Late to the game for 2017, but this is my first ever single speed bike. Even my 1968 Schwinn Stingray had a two-speed hub!

Built up with a free (to me) frame and lots of cast off, take off and clearance parts. I'm hoping the color scheme and general aesthetic is a theft deterrent.

You
have got
to turn those forks around Mr.
An emergency turn and she'll throw ya.
Plus black...👍

It must be the angle of the picture, or the distortion of the phone-camera lense, but I assure you the forks are the right way around. They’re hideously ugly, made of pot metal and weigh about as much as my house, but they’re on right!

Took your advice and traded my 59cm for a 62cm. Fit is much more closer to what I usually ride. Didn't realize how short the other frame felt until I rode the 62. Thankfully everyone seems to want 59s and there's an excess of 62s laying around. Thanks again for the advice!

Well,I keep looking at that fork Oldguy and it's still
throwing me for a loop. Cool bike though,enjoy it😃

Much better!

It's just an optical illusion. The threaded fender tabs are located properly on the back of the fork. I think the color of the fork against the black spokes and the angle the photo is taken from make the fork ends appear to have a backward curve...but if you look closely, it's clearly just a visual trick.

So legit.

Thanks! I really love the Histogram. For me, it represents the end of an era. Tarcky pursuit geo, thick hydroformed tubing, super stiff aluminum - all while being a little bit more visually subtle than the rest of the framesets in that category.

This is my Raleigh Scorpio. At first I planned to re-paint it, but the colour has kind of grown on me over time...

need better close up pic. What year is that? I have a '85 Sportif that is SS, and a '74 Super Tourer (that is not).

That's a really nice bike. What do you do when you're thirsty? I don't see any water bottle stays on it.

Dave

It isn't his bike.

That is OK, my track bike doesn't have cages either. For me, either ride with a bottle in the back pocket of the jersey, or stop at a store mid ride for a bottle and just chug it. If I am riding with a bag, usually have one in my bag. Not many options for aero tubed frames. Tried the ass rocket, and it is just that. Launches out over the smallest bumps.

Not sure what the OP does. Only answering for myself here.

Believe its late 70s or early 80s - it has an ID number, but I haven't got around to looking it up yet

Check out the Tacx behind the seat bottle holder. It's what I have on my Raleigh that has no water cage screws and it works great. Can be set up for 1 or 2 bottles. I carry two on my commute and I've never lost a bottle in over three years of using it.

Hmm may have to look into this one. On the last two that I tried, figured I would try different cages as well to see if maybe it was just the cage. The side load cages worked a bit better as they had more of a lip holding the bottle in. Still lost them over semi rough road.

I keep a bottle or two in my bag for long rides or I'll pitstop at a gas station if I end up being out long enough to require hydration.

Its true, I bet the type of cage does affect it. I have two Delta Inox cages (https://a.co/1ma21Ng) and they have stayed quite snug for years.
I'm sure you've seen the whole contraption before in pics I've posted...but here's another


Click this pic to get full size zoom

Many times bottles are lost because the cage and bottle don't mate well together. The lip in the cage has to engage the groove in the bottle properly or the bottle is not secure, able to bounce out of the cage.

This is how it should look. Carbon or metal, doesn't matter. The lip on the cage mates perfectly with the groove in the bottle.




This is how it often looks with poorly made bottles and cages without a proper lip.




Always do the easy and cheap thing first. Make sure the bottles have a proper groove and that they are mating with the lip on the cage.


-Tim-

Just waiting on the single speed cranks to come in.