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11-24-03, 12:09 AM
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08-11-03, 07:54 PM
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This is not my bike, but it is a nice bike, so I thought I'd post it.
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This is not my bike, but it is a nice bike, so I thought I'd post it.
i think my gios is the same frame as pictured. i got a newer style sicker kit for it and the person who owned it before me put road forks on it so they could run a front brake.
11-24-03, 02:07 PM
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My $9 Raleigh
This is my fixed gear bike made out of a $9 Raleigh picked up at a garage sale. You can see before and after pictures here. It was in good shape for the most part but I stripped it down and converted it into a sporty fixed:
https://www.metatoy.com/metatoy/blog/...es/000082.html
11-24-03, 02:13 PM
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Motobecane
This is a really sexy Motobecane from the 70s -- back when they were still made in France. My girlfriend found this frame at the goodwill for $20 and had the bike built up at a local shop for under $200. It's a comfortable ride with straight handlebars, ss freewheel and 52x16 ratio.
https://www.metatoy.com/metatoy/galle...umName=album21
11-25-03, 10:43 AM
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my steamroller in action. i know i already posted a picture but I like this one so much.
11-30-03, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by OneTinSloth
when did surly make a red steamroller? that's hot!
12-01-03, 01:38 AM
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that bike is really screaming for some track bars. those road bars are fugly. then again, you have a cheesy carbon fork, so it's probably ok.
12-01-03, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by shrimpx
that bike is really screaming for some track bars. those road bars are fugly. then again, you have a cheesy carbon fork, so it's probably ok.
Wow...you sound like a real dick!
12-01-03, 11:00 AM
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yeah way to be a jerk. its not like i built my bike to be in your cool club. i like my surly the way it is. a carbon fork is very functional i am sorry if it is not up to your fashion standards.
12-01-03, 10:18 PM
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(to put this in the right thread)
My Bianchi BuSS: one side fixed, one freewheel. Having a cog lets me work on my spin on the cheezy trails by work when Denver's weather is out of sorts.
https://www.ragingaardvark.com/bike/bianchi.jpg
Bob Jackson track bike - older than the hills. Last time I raced this down in the Springs I had a bunch of people getting nostalgic over it.
https://www.ragingaardvark.com/bike/jackson.jpg
Winter fixie conversion project - Romic road. Check out the lugs on that baby!!
https://www.ragingaardvark.com/bike/romic.jpg
My Bianchi BuSS: one side fixed, one freewheel. Having a cog lets me work on my spin on the cheezy trails by work when Denver's weather is out of sorts.
https://www.ragingaardvark.com/bike/bianchi.jpg
Bob Jackson track bike - older than the hills. Last time I raced this down in the Springs I had a bunch of people getting nostalgic over it.
https://www.ragingaardvark.com/bike/jackson.jpg
Winter fixie conversion project - Romic road. Check out the lugs on that baby!!
https://www.ragingaardvark.com/bike/romic.jpg
12-01-03, 11:28 PM
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how does the bob handle on the track? I have always like bob jackson frames a lot.
12-02-03, 12:04 AM
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to be in my club, you can't spend more than $100 on a single hub 
anyway, i'm playing, sorry about the lame jokes. your bike is cool.
anyway, i'm playing, sorry about the lame jokes. your bike is cool.
12-02-03, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by BBQ
Wow...you sound like a real dick!
****ing drive by poster...
12-02-03, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by xcutterx
how does the bob handle on the track? I have always like bob jackson frames a lot.
If I have to replace my road bike, I may do it with a Jackson. They have some killer lugsets still.
12-02-03, 03:36 PM
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Racing Aardvark,
I get all misty and nostalgic looking at the Bob, and
the Romic is no slouch either. but the Bob, what is it
these kidds say? oh yeah, its the SHnizzle or something
like that! (poor excuse to sound like someone 1/3 my age
)
REALLY nice ride.
Marty
I get all misty and nostalgic looking at the Bob, and
the Romic is no slouch either. but the Bob, what is it
these kidds say? oh yeah, its the SHnizzle or something
like that! (poor excuse to sound like someone 1/3 my age
)REALLY nice ride.
Marty
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12-02-03, 11:12 PM
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My latest work-in-progress...Alan Aluminum...near as I can tell from the late '70s...cool thing is, all of the cable guides are bolted on....
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12-03-03, 09:13 PM
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Austro-Damlier fixie
built/converted this awhile back, was a lucky find at a yard sale, has a nice 531 DB frame w/o any brazeons other than the RD, also old Phil Wood hubs, Suntour Superbe brake(s), and an Avocet crankset
12-03-03, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by tommasini
built/converted this awhile back, was a lucky find at a yard sale, has a nice 531 DB frame w/o any brazeons other than the RD, also old Phil Wood hubs, Suntour Superbe brake(s), and an Avocet crankset
12-04-03, 11:42 AM
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The Filth and the Fury
This is The Filth & The Fury AKA Tank AKA Bumble-Bike.
You can look through the gallery here (pages 11-12):
https://akira.itd.depaul.edu/gallery/album11?&page=11
This is the same bike I had in the first post of this thread, but with a few (?) modifications. Actually the only things that are original on the bike are the dented-ass frame, cheap headset, and five-pound seatpost. Anyway, I thought I'd show y'all how TF&TF AKA Tank AKA Bumble-Bike has changed over the past six months.
The overall setup is: cheap-ass frame, Mavic MA3 rims w/ Suzue basic flip-flop hubs (w/ new axles and bolts - the original ones got bent/destroyed one fateful day heading West on North Ave.) and Specialized Armadillo tires (these things are a ***ing God-sent - I've not gotten a flat since I bought these things 3-4 months ago), 16T Surly fixie cog and accompanying Lockring, PC-1 SRAM chain, cheap BB, mismatched 170mm cranks (one Schwinn, one Sugino Fuse) and 54T front chainring, Giant pedals with steel toeclips (c/o Urban Bikes), Profile quill w/ Botranger (?) stem, scavanged bars (thanks al5) w/ Cinelli Cork tape, heavy ***ing seatpost, Serfas Dual-Density Pro saddle, Headlands fender, blinky light, and ghetto headset that comes loose every other day.
She's the ghetto fixed-gear champion, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
You can look through the gallery here (pages 11-12):
https://akira.itd.depaul.edu/gallery/album11?&page=11
This is the same bike I had in the first post of this thread, but with a few (?) modifications. Actually the only things that are original on the bike are the dented-ass frame, cheap headset, and five-pound seatpost. Anyway, I thought I'd show y'all how TF&TF AKA Tank AKA Bumble-Bike has changed over the past six months.
The overall setup is: cheap-ass frame, Mavic MA3 rims w/ Suzue basic flip-flop hubs (w/ new axles and bolts - the original ones got bent/destroyed one fateful day heading West on North Ave.) and Specialized Armadillo tires (these things are a ***ing God-sent - I've not gotten a flat since I bought these things 3-4 months ago), 16T Surly fixie cog and accompanying Lockring, PC-1 SRAM chain, cheap BB, mismatched 170mm cranks (one Schwinn, one Sugino Fuse) and 54T front chainring, Giant pedals with steel toeclips (c/o Urban Bikes), Profile quill w/ Botranger (?) stem, scavanged bars (thanks al5) w/ Cinelli Cork tape, heavy ***ing seatpost, Serfas Dual-Density Pro saddle, Headlands fender, blinky light, and ghetto headset that comes loose every other day.
She's the ghetto fixed-gear champion, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
12-04-03, 04:40 PM
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Austro Daimler
Originally Posted by tommasini
built/converted this awhile back, was a lucky find at a yard sale, has a nice 531 DB frame w/o any brazeons other than the RD, also old Phil Wood hubs, Suntour Superbe brake(s), and an Avocet crankset
12-04-03, 08:55 PM
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good to see another AD!...and thanks much for the link, I had not been to that site before
Originally Posted by Blown Pupil
Nice AD! I've got one similar....see the fixedgeargallery.com site...i think mine is #494.
12-04-03, 11:17 PM
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I hope you guys don't get too upset with me (it's not fixed...) but here's my coaster brake Schwinn Super LeTour. I'm running a 52x20 on 26" rims so I can handle the uphills on campus and curb-jumping/slight off-roading... It's fast become my favorite bike. 
12-04-03, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by schwinnbikelove
I hope you guys don't get too upset with me (it's not fixed...) but here's my coaster brake Schwinn Super LeTour. I'm running a 52x20 on 26" rims so I can handle the uphills on campus and curb-jumping/slight off-roading... It's fast become my favorite bike.
no one should be upset w/ you because its not fixed, its still a SS!!
what kind of coaster brake are you using?
12-05-03, 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted by legalize_it
i like your bike! seems like it would be a lot of fun to ride, on and off road...