Gr00v3

i currently have a 1/8 dura-ace 16t cog back there that works perfectly.

estabro

This also works fine. (Also very cheap).

https://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-FORMULA-16T-...d=p3286.c0.m14

daybreak

1/8 cogs work fine. I would pony up and get an EAI or Dura Ace cog over those cheapy formula cogs.

datlas 

But a 3/32 should work just as well as a 1/8, right?

daybreak

yeap

lionmew

Got in my Dawes SST today and it came with a chain guard which I feel I need as I commute in pants a lot. But I can't figure out how to fit it on the bike. Has anyone installed theirs and could help me out?

Thanks.

clink83

How tall are you exactly? Im 6'4 and the stock seatpost is plenty big..if you went higher than the stock seat post, I can't imagine your riding position is going to be good...

Any other 61cm lager/SSt owners feel like the top tube is a little short?

middy

I couldn't get it to fit either. I think it's a practical joke.

onespeedj

in my research I found this regarding the Dimension stem you mentioned:
https://www.koat.com/money/4454074/detail.html

I'm looking for a quality stem for my Dawes SST 52cm. myself...I'm 5'9.5", have relatively shorter legs and longer torso, the top tube height is perfect on the 52, but i need a longer/higher reach for the handlebars.

anyone have any good suggestions for a quality stem for me? and an explanation of the degrees in simple words? all the explanations in my google searches and i'm still confused.

THANKS!!!!

beerfilter

A good cheap-ish stem upgrade would be a Ritchey MTB stem. They have a 25.4 clamp diameter making them compatible with a lot of nice inexpensive bars like Nittos.

beer

onespeedj

i answered my own question:

good ol' sheldon brown:
https://sheldonbrown.com/handsup.html

I ordered this one.
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...5&category=630

120mm.x120( or 30 degree rise).

hope it fits.

datlas 

Clink, I am "only" 6 feet 1 inch, but I have VERY long legs (cycling inseam is about 37 inches) and a very short torso. One of ther reasons I bought the 61 cm SST is because it has a relatively short top tube. With the stock 8 cm stem, it fits me perfectly...my fit almost duplicates that of my custom geometry road bike.

That being said, if a person has "normal" proportions, I think he/she would find the 61 cm SST top tube to be a few cm too short....so I would steer you towards the motobecane frames (if you are BD oriented) or if you already have your SST you could swap out the crappy stock stem for a longer one.

Doug

SheistyMike

I'm 6'3" with slightly longer legs. I thought it fit great once I switched to a 110mm stem. In stock form it was cramped though.

bocajdraw

I'm 6'7", and yeah, the seatpost was too short for me. I bought a $23.00 black Kalloy SP-342 Uno Seatpost (27.2 mm x 350mm) from Universal Cycles. At my height, I'm sure any qualified bike mechanic is going to tell me my riding position is weird, but I seem to pass everyone, and I feel good up there.

bocajdraw

One word of warning — I've had the bike since August, and swapped in some new pedals. The left pedal, which is the one I usually push off on, wasn't tightened sufficiently, it seems, so my commute to work was interrupted one day when I discovered the pedal had stripped the crank arm.

It was easy to swap out for another generic 170mm crank arm, but my advice is double-checking that your pedals are nice and tight before you head out there for a long ride on this bike: the crank arms are a cheap enough alloy that a loose pedal will make confetti of the threading.

DIRT BOY

Huh? The TT on these seems about right. Longer than my MED 54 C-T SCOTT S60 aand my MED Compact Roads

This is why I bought the SST over a Track bike.

daybreak

if anything, SSTs have long top tubes. If you want a short TT, get the Kilo TT

middy

They're cold-forged 6061 T6 aluminum. There's nothing wrong with them. Put your pedals on right.

SheistyMike

Look at the chart. We're talking about larger sizes. 61 ST and 57 TT.

Rafiki

I got this bike on friday a few days ago. No problem with shipping, everything went well. The bike is super easy to put together.

i didnt ride it at ALL when it had its free wheel. I "fixed" it the next day. got myself the lockring and a 16t rear cog. took the rear brake out, and just getting a feel for the bike still.

Gearing is pretty good for me. i wouldnt mind trying out a few other things though. i put about 20 miles on it in the past 2 days. Its nice. sorta light. it doesnt take bumps very well. it shakes my arms pretty good when going over a decent sized hump.

anyone know what i can do to improve that? new fork? the crank is making a tiny bit of noise, but i heard from people that its not unusual for that to happen early. So i might switch it out for something a little better..

its a good starting fixie... im complelty happy with it. i dont mind changing a few things here and there. i like messing with things.

This might sound unusuall to some, but im just about 5'10". and i got myself a 52cm. It fits be well. i have pretty short legs. and a long torso.With the saddle up right about half way, i like the "stance" that im sitting at, and im super comfortable on it, and happy.

For anyone that has had one for a bit, what else would you look at to replace?

bocajdraw

My point exactly. Now I know.

tkblazer

thanks for the heads up!! it looks like the stems in question were made from 03-05 so i should be good.. i do need to get a 120* stem in maybe a 100-110mm length

Gr00v3

here's some cellphone pics of my dawes





mods include:
soma cages and straps on the stock pedals
gt flat bars with whtie oury grips
top tube pad
17t fixed cog
surly brake lever and caliper
and selle italia flite titanium seat.

next up to change out is the seat post, stem and pedals

Bebopman

Something I found quite interesting.

I just bought a cog and lock ring for my Dawes SST.

I bought a 16t and in conjecture with the chainring (48t?) I noticed it's pretty damn difficult to skid stop with it.

As I was riding around today an idea struck me...
Use my back brake and try to skid.

So in this case...having a higher gear ratio and being able to skid stop is kinda nice.

Gr00v3

chain ring is 46t