That's pretty cool.

They have the freewheels that don't click-click-click.

/not scrod

Lester is right, they're running some kind of silent hub that is hard to get if your not connected with either the bike manufacturer or law enforcement (supposedly).

/back to scrod

i see "police" bikes all the time on CL, and it always makes me think of reno 911

ill be honest i dont know alot about headsets and crown races so i cant answer that question. but basically im just trying to start buying things up when i can afford for when BI restocks. I emailed them and they are supposed to be restocking soon.

Go with the technoglide scrod recommended.

I have one on my kilo, it's great. It's a little easy to lock up(but mine is threadless), but when its properly adjusted its amazing.

same here.

Technoglide ftw.

There are some high end police bikes taht are really nice. They are overbuilt for most people's use, but still quite nice. Makes me think of Blues Brothers

"It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"

Stealing cop bikes and selling them on craigslist FTW.

The cops in providence ride these around with two panniers. Pretty nice bike
https://www.cannondale.com/2013/bikes...forcement-1-26

MSRP $999999? Your tax dollars at work!

haha, MSRP $youcantbuyone

Just out of curiosity Scrod, would you ever build or work on a "suicide" hub for a customer?

Black park tools spoke wrench for saline polyax nipples right?

It depends on the situation. If some kid came in wanting me to convert the old schwinn ten speed his dad gave him into a sick brakeless fixie, probably not.

Saline nipples!

Yeah, the black one (.127). If you're using black Polyax nipples, the green one (.130) won't scratch up the finish as much.

Most manufacturers restrict their dealers to only sell the 'police edition' bikes to law enforcement, so the MSRP isn't really important to us regular folk.

Goddamn autocorrect. I have the silver ones, so finish isnt too much of a worry.
Thanx man!

Scrod I got a carbon fork with 9mm of axle space and I have a 10mm axle. Would it damage the fork a lot if I sanded out the 1mm? The drop outs or what not are aluminium. Thanks.

If the dropouts are aluminum, you'll be ok. Just be sure to file them evenly or your wheel will be crooked.

To piggyback on this, only file the bottom side of the dropout to get the clearance you need. By just filing the bottom side (the one closer to the ground with the bike on its wheels) you can use the weight of the bike to let the wheel locate itself on a factory surface before tightening the axle nuts down.

Thanks thats good it will work. It was an impulse buy for a 20 dollar aero fork.

Shimano Silent Clutch: https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Shimano-...item35beb16527

im replacing my steel crankset, steel wheels, and steel seatpost for lighter, aluminum alloy ones.

i was wondering, im running 70 gear inches right now and its tough sometimes around here. i was thinking of switching to 65.

my question is, if you have a heavier bike, does it feel like yr pushing more gear inches?

if i put on all the alloy parts, will the 70 gi be easier to push around? very curious about this.