Yeah....and then it sucks.

Suck my wheel...*****es!

That hurt, man. That really hurt. It's gonna take a while for me to learn to trust you again.

Sorry, I forgot this was the fixie/sensitive guy forum. :)

Well, don't let it happen again. *sniff*

Both of you clearly need a good smack. Since 165's not around, here's one from me *smack* *smack.

Ahhh... that feels better. :)

Mmmmm.....sassy

my first fixie, started with a mid-80s trek 520 my friend generously donated. kept the frame, fork, headset, and seatpost. now onto the new stuff!

-sugino 75 170mm cranks and bb w/DA 46T chainring and 18T surly cog
-phil wood/open pro rear wheel, MA3/ultegra front w/armadillo 700x25 tires on both
-nitto 100mm stem and el toro bullhorns
-terry fly saddle


http://nick.hasajournal.com/pictures/bike4.jpg
http://nick.hasajournal.com/pictures/bike5.jpg
http://nick.hasajournal.com/pictures/bike6.jpg

soooo much lighter than my old 4130 beater, and it flies up hills! couldn't be happier :D

Looks like a nice ride - what's with the missmatched wrap lengths on your bullhorns?

Planning on installing a front brake with a time-trial lever on the left-hand side, so I left the hole for internal cable routing clear of wrap. ;)

looking very good for a throw together. nice job.

I thought it was time I posted pictures of fixie. Only a couple of things worth mentioning. TA track crankset, eggbeater pedals and Velocity rims mated to suzue hubs (rear is promax and front is basic).
I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to how to fix my seatpost situation. What do you think?

Thanks for looking

John

first things first - change the "12 Vitesses/Speeds" sticker on the chainstay to "1 vitesse/speed" :)

It doesn't look like there is enough lip on the seattube for a clamp. Did there used to be an integrated seatpost collar "pinch clamp" (sorry, I do not know the true nomenclature)? Or is the screw the only way the post was kept in place?
Odd...that is a first for me...curious minds want to know!

I traded my friend for the frame,fork and seatpost for a Thompson seatpost I didn't need at the time, so I don't about the seatpost post clamp. Currently the screw is the only thing holding it in place. It is cheesy,but it works for now. I want to repaint later this year and the writing on the seat stay will go. And if I have professionaly painted, hopefully a skilled framebuilder can fix the ugly part of my ride.

updated pic of my basso with the nitto bull horns!

http://www.jfleischmann.com/cycling/basso070204.jpg

nicest fixie I'v ever seen, I'm jellus now :P

oh no! you lost your soul! didnt you see his posting number was 666!

I've got those bull horns to and they rock!!!

What hub is that?

Phil or Campy record, methinks

My guess: Suzue ProMax

Here is the new one, quite a few parts from old bikes.

Falcon 531 58cm
Phils, Open Pro
Profile Bulls
Serfas Gel tape with black plugs
soma 15t
rocket 40t
sakae cranks 170
ritchey stem threadless
carbon fork (came with the frame)
random seatpost
terry liberator saddle
coda caliper
salsa cross lever
ritchey spd pedals
cane creek headset

Rides fast, weighs 18.5#

Phil

Here is where I got the frame from..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWA:IT
Another super ebay find, the tires alone are worth 50 a piece, not to mention the wheels...

Phil

Crap! I thought mine was low at #20. Interesting tidbit...I was at a shop today and they had a Trek Madone hanging from a scale and it looked to be #16 - #16.5 but it's made out of paper.

531 is fun

Not mine, but I spotted this one outside the Twisted Spoke on Grand and Ogden about 2-3 months back. Independent Fabrications frame, I believe. I dig the shrunken heads. This belong to anyone on the forum?

looks like the AL KHS Aero...awesome customizing