@misskaz - haha I'm such a dumbdumb sometimes. you're absolutely right. wrenching on the bike while drunk would be a bigger risk than just riding fixed. Lots can go wrong when you're drunk and adjusting things on your bike so that you can drunk ride home. seriously, thank you for pointing that out. i guess i was grasping for scenerios where i think i might want to use the freewheel. but i'm crushin pretty hard on FG at the moment. doubt I'll ever get back into coasting.

@scrod - good call. I may sell it, didn't realize I would find a buyer for a used freewheel. it does look brand new yet. I could also put it on my wife's bike but that's a waste since she doesn't ride much and doesn't mind her shimano freewheel at all.

no idea what derped is. no idea what herped is either. i did recently learn "wonky" though. ;)

Am the only one that doesnt have a problem switching between fixed and free?


capslock wont stay in caps

Depends on how long I've been doing one or the other. If I've been riding fixed exclusively for months and get on my geared bike, it'll feel weird (for like the first few minutes, not the whole ride). But if I've been switching back and forth a lot, I don't really think about it much. I also have the other difference of clipless on my geared bike and toeclips/straps on the fixed. Time to start training for my annual summer century, so I'll be on the geared bike as much as fixed in the coming months and the switching won't be a big deal.

100 Miles on a bike? Big whoop. How about on foot, on mountain trails, in under 15 hours? :p
Just goofin' around - 100 miles on a bike is a heck of an accomplishment too. Was just lookin' for a way to mention the WS100 that took place over the weekend. New course record by 20 mins. 14:46 was his time, or something like that. I would love to run a 100 mile trail ultra someday. So far 50km is the farthest I've gone. Training for something like that is too big a commitment, and probably not even possible in Chicago. We have no mountains.


Anyhow, back on "Should I" topic, turns out my Formula hub won't accept cogs on both sides so that settles that. I took the White freewheel off and will try to sell it. The freewheel side will just stay empty for now. Less weight I guess.

Scrod sells something by Fyxation that will screw on and prevent the threads from getting ****ed up on the fw side.

Kaz: When are you gonna do the CMC fixed?

This isn't a dick-measuring contest, which I would lose anyway since I don't have a dick. I didn't bring up the century to brag, I was just trying to say I do a lot of miles on my geared bike this time of year.

Never.

@misskaz - apologies, seriously wasn't trying to be a jerk although I had a feeling while typing that it would come out that way. I know you weren't trying to brag - you're actually the nicest person in this forum - sorry for the dickish post, honestly didn't mean it that way. do yo thang gurl. :thumb:

fixed. :)

another lesson learned?

Should I add Bob Jackson decals to my current decal-less frame?

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=258291

It isn't needed but wouldn't hurt IMO

Bingo. I'll snag one with my next order. My LBS doesn't have the Park chain whip in stock (had to rotafix my 16t off and my 17t on today) and Scrod has as nice a price as any. Been eyein' a black cycling cap to go with my gray one anyhow. Those suckers get salty quick.
http://www.retro-gression.com/product/halo-fix-t-cover

And it looks cool.

Yeah why not. I like the look. My stickerless frame recently got a Retrogression decal on the top tube
http://www.retro-gression.com/produc...-die-cut-decal
and a another on the seatpost tube.
http://www.retro-gression.com/produc...n-logo-sticker
Totally classed up my ride. I don't like a lot of stickers but I dig that shop/site and dig the color scheme. win/win.

I vote no.

Add Kilo TT decals FTW.

get those really massive leader decals

LOL... almost spat my food out.

I have a white frame, should I go black and red on the rest, or purple?

choose quality over color.

I like the look of straight up black/white. Lots of people do that, but so what.

I am definitely am not going super neon obnoxious. B/W is dope too

I'd go bright pink with flowers if it was the best quality and a good deal, any day.

Should I...

Paint my bike this color? I effing LOVE this frame and lust for it hourly. But I can't afford it, and if I'm honest with myself, I just really dig the look/color. I know nothing about what the frame/geometry would do for me.
So yeah. Paintjob? Or not worth the trouble? I don't want to be bikeless while I wait for it. Then I'll be worried about babying the newpaintjob. It'll be more attractive to thieves - especially since I'd probably buy some Milwaukee decals to slap on there just for fun.

http://www.benscycle.net/bmz_cache/d...ge.900x598.jpg

Go to Urban Powder Coat in Rogers Park. When I got my frame did up it was $70 (+$30 for fork) and the turn around time was 2 days. Things might have changed since then (~1.5 years), but I'm sure they're still cool guys.

Thank you kind sir! I'd definitely do that. I'll wait for a real stormy crappy weekend.
I'd probably need to remove the headset and BB myself right?

Also, any address or number for them? Having the damnedest time finding them via Google.

Found them on FB. I don't have their phone # or address yet but the info they give on FB says $120 for frame/fork which includes stripping the old frame and painting it. Not sure if they're still in business or what though...

Should I buy all the parts online and finish this Raleigh frame/fixed gear build? Or buy a Motobecane Track from BD and put my current wheelset on it and upgrade later? Trying to do this the cheap way but it seems like it'll be about $300 either way! Plus i'll have to get the Raleigh frame painted.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=258786

Assuming you didn't have trouble finding the English-spec parts, I'd not only use the Raleigh, but rock the OG paint as well.

Agreed. I originally planned out a purple "grimace" bike, but this vintage look has grown on me!

im seriously considering going clipless, should i start with spd and move up to sl later on or just go straight to sl?

kinda starting to hate all the moving around my feet do in clip/straps, and i feel like my pedal stroke would be a lot cleaner and efficient with clipless
ive been paying attention to my knees a lot and i seem to have a good amount of knee tracking on my left side

is there any real benefit from one to the other or is it just mainly the shoes?
i like the fact that spd allows you to wear more normal shoes that i might not have to change, i like not carrying crap around

Road clipless is awesome, but it depends what kind of riding you're doing. Are you stopping a lot and on/off the bike a lot? If so, MTB may be for you. If you're more on the bike than off the bike, then road clipless is worth it.