$2000 to build a fixed..suggestions?
06-17-07, 03:54 PM
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Ken Cox, thanks for all the info man. Business cycles is an awesome site....love the pictures of all the track components. Thanks, I will look closely at all your suggestions.
06-17-07, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by mander
Dave Moulton has the answer to this and every other bike question. There are at least two more awesome articles related to steering geometry on his site.
https://davesbikeblog.blogspot.com/20...rrelly_30.html
https://davesbikeblog.blogspot.com/20...rrelly_30.html
06-17-07, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by wallah
Johnny Cycles makes nice bikes. I have been looking at a local builder called Steelman Cycles https://www.steelmancycles.com/. But man the custom stuff really adds up.
I like Ken's line-by-line a lot, though.
I don't know if he took it into account, but I believe a touch of money could be saved through buying a (Miche) grouppo. Don't know if he took this into account.
But I agree with the whole "find a decent frame for reasonably cheap and use the rest on components" schtick. You could always upgrade frame and shift components over, after all.
06-17-07, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Smorgasgeorge
I had roughly this amount of money to burn and what did I do?...... I bought a new set of golf clubs.
A
Waste.
06-17-07, 09:30 PM
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I might have stretched the truth a bit, but there is some steel in there....and I hear that it is in fact, "real".
08-18-07, 09:58 PM
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+1 On Miche Group
I agree you can save quite a bit with the purchase of the Miche Track Group...Chuck's bikes shows them available in 165mm and 170mm crank length. For the $310 price you get tremendous value. His link is:
https://www.chucksbikes.com/store/
Click on the "Other" tab on the left of the page, and scroll down.
Our local fixed gear shop in St. Petersburg, Fl has built up some "Bare Knuckle" bikes...real nice frames and I believe they are the same as the Nessuno frames (Italian built and supplied by EAI).
This track frame made by Waterford at $725 could be tempting as well.
https://www.benscycle.net/index.php?m...oducts_id=1429
Good luck with the 2K decision, and keep the post informed if you make a purchase.
https://www.chucksbikes.com/store/
Click on the "Other" tab on the left of the page, and scroll down.
Our local fixed gear shop in St. Petersburg, Fl has built up some "Bare Knuckle" bikes...real nice frames and I believe they are the same as the Nessuno frames (Italian built and supplied by EAI).
This track frame made by Waterford at $725 could be tempting as well.
https://www.benscycle.net/index.php?m...oducts_id=1429
Good luck with the 2K decision, and keep the post informed if you make a purchase.
08-19-07, 01:09 AM
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marinnoni pista frame steel of course lifetime warranty sg75 cranks and bb king hs sram chain mavic open pros laced to phils or formulas eai cog da lockring good pedals and strap (if it is for racing rx-1s and toshis if for street gr-9s and toshis doubles of course) or time atacs thomson x2 stem deda drop bars or other os bars
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So I have 400 miles on my 07 Redline 925 which is for commuting. Already have the urge for something better and more refined...Now I need a cooler fast fixed bike I can use to hang with the local club rides. What would you put on this bike, Frame, cranks, seat post ,headset, stem, fork, bars,wheels, cog etc. I am looking to the real unbiased fixed riders for assistance rather that talking to a shop who will sell me on what they have. It will be a road bike not track.
