My new fixed gear frame nears completion
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My new fixed gear frame nears completion
After about a 15 year hiatus, I decided to build myself a new frame this spring. It's Reynolds 531 tubing (from Greg Parker at Bicycle Classics, who miraculously has a stock of this tubing), intended to replace or at least augment my old Atala "Grand Prix" fixed gear conversion bike.
Pictures available here: https://picasaweb.google.com/JohnDThompson/FixedFrame#
Pictures available here: https://picasaweb.google.com/JohnDThompson/FixedFrame#
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looking good!
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I really like the seat stays, very clean. I plan on doing the UBI framebuilding class in a couple of years and I'm trying to figure out what kind of frame to build. I may do a track frame similar to yours but I'm leaning to a cross frame.
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Looks sharp. Makes me sad that I will never have time in my life to learn the art of frame building.
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Zeus dropouts too! Those are getting rare these days!
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That's really nice looking. Can't wait to see what kind of paint it gets.
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They're not actually marked Zeus, but they appear to be identical to the Zeus 2000 track ends in catalog #103:
As far as components go, I have a Zeus track crank, Gipiemme track hubs, and Zeus track pedals set aside for it. I haven't decided on paint yet.
As far as components go, I have a Zeus track crank, Gipiemme track hubs, and Zeus track pedals set aside for it. I haven't decided on paint yet.