tensioner on a fixie

griffin_ · 2005-10-06 22:47:10

from fgg http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/oct/HansWill-1.jpg weird

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10-06-05 | 04:47 PM

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10-06-05 | 04:53 PM

terrapin04

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I think it might be a SS actually

10-06-05 | 04:55 PM

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then why was it on fixed gear gallery?

10-06-05 | 04:59 PM

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even tho theres no front derailleur, theres clearly two rings on the front crank.

10-06-05 | 05:00 PM

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I think that occasionally Dennis integrates a single speed here and there as part of a larger "one-gear" whole

10-06-05 | 05:03 PM

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wow poeple jumped on this bike quick. i noticed it too though.

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10-06-05 | 05:14 PM

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ewww, something about that bike is GUH-ROSS!

10-06-05 | 05:15 PM

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i just thought it was a bit odd
i also thought it was odd that he put the "friday fix" up on thursday afternoon

10-06-05 | 06:07 PM

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Does anyone make a tensioner for a road bike with standard campy type road drop outs?

Regarding this bike: Check out the angle of the seat...you could just fall off the back.

10-06-05 | 06:20 PM

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There are a lot of less-than-desirable things going on here. The anodized tensioner reminds you how pink the frame is.

10-06-05 | 06:20 PM

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theres deff a lockring on there, right?

10-06-05 | 06:32 PM

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looks like ss, not fix, to me.
(tho i s'pose it could be a fix if the rider ALWAYS used the brakes to slow/stop, but that seems super-risky)

10-06-05 | 06:46 PM

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on the "Am I Hot Or Not" scale I rate this a not.

10-06-05 | 06:51 PM

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looks like fix to me.

if so, this is at least the 3rd tensioned fix on the FGG.

10-06-05 | 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dustinlikewhat

ewww, something about that bike is GUH-ROSS!

yeah i spotted that ugly powerbar sticker too

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10-06-05 | 08:12 PM

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This bike *could* be hot, with some changes. Specifically, this bike needs carbon drops, aero levers, Zero Gravity brakes, a single-ring crank, and an SLR saddle. That Corima 4-spoke is ******** hot.

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10-06-05 | 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by spud

yeah i spotted that ugly powerbar sticker too

<old_skool>
listen you young whippersnappers, back in the day all we HAD were powerbars, and they came wrapped in barbed wire that we had to chew off, and we were GRATEFUL for them, 'cause they were better than the chunks of tire and old muffler that occasional bounced into the hole in the road where we lived...

(i raced on wild berry powerbars for about two seasons and grew to love them, although our rep could never explain why that was the only flavor they ever sent us. we probably just weren't 'core enough).
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10-06-05 | 08:15 PM

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This bike *could* be hot, with some changes. Specifically, this bike needs carbon drops, aero levers, Zero Gravity brakes, a single-ring crank, and an SLR saddle. That Corima 4-spoke is ******** hot.

dont forget the mirrycle incredibell jellibell

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10-06-05 | 08:19 PM

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Wouldn't it only be a problem if they tried to back pedal?

10-06-05 | 08:37 PM

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wouldn't poorly set up brakes only be a problem when you want to use them?

10-06-05 | 09:56 PM

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has potential, but no ... not yet by a long shot. yells unfinished like Paris Hilton barfing PBR and cheetos

10-06-05 | 11:03 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Fugazi Dave

This bike *could* be hot, with some changes. Specifically, this bike needs carbon drops, aero levers, Zero Gravity brakes, a single-ring crank, and an SLR saddle. That Corima 4-spoke is ******** hot.

Ok, I'll give you the brakes, levers (campy record), crank, and saddle, but carbon drops on a quill stem, are you kidding me?

Thats blasphemous!

10-07-05 | 12:42 AM

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This pic makes me think - in theory, could a Rennen tensioner be used on a fix? I've got one on a trials bike, and I've landed on it *hard* on ledges and things, and it hasn't budged. Maybe I'll try it out on my v-drop MTB that I want to SS/fix.

https://www.rennendesigngroup.com/

10-07-05 | 01:02 AM

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You don't put loud and energy-draining parts on a fix or you will be ostracised. You could use something similar with a lil' cog like the derailleurs have.

10-07-05 | 06:27 AM

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Ugh. That bike just says "half-a$$ed" way too much. If I owned that bike, I would NOT have sent in pics to the FGG yet. Wait until you find the magic ratio, file the dropouts, something. Aero levers are a necessity. What are they, $30? Get a decent seat and drop the rear brake. Next thing you know this guy will put fenders on it.

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