Merde!, and I thought my 48x16 was challenging. Admittedly I AM but, WOW!

My winter beater Peugeot PE-8.

That seat setup is a nut buster. Ouch

When I saw that chainring, my first thought was "this has to be in Florida." Sure enough. Any place with hills would be a problem for that gearing.

How about headwinds ?

You have to get into a Obree style aero position and you will have no problems.

And this is the time of year riding up & down SFL coastal roads if you are lucky you can catch headwinds going both directions.

1949 Rotrax "the Shirley" got new wheels built and I took it to for an inaugural ride yesterday in the wind. Did an out and back of the Philly section of the Schuylkill River loop.
Phil

broke the rules posting my RoadTres 3x1

breaking the rules now posting my PartsBin Miyata OneThousand with the S-A 2spd kickback hub

with no interest yet in the for sale frameset, I dropped the frame in the parts bin and shook real hard until this fell out

Thanksgiving day glamor shot to close out the year

Yo Phil! This is Paul with the green Raleigh Pro. Great pic!

Duke Togo is a Japanese fictional character originally from a long running manga/anime series - a professional assassin for hire. Near as I can tell, a type of James Bond persona. The guy that raced this bike put the name on the top tube of several of his bikes along with the unusual paint.

Columbus max fork - lighter, stiffer and more aero is the claim. I don’t know but they are popular with Keirin racers and I like the way they look and ride. I have them on 3 of my bikes.

If anyone knows please fill me in.

Makino 2019

Makino 2018

Certainly an improvement over the aesthetic disaster of the cranked Thomson seatpost and the antique Nitto drain plumbing. What seatpost is that? Less sure about the new chainring and wheels.

You know if you copy Zach’s frame handlebars and hubs people are gonna call you a poser right?

the seatpost is Nitto sp72 by the way - good luck with your build.

Level 2014

It had occurred to me. I’m not consciously copying anyone, but there’s probably nothing new under the sun when it comes to building bicycles from off-the-shelf parts.

All the same, what handlebars and hubs does Zach Gallardo use? When I Google, I see a load of bicycles (some not Wabis) and variations in the builds of each one. He doesn’t seem to be heavily into the technical side of things, so maybe his components are not choices I would make anyway. Form follows function for me … distantly.

Thanks.

I think you made the right call to put that cranked seatpost and Nitto stem on the Level instead. Better fit. Though I always found that seatpost clumsy looking and clumsy in operation (putting a needless limit on minimum saddle height).

Worx TA 2.0 small long reach 2024

My neighbor passed by me in the hallway. She asked “Is it a bicycle party?” Yes Yes it is.

Indeed.

I don't interact much online anymore. Deleted my Fakebook and never answer my LinkedIn. Ride Bike is one thing I do still for my life. My other bike is a Specialized Sequoia 62x52x42 chain and 38 down to 12 rear.

Early 1970s John Deere 10 speed road bike converted to a single speed.

Just finished this build! I've been sitting on all the pieces for it for a couple weeks now, waiting for an old drop bar from my dad's touring bike. I ended up giving up and grabbing this bar from a children's bike trailer that was in our basement . Turns out some old bar tape i saved is the same color as the grips! I figure he won't have replaced the bar before the new year so I'll repost in the 2025 thread, hopefully with a drop bar and the fork cut to size. (don't look at the rear wheel too long, its my first wheelbuild so forgive me )

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Nice - My first fixed gear was a KHS. I had the ‘Aero Track’ with the s shaped seat tube - fun bike.
Enjoy!