2014 Post Your SS or FG megathread!
07-01-13, 08:33 PM
#1477
Goes to 11.
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07-01-13, 08:53 PM
#1478
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Yeah ive done my own decals before, it is super easy. If you have any graphic designer friends just have them redo the art, then send the vector file to a sign shop with vinyl cutter. You then just squeegee them on. Im not sure what your shops would charge to redo the art, but to get the decals made is only 15-25$. If you have a hard time finding a designer or your shops cost too much just message me. Heres how the decals I made my came out.
I work at a print shop, It takes 15 minutes to cut the vinyl and prep it if you have the files ready. Its really like 5 dollars of material but no one will do the work for that cheap. If your creative you can do some pretty cool stuff.
07-01-13, 09:10 PM
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Yeah I can help out, just give me a lil bit. I'm super swamped at the moment but I can get it in a week or two. If you can wait that long?
07-01-13, 09:31 PM
#1481
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Bikes: Planet X Full carbon track bike , Bianchi Pista, Unknown LV1 X 2, Sole' De Lano, Retrospect.
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My first fixed gear bike !!
Hey everyone, I just picked up this fixed gear bike, found it on CL seems like a good deal I was brand new , it's a SOLE' Delano, I really like the colors on it reminds me of my race car white with gold wheels :-) .
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07-02-13, 05:49 AM
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The, old frame for a singlespeed buildup, is finished.
On a recent trip to Bologna/Italy i discovered singlespeed/fixed gear bikes in a shop called Hook, https://hookmotors.com/, and thought I have to have/build one of those. I found an old frame on Ebay, and when the frame had no bids, i asked the guy how much he wanted to which he replied "if you pick it up you can have it for nothing". My fears were later confirmed on this forum, that the frame was not up to much. Anyway, I removed all the brazeons, stripped and spray painted, and as the frame is nothing special I used low end parts for the build, total cost £180/270$. Just needs a pair of toe clips.
On a recent trip to Bologna/Italy i discovered singlespeed/fixed gear bikes in a shop called Hook, https://hookmotors.com/, and thought I have to have/build one of those. I found an old frame on Ebay, and when the frame had no bids, i asked the guy how much he wanted to which he replied "if you pick it up you can have it for nothing". My fears were later confirmed on this forum, that the frame was not up to much. Anyway, I removed all the brazeons, stripped and spray painted, and as the frame is nothing special I used low end parts for the build, total cost £180/270$. Just needs a pair of toe clips.
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07-02-13, 07:48 AM
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07-02-13, 08:38 AM
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after meltdown i had to get rid of it. working on getting a new toy but for now the bike will have to do!!!
07-02-13, 09:07 PM
#1489
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More small but significant updates. The Motobecane, aka naranja, gets an orange chain to replace the badly worn OEM chain. The only original component on the bike now is the front brake caliper 
The VISP gets all black compact hooded brake levers for my small hands, so I can now actually reach the lever when riding on the drops.
The VISP gets all black compact hooded brake levers for my small hands, so I can now actually reach the lever when riding on the drops.
07-02-13, 09:55 PM
#1490
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Nice ride I <3 MKIV's. Too bad they're all going the way of integras and CRX's 'cept for people with much deeper wallets funding crazier modifications...
07-02-13, 10:12 PM
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I really enjoyed the car, I owned it since it was bone stock and I did some crazy stuff to it about 3 diff set ups when I got rid of it it was dynoing 1120 at wheels with out laughing gas, nowadays most MKIVs that are worth anything will be super clean and crazy set ups, Im working on getting a 996 TT next hope by end of year. Its not going to be crazy power but its a more mature car
07-05-13, 10:27 AM
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Recent acquisition. Misc chinese SSFG off of Amazon "Vilano Edge". It rides pretty sweet once I trued the wheels.
Good:
Cheap
Lightish
Came with regular bars and bull bars
Bad:
Seat (replaced with Velo Z1)
Brakes
Pedals (replaced with freebie pedals from another bike)
The color of the wheels (they should be black)
07-05-13, 10:30 AM
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Finished up some design work with the good dudes over at Fyxation. They sent me this Eastside Track in return. Photo is exactly how it came out of the box and a ride around the block (white gets dirty very quickly). I will be changing some parts and be dialing in the fit soon.
07-05-13, 10:45 AM
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Yep, nothing too special by any means. Just a solid lil bike to cruise around on. Also, I dont like to work with people with out being able to speak about the quality of a product.
07-05-13, 11:02 AM
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Finished up some design work with the good dudes over at Fyxation. They sent me this Eastside Track in return. Photo is exactly how it came out of the box and a ride around the block (white gets dirty very quickly). I will be changing some parts and be dialing in the fit soon.
design work? as in graphic design? what was it?
just curious...
(<--graphic designer)
07-05-13, 11:11 AM
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My design work is hard to explain... I am an illustrator by degree. I have worked the majority of my career as a product designer. I then freelance doing pretty much anything design related. Im trying to get really involved in the cycling community and have been doing a ton of graphic design work with various bike related companies lately. I just did some T-shirts for Fyxation. The one below and a few more to roll out later.
07-05-13, 10:56 PM
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First road bike, first singlespeed/fixed gear, first non-mountain build ...
Still trying to decide between the carbon FSA stem and a silver Thomson, replacement crankset and an extra set of race wheels.
Pj
Phoenix, AZ
Still trying to decide between the carbon FSA stem and a silver Thomson, replacement crankset and an extra set of race wheels.
Pj
Phoenix, AZ
07-06-13, 12:45 PM
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Finished up some design work with the good dudes over at Fyxation. They sent me this Eastside Track in return. Photo is exactly how it came out of the box and a ride around the block (white gets dirty very quickly). I will be changing some parts and be dialing in the fit soon.
as far as I can say (and if you wanna changing parts), try changing the whites with blacks
Last edited by hmdns; 07-06-13 at 12:54 PM.