ones,
but the bladed ones. they look like mavic ksyriums?

henry lee

Tangsooyuk

thats one of my favorites on FGG too, fork and all. Looks best with the Ellipses but both bars are hot.

Mavic Ellipses

henry_lee

thanks... I found them on mavic's site after posting the question.
they look great on that bike and probably ride really nice.

Technohippy

I've been riding on them for a few months now. At first I planned on using them only for special occasions and when the weather was nice. After a while though, they just kind of grew on me and I use them every day now. Rain, snow or shine. The bearings run real smooth, although I needed to fiddle with tightening and lossening the hubs before I got them right. It's not too hard though and they run perfect now.

Pretty stiff, a little heavy, but no worse than some Deep Vs and a decent hub. Those bladed spokes look great but they kind of act like a wind tunnel if your pants get too close WHOOSH!!!

I recommend.

dolface

don't they have a weird chainline? 43.5mm or something?

Cynikal 

^That would explain why his cog is on backwards.

Technohippy

You guessed it. That seemed to solve the problem.

It was just a little off when the cog was first installed. I had anticipated this and thought flipping the cog would do the trick

shingfunger

ok, so i know this isn't really related to this thread, and i did a quick search but dind't find too much (i also didn't really look that hard). anyway, i wanted to submit a bike to fixed gear gallery, and i know he asks for donations with the submissions. soo for the people who have bikes on there, how much did you give, i was thinking just five bucks but i really have no idea.

thanks, and sorry to change the subject of the thread

^oZ

Hahaha!