If I'm going for the Singlespeed World Championships, I'd better be bringing my bike! :P There's actually a party/ride that's going across the bridge and into the park.

Come join us in the City on the Bay in anticipation of the Greatest Show on Earth, the SSWC! This unique opportunity allows you to mingle with the seedy underbelly of San Francisco's bicycling culture, and ride with them off road in the urban environ. This all starts at the legendary American Cyclery, SF's oldest bike shop and refuge to the cycling masses. We then ride mostly off road and across the Golden Gate Bridge to the Marin Headland for much social exuberance.

-Meet and greet old and new friends from afar!
-Size up the competition!
-Determine who's most likely to make a drunken ass of themselves!
-Demonstrate your intent to make a drunken ass of yourself!
-BBQ foodstuffs in true 49er style!
-Imbibe beverages of fortitude and refreshment!
-Show your mettle in various Feats of Strength!
-Win prizes of interest and useful nature!

anytime bredda, anytime...goin for a stroll to pick some cafe and give it a whirl

I get up at 6am, you'll be sorry!!!! :lol:

LOL tj, I am going to have the same issue tomorrow, 7:20 start for yorkdale.

gonna try to beat my personal record of 32 mins. hopefully with less red lights and minus the burnout northbound on dufferin. well rested this week, HOOAH!

Mmmmmmmmmm, what size is that Marinoni. I might be able to save your marriage ;)

SRAMs website sucks, theres no search function! ARGH.

and this reminds me, SRAMs chain has split on me thrice already. *******s!!!

Three times?!!? That's not just a design issue, the same chain?

What other options are there? I am happy with my whirly blade, but maybe I don't know what I'm missing.

Yep, its a PC-870 1/2" by 1/32" chain. I ripped it in half once on a climb, removed about two links, and reattached it with a suitable replacement pin. Then it died again in a different place, same idea, uphill, and was similarly patched. Then it died again, throwing me off a cliff and I ripped off my ghost-shifting deore and re-rigged the bike SS ghetto-fab style with a KMC singlespeed chain I had kicking around. The SRAM chain will likely decorate something someday, but Im never putting one on a bike again. NEVER had a KMC split on me, no matter the force I subjected it to.

Likely a side-effect of the derailleur, Ive had a lot of trouble with the Deore I bought. Again, due to many factors least of which being the way the Ironhorse's hangers bend at the slightest tap. I think this is its last season..

EDIT: after all that i guess what im saying is its not a design issue, its a lower-end chain that isnt meant to put up with the stresses I make it endure.

Try Sandy's Cycle and Bookstore on Millwood.

Theres a very nice tandem up for sale on craigs, 275. I considered it briefly, then recalled I am an apartment dweller, and my stoker is reluctant.

PIN? Those chains were never designed to be re-pinned. That's why SRAM comes with master/quicklinks. 99.9% of chain failures are due to

1) improper instalation
2) extreme wear

Some food for thought.

Even the $7 SRAM PC-48 doesn't break like this.

Cool I want to rent one eventually :)

He gave me measurements of 51 on the TT and 52 on the ST, but wasn't positive about the TT one.

http://montreal.en.craigslist.ca/bik/789395145.html

It was installed correctly the first time, lubed, with factory masterlink, new derailleur, newly installed and aligned hanger, on a steep uphill running something around 45 gear inches. It likely initially split due to some sideways stressor, but I dunno what, perhaps the derailleur ghostshifted down (it does that, i do know how to index a derailleur, but I hear from many mouths the Deores can be really fiddly, so thats likely why. I dont like to fiddle mid-climb) and the resulting jam made it pop. All I know is that the pin was still in one side and the sides of the link had bent outwards, allowing the next link to come off the pin.

*holds up chain* ask it.

(btw I so know the second and third failures were my fault, but I didnt get paid till today (pinning = bandaid solution, 11 dollar chain, i wasnt in the mood to go buy masterlinks), I might be a moron but I know my way around a drivetrain)

I saw it it's gorgeous. It would be too small and pricey but from the headtube it looks bigger. Which reminds me when I came across a similar one with full campy record and at the same price. Sigh I was too late :( BTW I'll be in mtl this week-end. Looking forward to let the Camilien-Houde climb destroy me.

sorry ops, i kinda took your advice personally there, you are of course correct.

do you or any of the other shop guys carry the SA XFD hub? im really leaning towards using one in my next build.

Odd at any rate.

P.S What's happening with the charlie ride guys?

Teaser crappy cellphone pictures.
Anyway details are as follows:
Motobecane s/s mtb , Weinmann XP2002 26' wheels, surlt 1X1 fork, 46X15,etc...
Many thanks Keith for the headset, b/b, crank installation.

Once the steerer tube is cut and I have my camera back I'll post the full porn pics.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...0stuff/222.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...20stuff/24.jpg

pimp ride pyzeman, how are those hubs, did they repack okay?

im particularly loving:
-drops, hoo yeah!
-green fork
-fixedness.

No problems, removed the bearings, and regreased. Smooth like butter. Only concern is the fact the rear hub is crappy and I'm not 100% sure it wont strip under a hard skid. But I rotofixed the cog on tight and the cog is super snug. Anyways skidding on 2.0 tires is a ***** so I doubt I'll be doing any.

Man, b1tch is censored. Jeez, what if I was talking about a dog.

If the Charlie ride happens while I'm out of town (Aug 22-Sept 2) can I take a picture of myself and have one of you guys tape me to your handlebars or something? It'll be like I'm there for reals!

with front brake, does one ever really need to skid? and i think b@stard is too, you never know when you need to refer to one of King Henrys children.

and i think ive decided, next build will be fixed with a front drum brake and at least for the winter, fenders. Im taking a shot at building a completely weatherproof bike that will need nothing but chain and headset maintenance for at least two years of year-round riding. how this will turn out is another question.

yes indeed - nice ride there pyzer. did you pick up that surly fork at the bike show? i remember eyeing a green 1x1 frame for some reason...

as for the coffee debate: i use a mocha pot and a whirley-spice-grinder-thing to grind the beans and no complaints. i know a burr grinder would probably extract more flavour, etc but in my opinion it'll taste great so long as the beans are freshly roasted and ground just before brewing. for beans i'm an i deal man (which has nothing at all to do with the attractive serving staff...)

seriously, shop guys, anybody carry sturmey archer stuff, or can order it? im looking for the XFD drum hub, apparently QBP distributes it, if that means anything to anyone... it seems to be the lightest drum hub I could find, and it supposedly comes in black too.

just asking here, otherwise i will come to each and every one of your shops and ask in person, then spend about an hour wandering around asking questions about stuff and telling you stories and talking about stuff I wanna do to my bikes, and generally waste your time :D. ask keith and the CS guys, im good at it.

Fork from Cycle Solutions, same shop as the show.

Looks great pyze, really like the colour offset the fork gives - and the drops look really nice on there.

Nice and clean! yeah!
Another late night for me and so I wussed it and took the train all the way to GO Exhibition tonight, bah.

Charlie ride last I heard was going to be on/around the 27th, Wil/Ryan are putting it together IIRC perhaps they can chime in.

i chased a guy tonight, wanted to see if i could keep up on my misfit. apparently i could and it scared this guy (he was on a fixed gear)... something to do with my manic spinning (1.77:1)...


if your on here "I won" and "fix your chain tension"

Get a front generator hub with a drum brake. Even better. :)