Bike Forums - Your Fixed Gear/SS Photos!

Maietta is a very little known italian builder who works in an thatch hut along on a hillside outside of Florence.

J/K, I went to school with Tony and helped decorate a beer funnel with him. He is cool, and his bikes are sweet. PS - beers are awesome.

Cynikal

03-02-07 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by geoGraphicFTD

this is also my first bikeforums post.

see it at my blog!

I don't even know what it is...some 80s road frame? it has Sugino GT cranks and a decent back wheel w/ an American Classic Hub laced to Mavic Rim...I don't even know what that means I know like nothing about bikes, but apparently they're not bad.

I rode it a bit on the way home from the shop, not as off-putting as I thought it would be. It was fun!!! now all I gotta do is learn how to stop w/o the break. and do a track stand.

Welcome to the fold. Glad to know there are other planners who ride fixed ;) .

mcatano

03-02-07 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by queerpunk

anyhoo, the handling is realy wonderful. people say "twitchy" all the time, but i don't know what they're talking about. the handling of the pog is really smooth and decisive. predictable without being self-correcting. i'm not sure if any of that has to do with the longer chainstays, though. but yeah, it kind of carves in a way that really makes me smile.

That makes a certain amount of sense with the combination. The longer chainstays mean a longer wheelbase which would equate to a theoretically less responsive ride (ie, more comfortable/stable at speed than quick handling)... likewise, the lower trail would keep the bike from self-correcting or following the lean too much. Neat. It's kind of counterintuitive on first glance, but if it works it works, right?

scott77

03-02-07 09:06 PM

http://a709.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...785c23b514.jpg

DoshKel

03-02-07 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DerekRI

Did you see the Ugly Mugs thread?

Holy jeez!

I didn't even notice your picture up there.

Ok. Better shots. Seriously.

metallo pesante

03-02-07 10:48 PM

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...tuff/Oussi.jpg

DerekRI

03-02-07 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DoshKel

Holy jeez!

I didn't even notice your picture up there.

Ok. Better shots. Seriously.

The bike is "done" for now, and more pics will be here shortly... it'll all be clear once posted :)

octico

03-02-07 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by vpiuva

And I agree. Couldn't find any gold ones, though. I am considering setting up my own home anodizing system, though.

Why not just use black ones ... all that gold might weigh your bike down ;)

superswede

03-03-07 08:26 AM

Just got my new frame, avanti pista without fugly sloping toptube like they have now that is going to be repainted...

http://pici.se/pictures/lwjdUA.jpg

killsurfcity

03-03-07 08:51 AM

Surrender Your Guitars To Me!!!!!

superswede

03-03-07 08:54 AM

oh, there's more...

http://pici.se/pictures/wtnkuA.jpg

they aren't mine though, but let's just say my father likes guitars...

TRaffic Jammer

03-03-07 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by queerpunk

That's the best description I've ever read of how my SS Pog handled. Mine was a road version of that frame, with the +rake fork. Thanks for putting into words how my messenger whip rode all those years ago. You could absolutely go nuts on the pedals and the back end would totally stay put, it was so great for sprinting lights and out accelerating cars.

deathintransit

03-03-07 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Bikkhu

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...ger/totoro.jpg

Meet "Totoro"

Awesome!

endo shi

03-03-07 11:02 AM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/4...d5bce4b674.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/128/4...6e90ca81b7.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/4...988465ff9e.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/4...7b04de6b09.jpg

gargiulo.mike

03-03-07 12:05 PM

^mmmmmmdaddddyyy!