Originally Posted by
Otis
Frame is a "Englert Special".
Cigar #2. You have a phenomenal memory - this is, indeed, the same frame:
Honestly, I don't know
what it is. The rear triangle was obviously re-done at one time too. I suspect it's German.
Originally Posted by
well biked
What gave it away is that we get a few bike polo bikes in our shop, and running a rear brake only with the lever on the left side is the standard setup. Keeps the right hand free for whacking the ball with the mallet.
That's about the size of it. I did want to run a front brake (and preferably run both of those interrupters into normal levers for the look of a
proper road bike), but I couldn't find the second interrupter.
Originally Posted by
jimmuller
Well, it could be that the other brake just hadn't been installed yet. Like the crank and the chain and the front wheel and rear tire and the pedals and the bar tape and the derailleurs and the shift levers. Sheesh, do you folks ever notice the details???
Everything but the front wheel and bar tape has since been taken care of.
Originally Posted by
Drillium Dude
I'd like to see a close-up of that re-brazing issue you wrote of.
I'll get you a photo in the morning.
Originally Posted by
well biked
FWIW, most of the polo players around here use a singlespeed with a freewheel instead of going fixed. Some of them ride fixed, and are really good at it, but a lot of them start out that way and go to a freewheel later, and a lot just start out riding with a freewheel. The rear-brake-only is ideal for bike polo because it gives the best control for "polo situations," or so they tell me.
After playing the game twice, I came up with the following formula:
1. Gear low, but not so that you spin out before reaching the other side of the court.
2. Put the strongest rear brake possible on the back so you can skid to a stop at full speed.
I bought a flip-flop hub to try both ways. I'd prefer to keep my claim that I own no fixed-gear bikes
Originally Posted by
Michael Angelo
You've turned your Superior into a Circus Unicycle?? With Rainbow stripes no less.....
Remember what I said about dumping a Mopar transmission on your head?
-Kurt