Converted to Single Speed
08-08-07, 11:44 AM
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I like the $15 bike, braze-ons and all. They're easy enough to remove if you decide either to not run brakes or to route the cables differently. If I were you, I'd sand it down and give it a fresh paint job -- it's such a beautiful frame that it deserves all that attention. I think it's clear from the picture that the drop outs are horizontal -- they just aren't very deep. That might make it tricky to tension the chain, but there are ways around it, including tensioners and filing out the drop outs to make them deeper (keeping enough material to retain strength of course).
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08-08-07, 11:47 AM
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nobody brought up a singleator.
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08-08-07, 11:49 AM
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08-08-07, 11:55 AM
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I think it's clear from the picture that the drop outs are horizontal -- they just aren't very deep. That might make it tricky to tension the chain, but there are ways around it, including tensioners and filing out the drop outs to make them deeper (keeping enough material to retain strength of course).
08-08-07, 12:13 PM
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Also, I'm right there with GrumpyPig on the pink frame: make that crown stand out. Alicestrong, your frame has lovely lugs on it as well, from what I can tell in the picture. You could make those stand out also, like what they do over at Rivendell Bicycle Works. Delicious looking frames they are....
08-08-07, 04:17 PM
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Yes! Nice lugs and fancy crown deserve attention...maybe silver or pale grey?
And Brian your bike is really nice...hope mine comes out half as good.
And Brian your bike is really nice...hope mine comes out half as good.
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08-08-07, 04:36 PM
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That's it. My Allez is going with me to the LBS this weekend for a consultation and hopefully the go-ahead for a singlespeed conversion. Thanks a lot.
08-08-07, 09:37 PM
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It apperas to have vertical dropouts which makes it difficult to get your chain properly tensioned. But that's where an ENO hub comes in handy. (which is also somewhat expensive...)
Edit: on second thought, it may have horizontal dropouts, hard to tell in the picture... if they are horizontal, you'll have no problem making it a fixed gear.
(which is also somewhat expensive...)Edit: on second thought, it may have horizontal dropouts, hard to tell in the picture... if they are horizontal, you'll have no problem making it a fixed gear.
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jerome is always there to correct me. will i see you tomorrow on the clown ride? ill have my fixie with me!
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I see you got an IRO, nice.
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08-10-07, 11:22 AM
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nice build!!!
here is my budget SS, started at $29 bucks, total build is a bit over $250
here is my budget SS, started at $29 bucks, total build is a bit over $250
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08-10-07, 11:31 AM
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[QUOTE=jsigone;5042694]nice build!!!
here is my budget SS, started at $29 bucks, total build is a bit over $250
What kind of frame did you start with?
Nice!!
here is my budget SS, started at $29 bucks, total build is a bit over $250
What kind of frame did you start with?
Nice!!
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[QUOTE=alicestrong;5042756]an 80's Nishiki steel, even with the SS coversion, that bike is a hefty 26+ lbs + saddle bag. But that is fine since it's build was for a trainer.
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08-11-07, 08:46 PM
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Thank you. Well, it's an old road frame I had laying around for some time so I built it up and rode it as a fixed gear for a short while. Basically, the conversion didn't cost me anything since I used a spare fixed gear wheelset and other misc parts laying around in my parts drawer. These are parts I've accumulated over several years so it's somewhat difficult to put a dollar figure on them. Anyway, since I had other fixed gear bikes, I decided to turn this particular bike into a single speed so I purchased a single speed freewheel cog for it so I can coast on those long downhill runs.... In other words, this is my new GMR bike...
08-12-07, 09:55 AM
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Thank you. Well, it's an old road frame I had laying around for some time so I built it up and rode it as a fixed gear for a short while. Basically, the conversion didn't cost me anything since I used a spare fixed gear wheelset and other misc parts laying around in my parts drawer. These are parts I've accumulated over several years so it's somewhat difficult to put a dollar figure on them. Anyway, since I had other fixed gear bikes, I decided to turn this particular bike into a single speed so I purchased a single speed freewheel cog for it so I can coast on those long downhill runs.... In other words, this is my new GMR bike...
08-12-07, 10:14 AM
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08-15-07, 11:29 AM
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