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And I have flipped my wheel around on the road many times - the drill for me used to be ride the pavement to the complex of fire roads, flip from the 17T to the 19T cog, ride the 10 miles or so of dirt and gravel, flip back over at the pavement and ride home.
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For those of you who may be interested, I’ve uploaded some current pics of my 1983 Mark Nobilette custom road racing frameset with its recently updated cockpit to make it into a comfortable touring bike. The paint was redone by CyclArt of California, and I never bothered to get new decals from Mark.
https://m.imgur.com/a/FSNC5
https://m.imgur.com/a/FSNC5
It's AWESOME.
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ummmm - see my mercian, post #17, custom built by derek land in late 2002 for me. I foolishly didn't specify forward-opening dropouts - i am sure they still have some knocking around somewhere, maybe even some old cyclo or stallard types or something similar. Lots of makers produced them in the past, and mercian fitted them to a lot of bikes in the 40s-60s, before everyone sort of standardized on campagnolo pattern derailleur mounts.
And i have flipped my wheel around on the road many times - the drill for me used to be ride the pavement to the complex of fire roads, flip from the 17t to the 19t cog, ride the 10 miles or so of dirt and gravel, flip back over at the pavement and ride home.
And i have flipped my wheel around on the road many times - the drill for me used to be ride the pavement to the complex of fire roads, flip from the 17t to the 19t cog, ride the 10 miles or so of dirt and gravel, flip back over at the pavement and ride home.
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If I had a bike right I could buy right now, it would either be a All City Big Block, Cinelli Tipo Pista or a EAI Bareknuckle build. Each pretty different from each other but I wouldn't be buying for a specific need, I just want something cool.
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I don't ride fixed.
I also ride road, freewheel.
So with an unlimited budget, I'd custom build on eccentric BB steel or ti frame carbon fork, with thru axle front/rear. I'd also build on the road plus. Compass Babyshoe Pass tubeless on full carbon 650b. (or panaracer GK tubeless) Say M525 G 1320 gram wheel set. so 2066 gram setup sans sealant. Lighter than most peoples 700 wheels alone. I'd go disc brake too.
I also ride road, freewheel.
So with an unlimited budget, I'd custom build on eccentric BB steel or ti frame carbon fork, with thru axle front/rear. I'd also build on the road plus. Compass Babyshoe Pass tubeless on full carbon 650b. (or panaracer GK tubeless) Say M525 G 1320 gram wheel set. so 2066 gram setup sans sealant. Lighter than most peoples 700 wheels alone. I'd go disc brake too.
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If I wanted "road" geometry I'd take a classic steel road race frame over any of the generic TIG'd Wabi/IRO/Kilo/Steamrollers.
Cheaper, cooler looking, and able to run gears if you want. Probably lighter too, particularly if you swap to a threadless headset setup.
Cheaper, cooler looking, and able to run gears if you want. Probably lighter too, particularly if you swap to a threadless headset setup.
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The best frames are made using Hephaestus forged tubing that is tack welded and placed on a pyre nest to be simultaneously fused and heat treated during the end life of a phoenix. Afterwards the frames are dipped in a bath of unicorn tears for corrosion protection before being sent backwards through time for final prep and paint by Michelangelo himself.
Once painting is complete they are placed in a secure location to cure for no less than 500 years where they are then picked up in the present and sold online for $599 with free shipping.
Once painting is complete they are placed in a secure location to cure for no less than 500 years where they are then picked up in the present and sold online for $599 with free shipping.
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I do not know if anyone has mentioned it but besides the fact that there is absolutely no cashe/ prestige with a WABI bike, the bikes do not have even have built in chain tensioner screws. (seems really low end and overpriced) If you want nice, think Colnago or Pinerello track bike.
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^^ Kinda irrelevant, IMO. I've never owned a bike with chain tensioner screws, nor would I really want to. They're like the vestigial appendix of the track bike.
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I do not know if anyone has mentioned it but besides the fact that there is absolutely no cashe/ prestige with a WABI bike, the bikes do not have even have built in chain tensioner screws. (seems really low end and overpriced) If you want nice, think Colnago or Pinerello track bike.
This thread is about road fix gears. Why on earth would you want a tensioner to have to undo ever time you flat or want to flip a wheel? And have to adjust to deal with that different sized cog. Oh, that's right, no one flips wheels.) Way too old-fashioned a concept. Gone are the days when guy's rode 3000 miles and for three weeks to get to the cafe. And flipped his wheel every time he started up yet another mountain. Google the early Tour de France editions. Ridden on real road fix gears. No tensioners. (Actually, you don't even see tensioned chains at velodromes. In fact, you can see the chains hang slack on the bikes of the best riders from clear across the track. The BF'er I quoted probably should visit any velodromes close by as a public service and get that crowd on board.)
I've seen tensioners at the Velodrome. But no on the vast majority of bikes.
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My chain tensioner is wedging my knuckles between the seatpost and rear tire.
I can tell how tight the chain will be based on the intensity of the pain and it is surprisingly repeatable.
-Tim-
I can tell how tight the chain will be based on the intensity of the pain and it is surprisingly repeatable.
-Tim-
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I converted my old De Bernardi steel frame to a fixed gear. I committed the frame to its new role by removing the shifter bosses and derailleur hanger. Phil Wood track cups on Mavic Open Pro rims, Campagnolo everything else, TTT bars and stem. I run 28mm tires at ~80 psi, as the fixed is less amenable to unshipping my weight off the saddle going over rough road surface.[IMG][/IMG]
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