2014 Post Your SS or FG megathread!
#3576
Junior Member
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
From: Florida
Bikes: GT Palomar, Frankenbike single speed
#3578
Senior Member

Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 2,921
Likes: 361
From: Ocean County, NJ
Bikes: Looking for a Baylis or Wizard in 59-62cm range
Unfortunately as much as I wanted it to work, it was too small. I sold to a nice lucky fella in south eastern Pa.
#3579
#3580
Calamari Marionette Ph.D
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 7,861
Likes: 41
From: Coeur d' Alene
Bikes: 3 Chinese Gas Pipe Nerdcycles and 2 Chicago Electroforged Boat Anchors
#3584
THE STUFFED


Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 12,671
Likes: 21
From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone Gen 8
#3585
Junior Member
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 12
Likes: 0
From: Bristol UK
Bikes: Roy Thame Fixed Gear, 2013 Jamis Nova Race CX
#3586
Senior Member

Joined: May 2013
Posts: 166
Likes: 0
kudos to scrod. picked it up new at his shop in san diego a few months back. my new favorite bike
#3587
My current project, waiting on the SRAM Omnium to arrive as well as a FSA Compact handlebar and it should be all set and ready to go!
Frame by 17Teeth
Frame by 17Teeth
#3591
Senior Member

Joined: May 2013
Posts: 166
Likes: 0
color works for me as long you picked it out and its not some cheap store bought coaster "fixie". matte black frame w gold deep v's and gold cranks
#3592
Member of Derp
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 25
Likes: 0
From: Melbourne, Australia
Bikes: Reid Osprey Roasd Bike, Diamondback Razor MTB, Southern Star Trixter BMX
Not mine yet, but very soon it will be
#3593
Banned.
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 175
Likes: 0
From: NYC
Bikes: '04 Bianchi Pista, '14 All-City Thunderdome
#3596
Grumpy Old Bugga
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 4,229
Likes: 9
From: Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
Bikes: Hillbrick, Malvern Star Oppy S2, Europa (R.I.P.)

My Hillbrick, taken from an odd position which makes some of the angles look a bit funny.
She was custom made for me by Paul Hillbrick Racing Frames here in Australia. The brief included the line "this is the bike I want to be riding when I wear out and die", so she's a tad more conservative than some you see on here. The frame is Columbus Zona steel, chosen for its strength and longevity, the chromed lugs for their beauty. That carrier gets used nearly everytime she's ridden for one thing or another. Bars are the same height as the saddle (Brooks of course), which is how I like things - I've got the drops if I need more aero. The components are essentially Miche - Italian bits with Italian steel built by an Aussie craftsman. Not that I'm wedded to things Italian, they're just the bits Hillbrick uses.
The true magic of custom made lies in the overall design. I specified the bars at saddle height and that led to the high top tube - no, it's not too high though that's a close run thing. The long wheelbase comes from the requirement that she be comfortable to ride, especially long distances, and easy to ride. She's both. Yet Paul Hillbrick, being a designer of racing bikes, has setup the front end such that this bike is also very agile. I'm not saying she's a track bike but she'll dart around something appearing under your front wheel like a scared cat - I really can't conceive of needing more agility on the road. Despite that agility, she's the easiest bike to ride no hands that I've ever had which, considering I've got noticeable balance issues, is saying something.
Yes, she was expensive and yes, she was ordered at a time when I should have had more sense - by the time she finally arrived, I was regretting the purchase. Yet now, three and a half years later, I don't repent a cent. She IS the bike I'll ride till I die, whether I stick with fixed gear or go SS or **gasp** fit gears. That's assuming the Europa is retired first. With those two, I really don't need any more bikes.
#3597
Member
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 27
Likes: 0
From: Seoul, Korea

After a 2 year hiatus, I'm back riding again. Damn it feels good.
#3598
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 66
Likes: 0
Bikes: Surly Cross Check 1x9 with Jones H Bar
Simple 80's Shogun Conversion. My commuter.
#3599
THE STUFFED


Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 12,671
Likes: 21
From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone Gen 8

My Hillbrick, taken from an odd position which makes some of the angles look a bit funny.
She was custom made for me by Paul Hillbrick Racing Frames here in Australia. The brief included the line "this is the bike I want to be riding when I wear out and die", so she's a tad more conservative than some you see on here. The frame is Columbus Zona steel, chosen for its strength and longevity, the chromed lugs for their beauty. That carrier gets used nearly everytime she's ridden for one thing or another. Bars are the same height as the saddle (Brooks of course), which is how I like things - I've got the drops if I need more aero. The components are essentially Miche - Italian bits with Italian steel built by an Aussie craftsman. Not that I'm wedded to things Italian, they're just the bits Hillbrick uses.
The true magic of custom made lies in the overall design. I specified the bars at saddle height and that led to the high top tube - no, it's not too high though that's a close run thing. The long wheelbase comes from the requirement that she be comfortable to ride, especially long distances, and easy to ride. She's both. Yet Paul Hillbrick, being a designer of racing bikes, has setup the front end such that this bike is also very agile. I'm not saying she's a track bike but she'll dart around something appearing under your front wheel like a scared cat - I really can't conceive of needing more agility on the road. Despite that agility, she's the easiest bike to ride no hands that I've ever had which, considering I've got noticeable balance issues, is saying something.
Yes, she was expensive and yes, she was ordered at a time when I should have had more sense - by the time she finally arrived, I was regretting the purchase. Yet now, three and a half years later, I don't repent a cent. She IS the bike I'll ride till I die, whether I stick with fixed gear or go SS or **gasp** fit gears. That's assuming the Europa is retired first. With those two, I really don't need any more bikes.
#3600
Calamari Marionette Ph.D
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 7,861
Likes: 41
From: Coeur d' Alene
Bikes: 3 Chinese Gas Pipe Nerdcycles and 2 Chicago Electroforged Boat Anchors









