belacqua

IAmSam

Yeah - you're right, I may have gone a bit overboard hammering on the "I'm in Florida" routine

In my defense, all that s**t is just around the corner from my home so it is too gawddam easy to hop off the bike and snap a few pics there.

Next time something different, I promise...hehe

Broctoon

belacqua, that's a cool bike! From the looks of it, you must be one tall drink of water.

eric044

Do you like the straight bar more than a 7 degree bar around curves?

belacqua

Thanks, it's a great bike. It's a 61cm but the camera angle made the head tube look long.

I am not especially tall (6'0") but I have long legs. I started out riding 58cm frames and it took me a few years trawling CL for vintage steel before I learned I was much more comfortable on 61-63cm. Every so often I think about buying a modern frame online but never go through with it for fear the top tube will be too long.

veganbikes

Ahhh fair enough. But yeah we want to see something different. There has gotta be something else in Florida, right?

Tiestotti

My Bianchi Pista

Dougboy

Issa beauty

50voltphantom

Digging the Italian-ness of that build.

Scottybigs 

+points for matching bottle cages. Nice conversion! My only recommendation would be to use half a wine cork between your rear fender and the chainstay bridge to improve your fender line.

Wspsux

single speed rando, yea baby!

UltraManDan

To build on the "I'm in Florida" theme, here is my go far setup.

Muffin Man

Is it really a teaser anymore if you show us the whole thing?

IAmSam

Sorry, I've never had a riser bar with any degree of pull-back on this bike so I have no way of making a comparison...

eric044

I have a riser bar on a mountain bike single speed, and I feel it could be a great touring bike. But, by 7 degree bar I was referring to a bent bar without a rise. I had one on a fixie and liked it. I like the concept of a straight bar too but I think the bent bar may sometimes help with sight lines, curves, and quick moves. I have a drop bar on a fixed gear setup and like that also.

checoles

I love your bike. I LOVE your bike. God damn. The colours, shapes, graphics are just spot on.

REDMASTA

Looking good. What are you using to attach the bottle cages to the frame?

UltraManDan

Thanks man! I am pretty happy with it as well. I wish I would've splurged more on a better wheelset, but there is always next time. I am still so giddy with how the fork came out.


These -> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I saw the angled attachment piece and it looked like it would work well on the diamond shaped tubing, and turns out it works great! The are velcro, but they stay in place really well. I like that I can put them on in about 45 seconds if I need them but leave them of for daily commutes. The bottle cage screws in to the mount, so I just leave it all together when removing.

REDMASTA

Ha, yeah they look almost as if they were designed for the shape of your tubing. My tubing is round so they may still twist a little, who knows. Using a saddle mounted cage which works OK but would prefer something on the frame.

UltraManDan

I had a saddle mounted Tacx cage holder, but no matter what cage/bottle I used, it always popped out on bumps. It got really annoying having to turn around to pick up a water bottle. I think I left a few lying on the road too.

The rubber is pretty sticky on these and holds on to the frame pretty well. I wrapped the frame in electrical tape under the straps to give them a little more bite and to protect the frame a little and they dont budge at all. It is certainly worth the $11

seau grateau

Do you ever have trouble getting the bottle in/out of the seat tube cage? It seems a lot higher up than it would typically be on most frames.

cyrmanj

My Langster:
buena luz by Abraham Cyrman, on Flickr

graffiti by Abraham Cyrman, on Flickr

UltraManDan

It is pretty high, but the bottle comes out ok. Probably due to the type of cage that is mounted there. A shorter bottle, or a sidemount cage would be better I'm sure. I would take it down lower, but then it would have to strap onto the seat tube wheel cutout, and I am not sure if it would slip. It works fine for what I need it to do. I only use the seat tube bottle if I am going over 50 miles. Otherwise it's none, or just the down tube mount.

seau grateau

Oh yeah, I didn't notice the seat tube cutout. Makes more sense now. Personally, I don't even use my seat tube cage very much typically. After I empty one bottle, I usually switch the full one into the down tube cage and put the empty on the seat tube.

UltraManDan

I usually have them filled differently. Roctane in the 24oz down tube cage, and water in the 20oz seat tube cage. I can't fit anything bigger than 20oz in the seat tube mount, but it sure as hell beats holding bottles in the jersey pockets. lol