deathhare

Its designed to be mounted on the sloping part of handlebars. Kinda like this lever was.

alumrock12

c0urt

I GOT YOUR TRACK STANDS RIGHT HERE!!!!

Enk1du

I would have to disagree, 62-64 look great IMO. Maybe it was the fact that I rode a too small frame for longer than I should have, but then again, my opinion means nothing, so, um, carry on.

cierrecart

Unfortunately those bars have a bulge there that wont let the clamp mount any further down. As for not being functional.....it's functional enough to stop the bike when I squeeze it.

jussik

Jätte snygg BJ, but maybe you should put a piece inner tube under that eltejp too?

FiendForFixie

deathhare

Kanye West = a chipmunk.



am i right?

FiendForFixie

i should of posted in Jackass BFSSFG poseur tarck bicyclist of the day?

humancongereel

kanye needs to tie his shoes before riding. otherwise, whatever, i guess that's all right. i'm not into it, but i guess it's cool that a high-profile entertainment star is repping the bikes, right? i guess...?

frankstoneline

dude needs to hacksaw those risers.

humancongereel

looks fine to me.

barba

I don't really know anything about Kanye West, but why does it seem to bother people that he rides a fixed gear bike? Honest question.

deathhare

Because he doesnt dress like they dress.

~Stuart~

be cause he earns more then them

frankstoneline

I suppose it's a taste issue,
if it was MY bike, those bars would get the saw.

I think the reason people hate is because they feel he rides a fixed gear bike because it has become fashionable. Ironically most of the people who post here probably got into fixed gear riding due in part to it's fashion element. I know the fashion element got me curious, I wouldnt have known anything about it unless I had seen FG bikes in their "hip" forms and gotten curious.

letsthrowfries

How does a gangsta track even ride? They only come in two sizes and seem like oversized bmx bikes fitted for 700c tires; which probably means they're beefy and can probably take a beating.


Personally, I think it's f***ing sweet Kanye repping bicycling, less a**holes on the road- they get into cycling, they get on their bikes once in a while to look cool and they finally get to empathize with the hazards we face when we're trying to ride- meaning we get heckled/harassed when less riding in the street, best case scenario of course.

DasProfezzional

Four years ago, in my ripe mid-adolescence, the only people I knew who rode fixed were the old hands of the bike trade who were my bosses. Nowadays, FG's are ridden by people who don't really consider themselves cyclists, and who think of a bike as an accessory, not as a hobby or a passion. And as far as accessorizing goes, Kanye's pretty much the epitome. So he's epitomizing the demise (or at least the perversion,) of something a lot of us found to be purdy special.

That's why, so's I see it. [/tear.]

bryanhayn

Simple, because fixed gear bikes = cool. Kanye = uncool.

Teevoe

Do you live in or around San Jose?

VT tallbike

Add one link to your chain. That ****s about to fall off.

deathhare

x2

solbrothers

hay, hay guise. new to bikes. here's a few pictures of my fixed gear. 64cm. im 6'7" so it suits me well.

VT tallbike

Are you sure that seat is high enough. I'm 6'2 and ride a 67cm with about the same amount of seat post showing. Maybe I just have freakishly long legs, They just don't seem like they're long compared to my arms at 6'6" wingspan.

YellowFixedGear

It's almost done.
Still waiting for my Reynolds 531c tubing stickers and glow in the dark green grips to arrive in the mail. Still have to send out the Campy Record cranks out to be powdercoated black too.
Below is a pic of what it looked like when I got it.

Super old and rare EG Bates track frame (glow in the dark paintjob)
Campy Record 165 cranks
MKS Peddles
Aerospoke wheels
105 headset (soon to be black Chris King)
Thompson Seatpost
Really old Unicanter seat.
Etc......
Enjoy