tensioner on a fixie
10-06-05, 04:47 PM
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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
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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
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.
Regarding this bike: Check out the angle of the seat...you could just fall off the back.
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)
(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, 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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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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Originally Posted by spud
yeah i spotted that ugly powerbar sticker too
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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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.
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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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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.
Thats blasphemous!
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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/
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.