bikesick
03-06-11 | 09:13 AM
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Hi everyone, I've lurked SSFG for about a year but never posted.
I've been abroad for the past 2 months and am unable to ride anything but this:
highly functional, but not much for speed
Anyways I really miss my fixed gear so I'll post it for you guys to see. Many bad and a few good ideas went into making it
This was right after I finished painting (bad idea #1)
This part I am proud of: handmade wood bar ends
Bar tape is messed up in this one
Poorly made tube pad, one of the first things to fix when I get back (Pipe insulation + $3 hawaiian pawn shop shirt)
This bike was already converted when I bought it. The frame is an '84 (I think) Schwinn Super Series. About 7 weeks until I'm riding it again!
I've been abroad for the past 2 months and am unable to ride anything but this:
highly functional, but not much for speed
Anyways I really miss my fixed gear so I'll post it for you guys to see. Many bad and a few good ideas went into making it
This was right after I finished painting (bad idea #1)
This part I am proud of: handmade wood bar ends
Bar tape is messed up in this one
Poorly made tube pad, one of the first things to fix when I get back (Pipe insulation + $3 hawaiian pawn shop shirt)
This bike was already converted when I bought it. The frame is an '84 (I think) Schwinn Super Series. About 7 weeks until I'm riding it again!
03-06-11 | 10:19 AM
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From: East Lansing
03-06-11 | 07:15 PM
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From: seattle, too many links
Bikes: fixed gear recumbent trike
03-06-11 | 07:58 PM
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From: seattle, too many links
Bikes: fixed gear recumbent trike
03-06-11 | 09:18 PM
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From: seattle, too many links
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03-06-11 | 11:09 PM
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+1 on the fat squirrel 
. i'm digging your wooden bars...but aren't you scared that if you're riding up an excessively steep hill you might break your bars O_o and eat pavement? i tend to put a lot of pressure on my bars when riding up hills xD. hope you having a good time in japan!
. i'm digging your wooden bars...but aren't you scared that if you're riding up an excessively steep hill you might break your bars O_o and eat pavement? i tend to put a lot of pressure on my bars when riding up hills xD. hope you having a good time in japan!
03-06-11 | 11:22 PM
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Can we get a picture of the bar unwrapped? I want to know if these are made out of stock lumber or are laminated.
wood is tough and flexible, I wouldn't dump on it right away.
wood is tough and flexible, I wouldn't dump on it right away.
Last edited by hairnet; 03-06-11 at 11:33 PM.
03-06-11 | 11:39 PM
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+1 on the fat squirrel . i'm digging your wooden bars...but aren't you scared that if you're riding up an excessively steep hill you might break your bars O_o and eat pavement? i tend to put a lot of pressure on my bars when riding up hills xD. hope you having a good time in japan!
. i'm digging your wooden bars...but aren't you scared that if you're riding up an excessively steep hill you might break your bars O_o and eat pavement? i tend to put a lot of pressure on my bars when riding up hills xD. hope you having a good time in japan!Granted, it would be awesome to have some sturdy wooden bars, you guys have the wrong idea
Only the plugs are woodHere's a pic so you can see more clearly. They are from an old broom handle that I found in my basement
03-09-11 | 02:35 PM
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