I agree with ddeadserios. Currently, your bike looks classy (minus the jackass brake setup & unwrapped track drops)
get some classic drop road bars & wrap them, get some foot retention and ditch the seatpost brake
It makes no sense running track drops and a track fork since this bike will never be a track bike.

This was gonna be a fixed gear but I ordered a wheel with the wrong hub which only takes the free wheel and I didnt wanna deal with the whole shipping process. I didn't really want cables all over but I guess that's what ill have to do until I come across a cheap fixed gear 27'' wheel again...

I wanted a track fork for less rake.

Ill get some brown wraps today and see what that looks like. Ill post updates when I get a chance

Thanks for input

should i buy a 58cm langster frameset for $250 or just shut up and stick with my steel fuji track?

Sugino 75s 170mm with BB for $135, good price?

So much creaking coming from my BB/cranks/pedal that I am considering just changing out the whole lot. The BB and cranks have been pulled and everything cleaned and still creaking like a mofo. I am wondering if swapping everything out will eliminate this noise.

Should I buy new BB and crankset, pull BB and cranks again, or???

Horrible ripoff deal. Where at?

craigslist....they look fairly new


http://images.craigslist.org/5K65H25...f831ca1b39.jpg

What price would you pay for said cranks? Any other recommendations?
Currently have NOS shimano 600 with cheap BB (UN25 i think)

It was a joke. That is an amazing price. Those look brand new. Get off bike forums. Go buy them.

This. Sorry, sometimes I forgot that sarcasm doesn't translate very well through text.

Lol, OK

But is it reasonable to change out the BB and cranks because i can't get rid of creaking? Not like the 600s are bad cranks....

If you have the money, you should have already been off bf and have the 75's in hand, and not asking these questions, but instead saying "hey guys thanks, i love my ****** ass cranks which are way better than 95% of everything ever" ok?

cool.

yeah man, but the things is.....work

browsing bike parts all day, not buying them

thanks for the info on these ****** cranks

i saw those, price is good. or jdg's grand mighty's?

so much gold on those grand mights

should I get a rum runner pake frame and a carbon fork? the 190mm head tube is tempting

Do you want a Rum Runner frame and carbon fork? If so, yes.

Should I race in an alleycat or watch game 5 of the NBA Finals?

race. Miami is gonna win again.

Question Time: Ok, so I ordered a complete Dolan Pre Cursa 60, it should arrive first week of July. I just ordered a Leader 722ts 61 frame.
1. Do I use the Dolan wheels on the Leader and buy different wheels for the Dolan or do I keep the wheels on the Dolan and buy some cheaper wheels for the Leader (thinking Velocity Deep V's).
2. I will be using the Dolan as a fitness ride when I do distances of 30+ miles. Do I put the drop bars that come with the dolan on the Leader & buy road drops? (I believe Scrod said track drops suck for distance, so I already know the answer, but just looking for additional input)
3. Do I put the seat post from the dolan on the Leader & buy a carbon seat post or will that not be worth the $?

these are the wheels that come with the Dolan - http://www.dolan-bikes.com/Dolan-Com...product_id=516
Here is the dolan itself: http://www.velodromeshop.net/index.php?p=product&id=18

Thanks,
Justin
*I am going to be selling my Windsor The Hour so I will only have 1 steel, and 1 aluminum

Carbon seatpost isn't worth it. The stock post on the dolan is nice. The stock wheels on the other hand, definitely have room to be upgraded.

I sure hope they don't; lebron is a (4 lettered slag term for male reproductive system) and I want to see his face when he doesn't get that ring when it was so close within his reach.

Thanks. I was looking at the Wabi rims as recommended to me in another thread. I would like to keep the price under $350 for a pair (built as I have no experience building wheels) while keeping the weight down, anything in black or silver (or combo).

I want to see them get 3 up, and then swept. The look on his face will be even better.

If you get all silver. KinLin XR-270's laced to novatec's with 64 sapim lasers, and veloplugs, will run you like $375 shipped and built from RG.

They would be like 1600 grams without rubber.

sorry to drag this conversation on in this thread but, wouldnt that require me to build it myself or does RetroGression build wheels as well? Im trying to get the lightest possible wheelset under $350 (could do 400 if worth while) that is already built *not by me*

Thanks again for your advice, it is much appreciated.

Yeah, these are built for under 400. They're closer to 300 if you wanted to build them yourself. You could shave off another 100+ grams using XR-200's, and a lower spoke count, but seeing as you bought a 61cm frame, I assume your're a pretty big guy, so I recommended 270's(little beefier), and 32 spoke front and rear.

One note, you'll have to wait a couple weeks for scrod to order the novatec hubs.

Alright, I'll shoot him an email for more specifics. Thanks again for the information.
I'm a big, but light guy. I am 6'4 & weigh 185 (been around that weight for 5 years so I dont plan on getting much heavier).

Don't try the XR200's. You will break them even at 185lbs.

Yeah, I'm 6' 180, and I wouldn't trust 32h XR-200's for riding city streets.

Go with the 270's.

FWIW 32h XR300's to Novatecs with Lasers should be around 1750g.

wouldn't it be financially wiser to opt for the wabi's at that point? they are 1750 and only $170