i took my pinarello for a test drive the night i finished building it. i rolled from the street to a parking lot hit a bumb and got a flat. eff that shizz.

but thats my only experience with tubies and my pinarello...i have little money.

that's a good combo. never heard that though. I would think its impossible to get a new tire on if it does flat

Tubulars sound like fun--the easiest way to try them
seems like the tubular-clincher.

Anyone got an opinion on how tubular clinchers roll?
Like Tufos?

Yeah tooling with the bike leads to fun!

Surly Steamroller turned faux-English 3 Speed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...t/TJW_9261.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...t/TJW_9259.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...t/TJW_9264.jpg

We made $32 today while I photographed this. $5 yesterday while I was putting it all together. Business is slow... SUPPORT YOUR LBS!

yeah, i have a friend who's a currently laid-off mechanic. just too slow right now.

Haha, thanks dude. Shouldn't be long until the bar tape follows suit. :)

Not true. All tubular tires have several layers of rubber, cotton, kevlar, etc., depending on the tire.
For example..
http://www.lickbike.com/lickimages/1689.gifhttp://www.lickbike.com/lickimages/1685.gif

..and so on.

If you ever want to sell your IRO, let me know. I miss my blue 50cm (that's a 50, right?).

i guess it's about the same effect with clinchers, i guess it's just counterintuitive to think that.

Got a boring old profile shot you can post? This one looks interesting.

tubular > clinchers

don't be scared

your wish is my command:

http://photos-077.ll.facebook.com/ph...83906_6571.jpg

Next up:
- Generic Kalloy silver seatpost
- Dimension Stars Brown/Blue handlebar grips
- Paul Crankset mmmm either all silver or black ring and silver arms
- New wheelset: mmm Salsa Delgado Silver or Velocity Razor Celeste rims, black double butted DT spokes and Formula Hubs - maybe Paul if i've got the cash. If I go with the Salsas they'll be silver, if I go with the Razors they'll be black.
- Still thinking about going internally geared too - maybe a coaster brake SS hub, but likely a 3 speed CB with a dyno up front for some sweet lights.
- Some kind of Porteur front rack. I've got a rare parts guy with his eyes open, Cetma or Velo-Orange if nothing comes up.
- Hammered steel fenders

Nitto RB-021?
If so, how do you like them? I should be getting mine in a week or so. Replacing Nashbar TT bars.

or he wore raw denim and rode it a couple times =P

haha jp

There is a little enforced rule about AOLese, spelling, and punctuation when posting on this message board.



It was written with english speakers in mind.:)

Warning, I have been riding this pup in the winter mush so it is very dirty right now and my chain is a bit too loose for my liking (was playing around with it trying different tensions out). It rides really solid, more solid then any other bike I have ever owned. I am thinking of going with some form of drops instead of the bullhorns now. It has about 3 months of riding on it and I am still loving it. I just got a digital camera so.. here is my pup:

http://www.nitroy.com/cole/Files/Temp/bike1.jpg
http://www.nitroy.com/cole/Files/Temp/bike2.jpg
http://www.nitroy.com/cole/Files/Temp/bike3.jpg

http://www.engrish.com/image/engrish...ets-crepes.jpg

Yeah, wtf is that. I noticed it on another bike you posted. Is it some sort of Japanese lucky charm or some such?


Nice rides btw.

There's been alot of good ones up past couple days.

It's an omamori. Yes, basically a Japanese good luck charm. You buy them at Shinto shrines. DH's is for safe travels.

tire iron jabs, whatever its called when you don't have the tube properly seated inside the tire and it gets stuck between the rim and he bead, ummmm.......pinch flats, what's the last one?

snake bites? or are we calling that pinch flats?

Nice! That looks like a lot of fun. For that rear hub you might also want to wait for the re-issue of the Sturmey Archer ASC-3 3sp fixed gear hub. Last I heard they were gearing up for some prototypes. Might be worth looking into and see how it's coming along. Here's Sheldon's page on it (his "re-issue" info is slightly out of date): http://www.sheldonbrown.com/asc.html

if they do it, i'm buying it. you know, me and probably everyone on this site who's bored of one gear but is too scared to say so.

True. I know three people off the top of my head who are just waiting for them to ship.

heretic!