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Pooptet

650 or 700 in the front?

evilcryalotmore

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araw at bituin

BoozyMcliverRot

Im at a loss for words,some of the wheels cost more than the bikes theyre on.

cc700

you still have all of these and you bought more? jeez.

here's my stable, minus the bmx

TheBikeRollsOn 

Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words. I'm pretty happy with it how it is, might switch back and forth between the bullhorns and the road drops/hoods. Only thing I really want to change is going back to clipless. I have the cleats and pedals I just need some shoes, I'll probably hold off for a little while on that though.

And I got the frame a few years ago as a complete that my mom saw at goodwill and picked up for me, just happened to fit me perfectly. Unfortunately the frame is nothing to write home about, hi-ten, heavy, whatever at least it doesn't look too terrible.

TejanoTrackie 

OK, so not a new bike but significant changes. Gone are the 130mm bcd silver Sugino RD2 cranks, replaced by 144mm bcd black Andels with a 43T Sugino Messenger chainring. The Cane Creek Volos front wheel has been returned to duty on the Pista Concept, and I've built up a new wheel with a Velocity Escape 28 hole tubular rim with black finish and machined sidewalls, Milwaukee Bicycle Company (Ben's Cycle) high flange hubs and Sapim Laser DB Super Light black finish spokes (2.0-1.5-2.0) and Sapim black brass nipples, radial lacing. I also removed the tacky decals from the rear Cane Creek Volos rim. Since taking this photo, I've moved the seat about 1cm forward to put me in an even more aggressive TT riding position. FWIW, the Sugino RD2 cranks have been converted into a road double for use on a geared bike.

seau grateau

Never seen so much bad cable routing in my life.

Scrodzilla

MrJay

...sorry..had to.

conbon

I've never seen so much chain slack in my life...and on brakeless bikes too!

-Connor

M_S

Anyone want to lone me a camera?

My volpe.

Currently 38 x 15 fixed.

Guillermo

I like chain slack but am not brakeless

Windy ride today. Stopped for a short break.

My g/f's bike was recently stolen, and recovered! We were very happy to be riding today.

conbon

How do you people track stand at stoplights with chainslack? I hate it when I can feel the slack and it makes it harder to control the bike....

-Connor

Scrodzilla

"You people"...like we're a bunch of undesirables.

I never have any trouble trackstanding with a little bit of slack. The feeling of a super tight chain is nice but I've found it's not a very efficient way to keep things running smoothly/quietly. It also promotes premature wear of drivetrain components.

gt35built

First person who guesses how much i paid for my new steed gets nothing 3rd fixed in the stable, We will be seeing at least two more builds this summer.



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jtgotsjets

HTFU and just do it.

cc700

i know, i know... but i just built it up and i'm really in love with it.

Squirrelli

Your new cross bike looks like a lot of fun...are you going to get all muddy and dirty with it soon?

cc700

yeah but i'm painting my parents house next week so it will probably be another two or so races before i get the chance. i fully expect to DNF.

WoundedKnee

cc700

that video is the reason i built this. i was like "man, no hipsters like road bikes. i should swap my frame before everyone jumps ship in 2008."

Dannihilator

I approve.

Hypertek

Finally finished my Schwinn World Sport conversion..
a few weeks ago i posted pics of how it looked like when i picked it up off craigslist.


I removed the cable guides etc




Stripped and repainted frame



Steel wool to the wheels, stripped the black paint on the cranks and cleaned them up decently. Rustoleum auto primer, white lacquer, clear lacquer to the frame.

Kenda gumwall street tires 27x 1 1/8
Formula Track 16t cog
GT 43t chainring *fromt my old bmx bike*
Sugino cranks
wellgo pedals
Velo saddle
Tektro front brakes
Ebay bullhorn handle bar

Ordered a few parts on ebay




Now its time to casually ride it to get my a$$ in shape til I can ride it for longer distances. oh and I need to lower the saddle just a lil bit so I can be more comfortable.