buying a windsor clockwork today!
so after an exhaustive search for a candidate for a SS conversion for my commuter bike, i am giving up and buying an orange clockwork. I'm pretty souped to get a brand new bike. it would have cost me more to buy the parts i wanted anyway!
tell me about experiences with the clockwork!! (i know i can search, this is just a "for fun" topic this morning - if you're disgruntled in any way about my topic, simply click back) |
I've had a Burgundy one for a little over a month now maybe two. It took me a few rides to really get used to it but now I love it. It's nice to have the brakes there, but I don't use them very often, but I've been glad to have them there in the instances I did need them. If I get a new bars I'll probably take the back one off.
It wasn't too hard to put together at home at all and once I got it going I took it to my LBS for a 17t fixed cog and haven't switched to the free wheel side since. |
so are you throwing cross tires on it?
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Sikbug, did you do the CP moonlight ride earlier this month?
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I think that was for tonight, but I forgot it's St. Paddy's day and I rather not go back outside once I get in, lol. The group's of DB's in my way leaving work was enough to annoy me. I do want to check that ride out though.
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clockwork pictures!!
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I posted some pics I took right after I got it in here
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=493569 |
My experience, the pedals suck ass. Swapped for new ones and the difference in spinning resistance is a joke. Lose the rear brake and wheel reflectors...pretty much it.
No need for cloth tape in the wheels, there is a nice thick piece already inside. In the parts kit there will be a small round rubber plug with a hex shape on the bottom, this goes into the steering stem allen bolt for looks I guess. http://i41.tinypic.com/4hbdad.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/hsmfcw.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/331gcnn.jpg |
are those the stock bars that you just chopped?
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What pedals did you end up getting, in the market myself.
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i am going to put my eggbeaters on the bike. is that the stock saddle?
+1 on the did you just chop the stock bars? |
Yeah, cut the stock front bars to see how it would turn out.
I added MKS GR-9's pedals with Powergrip straps. Not the stock saddle, it's a Selle Italia Pro-Link Gel. I plan to sell the Selle seat/chopped bar/stock stem/Tektro brake lever+cable/rear caliper if anyone is interested. |
i think the chop and flop job actually came out pretty good, what bars are you going with in the future?
i just bought one of these from performance, easily my most preferred saddle: http://www.performancebike.com/produ...-NCL-ANGLE.jpg |
so, cross tires or no?
ive got some used 30c ones if you want |
Originally Posted by axcxnj
(Post 8552368)
so, cross tires or no?
ive got some used 30c ones if you want |
thats actually a really nice commute, branch brook parks is a great ride with both dirt paths and the paved road.
i went to NJIT in newark and really liked riding my bike there |
thats good to hear, i went for a test run over the weekend and got lost in newark, things went from bad to worse pretty quickly.
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Originally Posted by AngryScientist
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i think the chop and flop job actually came out pretty good, what bars are you going with in the future?
Definitely going to stay with bullhorns, there are a lot out there to decide on. But nothing beats cutting stock drops, free and cheap! It's cool to see other people getting Clockworks! The silver/orange scheme really compliment each other and looks clean. Though I wonder what a little blue or perhaps lime green...on the grips/wheels would turn out? |
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...085_791449.jpg
:) I love mine. The picture here is shortly after I purchased it. The changes I've made to it are..! (Pictured in terribly messy room with phone camera) The seat post to an aluminum forte one I had lying around and a forte RS1 saddle. They are amazingly comfortable to me. There is a vittoria fortezza SE tire on there. (Not Pictured-Most recent) I changed the stock pedals to MKS GR-9s with Pake Neon Orange Straps and Soma clips. And to anyone wondering since I searched days on end for this answer, I have size 12/13 wide feet and the GR-9s are actually quite perfect even with my big feet. The rear and front tire are victoria randos. I ordered some RB-021 bullhorns. After trying them out on a friend's bike, I just had to get some. The stock ones aren't bad at all though. I may get a longer stem in due time. If you want to see anymore, just let me know. |
ugly as ****.
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Originally Posted by chrishg
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ugly as ****.
I'm not going to lie, **** is a pretty ugly thing to compare a bike to. In fact, I'd will probably have to change my outlook on **** in order to compare a bike to it. oh well. to each their own. |
Originally Posted by chrishg
(Post 8556569)
ugly as ****.
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youll want new pedals and wheels the minute it comes out of the box, trust me.
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Care to explain about the wheels? "Trust me" isn't a compelling argument. .....because it's been widely discussed the wheels are perfectly great and a step above even the similiar models from BikesDirect. |
my roommate got one, I helped him set it up.
fork came with the dropout bent, so we had to throw a wrench in it and bend it to get the axle in. the paint got a little ****ed up around the notch, but it works now. Otherwise it went together pretty nicely. pedals are garbage, though i think my friend will just ride them until they totally sieze up (they're really sandy and rough feeling. the platform part themselves aren't very comfortable either). I haven't ridden it much, but so far it seems solid (we threw on a 16t cog i had sitting around, some cheap stamped POS). the saddle is pretty garbage too, I'm used to riding on a b17 or rolls though, I guess it works though. the wheels came pretty true, and the tension felt right. overall I think it's a great deal, and just needs another 70 or so dumped in to make it great (mks pedals, used rolls, metal clips) |
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