2017 Post Your Fixed Gear / Singlespeed Megathread
12-29-17, 02:51 PM
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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.
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.
12-29-17, 04:07 PM
#1352
tumbleweed
You
have got
to turn those forks around Mr.
An emergency turn and she'll throw ya.
Plus black...👍
have got
to turn those forks around Mr.
An emergency turn and she'll throw ya.
Plus black...👍
12-29-17, 05:41 PM
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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!
12-29-17, 07:21 PM
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12-29-17, 07:50 PM
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tumbleweed
Well,I keep looking at that fork Oldguy and it's still
throwing me for a loop. Cool bike though,enjoy it😃
throwing me for a loop. Cool bike though,enjoy it😃
12-29-17, 10:39 PM
#1356
Your cog is slipping.
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!
12-30-17, 09:54 AM
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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.
12-31-17, 12:43 AM
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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!
12-31-17, 04:22 PM
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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).
12-31-17, 05:48 PM
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12-31-17, 06:51 PM
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12-31-17, 11:50 PM
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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.
Not sure what the OP does. Only answering for myself here.
01-01-18, 03:34 AM
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01-01-18, 08:38 AM
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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.
Not sure what the OP does. Only answering for myself here.
01-01-18, 09:18 AM
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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.
01-01-18, 10:03 PM
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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'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
01-02-18, 07:25 AM
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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-
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-
