The New New Post Your SS/FG Photos (2011/2012)
11-21-12, 11:55 AM
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Just finished my first fixed gear bike. Serviced the BB removed derailleurs and everything related, rear brake, and added some new parts.
It's an old cro-moly Norco frame that I got for free, got everything else for pretty cheap, it is a budget build. Can't afford an SS crank for now so left the stock one in there
11-22-12, 12:33 AM
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11-22-12, 05:11 AM
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Just finished my first fixed gear bike. Serviced the BB removed derailleurs and everything related, rear brake, and added some new parts.
It's an old cro-moly Norco frame that I got for free, got everything else for pretty cheap, it is a budget build. Can't afford an SS crank for now so left the stock one in there
11-22-12, 08:03 AM
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11-22-12, 08:31 AM
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11-22-12, 10:43 AM
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Built my first fixed gear and took my first ride on a fixed gear. Pretty fun.
11-22-12, 10:54 AM
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That's a very sensible conversion.
11-22-12, 11:07 AM
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11-22-12, 12:58 PM
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Good Thanksgiving Day ride
11-22-12, 02:02 PM
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11-22-12, 05:16 PM
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I like that conversion very much also.
11-23-12, 12:38 PM
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Bought the frame on ebay for $25.
11-23-12, 12:45 PM
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I'm finding it difficult not to utter the C&V catchphrase "Fork's bent".
Nice lookin' ride, though.
Nice lookin' ride, though.
11-23-12, 12:52 PM
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Yeah, your fork is trashed. I'd be very careful riding that bike if I were you.
11-23-12, 07:31 PM
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11-23-12, 07:33 PM
Your cog is slipping.
You do have eyes, right?
11-23-12, 08:13 PM
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yeah.. it does kinda look like your fork got bashed inwards.
11-23-12, 10:07 PM
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11-23-12, 10:41 PM
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It is likely that the top tube and down tube are slightly buckled from whatever front-end collision that bike was in. You can tell by feeling for any bumps on the undersides of the tubes near the head tube lugs. You also more visually check for cracked rippling paint near the lugs.
11-24-12, 06:02 AM
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Look at the head tube, follow the line of the headtube down the forks. Upper portion of the forks should be in line with the headtube; looks off by 3-5 deg or so. Also, space between front tire and downtube looks a bit tight for that era road bike with that kind of head angle.
11-24-12, 03:00 PM
Your cog is slipping.
+1
It is likely that the top tube and down tube are slightly buckled from whatever front-end collision that bike was in. You can tell by feeling for any bumps on the undersides of the tubes near the head tube lugs. You also more visually check for cracked rippling paint near the lugs.
It is likely that the top tube and down tube are slightly buckled from whatever front-end collision that bike was in. You can tell by feeling for any bumps on the undersides of the tubes near the head tube lugs. You also more visually check for cracked rippling paint near the lugs.