Your Fixed Gear/SS Photos!
12-18-07 | 01:50 AM
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Bikes: Univega Gran Premio, Custom MTB/SS/Commuter, Vintage Miele Fixie under construction
Im sure its a single speed. Looks like a blast, can't wait to get my 29'er built!
12-18-07 | 01:56 AM
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From: Iowa State University
Bikes: 2010 Trek Madone 5, 2009 Surly Karate Monkey, 1982 Gitane Tour de France, 1982 Takara Tribute, 2001 Spicer Track
Single speed. I'm too chicken to mountain bike fixed.
12-18-07 | 02:38 AM
shadybikes
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it's got campy front and rear dropouts and its drilled front and rear too. oh another reason it might be custom for someone workingin the factory is the lack of serial number.
12-18-07 | 02:39 AM
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That monkey is tiiight.
12-18-07 | 07:36 AM
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I just picked up my Karate Monkey from my LBS today. I rode her a little and took a few photos before dark. Hope you like it, I sure do.
I got the frame for really cheap because the shop got it for really cheap because of the imperfect decals. You can see the one of "Karate Monkey" in this picture, but the "Fatties Fit Fine" is also screwed up, but covered by the chainstay guard.
It's my first 29er, giving me a pair of mountain bikes, the other a 2006 Fisher Cake 2 DLX.
Here are the specs of my build:
-Avid BB7 mechanical discs
-Shimano M475 Hubs laced with 2mm DT Swiss spokes to WTB Dual Duty 29er rims
-Panaracer Rampage 29x2.35" tires
-WTB Momentum headset
-Generic stem, bars and a Kalloy post off a Marin Nail Trail
-Shimano Deore gear ready crankset with a 32t ring, 20t Surly cog in back
-WTB Speed V saddle, will be replaced by a Brooks Team Professional
-Lizard Skins chainstay guard. This is to cover up the sticker on the frame that's screwed up.
-For now old Sakae road pedals that will be caged
I got the frame for really cheap because the shop got it for really cheap because of the imperfect decals. You can see the one of "Karate Monkey" in this picture, but the "Fatties Fit Fine" is also screwed up, but covered by the chainstay guard.
It's my first 29er, giving me a pair of mountain bikes, the other a 2006 Fisher Cake 2 DLX.
Here are the specs of my build:
-Avid BB7 mechanical discs
-Shimano M475 Hubs laced with 2mm DT Swiss spokes to WTB Dual Duty 29er rims
-Panaracer Rampage 29x2.35" tires
-WTB Momentum headset
-Generic stem, bars and a Kalloy post off a Marin Nail Trail
-Shimano Deore gear ready crankset with a 32t ring, 20t Surly cog in back
-WTB Speed V saddle, will be replaced by a Brooks Team Professional
-Lizard Skins chainstay guard. This is to cover up the sticker on the frame that's screwed up.
-For now old Sakae road pedals that will be caged
12-18-07 | 08:07 AM
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Bikes: 07' Biacnchi Pista, 06' Felt Jumpshot
raleigh
just finished my first conversion. It's a 74' raleigh. Got the frame friday, i stripped it down to the bare metal, repainted it and built iy up as a single speed in 2 days. This is a X-mas gift for my girlfriends dad. It's a lot of fun to cruise through the suburbs
12-18-07 | 08:16 AM
Don't smoke, Mike.
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1. If you ever want new decals for your bike (or even a new head badge) Surly sells them all separately.
2. If you want to I *think* the brake posts on the frame and fork are removable.
12-18-07 | 08:33 AM
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get a silver post, and the campy cranks...maybe a different (steel cinelli...i know, $) stem and that bike will be so nice. so nice. so nice.
12-18-07 | 08:36 AM
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That Schwinn is the first bike ive seen that actually looks good with the new all-white tires.
Looks perfect.
Looks perfect.
12-18-07 | 08:43 AM
Don't smoke, Mike.
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12-18-07 | 09:37 AM
12-18-07 | 09:46 AM
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Where's the Joke Bike thread?
12-18-07 | 09:47 AM
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nice corners
12-18-07 | 09:50 AM
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From: Portland ME
12-18-07 | 10:02 AM
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Mid 90s mtb ss conversion
Needed a commuter bike for use on low elevation change. Had a mixed bag of parts available. Here's what I did.
- took a 90s giant rincon se with semi vertical dropouts
- bought a cheap crankset on nashbar to replace the riveted one I had
- bought a ss conversion kit also from nashbar to get spacers, tensioner and bmx rear cogs
- found a 42:16 combo that gave me a straight line and played with the chain to get it tight but not too tight of a tension; no tensioner
- other parts: shimano xt rear hub, manitou se fork from an old fisher sugar mtb
- I've been riding it and chain hasn't bound or fell off yet. Granted, I haven't been taking it off road or climbing a lot, but it works well for intended purpose.
12-18-07 | 11:12 AM
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From: Iowa State University
Bikes: 2010 Trek Madone 5, 2009 Surly Karate Monkey, 1982 Gitane Tour de France, 1982 Takara Tribute, 2001 Spicer Track
I got it all for only $775. This was after the frame had been rust-proofed, faced and chased, and anti-seizing stuff had been applied to the frame.
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12-18-07 | 11:17 AM
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Bikes: 2010 Trek Madone 5, 2009 Surly Karate Monkey, 1982 Gitane Tour de France, 1982 Takara Tribute, 2001 Spicer Track
2. Yes, the brake posts are removable, but I'm going to keep them on there in case I want to turn it into a cyclocross or touring some time in the future. I realize that keeping them wouldn't hinder that, but the guy at the shop I bought it from says he runs into a lot of problems with people taking them off and not being able to put brakes back on because they are too dirty or have been screwed up in some way. I don't really mind how they look either.
12-18-07 | 11:17 AM
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That BMC is definitely doing it wrong.
12-18-07 | 11:26 AM
live free or die trying
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all it would take to appease everyone here would be track drops and the words "i ride this on the track".
maybe the rider uses the risers to get to the velodrome? ha ha, i dunno. i don't want to hate, cuz that is some solid ish, but i can see why there's hate.
then again, remember, most of us are riding bikes designed for the velodrome on the street.
maybe the rider uses the risers to get to the velodrome? ha ha, i dunno. i don't want to hate, cuz that is some solid ish, but i can see why there's hate.
then again, remember, most of us are riding bikes designed for the velodrome on the street.
12-18-07 | 12:10 PM
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that BMC looks like a prime time commercial.
12-18-07 | 01:52 PM
70mm4$!n!
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From: DC
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that BMC is the only bike that I like the HED3 on
12-18-07 | 02:20 PM
eert a ekil yzarc
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The BMC needs bumper stickers.
12-18-07 | 03:18 PM
yo yo yo yo yo
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From: delaware
the bmc frame is the ****ing ugliest **** i ever seen