Nice paint job on the Schwinn, BBQ. Is that original?

BBQ, woa, awesome. did you get the bullhorns and brake lever in the combo deal performance is having?
they sell PROFILE aeros plus a pair of Dia Compe aero levers for $40 or something.

sweet sweet bike.

Thats the deal...you get 2 levers soooo...I guess I hafta build another:D

I finaly got around to taking a picture of my GT Pulse. I had a GT ZR 1.0 a few years back that I ended up selling. I really missed that frame so when I found this GT Pulse frame I had to get it :)

heres my commuter, its a raleigh technium converted to a fixed gear. its pretty light because the main tubes are aluminum, but from what im told the frame will crack eventually because its bonded together.... its hard to tell in the pic but the chainring is black!
http://home.comcast.net/~lcsira/P0000014.JPG

this is my girlfriends fixed gear. i found the unrideable bikeout for garbage one day , so i shouldered it and rode home with it. its a pretty sweet shogun frame.then i converted it to a fixie with spare parts.. another cool thing about this bike is the rear hub...its a BSA (british small arms) fixed hub...not sure how old it is...anyone have info on this sort of thing?
http://home.comcast.net/~lcsira/P0000016.JPG

and finally heres my SS MTB. a converted specialized hard rock. i removed all the unnecessary braze-ons, for a true SS frame! i even cut off the cantilever bridge (NOT the frame bridge!) on the rear for a much cleaner look. my favorite thing about the bike is the headset....i converted it to a 1" threadless headset, it was pretty hard to find a 1" threadless stem, but i did! PS: ignore the flats, i usually MTB with clipless!!
http://home.comcast.net/~lcsira/P0000017.JPG

legalize_it,

I have an '86 Raleigh Technium that was a commuter. But, after buying a Bianchi Volpe, now I'm thinking of converting it to a fixed. I have never ridden fixed, but I find it interesting & intriguing. Also, I am not very handy, but... what better way to learn?

Any advice on upgrading the Technium? How did you handle the stem shifters? Remove them, and take a hacksaw to the "dealies"?

Obscure Reference Man
Dave

to take off the stem shifters first take off the shifter levers, then loosen the bolt on the top of the stem, and pull it out. after the shifter levers are off there should be a screw/nut you can loosen and slide the bracket off the stem....no hacksawing required!!

legalize it...damnnn...I thought I had the only FG technium in the 'hood.

If it makes you feel better, my Tech has been fixed and has been my primary all-purpose transport for over a decade. Still structurally sound after thousands upon thousands of road and trail miles.

ObscureRefnow...I just kept the mounts on the DT. You could hacksaw if you wanted to, I dont think itll look any better

are you rocking the 27" rims like me, or did you swap them out for 700c?

legal - Thanks. But last night when I took the shifters off, I was left with a rectangular "post". I don't think it will come off. Maybe you had a better model Technium that I had! :)

From what I've read here and elsewhere, it looks like I can get a pair of pre-built 700 wheels ($120), crankset ($70), and bottom bracket ($25) from americancyclery.com. Then I should be all set! Accept for, maybe, a new paint job...

"are you rocking the 27" rims like me, or did you swap them out for 700c"

Both; 27X1 1/8 for most riding. Occassionally swap to 700c.

I just noticed youre in philly; Im across the bridge in medford, though I do plenty of riding to/in Phila; suprised I havent seen your rig before.

Obscure: you're right, the 'posts' dont come off; you either leave 'em (like me), hacksaw, or dremmel them off.

My fixie:

stevo---

do you do any mountain biking or just the fixed?

Freshly built...still need to tear down and paint but it works!

FOR SALE:

Why tear down the deck railing?

Here it is after painting. You can't really tell from the picture but it's that new paint they have that changes colors. It changes between black, green and purple depending on your angle. I also polished the forks a bit.

Equipment that is not original ie. 30 years old:
Original seat from my Cannondale
Kalloy seat post
Cinelli bar tape
tires n tubes
rear wheel spokes
Surly track cog and a couple spacers
clip pedals

Had this sticker laying around and thought it might add a little something to the bike so I added her under the clear coat on the top tube.

Hi Folks....

This is my current ride. It's a pacer which has better geometry for me than a steamroller (damn). The main problem is the pacer has vertical dropouts hence the Singleator.

A local shop is changing the dropouts later this month ;-)

The bars are Profile Stoker done in red and black cateye cloth tape. The brake levers are Tektro.

Have fun...

Jim

Hi Folks...

Here's a not-too-spiffy picture of the bars.

Jim

here's some...

http://www.anthonysloan.com/Searle_Pass.html

Damn.

Another damn.... very nice presentation.... is that Monkey as in Karate Monkey?

Does anyone else think we should make this thread a sticky?