Fixed gear rider in nyc
 

Hey!

Hey. :)

There's a bunch of you folks in Athens these days (track bike riders, I mean)... That's some intense riding...I don't know that I could deal. Props.

Imagine doing it in NYC. :eek:

Yeah, I can't...but I've seen footage. Again, props.

Hello oliviap, could we see a photo of your ride?

Welcome to BF!

East Hill

Hey Olivia - welcome to BikeFroums! :)

... Brad

It's nice to ride a fixie in NYC--it's not that hilly! I'm in the process of painting and rebuilding my bike right now, butttttt I'll tell you about it.
I have a Colnago frame made under Windsor in Mexico in the '50s, a vintage Williams crank (late '50s early '60s?), custom bars (by me :) ), uhhh MKS Sylvan track pedals ?(too cheap for the Campagnolos), a really ****ty hub and tires that I plan on upgrading, gran compe stem...

My color scheme is going to be beige with a deep leather brown stripe on the seat tube and on the lugs and some faux gold leaf around the lugs because they're so pretty :)

I'll keep you posted. So far All I've got is the base coat on top of the primer.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...o/IMG_9352.jpg
(Just primer)



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...o/IMG_9360.jpg

Have you seen "Pedal?" THAT'S intense.

Oh! I forgot. I am also getting a nice beat up dark brown double spring Brooks saddle!

Oh! Oh! Pretty!!!!

We'll need photos in the C & V forum, too (you didn't take off any of the braze ons or anything, did you? :eek: )

East Hill

Looks and sounds like a nice classic with a dash of hardcore thrown in. Looking forward to seeing more, especially your handlebar solution. That would be interesting as a DIY article on the SS/FG forum...

I haven't. Where can I find it?