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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-26-13, 02:16 AM
Replies: 6,484
Views: 660,280
Posted By NikZak

ok folks, it's been a while since I posted, but...

ok folks, it's been a while since I posted, but here's a doozy for you all:

295449

http://youtu.be/j7Fy7lVJTRw

OK it's not totally jackass, but you'd look a bit of a berk riding it around
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-16-13, 04:02 PM
Replies: 11,686
Views: 5,096,608
Posted By NikZak

Hey there folks! I'm back, been out of...

Hey there folks!

I'm back, been out of action over the winter and had a ***** of a breakup in the preceeding time since I was last here but I'm back and I've been thinking about slowly upgrading...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-22-11, 04:05 PM
Replies: 11,193
Views: 1,383,636
Posted By NikZak

this is awesome... WANT!

this is awesome... WANT!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-22-11, 07:52 AM
Replies: 11,686
Views: 5,096,608
Posted By NikZak

I import rugs and distribute around the country

I import rugs and distribute around the country
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-21-11, 04:09 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 838
Posted By NikZak

that looks really good... but isnt shellac a...

that looks really good... but isnt shellac a pita to work with?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-21-11, 03:38 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 838
Posted By NikZak

i dont see why this wouldn't work i have...

i dont see why this wouldn't work

i have often thought it might be fun to try tennis racquet tape or golf club tape as an alternative to regular bartape
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-21-11, 03:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 982
Posted By NikZak

yeah the reason i ask is i want new tyres for my...

yeah the reason i ask is i want new tyres for my bike (currently have kenda koncepts in 23c) trying to decide whether to go for 23c race tyres or go to 28c for a bit more comfort... but if higher...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-20-11, 11:13 PM
Replies: 11,686
Views: 5,096,608
Posted By NikZak

not so much for my bike as it is to fund future...

not so much for my bike as it is to fund future bike purchases...

another full container of rugs

these ones look Tarck as F#ck when piled up :)

also this pile is over 6ft tall :D
...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-20-11, 09:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 982
Posted By NikZak

so roughly what i can gather is higher tpi =...

so roughly what i can gather is higher tpi = fragile but suppler?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-20-11, 08:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 630
Posted By NikZak

love the mspaint! seriously though, glad you are...

love the mspaint! seriously though, glad you are ok
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-20-11, 08:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 982
Posted By NikZak

tyre TPI count

just a curiosity thing, what does the TPI rating on a tyre really mean?

i understand that it refers to the number of thread count per square inch of tyre (is this even right?) but in real world...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-20-11, 06:35 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,037
Posted By NikZak

or mad stolen... you'd be crazy to even lace a...

or mad stolen... you'd be crazy to even lace a wheel with those hubs
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-20-11, 05:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 630
Posted By NikZak

the first thing you should do is load up paint on...

the first thing you should do is load up paint on your pc and draw what happened and post it in the Paint your mishaps thread...

then, straighten your bars and properly tighten the stem and check...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-17-11, 07:10 PM
Replies: 11,686
Views: 5,096,608
Posted By NikZak

why**********

why**********
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-16-11, 10:04 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,530
Posted By NikZak

i also suggest checking your lockring before...

i also suggest checking your lockring before every ride, or at least once a week, just in case

you're better off 'wasting' 2 mins to check it before you leave than risking damage to your rear hub...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-16-11, 06:57 PM
Replies: 11,686
Views: 5,096,608
Posted By NikZak

lol, i tore it open in my haste to check it out :)

lol, i tore it open in my haste to check it out :)
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-16-11, 05:54 PM
Replies: 11,686
Views: 5,096,608
Posted By NikZak

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r151/nikzak/Bik...

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r151/nikzak/Bike%20Stuff/chainlube.jpg
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-15-11, 12:13 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 908
Posted By NikZak

i run 170-172.5mm on all my fg and road bikes but...

i run 170-172.5mm on all my fg and road bikes but i run 130mm on my bmx as it makes it easier to pedal when seated and still get plenty of torque standing up
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-14-11, 11:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 908
Posted By NikZak

it's not so much the gear ratio you need to be...

it's not so much the gear ratio you need to be concerned with when you have short legs, it's the crank arm length

this is important when you are shorted/have short legs as your feet wont have to...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-14-11, 04:52 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,723
Posted By NikZak

skidding will put stress on your lockring also,...

skidding will put stress on your lockring also, especially if it is a cheap and nasty alloy one i'd suggest springing for retrogression's stainless one (good value and great quality) which shouldn't...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-14-11, 04:35 PM
Replies: 3,120
Views: 376,892
Posted By NikZak

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Volcom-Mens-Tarck-Jacket-Sw...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Volcom-Mens-Tarck-Jacket-Sweatshirt-V-LINE-size-L-Org-/220754341902?pt=Men_s_Clothing&hash=item3365fbf00e

that's right, advertised as a TARCK jacket, looks cool actually
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-13-11, 02:41 AM
Replies: 11,686
Views: 5,096,608
Posted By NikZak

yeah i'd like to know how these go, but i'm sick...

yeah i'd like to know how these go, but i'm sick of slow tyres, need something a bit faster, hope these turn out to be faster than most reviews suggest
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-11-11, 05:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,093
Posted By NikZak

i'd check your chainline, sometimes if it isn't...

i'd check your chainline, sometimes if it isn't exactly straight you get that sound
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-10-11, 05:33 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,195
Posted By NikZak

don't ride with ipod turned up too high, need to...

don't ride with ipod turned up too high, need to hear road noise
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-10-11, 03:54 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,195
Posted By NikZak

yeah thats the problem, thinking, it is a quality...

yeah thats the problem, thinking, it is a quality that comes very unnaturally to certain sections of the motoring community... namely new drivers, most women, taxi drivers, bus drivers, old people...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-10-11, 02:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 373
Posted By NikZak

i'm pretty sure most of us have stopped growing...

i'm pretty sure most of us have stopped growing in a direction that might affect our bike size...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-10-11, 02:38 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 925
Posted By NikZak

paint the risers black or get black risers, the...

paint the risers black or get black risers, the silver ruins the whole matchy-matchy tarck look
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-07-11, 08:53 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 574
Posted By NikZak

what brakes that might actually work you mean...

what brakes that might actually work you mean rusty?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-07-11, 08:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 574
Posted By NikZak

search ebay for "700c fixed gear" or "700c...

search ebay for "700c fixed gear" or "700c wheelset" and something should come up, you should have no trouble making your vintage brakes work fine on them
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-07-11, 01:11 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,727
Posted By NikZak

lugged steel, usually try to find something with...

lugged steel, usually try to find something with elaborate lugs and also a quill stem

now that i've found my third and it has the most elaborate lugs, im keeping it geared as it has terrible...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-07-11, 12:57 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,455
Posted By NikZak

this is getting ridiculous, how can a larger...

this is getting ridiculous, how can a larger diameter bar be lighter than a comparable length bar of the same shape and material construction with a narrower bar diameter

no matter how thin you...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-07-11, 12:49 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,605
Posted By NikZak

don't radially lace my 2c

don't radially lace

my 2c
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-07-11, 12:46 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 3,998
Posted By NikZak

only in an emergency when i use both the front...

only in an emergency when i use both the front brake and lock the rear accidentally by back-pedalling a bit too eagerly
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-06-11, 09:16 PM
Replies: 11,686
Views: 5,096,608
Posted By NikZak

that, in my opinion, is wayyyyyyyy too expensive...

that, in my opinion, is wayyyyyyyy too expensive for a non-aero and non-CF helmet
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-06-11, 01:35 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,358
Posted By NikZak

i just ordered about a week ago a Selle Italian...

i just ordered about a week ago a Selle Italian SMP TRK saddle, i'll put up a review when i've given it a good week of work, but for 75AUD i hope it feels good with its doodle-gap

that's right,...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-06-11, 01:25 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 756
Posted By NikZak

do you need a front or back? search ebay with...

do you need a front or back? search ebay with 700c front or 700c back/rear and you should get a couple... or just buy a pair and keep the spare for if/when you bend one or for parts or flip it
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-05-11, 03:49 PM
Replies: 11,686
Views: 5,096,608
Posted By NikZak

have this, works good, nice buy

have this, works good, nice buy
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-04-11, 08:56 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,852
Posted By NikZak

this article was a complete waste of my precious...

this article was a complete waste of my precious time...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-04-11, 08:48 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,681
Posted By NikZak

exactly scrod!

exactly scrod!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-04-11, 08:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 304
Posted By NikZak

or just to see if fixed/single speed is good for...

or just to see if fixed/single speed is good for your area, pick a gear on your roadie, say the big chainwheel and one of the two or three smallest rear cogs and stay on that gear for a week at a...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-02-11, 02:19 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,520
Posted By NikZak

buy / find an old cro-mo mens road bike with...

buy / find an old cro-mo mens road bike with horizontal dropouts in good condition and convert it to ss/fg if it's going to be your daily/first fg/ss

two reasons -
1. if it's your daily you wont...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-01-11, 05:57 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 602
Posted By NikZak

yeah, the whole blah blah chainring clearance...

yeah, the whole blah blah chainring clearance blah blah has also been covered... seriously people, use the farcking search function!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-28-11, 11:22 PM
Replies: 11,686
Views: 5,096,608
Posted By NikZak

i do this sort of thing all the time :( probably...

i do this sort of thing all the time :( probably what is causing my bank balance to dwindle steadily... need to concentrate on home improvements for a bit i think :)
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-28-11, 11:17 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 76,909
Posted By NikZak

i think this thread should be subtitled: ...

i think this thread should be subtitled:

"Now noobs have no excuse to post new threads about gear inches every three days"
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-24-11, 06:46 PM
Replies: 14,092
Views: 4,773,957
Posted By NikZak

ok i;m just going to go ahead and say it... this...

ok i;m just going to go ahead and say it... this looks tough as!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-23-11, 09:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 612
Posted By NikZak

i love the idea... also i love watching the kid...

i love the idea... also i love watching the kid stack at the end :)
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-21-11, 07:58 PM
Replies: 3,120
Views: 376,892
Posted By NikZak

yeah but jackassery abounds! "Do not look...

yeah but jackassery abounds!

"Do not look behind if possible and never give a hand signal to turn left/right on a busy road. You must stop completely and then get off the bike and then cross a...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-21-11, 05:36 PM
Replies: 3,120
Views: 376,892
Posted By NikZak

this is an ebay find and i couldn't find the...

this is an ebay find and i couldn't find the jackass thread again, so here it is
...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-17-11, 04:11 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,795
Posted By NikZak

i've had good luck with both onitsuka tigers and...

i've had good luck with both onitsuka tigers and indoor soccer shoes
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-15-11, 04:54 PM
Replies: 352
Views: 64,548
Posted By NikZak

bump for educational purposes, this really is a...

bump for educational purposes, this really is a good and important read and should be stickied!
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