craigcraigcraig

fail with the dropouts.

gotriddem

...and my cheesy white handlebar ends!

luv this bike very much. ever since i added a track cog and lockring i haven't cared to flip back. fixie = fun times for urban commuting + a great workout! and san jose gets it done relatively well for relatively cheap

mugatu

that looks like a fun bike

jusleaspeed

works great, actually.

Golden3ye

I seen this bike yesterday at art walk in downtown springfield

craigcraigcraig

maybe it does. but why ruin a road frame when you could have bought a frame with track end or a bike with horizontal dropouts?

mugatu

can you please point to where its ruined?

the_don

where are your straps? it is pointless to have clips on the pedals, but no straps.

(also, those white things you put on the end of the handlebars are called grips)

Sixty Fiver

[QUOTE=menace;9616553]My fixed gazelle champion mondial



Gorgeous bike... nicely done (and by that I mean reversible) conversion too.

jess felmy

this is my first conversion, and im extremely happy with it
but i do plan on taking the brake off. its scuffing up my pretty rim ha

tradtimbo

Keep the brake on. adjust it so it does not hit the rim.

tradtimbo

That Tange fork is actually nice for what it is. Strong, relatively light (compared to other replacement forks) and decent price. I have one on my road bike.

kahoon

SWEET bike!

ryze

I'm currently in progress of building up a bare knuckle. I've decided to sell it before it was even finished but it looks pretty damn good as its coming together. Check it out.

I had the frame and fork media blasted and powder coated red.


I also had the Miche Supertype seatpost and 3t Mutant stem powder coated white



I got a great deal on a Campy Pista record crankset and bottom bracket....



Just add aerospokes...soon to be painted white.


I've still got to paint my aerospokes white, put on my red bar tape, put on my toshi straps and add a front tire. Once its all together, its FOR SALE!!!

evotion

...i don't get why the double aerospokes and 650 front.

ShaneRidesBikes

Holy balls dude those bars are so intense.

Jaw,Knee,Music

I was pretty excited for that build, up till the last picture. Just my 2 cents.

Astronomical

Holy balls that bike is a ****ing piece of ****. I pity the hipster that buys it because it won't be long before I find it and take a U-Lock to it.

ryze

Who said anything about a 650 front. Those are 700c. Sometimes if you take a picture from a slight angle the front looks smaller but I don't think that photo has that effect. I think it's just the fact that there's no tire on the front.

And as far as the double aerospoke... I dunno, i got a deal for the set. I like it... even though I've owned them for less than 24hrs and I'm already working on the craigslist ad.

ryze

Ouch. So... you don't want to make me an offer?

ryze

Yea, They look HUGE in that photo. They are not that bad in person but definitely not photogenic. Maybe they will look better with tape... If not, I guess they'll be replaced.

PedallingATX

you destroyed a nice frame. Just put a regular, silver wheelset on there to match the crank. Seriously, get some silver alex rims laced to silver formula hubs and call it a day. It will look way better than those aerospokes. You can sell the 'spokes off individually and probably get most of your money back.

Honestly, though, I think everything needs to go except for the crank and the headset.

TheBikeRollsOn 

Aero's killed it. Nice looking frameset and crank and other things though.

ShaneRidesBikes

Before:


Now:

New Brake set-up:

Noobert

Theres no front tire on, so it looks smaller.

Keep the aero spokes, and put on bar tape.