chase.

i had xeros on an old road bike for a few months and hated them... got easton vista sls and was so much happier. of course, for that price you can't be upset.

bonechilling

What's more suicidal than those wheels is their placement of them in the dropouts. It looks like that back wheel is hanging by a thread!

willypilgrim

the better point is that, who the **** are you to saying what riding fixed is about. is bmx about racing on a dirt track, so kids that rock brakeless FBMS or Standards and session rails downtown all day missing the point of what riding bmx is about? what about kids that spin around doing tailwhips and decades in a parking lot? Is have a gyro not bmx?

you, and everyone else that comments on **** either way, just need to shut the **** up for once. seriously. it's crazy that some people buy **** and do what they want with it isn't it? hipsters on track bikes don't have some corner on the market of "misusing" products man, and this **** is just getting really old.

thelung

+1 thats the first thing i noticed

dookie

gotta have that tight look...

the beef

Heheh. I admit it. I was thinking the same thing when installing it. But I live life on the edge (of the dropout).

only joking, i've corrected the length since.

Briareos

Werd.

It's too bad the Tektro's (or Cane Creek's) don't mimic Campy levers exactly, otherwise I'd use the right brifter (rear) and a brake lever in front (left) with only one chain-ring. If they don't match my hands will have different grips, and that sort of thing annoys the hell out of me. I simply don't need a small chain-ring in Illinois. Plus it appeases to the single-speeder in me...Sorta.

andre nickatina

meh, for me, the indication would come from the presence of clipless pedals.

unless you're talking about hilly, 80 mile rides with the roadies. than brakes are obviously mandatory.

bonechilling

My new one, just finished last night:

gfrance

I got mine on the bike now, and so far I kind of like it. (No pics yet, but soon.). Somehow to my surprise, it feels more aggressive than the bullhorns. I got drops for hammering and the hoods for aggressive climbing.

caloso

More SCR-5 levers (neither's a dummy; sometimes I'll actually flip my flip-flop hub to the freewheel side). On Ritchey Logic Comp road bars.

bonechilling

I really wanted to run a rear brake, but the reach wasn't long enough. The frame was built for 27" wheels, and I'm running 700c. Oddly, it wasn't a problem in the front, but when I mounted the rear brake, I was grabbing nothing but rubber.

caloso

Check out Rivendell's website. They have a couple of brakesets that might solve your problem: the Silver sidepull and the oldie-but-goodie Dia-Compe toppull.

https://www.rivbike.com/products/list...s#product=none

fender1

or a Shimano BR-550 from Harris/Ebay. I have done a number of 27" to 700cc conversions and have had no problems (47-57mm reach model)

bonechilling

I'm using a Shimano RX100 brakes, which purports to have a 46-57cm reach, but it still didn't fit. In any event, I'm not about to spend $80 on brakes, so I'll just keep running it fixed.

TreeUnit

Old school Schwinn levers w/ suicide levers. Cheap, ugly, and effective

gfrance

I like. Nicely done.

gfrance

Thanks for all the great ideas in this thread.

So I'm done with finally test riding the road bars I installed to replace the Nitto drop bullhorns. These are 3TTT from a defunct road bike project. Schwag that didn't make it to the new Look bike I'm almost done with as well.

Did a cold, 36 mile ride today in rolling terrain. While the frame is far too small and I had discomfort, the bars felt nice. Somehow, it feels more like what I'd image a cross bike might ride like. Feels secure, strong, aggressive, yet rugged, and in control. Loved climbing, but the Nittos too are great for climbing. In the end, more hand positions just means more comfort. I use this bike for commutes, errands, and winter training. Jack of all trades. I'll be switching out the frame pretty soon. Need to locate something soon. Probably just go IRO again.