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Hip's Next Machine - Road Fixie
Here's a ready made solution (if I was in the States):
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/b...4/pistase.html Like the look of this one too: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/gunnar-street dog.htm from a list of a few: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/fixed.htm At the moment, it looks like I'll get a White Industries EN eccentric fixed/free hub from aussie distributor Atomic Industrie and fit that to a used frame. Bicycle Recycle have some frames in m size I want to look at There's also the option of a Surly Steamroller which would negate th use of the $225 ENO with its horizontal track ends. It doesn't appear i a local google much though.. Other parts will be mishmash of new and stuff I drag out of storage Any comments so far? ; hipp - |
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Hi
They all look good to me. Anything looks better than my recentl converted Repco Traveller. However, my total cost was $65 to buy th bike from a mate and $85 for the LBS to do the conversion Feel like a dorc when riding to work on the bike track, especially whe I pass one of my road cycling friends. But I'm getting a good workou and learning how to handle the damn thing When I get a bit more competent I might go for a better quality bik like the ones on the link and even give the track a try (on my own o course). I can hear "she who must be obeyed" bleating about it now I tried to get a 2nd hand fixie (under $500) over the web but ther wasn't much interest in anyone selling me one. Need a big frame (58 t 60). Any ideas Spide - |
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hippy wrote:
Any comments so far? hippy You'll blow your knee young man - |
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Originally posted by Spider1977 They all look good to me. Anythin
looks better than my recently converted Repco Traveller. However, m total cost was $65 to buy the bike from a mate and $85 for the LBS t do the conversion I was going to originally do a hack job on a $50 bike, but decided wanted something a little nicer because like the SS I'd probably ge addicted to riding it I tried to get a 2nd hand fixie (under $500) over the web but ther wasn't much interest in anyone selling me one. Need a big frame (58 t 60). Any ideas That's funny - I bought my track bike for $500 with a selection of gear a second set of wheels (Campag Record singles). It was in a fairl common size too (55cm). I found mine on www.tradingpost.com.au I know there was a MASSIVE frame for sale at my LBS but I think it wa bigger than what you are after You could try asking any trackies or the club at the track. I als emailed the bike shops I knew that specialised in track racing abou bikes. Keep an eye out on ebay too. One will pop up eventually hth hipp - |
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ooh nice, fixies are cool. Not saying I'd have the guts to ride on
myself off the track.. There's a couple of crazy couriers in the city with fixies and only front brake, they came into Cecil Walkers a fair bit when I was doin work experience there Sorry, this post is being rather pointless. What sort of wheels woul you have on the bike? Obviously track wheels with the Surly frame (whic looks nice, btw, but you'll be struggling to find one in Australia possibly order from the US? I do have a review of a Surly 1x1 in Bicycling Australia from 3 or so years ago which should have th distributor's name, but I'm not sure I can be stuffed getting out of be at 11.35 ) but with any other frame, would you just build up, say some Mavic CXP's with the White Bros. ENO hub - |
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Etxy wrote:
but I'm not sure I can be stuffed getting out of bed at 11.35 The sacrifices I make, kiddo... Who needs sleep anyway. In the spac of 8 months, it seems, Bicycling Australia did two reviews of singl speed bikes November 2001- A review of an On-One Inbred, single speed mountain bike On-One, quoth BA, is an English brand with Reynolds steel frames Distributor is- On-One Oz Ph. no- 03) 9431 584 April 2001- A review of a Surly 1x1. Surly was the brand you wer interested in, so I'll cut to the chase. It says the distributor was Dirt Works Ph. no- 02) 9679 8400 Website- www.dirtworks.com.a Might be worth giving Dirt Works a ring or email; even if they're no still distributing Surly stuff, they could probably give you a prett good idea of who to turn to next And as for me? I'm going to sleep. : - |
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Surly's are carried at Spoke(n) in the CB
Hey Hippy. you mentioned Bicycle recycl Do you go there often and if not how did you know what they ha currently Been meaning to wander down there and poke about for bits for my S (and possibly my next 700c/rod SS - no comments on buying bits, fro you either! What are prices/stock/anything like?? AH-FlyingDutc - |
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You'll blow your knee young man. Knee? What knee? They both disappeared when I found out what singlespeed was ;- hipp - |
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Originally posted by Etxy
The sacrifices I make, kiddo... Who needs sleep anyway. I do at the moment : On-One Inbre Yep, I've lusted after these bikes for quite a while now but I'd decide to build a road frame rather than mtb. BUT, you've reminded me abou their Il Pompino cyclocross frame which could be a nice option. I thin there was a review of this in one of my mags.. must look. Surly 1x This was going to be my alternative to the Inbred. Now that I'm ont road frames the Steamroller is the model o' choice. I believe DirtWork still do Surly - I should ask.. Thanks dude hipp - |
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Originally posted by wassupdawg Surly's are carried at Spoke(n
in the CB I think most LBS's can get access to the DirtWorks catalog. Do you kno if they have any of the frames in the store? I should get off m backside once in a while and head into all the cool city bike stores. just for a look.. Hey Hippy. you mentioned Bicycle recycl No, no that was another hippy... not me, no way ; Do you go there often and if not how did you know what they ha currently Never been there before. The reason I know what they have is that called and they checked their stock of 56cm frames. They had 2 in stock They also said they had plans to put their stock online - but I've hear that from shops before : Been meaning to wander down there and poke about for bits for my S (and possibly my next 700c/rod SS - no comments on buying bits, fro you either! Buying parts for an SS.. NOOOOOO!!! It's ok man.. I'll probably en up spending large $$ on this next bike anyway : What are prices/stock/anything like?? All I know of is the two 56cm road frames. $200 and $250, but I can' remember the manufacturers hipp - |
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