iamtim

Tools are expensive. Especially chain whips. At least, when I first looked into them, I distinctly recall a "wow, that's expensive" feeling. Rotafixing works absolutely fine.

Lockring tools, however, are inexpensive and would be a vast improvement over vice grips. Especially for someone riding brakeless, I would think.

*shrug*

Cmullin17

heres mine, its all stock, sorry for the iphone pic
kind of makes a lot of noise

patrickgh

Loosen the chain a bit the stock tension is really tight

bigbris1

Meh, lockring tool shlockring tool, I wouldn't buy a tool unless I need to use it more than once.

Cmullin, welcome to the club!

Tim, don't you wish you got a Windsor? (heeheeheehee)

kylehutton

not when you have super safe track ends.

onespeed89

I found a Pyramid lockring too and chain whip combo on sale at www.ebikestop.com for $11, not expensive.

squeakywheel

If you're going to throw half the parts away, why not just buy a frame and build it with your choice of components from the beginning? I don't get the economics of buying a complete bike in this case.

iansmash

It wasn't a smart decision on my part. I bought it because I didn't know I would end up enjoying it as much as I do.


The thing that keeps me happy is that I know that when the time comes, I can buy a quality frame and swap over the components I choose to keep and can keep the rest as a wall adornment.

bigbris1

Quality frame?

iansmash

ok, better quality frame


Keirin? I donno. Pista Concept or some crap like that


I really liek the Cinelli Vigorelli

nerdsports

I dont know if this counts but I recently met a guy who was given a road frame (vintage Raleigh) that he wanted to convert. It was pretty bare from what he told me... he bought a Windsor The Hour (almost a year ago, it was yellow) solely to get the parts off of it. He then sold the frame since he didn't have a use for it. It sounds backwards, scrapping a track frame for an old road frame, but he likes the old frame so whatever.

bigbris1

I have my sights set on a pista concept. I saw that the pistas are made in Taiwan

jokercykoe

Anybody else get a lot of pain from the stock seat? If so, what did you upgrade to?

patrickgh

I just bought a new saddle.. going to test it out a bit today. But yea, I had some pain on longer (10+mile) rides

iansmash

honestly I think the stock saddle fits me pretty well but it does hurt a big when I ride like 15+ miles.

I'm going to pick up a san marco rolls from my lbs soon hopefully

bigbris1

I found the stock seat uncomfortable, too.

silsteve

Has anybody in here converted their threaded forks with a 1 1/8 threadless fork? I got a headset but it won't fit in the headtube, not even close. Unless there are different sized headsets for different sized headtubes? The inside diameter of the headtube is 30mm. Any advice?

joeoner

my roomate just got one. funny stuff.
hey bigbris, where in manhhatan r u from?
and where do you ride?

single&fixed

I got mine in Jan - Changed Stuff: Bars to Profile bull horns, specialized B/G seat, tires to Conti Race wire bead - added old 105 Brakes w/TT style levers- old SPD style pedals everything else is stock. Other than chain lube I have performed "0" maintenance - it is my bike of preference unless I have to climb..........Could not be happeier for the price.

Bacchusbill

There are different sized headsets for different sized head tubes. A 1" headtube takes a 1" headset and a 1 1/8" headset fits in....yep, a 1 1/8" headtube. The BD site states that the threaded stem is 1" and the threadless is 1 1/8".

Advice? Get the one that fits.

bigbris1

151st Street in Harlem. I ride the Riverside bike path from 158th to Battery Park, sometimes I go the opposite direction up to Inwood. Other days I ride in the Bonx.

kyselad

The concept is also made in Taiwan. Or is that what you meant?

bryyando

if you bought it how's the quality of it? i tried a park tool lockring tool before and it wouldn't stay on my lockring

silsteve

Thanks for the info and advice .

TrueBeliever

here is mine