I'm not concerned about price. I had a Ti MTB for several years as well as a Ti Tri bike. No issues with either. I don't buy cheaper just because it does the job as well. I make a considered purchase and blow some cash, sometimes doing something others would find quite daft.

I love my single speed Fuji Feather with modifications:


And I am 60.

wabi special
 

i posted this pic here because i didn't know how to post it on the mega thread ... I'm old and i ride this wabi: crank bros L platform pedals-Brooks B17-nitto RB006 bars ... better than viagra :thumb:

Sweet Wabi and Fuji. I believe the fountain of youth has handlebars!

Over 40, fixed. But my Clydeness and this thing called inertia, particularly while descending, forced a second brake.


[IMG]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4383/...68bb367a_c.jpgIMG_2092 by Gen Prince, on Flickr[/IMG]

Rode my early 70's Peugeot PX-10 converted to an SRAM Automatix 2-speed 26 miles yesterday on Wisconsin's Glacial Drumlin trail. I'm 59.

Heh. We were riding in the Northern Unit last weekend. It's been a wet summer:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/bike-route.jpg

Wabi Special
 

My single speed has become my favorite ride.

And I am over 60.

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Single speed for a rainy day drives
 

I've been building single speeds for few years. Still searching that ONE for myself. At the moment I'm driving with this one. Frame came from a trash bin. I have no clue where this originally comes from. Probably been a 26" bike. Now it has 28" wheels. Frame is 22"/23" tt. Decals say Dunlop (ride in style). Converted it to take ahead-stem with adapter. Had to drill holes partly 8mm to take new road brakes.

In the picture saddle is too far back.

My Trek 420 three-speed fixie.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4329/...79a7770b_b.jpg101_1330_zpsrvfdpllb by John Mortensen, on Flickr

How can this thread have been dormant for two years?

All right, I turned 58 today, so here are some fresh pix -

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2f9a8eebee.jpg
- my 2002 Mercian Vincitore custom road fixed-gear, seen here on a morning when I was experimenting with a White Industries Dos Eno 17/19T freewheel. I have since flipped the wheel back around to the 16T fixed cog for my usual 70-ish inch gear. Since the last time I posted a pic of this bike in this thread, I've added an auxiliary rivet to the saddle to correct distortion caused by the leather tearing underneath the right front rivet. I love this bike.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...30a1bf496a.jpg
This is my c.1971 Gitane TdF fixed-gear conversion, originally built to be a beater bike for family trips to the beach, etc. Somehow the combination of metric gauge 531, classical French racing geometry in a 60 cm frameset and a mix of parts spanning four decades just works perfectly for me. Surprisingly, I have ridden this bike more than all my other bikes put together over the last few years.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...96d5cfbd07.jpg
This '73 Raleigh Competition is a work in progress. I'm planning on running 44/42T chainrings with a Surly 17/19T Dingle cog and perhaps a Dos Eno 20/22T freewheel on the other side of a Surly fixed/fixed hub - on 35mm or so Continental Cyclo Cross tires I would have 70 and 60 inch fixed gears for pavement and dirt roads and around 58 and 50 inches for dirt, so that if I felt foolish enough to attempt single-track, I could.

Old Guy's Wobby
 

The snark in me wants to respond to your query with: Because BikeForums is irrelevant. But since you went to the trouble to post some neat-o bikes to resurrect the thread, here's my (turned 65 this year) fixed gear Wabi Special. It's coming up on 9500 miles logged. I love the frame and its nice ride. The components that come on a stock Wabi are junk. I've had wheel failures, the BB gave out, seat post creaky and slipping, yadda yadda...

I have a Wabi classic frame still in the box, bought it several years ago and have been thinking seriously now about building IT with some decent components including mudguards. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7ca08216cb.jpg
In the meantime, here's the Special with its new Jitensha handlebars.

just acquired this bike from a neighbor.. tried to do some research and it seems to be one of only a dozen made for a department store promo a few years ago... Brick Lane Bikes. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e09b0c5468.jpg

Sharp bike. Enjoy the ride.

All one has to do is grab hold of that fountain and ride it!

I'm 41. Got back into cycling about a month ago and learning to do simple tricks such as riding backwards.

I can attest to cycling making one feel younger.

Trixie da Fixie II:):thumb::):thumb:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f4d97495_h.jpg
DSC_0001 by John Mortensen, on Flickr

Nice thread. Some awesome bikes. I'm 59 and only rode single speed MTB for a while a few years ago, but have recently been riding a geared gravel rig (I live and ride in and around the San Gabriel Mtns in SoCal). Gave up on ss'ing because everywhere I ride is a long straight up to get anywhere fun. But, I just converted my previously geared Cross Check back into a ss, and have been alternating it with the geared bike. I'm already feeling different fitness benefits from it after a few weeks. Maybe it's the walking, I dunno:) Getting stronger for sure, and I think I just might burn off that band of IPA's around my waist now...

Now 51.
Still riding SS regularly.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9146f39fa4.jpg

My new Pista, I am 65:

https://i.postimg.cc/50mJR5MR/IMG-5652.jpg

It is a work in progress, I have numerous upgrades planned. I have a set of Open Pro rims I plan to lace up to the existing hubs and a few other things including red Lithion 2 23mm tires with race light tubes and I ordered some red Cinelli cork bar tape. I am 48T/16T but I ordered a 18T freewheel. Not sure though if I need to drop to the 18T or not. It has Cinelli Criterium 65 alloy bars and a VO 100mm stem and Shimano pedals. My goal is 19 pounds or under.

New bike for me and I am just over 50.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...94bbaee593.jpg

Hi all, 48 yrs old from Malaysia here. Just wanna share a bit of experience regarding the fg braking situation; if you don't skid & need to have brakes, better have them front & back instead of front only. In emergency situations it's hard to stop proper with front brakes alone, you might end up flipping over the bar & end up in an injury situation.
Not sure if rear brakes alone for fg may suffice tho, but I believe it's fine for ss.

Alright. Thanks for the tip.

Latest incarnation
 

I've been working on this bike for a few months now and am getting close to my optimal build. New wheels just added. They are so wide - I haven't been keeping up with all the latest technological developments in cycling I guess. All my previous wheels have been narrower than the tires, but these wheels are wider than the 25mm tires!https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...691b968625.jpg

cool!

Let's bring this thread back to life!
 

I started fixed gear as a way to rehab after an ACL surgery and have been on and off the fixed gear world for about 5 years. The past 2 years have been a blur, but I recently picked up a State 4130 Coreline series. I don't get much more than about 2 miles a day before I start getting gassed but I'm working on it. Love the bike State!
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...46defc3521.jpg
This bike rocks!
don't mind my son photobombing the picture with sidewalk chalk