Kharkov B555 found in Bulgaria
12-27-18, 05:47 AM
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12-27-18, 06:39 AM
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The OP mentions the bike has a "brutal feel". Can you elaborate on the ride? Looks like a pretty speedy geometry...
12-27-18, 10:25 AM
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I will try to get it out today, if weather allows. My ‘Brutal’ comment was in regards to the general feeling when looking at it, not riding it! Not the most refined piece of work. Basically pure functionality over finish, plus box lining!😊
12-27-18, 10:33 AM
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So much metal on that FD!
12-27-18, 11:28 AM
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Thanks for the extra effort of showing some pix of the components. It's fascinating, as the design directions taken from country-to-country, and company-to-company, were slightly different for components that handle the same functions. I concur, the bicycle has a brutalistic vibe... most details are concern with functionality first, with a no nonsense approach, and minimal flourishes. The boxing and head tube lugs seem to borrow directions from earlier European influences...
12-30-18, 07:35 PM
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Took Comrade Kharkov out for a short ride today. Surprising sprightly, with some interesting creaking and ticking. I do need to true up the wheels and swap out the lumpy, non-original tires, but all in all, a fun ride.
however, with the saddle clamp mounted the way it is, and how it is shown in the catalog, the ride is much more forward than I am used to. There is no way to get the saddle back any farther.
Do any of the former Eastern Bloc members here remember if this was a prescribed riding style or not?
however, with the saddle clamp mounted the way it is, and how it is shown in the catalog, the ride is much more forward than I am used to. There is no way to get the saddle back any farther.
Do any of the former Eastern Bloc members here remember if this was a prescribed riding style or not?
12-31-18, 10:47 AM
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however, with the saddle clamp mounted the way it is, and how it is shown in the catalog, the ride is much more forward than I am used to. There is no way to get the saddle back any farther.
Do any of the former Eastern Bloc members here remember if this was a prescribed riding style or not?
Judging by the pictures though looks like you car turn the seat post or the clamp 180 deg. to get a different position of the saddle.
12-31-18, 10:52 AM
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Of course I can put the clamp on the other way, but the catalog specifically shows it mounted backwards. I am curious if this was specifically prescribed as a riding doctrine by the folks who ran the riding clubs or even the State.
12-31-18, 11:37 AM
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I do not remember anyone riding with the seat clamp like it is in the catalog. This is the first time I actually see the catalog. Lots of people rode those frames and the clamps/seat posts were always mounted correctly.
12-31-18, 12:06 PM
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So cool. @wawine Can you post pics of the manual? By the way, welcome to the C&V forum! There is a sizable Washington and Oregon contingent that meet up from time to time. It would be great to eventually meet you during one of those outings and also see this rig in person. Keep an eye on this forum...
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01-01-19, 04:56 PM
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Cool bike! They became popular candidates for a fixed gear conversion in post-USSR countries when it became hip. XB3 (HVZ) also made several models with track dropouts.
I never owned one but I was thinking about bringing one of these bikes with me to Europe since there are plenty of them in the country I'm originally from (Belarus).
I never owned one but I was thinking about bringing one of these bikes with me to Europe since there are plenty of them in the country I'm originally from (Belarus).
