I'd figured I'd start:

This is a Van Dessel CRB.
39x16 Gearing

3 current SS/fixed bikes

...so this is from Fuji's website. Mine is stock except for profile cowhorn bars, an old Ultegra front brake & Dia Comp lever. Gearing is 48x16 and I can't wait for spring so I can ride something besides the rollers!

I didn't want show anybody until i have it built up perfectly.
My excitement is mounting though and I might just take a digital in the morining and unveil it as is.
This one is going to be a stunner. What do you guys think... should I wait a couple of weeks and unveil it in all it's glory or should i take the wraps off now? I'm torn.

i'm using this as my desktop wallpaper

Show us! Come on, we can't ever get enough fixie pictures - even if they aren't done yet.

Old Fuji powder coated w/vinyl stickers for decals, it makes a great commuter and awesome rain/bad weather bike.

it's a grand jubile.

48x16
Still haven't taken it for it's virgin ride. Too much damn snow here!

I have also been looking at the Tsunami track frame at chucksbikes.com as my next endeavor.

2003 Bianchi Eros frame. 53cm. Tensioned using a White Industries ENO eccentric rear hub. Built up two days ago, swapping parts off of the previously used aluminum frame; only one ride on it so far, but d@mn, the steel feels soooooo much better! 46x17. gets the majority of my road time now. the geared bike is sadly neglected.

Surly Crosscheck set up fixed/free. 38x15/20. mish-mash of e-bay, parts bin, veloswap, and good lbs deals. it gets the fenders, and rain/ugly ride/commute duty much of the time.

Frame and fork purchased from ebay. Other components mostly used. Flip-flop hub, set up as 44x17 fixed and 18 free. I hope to see some of these bikes at MB1's SS century in the spring!!!

Bianchi
First is a 2000 Volpe with a Suzy flip-flop hub. 42/16 on both sides.
Second is a '99 Reparto Corse steel track frame that will be on the track this summer.
Have a third SS in the wings (Pinarello Radius) but it may not be fixed.
TF

46 x 16 fixed, using Paul's Cross levers for primary brake levers.

Miss M has a Waterford fixte, I have a Gunnar.

You have bike lust.

My old Koga Miyata Flyer. I bought it used for less than the price of the new hub and rode it until the gears wore out. That saddle, by the way, is the most uncomfortable saddle I have ever had. I have replaced it with a green flite but will soon mount a Brooks conquest... I love those springs!

That's a sweet ride Miss M has there. What gearing and wheels is she using?

Dawes Fixed is my most recent convert. Due to crappy weather have only had it on the road once.

3 current SS/fixed bikes
So older Look frame in black is what I am looking for ;)

Mind sharing your setup? Thx.

Austro Daimler Inter-10

2003 57cm w/ 42x16, Brooks Swift, Elite Ciussi cage, ITM road stem added. Not liking this new new board so much. Yet another thing that doesn't work on my mac!-sorry for the rant.

Reparto Corse Cross single/fixed

70's Gitane..."borrowed" by a friend of mine nearly a year ago, he is a spinning instructor and roadie so I encouraged him to try it...he now calls it "our" bike.


My Chicago Scwinn


and the newest project frame...IRO

Hey here are my two Single Speeds... :D

After many tries to register ... I finally have access to this forum!!!

Was a Fuji Cross. Now sports an eccentric bottom bracket courtesy of Spicer Cycles. Affectionately known as the "Spuji"

Currently preserved in a 5-month coating of dust - waiting for Spring. and waiting and waiting and waiting.....

Harry

Gotta love those 80's era italian fade paint jobs. Mine is a Paletti with the stock Campy SR parts stripped down to what you see here with a new Phil hub on the back.

I need to paint my gargae door.

Kogswell 42x16 fixed and 42x17 free, 700x28

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Van Dessel 42x18 singlespeed casette hub, 700x35

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Fuji 42x18 singlespeed BMX 48h hubs, 700x44

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The Fooooo ja is Ready to Roll! After Months of waiting for a set os 32 hole, thread-on hubs I finally got a set. A set of vintage Kingsberry's to go with the rest of the 80's ensemble for my Fuji Roubaix, featuring Specialized crank arms with a 144 bolt pattern, Suntour Superbe Pro Headset, Cinelli XA stem, Cinelli Campion de Moundo handlebars. I worked around the storker lever dilemma by adding a Paul cross lever, then getting a set of old Dia-Comp brake levers and removing the levers leaving the base. I also dug out my old Bennoto tape I had used 12 years ago . . . Hey waste not want not. It's geared 42-15, a little big but will do the trick till I get a 17 or 18.

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Romic fixte conversion of a $15 garage sale buy. It is a little large, but I couldn't pass up the deal. This is an old picture that doesn't show the latest changes, but its the best picture I have of it. It now has 105 cranks with purple chainring bolts, a shorter stem, and a few other changes like a different seat and tires.

Romic fixte conversion of a $15 garage sale buy. It is a little large, but I couldn't pass up the deal. This is an old picture that doesn't show the latest changes, but its the best picture I have of it. It now has 105 cranks with purple chainring bolts, a shorter stem, and a few other changes like a different seat and tires.

Tig, you know how much I like that bike but right now I'd rather just have the weather that's in that picture. It's #$&$* snowing in Dallas. Feb has sucked so far...

I just bought the frame yesterday for 15 bucks at a local swap meet. The only thing extra I had to buy was a new seat post, the rest of the parts came off an old Cannondale criterium frame that I had. I was able to take it out for a short spin this afternoon - the lugged 531 frame rides way better than the C-Dale with its 3/4" dia stays.

You made out well for $15 and a seatpost! I think I put in a total of $230. Still not bad but not in your league. The Romic is full 531 and it rides like a Rolls.

I just bought the frame yesterday for 15 bucks at a local swap meet. The only thing extra I had to buy was a new seat post, the rest of the parts came off an old Cannondale criterium frame that I had. I was able to take it out for a short spin this afternoon - the lugged 531 frame rides way better than the C-Dale with its 3/4" dia stays.

Details of the build are in the custom section

Fillet brazed with reinforcements around the head tube and an actual lugged BB shell.

The CR on the head tube is a Stainless steel piece brazed onto the tube.

hey Boneman, nice Goldtec hubs!! i've never actually seen any before. I've
heard that they are 'well built' and have flats on the axel for the track ends?

I had the wheels built by Helmut Burns in London. He used to be located near the City and had a fair amount of bike messenger customers. He recommended the Goldtec's and I'm quite pleased by their quality. If I were in the States, I would have gotten Phil hubs having used them since 1974 but the Goldtec's are right up there.

And yes, they have flats on the rear axle ends for track dropouts. They also use an allen key rather than a nut for fastening onto the fork ends.

They're not the easiest to find as production is limited. Hope hubs, another UK product, are more widely available here. BTW, Condor in London's now carrying Phil's but the price is enough to make one cry.

This is my beater bike. Its a 60's Bottecchia, which conveniently has 120mm spacing in the rear and no der. hanger. Just replaced the wheels with a pair of Suzue Jr hubs and cheapo rims.

Holding up pretty well on the mean streets of SF.

The Falcon commuter from the 80's:

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and the new bike for some actual track racing:

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bike 1: white gios pro i built just for me before a good mate saw it and his words "i covet your bike" meant i'm too loyal sometimes.

anyone can have a blue Gios but a white one ;-) .... campy road front hub, suntour sprint flip/flop track rear (great campy high flange lookalike) laced to mavic open 4cd's (my current favorite still affordable old school rim). 2 brakes and a bell (nyc), super record silver bits 'cept for the milled/drilled sugino super mighty comp crankset. white regal of course. i miss it lots.

bike 2: b'day present for a mate where we all chipped in and bought him the red Bottechia on ebay. sniped, and shipped for $250 and a little change, strip some parts, abit of tooling, clean it up and let's just say he was pretty happy. columbus sl, shimano 600 bits, campy monoplanar brake, & hinault turbo saddle. im glad that peeps buy bikes, ride them for 200 miles then sell them on ebay with misspelt and incorrectly categorized listings.

bike 3: present for another mate who distinctly isn't into the classic euro style roadbike aesthetic. bought on ebay just 'coz im a freak and laughed plenty when building it up. presented it to mate and his eye's popped out - he only wishes he could go more than a block without being stopped all the time & asked just what it is. it's a crappy bike but its just so cool. bamboo (& some cane) is pretty pimpn' & for $175 shipped it gets a LOT of attention.

moral of the story - i ride a high tensile steel Fuji fixie, 27" wheels, centrepulls & fenders - albeit low miles and mighty clean. don't even have any pics but at least i can chain it up !!!

waiting for my fixie karma to come around - when it does you'll hear about it.

ciao

So older Look frame in black is what I am looking for ;)

Mind sharing your setup? Thx.

The all black frame is a early 90's KG76. It's all Dura Ace parts with Cinelli bars and stem. The seatpost is LOOK ergo post. The wheels are Formula Xero 16 spoke front and rear. This a single speed only. I has a 16t Chris King cog and a lot of spacers. I use this bike as my commuter and I also take it with me when I travel.

Where are the #$@%&* pics of the De Rosa :D

That Bottechia is one beautiful bike. Very nice build............

Where are the #$@%&* pics of the De Rosa :D

That Bottechia is one beautiful bike. Very nice build............

i dont know if that was a quote from some famous philosph or mrs. hickey ...

anyways it is funny that i should be sitting next to some $20k of photo equipment yet havent snapped any pics of my beloved DeRosa for you cats here. let's just say im planning a very savvy (but elegant) photoshoot and am waiting for the right ingredients (hint: moderator alert).

it's as we say .. comming!!

yeah .. the bottechia is a beaut in mint condition. it just got better and better looking as we stripped it more and more. great rider too - if it were a little smaller i would have lied and kept it.

below is a pic of it in b&w on the subway platform about 5 minutes before it was delivered at a very flash NYC nightclub where the b/day party was at. turned plenty heads & had nightclub bouncers and coatcheck chic scratching their heads. it even spent time on the dancefloor and now sports a champagne cork under the saddle as a momento of the evening.

ciao

i dont know if that was a quote from some famous philosph or mrs. hickey ...

anyways it is funny that i should be sitting next to some $20k of photo equipment yet havent snapped any pics of my beloved DeRosa for you cats here. let's just say im planning a very savvy (but elegant) photoshoot and am waiting for the right ingredients (hint: moderator alert).

it's as we say .. comming!!

yeah .. the bottechia is a beaut in mint condition. it just got better and better looking as we stripped it more and more. great rider too - if it were a little smaller i would have lied and kept it.

below is a pic of it in b&w on the subway platform about 5 minutes before it was delivered at a very flash NYC nightclub where the b/day party was at. turned plenty heads & had nightclub bouncers and coatcheck chic scratching their heads. it even spent time on the dancefloor and now sports a champagne cork under the saddle as a momento of the evening.

ciao

I'll wait a little longer. We certainly wouldn't want Spirito to have premature...ah...pics.....

When you finally get around to it, post it in the retro forum. I heard from a good source that the moderator is more forgiving..... ;)

My favorite! A sweet steel frame with Phil hubs & a King headset-durable & beautiful!

A very late addition to the thread.

My year old Surly Cross-Check. It has it's own parking space in the kitchen.

mid '90s reparto corsa. i love this bike again!

the los

I had this frame custom built by Tom Teesdale at TET Cycles. I was really pleased with his work. It's Columbus Foco steel with a LOOK HSC3 fork so it's nice and light (14.6 lbs as shown). The wheels are low-flange Phil Wood hubs, DT Revo spokes and Velocity Aerohead rims.

I hope you like it! There are some sweet fixed-gears posted here...keep them coming!!!

Hey a couple updates I made over the winter... Swaped out the original fork on the Rensho for a straightblade Colnago steel fork. Added front brake... Also put this black single speed together Campy record crank, old steel Cinelli Milano track stem, nitto cro-mo bars,Hatta swan headset, 80's Shimano 600 brakes Rolls Due saddle & my Phil Wood/Velocity track wheels...next up are fenders and a nitto bottlecage....

I might be mistaken, but is that Independance rock?

A late 80's Japanese Bianchi. 27x 1 1/8 tires, 42 x 17 fixed, 18 free. This thing is very sweet riding and comforatble I've already done several 60+ mile rides on it as well as a century. MB1's fixed springtime century will make it 2. Figured that since it is a Bianchi, it had to have some Celeste on it:)

My new baby!

IRO Frame...48x16

Here's my fixie... I'm new to the fixie world... just got this one together December 03 and been loving it since.

Thanks for checking it out - and if you have any questions just shoot me a PM.

Later
FF

Here's my Pogliaghi. Set up with Campy,Cinelli, & Mavic.

It's a 48t x 16t on the freewheel side. I'm not sure what I want to use on the fixed side. Any suggestions? I've been told to use a 17t by one of the mechanics that work at the shop I work at. I live in Chicago, so the 48 x 16 works well, tops out at 28mph so far...
Factory stuff so far other than the bars. Carbon/ti seat is ordered and stainless eggbeaters too, can't afford the Ti.
Is there a good place online for SS bike parts?

"racing" fixed bike built
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This is my interpretation of an ultra racing fixed gear bike built to the 508 rules. Feels light compared to my training-equiped Pista.

The ENO hub is pretty cool, and opens up all sorts of possibilities for fixed conversions.

Doug

Custom Graham Weigh Cyclocross frame and fork (ST C-T 52cm, TT C-C 54cm, STA 72*)
Reynolds 531 tig welded with 853 teardrop downtube, frame is sub 4lbs, top routed cables, horizontal dropouts w/ der hanger.
Raceface SS cranks 175mm
36t QBP chainring
Shimano BB
Time Atac Alum pedals
Spram 8s chain
Chris King 1" rasta headset
Deda Zero 110mm stem
Salsa Bell Lap bar 44cm o-o
Selcof straight seatpost
Selle San Marco Aspide Saddle
Campagnolo Record Carbon non-ergo levers
Campagnolo Chours 32h front hub laced 3x to Campy Moskva rim
Suzue Pro Max 32h rear hub laced 3x to Mavic CXP30 rim
16t freewheel and 16t track cog on flip side
Tufo CT30 rear
Tufo C Diamond front

one new - one old. *love the old - built frame up

frame up built

It's a vintage Norco Montery SL with 3X butted Ishwata EX tubing.

Gearing is very steep - something around 52:15 - so the hills can be tough, but I can make 40km/h pretty easy on the flats, so it's worth it.

Alright, it's actually only single speed right now, but my new IRO hubs are on the way. Bye bye brakes...

some reason the attachments aren't showing up for me,
only the hyperlinked pics

anyway, here's my paul milnes track...

http://bettybitty.users.btopenworld.com/skate/a/DSCF0321.JPG

Gave up on me in the middle of my commute home yesterday afternoon. The split started at the tip of the lug.

Here's my GF holding my FG!
Fort frame and fork, Miche components, FIR tubulars.

My old Frenchie Fixie.

Here are some pictures of a project bike I just finished up, haven't even ridden it yet (except slow on the driveway).

First the specs:

1980something Schwinn LeTour frame and fork, Tru Tempor 4130
Krylon spray paint, primer, color, clear.
IRO high-flange hubs, Mavic MA3 rims, WheelSmith 14/15/14 spokes. 32 spoke
Cheap CODA cranks and pedals - 42t
UN72 BB
Stock seatpost
SRAM PC58 chain
DuraAce headset
DuraAce track cog and lockring - 16t
Shimano freewheel - 16t
Syntace bars
Shimano brake lever
Ultegra brake caliper

First an old pic, then the new ones:

Hi all,
Please see my first attempt at a fixed. Frame old steel Specialized MB, forks from LBS, & he converted the rear dropouts. All other parts borrowed, or acquired from mates, rear wheel Velcity Fixed hub (LBS), rim mavic 32 cps, one from richo, the other from another mate Southey who also supplied the mavic brake callipers, handle bars from the Dr...thanks guys. The rest was lying around the house.
I find the ride a great change from my LOOK road bike.

I've since changed the Surly chain tug to a very discreet one from Business Cycles, but other than that, this is how I'll run it for the upcoming double.

http://www.midcalracing.com/fixed/fixed.htm

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Doug

First one is my new On-One il Pompino commuter I have started using. The second is an 80's deRosa (of unknown origin or identity) that goes too & from the shops. Ive even started riding the Pompino on Group rides (much to the disgust of the purists).

I'm tempted to go with Bull Horns on the Pompino - can't get used to the hoods of the Dia Comps but need them to pull the V-Brakes. Have a set of Xenon Ergos on order for the other since I'm used to Record Ergos on my (now unused) road bikes. Anyone want a C40, Merlin or LeMond ?

Gave up on me in the middle of my commute home yesterday afternoon. The split started at the tip of the lug.

Built 2 days ago, 42x16 gearing blood red urban assault vehicle. Moustache bars soon.

Just bilt this up.

I loaded up pics of this one when it was still in it's blue and white 80's norco glory.

Now it features a 5-coat rattlecan matte black finish, black wrap, IRO hubs and Alex DA 55 rims, Panaracer Stradius Sport 700x23 tires

42X15 fixed, 42x16 free

The cheetah print leather saddle matches the tiger-stripe fun fur top tube pad.

As usual, mad props to the MasterLock CuffLink - best damn lock around.

Made some changes to the Pista. Changed to 1/8" drive train after breaking the 3/32nd's 16 tooth cog to a beefier 47x18 combination, with same ratio; also went to beefy Izumi V chain (this could drive a motorcycle, it's so stout. Changed out dull looking (but light and functional) ITM Millenium stem for a Cinelli Grammo Ti I had lying around. New tires, too.

http://www.midcalracing.com/fixed/fixed.htm

Upgraded wheels – sealed bearing high flange hubs w/Velocity 32h Deep V rims. Still geared 48x16.

Here's mine - posted on fixedgeargallery as well.

Here is my first fixed bike. Lotus Classique with Surly/Mavic OP rear wheel, chopped and flipped bars and a few other upgrades. Running 52/19 fixed or 52/20 free.

I like it! Where'd you get the 19t cog??

The 19t cog is just a Surly one, I work at the LBS so I just ordered it from QBP which is one of our distributors. Almost any LBS should be able to order one for you.

Thanks. nm

Nice Teesdale!!! I never see to many of his frames but he's a great builder. I really want to get a frame from him sometime, he's located about 30mi away from my hometown and just about 150mi away from were I'm currently living.

Here's my "renovated" 1991 Duracycle Moth, bought in NYC in 1991, new (white at the time) as a complete bike used HARD for messengering. The only original parts left are the frame, fork and headset. Built a fancy Surly rear hubbed wheel, and recycled a Bullseye Hub for the front, strung up on some hard anodized Mistral rims.

The frame had been stripped, and clear-coated for a while, then I decided to paint her satin black. Keep meaning to order some custom "Recycled Beer Can" die-cut stickers for the frame, to celebrate the quality steel tubing utilized in these fine bikes! :o

Anyhow, here she is:

Here are some pics of my fixie conversion. The bike was purchased by my father from a garage sale for $5 in the mid 90s.

Specs:
• mid-80s Miele road bike
• 27" Araya rims laced to old Suzue hubs. Rear is redished and threaded with a 16T Surly cog and BB lockring
• Sugino VP cranks with a 48T Sugino BMX chainring
• Shimano M535 pedals
• OEM BB with a JB Welded fixed cup as I stripped the threads a while back
• DIY bullhorns
• Tektro barend brake lever
• Shimano 600 front brake
• GTA stem
• Brooks B17 saddle

I stripped her down to bare steel and repainted her Chevrolet Orange using Duplicolor Engine Enamel paint with several coats of Duplicolor Clear Engine Enamel paint. Next time I'm going to powdercoat the damn thing. Too much invested time waiting for paint to dry while I could've been out riding. Oh well. You learn from your mistakes!

well, not JUST to post pictures

http://home.comcast.net/~kjgregory/fc.jpg
my test ride of this mongrel was my first ever ride on a fixed gear bike

Fetish Cycles Speed Series 57cm (aluminum)
Surly Steamroller fork (steel)

My theory was that an AL frame with a steel fork would make for a light bike that still had some steel up front to suck up the worst of the wrist jarring vibes. After only two days and nothing to really compare it to I can't make a pronouncement there, but I can say I am enjoying the challenge and simplicity of riding a fixed gear.
38/16 gearing, for now, I may go longer once I get used to having only one speed.
I went from riding a big, heavy, front suspended mountain bike around town to this, it's quite a contrast.

This is a SLX tubed Scapin red veiled chrome frame. Wheels = Open Pros Suzue Pro hubs laced with DT Revolution spoke red nips, Surly cog, Clement Ventoux rubber; Prolink (now Saeco pimp Aliante) selle on Campy ti Chorus post; Shimano DA levers w/ Ultegra brakes; ttt stem Salsa Poco bar wrapped with Cinelli cork; Ultegra crank & bb with Salsa ring (soon to be switched out for Record Pista crank ring & bb); Look CX-7 pedals; Tao cages.

I don't remember what year it is, somewhere in the 80's I think. I got it used as a christmas present a long time ago. The CHUB HUB is pretty cool, but was kind of a pain to build up, since the flanges are SO huge, and canted inwards. oh well. It rides good and is stupid light and crazy strong. got it set to 42x16, too bad i can only cram a 700x28 on the back and 25 on the front. riding it offroad is kinda sketchy with slicks in that size.

Just finished giving my old raleigh a new look this weekend. Filed off all brazeons (except for mudguards), quite a few new coats of paint, and all new mix of stuff laying around.
All in all, since the day I dismantled it, it's taken about 6 months! I've just been too busy riding the fixie that took it's place! :D

http://forums.roadbikereview.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3057&stc=1

Nice 356! ;)

All these cool fixies make me want to ride again!

this bike has since been SOLD.

my first fixie.

Haro Del Sol road frame and fork, built by Kinesis.

Here's my fixie... I'm new to the fixie world... just got this one together December 03 and been loving it since.

Thanks for checking it out - and if you have any questions just shoot me a PM.

Later
FF

Heres my spicer fixie... whos looks cooler? We have pretty much the exact same fork, but your frame seems a fair bit stiffer

http://members.rogers.com/shiznaz/fixed1.jpg

I have since removed the back brake and replaced the chain with a beefier miche track chain, and put on a carbon seatpost and an old brooks saddle.

Would you agree that Gene is the man?

Used at the SD Velodrome and ADT Velodrome. Fun Stuff. Can't say enough positives about Gene Spicer.

What kind of rims are on your red Bottechia?

thanks,
E/Roscoe


bike 1: white gios pro i built just for me before a good mate saw it and his words "i covet your bike" meant i'm too loyal sometimes.

anyone can have a blue Gios but a white one ;-) .... campy road front hub, suntour sprint flip/flop track rear (great campy high flange lookalike) laced to mavic open 4cd's (my current favorite still affordable old school rim). 2 brakes and a bell (nyc), super record silver bits 'cept for the milled/drilled sugino super mighty comp crankset. white regal of course. i miss it lots.

bike 2: b'day present for a mate where we all chipped in and bought him the red Bottechia on ebay. sniped, and shipped for $250 and a little change, strip some parts, abit of tooling, clean it up and let's just say he was pretty happy. columbus sl, shimano 600 bits, campy monoplanar brake, & hinault turbo saddle. im glad that peeps buy bikes, ride them for 200 miles then sell them on ebay with misspelt and incorrectly categorized listings.

bike 3: present for another mate who distinctly isn't into the classic euro style roadbike aesthetic. bought on ebay just 'coz im a freak and laughed plenty when building it up. presented it to mate and his eye's popped out - he only wishes he could go more than a block without being stopped all the time & asked just what it is. it's a crappy bike but its just so cool. bamboo (& some cane) is pretty pimpn' & for $175 shipped it gets a LOT of attention.

moral of the story - i ride a high tensile steel Fuji fixie, 27" wheels, centrepulls & fenders - albeit low miles and mighty clean. don't even have any pics but at least i can chain it up !!!

waiting for my fixie karma to come around - when it does you'll hear about it.

ciao

It isn't as pretty as some of these rides, but I have to start somewhere.
Fuji Sport 12 frame from 2Ebay (kola0_2), wheels from my fixie-friendly LBS
(Pedal Shop in Ashburn VA) and the rest a mix of new, used, recycled from a
friend's bike parts collection, and abused (handlebars!).
Running 42x16 fixed/42x18 free. I may put fenders and 'cross tires on it for winter riding.
More pix at http://colo.00ff00e.com/bike/fuji_singlespeed_or_fixed/

59cm Surly Steamroller. 42x16t. Surly Hubs, black 14/15 spokes, Salsa rims. Syntace bars. Thomson post & stem.Ultegra crank.

My new Mercian "Super Vigorelli": Mavic O/P, Phil high flange, Specialties TA "Alize" crankset ...

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Ahhh! Another excellent professional frame. I have just dismantled mine, stripped the paint, ground off the cable guides, and repainted. It will soon be my new fixed gear.

Not mine, but I thought this was a fabulous looking bike and had to share it:

http://fixedgeargallery.com/2004/g/flanigan.jpg

found in the trash
rustoleum paint, chopped and flipped the drops
new suzue/shimano on ma3 wheels, EAI cog, dura ace lockring, kalloy post, panaracer
pasela 32s, bar tape
all else original
before/after

Nice job, but I would have kept the original paint job. Just my preferance. Nice bike in either case!

found in the trash...

Sweet! Dumpster and thrift store bikes make fun projects.

I like the new black paint. I am not a fan of the 80's pastel fade to white paint jobs, so I dig the new rattle can black finish.

Smart city bike touches with the bell and brake.

Nice ride.

Nice job, but I would have kept the original paint job. Just my preferance. Nice bike in either case!

once i took off the surface rust it wasn't much of a paint job
i almost just cleared over the primer, is was a cool rust color
decided on black because rattle can selection not so great and i dig the
look of ANT bikes
heres a pic of the primer:

Came across this fun number on another forum.

http://www.under-the-weather.ca/images/PinkBoaBike.jpg

3 current SS/fixed bikes

Dave,

where did you get the fenders for the red beauty? Also, what gear ration do you use on your bikes ?

Regards,

Ned

I have been doing the fixed/ single speed now for almost two years. Here isthe evolution of my rides. I am working on my latest, but I am sure not the last.

1st was an old Marushi professional that was a bike I kept on my trainer for winter. I got the bug and just started throwing things away and sprung for a freewheel.

2nd was required because the first was lost in my first ever bike/car collision. I was merged into as I rode in the bike lane. I was able to save some of my old parts and built this fantastic, Italian built 1978 Masi Prestige.

3rd I finally decided that I wanted a proper fixed gear and purchased the Steamrolller for fixed gear riding and went back to SS on the Masi. I finally have gotten so comfortable fixed that I unloaded the Masi and just use the 'roller for errands and around town as well as training.

The latest project is near completeion and I will add it shortly.

Currently preserved in a 5-month coating of dust - waiting for Spring. and waiting and waiting and waiting.....

Harry

Beautiful bike.

Here's my GF holding my FG!
Fort frame and fork, Miche components, FIR tubulars.

Brass or alloy nipples?

Bianchi Strada LX from 1990 -- rusting away, so I stripped it, ground off the useless nubs -- sprayed it with Rustoleum, called up Harris and got a MA3 wheelset with a Suzue-flip flop, Panaracer 28 touring tires, a 17-tooth sprocket to a 42-tooth chainring on a Shimano 105 165mm crankset. Nitto bullhorns from Business Cycle, Nitto stem from Rivendell. Brooks Professional from Wallingford. Rides nice.

This is my 84 Trek 760, which you can see in its previous geared incarnation on the vintage-trek.com site. Its been sitting in the bike room for about 3 years, with all its parts on the new bike, but I finally got around to building it back up fixed, which has been the plan all along.

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1984 Trek 760 frame/fork with Reynolds 531c tubes (God I love that stuff!)
48t Sugino RD cranks
18t cog on Record hubs laced to Mavic MA3s
Campy Mirage brakes with Shimmy 600 levers
Record HS
Cinelli stem and bar
NR post with an old, broke down Brooks Pro

My 05 Bianchi Pista in pretty much stock form.

I am pretty happy with this bike on all levels, so no need to upgrade. I take that back, the headset is not very smooth, but I can live with it.

Running a 39/16t setup for all around riding. Ultegra brake up front with a single Specialized CX lever on the left. Also added the handy bell for city riding.

Overall, this is my favorite pavement bike to date.

Noooooooo!!!!!!!!!

That Moser is a , dare I say it, COASTER BRAKE!!!!!!

Noooooooo!!!!!!!!!

That Moser is a , dare I say it, COASTER BRAKE!!!!!!

Ha! Good eye! I didn't even notice that. I bet that Moser rider got that 700c coaster brake wheel from NYC Bikes.

http://www.nycbikes.com/item.php?item_id=353
http://www.nycbikes.com/images/items/_353_1.jpg

Not mine, but I thought this was a fabulous looking bike and had to share it:

http://fixedgeargallery.com/2004/g/flanigan.jpg


Is that an ANT?

No quiver is complete without a 700C coaster brake bike. Thats where "The MUTT" come in! I have this Raligh Teqnium frame. Dont know if anyone remembers those? Steel Lugs, Alloys maintubes? Well this one has purple tubes and black lugs with this awful red and chrome fork. Its also got blue pedals and a red chainring...its the ugliest bike I own and one of my favorite.


Anyone ever seen the bikes that they race on at Indiana State? They look like fixed gears, but they have coaster brakes so they can re-lay and trade bikes with other team memebers......kinda like a certain movie EVERYONE HERE HAS PROBABLY SEEN!



Cheers

Changed the drops for some bullhorns and added an extension brake lever. Running 42x16.
Thanks to all for sharing your pics.
TY

Changed the drops for some bullhorns and added an extension brake lever. Running 42x16.
Thanks to all for sharing your pics.
TY

Ha! Nice updates. The bullhorns are great for fixie commuting I think because give you multi hand positions like drops, but keep you head up at a higher ride position to see cars.

Nice bar tape. What kind is that?

If you find descending kinda sketchy because your hands on are the brakes at the end, you can always put on your CX lever and that will keep you farther back for downhill stuff.

The tape is Stella Azzura Eleganza. Feels great, nice and grippy. I still need to get the bar angle just right.
Thanks,
TY

The tape is Stella Azzura Eleganza. Feels great, nice and grippy. I still need to get the bar angle just right.
Thanks,
TY

I have mine tilted upward a little more, but some like these straight parallel. It's all personal. I've even seen some riders tilt their's downward.

New photo's soon at the end of the line....

This is the latest in my progressive addiction to fixed gear riding. After getting input for brake levers on the bullhorns I was able to put some tape on the bars. The frame set is aluminum and track geometry with an all carbon road fork. I am sure it was seen by many on this forum when it was recently on ebay. Overall I am very happy with the set up. It is a little squirrelier ( is that a word?) than the old 'roller but I think it will be fine for my around town riding with rides rarely exceeding two hours. I will weigh back in after more saddle time.

Finally got some time to take a photo of my fixie with my new digital camera.

Frame is a Nishiki Olympic, belonged to my uncle but he hadn't ridden it in a while and I needed something to ride around campus. Rode it a year after just putting new cables, brake pads and tires on it then fixed it. Now the only original parts are the bottom bracket, headset, and seatpost.

Cranks and bars are from chucks bikes, wheel was built up at my LBS on a Suzue basic flip flop hub from Harris Cyclry, saddle is a honey B17. Everything is was random LBS parts. Gearing is 42x16 for rolling Oregon hillsides. As it's a commuter I threw on an old pair of Shimano DH pedals so I could ride in regular shoes. The fenders stay on pretty much September to April/May. The frame is on the big side... a Bianchi Pista is in the works that will solve that problem. :D

Overall it may be ugly (hasn't been given a bath in a few months) but it does the job wonderfully.

This is my 1982 Tommasini racing frame I converted to fixed. I used IRO's deluxe wheelset (IRO track hubs and Velocity rims), Profile Design Aerobar, dia-comp bar end brake for the front, and 42x16 gearing. Most of the other bits are old campy parts. The Tommasini had been sitting in my garage for 15 years, and now it lives on! Works great for my commute.

Here is my latest project, a new Mercier track bike converted to around town fixie.
I ditched the bars and stem for a stem with rise and some Nitto mustache bars. Replaced the tires 23s for 28s, I may go bigger yet. Put on a set of eggbeaters. I replaced the seat with and old Terry Fly I had sitting around. Put on a set of Shimano 600 brakes, freebies from my LBS. The finishing touch is a set of NOS ebay gold anodized Modolo drilled levers. I may end up ditching the rear brake, probably when I decide to re-tape the bars. The tape is some sort of carbon look, gel, synthetic tape, it looks good and was cheap, but I don't really like the feel. I'll opt for Cinnelli cork tape next time.

My Surly Steamroller, nice and dirty.
http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/501/1012DCP_1136-med.JPG
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My new one...
Deda OS steel, Ive since added Cinelli track stem and bars.

My baby.

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My baby.

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HOLY......CRAP......you officially have the nicest, post pimped bike on this board, nice build!!! I love Seven's!!

my Trek 660 with its winter coat on :)

more:
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=78915

Your furry yellow bike needs to mate with this pink one and you'll have lttle furry bunny bikes all over the place...

http://www.under-the-weather.ca/images/PinkBoaBike.jpg

Finished this past rainy weekend. 42/16, 42/17 with Eno rear hub. This is one cool unit!

I really like this frame and didn't want to part with it after I got my current road bike. With the advice I received on this board it was ENO to the rescue! Thanks to those who guided me to the ENO solution!

Nice Bonti!

I have sweet spot for older Bontragers, Breezers and Ritchey road bikes.

I had aspirations of using this at the track after taking some classes at the San Diego velodrome but I was sidelined with a back injury. I believe the bike was a vintage touring bike 'cause it was drilled for long reach brakes. Even though I have two brake levers, I only use a front brake. I use the second brake lever to help prevent my hand from slipping off the handlebar if I hit a bump on the road. I mostly use the bike to commute to work and on club rides.

I am currently using a 42x15 setup but will eventually switch back to 42x13 when I get back in shape. I also use Onza clipless pedals with my moutain bike shoes 'cause it's easier to walk around in when I get to work.

I started my rebuild this past weekend. I am planning a new stem, bullhorns, new front tire and of course a chain.

my pista with redline chain pulls. Bought it from Harris Cyclery with Sheldon Brown's suggested improvements. They're pretty simple: track nuts, brake and dummy brake lever, salmon cool stops.

Here she is! Its kinda cool workin' at a shop that was big into BMX in the 80's and road in the 70's. Lots of oldies among the new parts.

Its an old Miele that I purchased off a frame builder who bought a bunch when they went bankrupt. Built it with a bunch of oldies. And some fenders to keep my ass dry this time of year! (FYI Miele is a Canadian made Bianchi knock-off, they also used to distribute Bianchi, thats why they look very similar)

This is the frame thats now bent. By the end of messy spring I'd like to pick up a nicer Euro-esq frame to build up. Anyone with anything cool lookn' in a 56 - 57 top tube please speak up and help your fellow fixie-er. Trades or Cashola ;)

Here's my new fixie...Juenet frame, rattle canned and built up with mostly old parts I had laying around. Bought some MA3's and buillt em on 36h Suzue basic hubs, just til I can get some more money for nicer hubs. The other part I bought was the BB, nothing but the best...Phil Wood. Also felt I had to slap a sticker of my ol' pal George W on there in the second picture

This is an original Team 7-Eleven lugged track bike from '85. The componentry is entirely Campagnolo Record Pista, all the way to the track fork ends (ie. drop outs). The Pista pedals (which I've replaced with Time ATACs for daily riding) are unique in that they have titanium spindles! Rounding out the goods is hardware from Cinelli including Pista bars, stem, and an alloy-railed saddle. The bottom bracket lug is also Cinelli.
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This is an original Team 7-Eleven lugged track bike from '85. The componentry is entirely Campagnolo Record Pista, all the way to the track fork ends (ie. drop outs). The Pista pedals (which I've replaced with Time ATACs for daily riding) are unique in that they have titanium spindles! Rounding out the goods is hardware from Cinelli including Pista bars, stem, and an alloy-railed saddle. The bottom bracket lug is also Cinelli.


Yow! Nice bike, but huge gears! What is that, 54x19? Makes me tired just thinking about going uphill in that... :)

Left side drive that is. Yep, the drivetrain is on the left. Brake lever on the right. Man, I'm bass ackwards.

with a pannier rack for my commuting baggage. Photo taken on the Delaware and Raritan Canal, just north of Trenton, NJ.

The Kogswell is almost done and a Benotto is on deck.

but it's all fixed now........ :cool:
I hope this works, I'm having trouble getting my picture to show up. Any tips?

Bianchi Pista Concept and Bianchi Pista.

I am in love with your Pista Concept!

this is my pride and joy, i might take it to critical mass tonight, if i am not as as sore as i am now. my friend just pointed out to me that fascists is mispelled, and i got the bike with that on there so please don't think that i do not know how to spell :) i'm going to need to take it off now :(

Bianchi Pista & Pista Concept:

Jeez!

Each one a work of art. Seriously . . . freekin' gorgeous! And nice photos too.

I'm thinking now I need to print all these photos and do a montage, frame it and hang it over the sofa in my living room. -- And now I'm looking for a nice frame . . . not for the photos, for a fixed cycle. :D :D :D

It almost seems an insult to the spirit behind the Medici to relegate it to the unglamorous role of all-weather commuter/city bike.

This bicycle was the New World's bastard child of the renowned Masi clan. The lineage of the Medici is somewhat convoluted. The company behind the Medici, Custom Bicycles by Confente of Los Angeles, was spawned in the mid 70s by the renowned former Masi framebuilder, Mario Confente, as a vehicle for creating custom high end frames. The custom Confentes frames were held in high regard and, unbeknownst to Mario, his business partner launched the less expensive Medici frames in an attempt to capitalize on Mario's prestige and originality. This was too much and he departed -- shortly thereafter for good. Tragically, Mario died too young in 1979. He was 34.

I believe the enterprise behind Medici, under several guises, forged on until the early 90s. This Medici is circa late 80s, built of butted Reynolds 531 tubing, and though I didn't know it at the time of purchase -- I bought the bike used several years ago -- painted by none other than Joe Bell. (This is evidenced by the decal on the chainstay bearing his trademark JB logo.)

She may not appear as sexy as your contemporary beauties, but the lady's not looking to shabby for 20 odd years! And, though my opinion is biased, this photo does not do her justice -- it was taken immediately following the Medici's spring makeover and 4 months of riding through snow took its toll.

I love this bike. It is truly a joy to ride -- the prime reason behind its transformation to an all-weather ride was that I would have the pleasure of riding it most everyday. In its current incarnation as a fixie, it features a 48/17 chainring/cog combination, 165 mm cranks, Crank Bros. Egg Beater pedals, and a hodge podge of components garnered from my spare parts box. Hopefully, I'll have the pleasure of riding it for a long time to come.

Luke
P.S. For those wondering: What's with the cork tape? It's a legacy of my messenger days. Locking up and tossing the bike against walls and posts dozens of times daily quickly mutilates the frame. The cork does a wonderful job of preserving the finish.

Here is my pride and joy! I ride it every day and every where I go, It's amazing how many conversations it starts with random people!

1980 something Raleigh frame (63 x 57), Nashbar bars and lever, 44t 175 CODA mtn cranks, 17t SOMA cog, ALEX rims on a Sovos rear and shimano lx front w/ dt double butted spokes( these were the first set of wheels I ever built and I still haven't had to true them in three years of tough riding :) ), Fox horn, and most importantly and exhaust pipe for those times when I need to go really fast!

I've thought about builing up a newer "nicer" ride but I don't think I could ever let this one go!

Yeeeee haw :D

Surly Crosscheck set up fixed/free. 38x16/20. mish-mash of e-bay, parts bin, veloswap, and good lbs deals. it gets the fenders, and rain/ugly ride/commute duty much of the time.

hey, are those red avid tri aligns? this might sound gready, but would you be willing to sell those, i have been on the hunt for years! kinda,
no worries, if the answer is no,
thanks,
nice rides,
jake

This is my first fixed. It's taken me about 9 months on a college-student budget to build her.
Picked up the frame for $1 at the LTS (local thrift store). It was a priceless find considering the excellent paint job.

-Surly lock ring
-no name 16t cog
-105 front brack
-original bianchi crank
-105 BB
-chopped and flipped steel bars from old geared bike
-suzue hub and sun rim from NYC Bikes.
-original headset and stem

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Forgive me if the pics are too big.

Here is my Kogswell Model G:
http://webpages.charter.net/saejung/kogswell.htm

The Kogswell is almost done and a Benotto is on deck.

I'll take the Gios anyday!

Luke

My new Pista, at the Hellyer track in San Jose, CA. Already gotten my butt kicked by some really fast guys in the C races! No commuting for this bike (already have a hybrid commuter)

Finally got some batteries for the camera we've had laying around. Will post a pic of the QuattroAssi later this week.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/treebound/bicycling/RBR/RRR-lemond-edit.jpg

Not sure how these will look, taken with an older Sony 1.3megapixel camera, batteries are cheaper than a new camera. :)

I bought the bike several years ago when out in Washington state during Christmas at this place: http://www.kingstonclassiccycle.com/

The wheels are tubulars, probably need to reglue the tires as I hope to hit the velodrome this summer some and the glue is a few years seasoned. Does anyone know anything about these wheels?

Oh well, here's the pics....
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/treebound/bicycling/RBR/RRR-qa_26.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/treebound/bicycling/RBR/RRR-qa_27.jpg

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I like it! (You should cut your grass, though...;))

I like it! (You should cut your grass, though...;))
And the grass got cut last night. :)

Not sure how these will look, taken with an older Sony 1.3megapixel camera, batteries are cheaper than a new camera. :)

I bought the bike several years ago when out in Washington state during Christmas at this place: http://www.kingstonclassiccycle.com/

The wheels are tubulars, probably need to reglue the tires as I hope to hit the velodrome this summer some and the glue is a few years seasoned. Does anyone know anything about these wheels?

Oh well, here's the pics....

...Your bike looks great. Did all my bike business with Jeff at Kingston for 3 years. Bought my Mondonico there. His old mechanic, Mike, converted my Concorde into its current "freak"/fixie condition. Loved all the old museum pieces as well.

From Craig's list. Added some parts from the two local used bike parts places in Seattle. Yes, we are lucky to have used bike places. Then added some more stuff from the junk box.

I had a mid '70's Motobecane Grand Touring as a step up from my Schwinn Varsity and put a ton of miles on it before I got my first racing bike -- a PX-10. Anyway, this is a nicer frame with some 531 tubes.

The worst part of the build was getting about 20 6" long strips of red reflective tape off the frame! Wow, was that hard. It must have been there since 1976. I finally settled on a hair dryer and a few plastic window scrapers.

My only problem with the fixed gear is going to be getting back into my neighborhood. There are all sorts of rides here with rolling hills of flats, but that climb back to my house is going to kill me -- or make me stronger. :) Looking forward to riding it.

You may wanna lower your stem man. It looks pretty dam far out and if your going to be torquing up some hills your stem is going to absorb alot of flex. The only thing worse than crashing a bike is crashing cause somthing snaps......

Cool lookn bike though! I built mine for the same purpose and now im addicted!

Hooking up with Mr. Clean Hugh has opened both our worlds. We met through our common love of mountain biking but he now has a kayak due to my paddling interests, and I now have a road bike due to his fixation with skinny tires!! Not wanting to get a typical off-the-shelf rig, I opted for the fixed gear way.

Meet "RB-1 Kanobe" - I picked her up on e-bay and am in the process of making modifications with Hugh's help.

Kathleen

just finished it tonite....pretty proud as this is my first SS build...and I know NOTHING about SS besides how to putt around on them.....hopefully my gear-l wont be too upset....well here she is...

So you do you like your Langster so far? What other bikes did you look at? Size?

my road rig

I guess I'll add mine to the mix.....

Raleigh Rush Hour with Paul hubs, White Industries cranks...and some other stuff. Now my main road ride.

Then the white one...that's a Raleigh too. Mid 80s. Cheapo that I got as a 12sp for 40 bucks and used as a commuter in downtown Philly until the bottom bracket lug broke. Welded it...glued it (seriously)....converted it to fix...and it's been that way for about 2 years now. New and improved with some of the rush hour parts. It's the commuter/errand bike.

Here is my 05 Langster an all around commuter and trainer. Pretty much stock but had to toss the super cheap and heavy seat and post and the steel 48 tooth chain ring for a GT bmx 46 tooth. Next waiting to swap out the handle bars.

Just finished the build

http://www.brionesmafia.com/images/raleighfixie1.jpg

http://www.brionesmafia.com/images/raleighfixie2.jpg

Just got this Surly Steamroller built up yesterday. Nothing too special, but it will serve my needs well as a commuter/townie bike. I am a finish carpenter by trade, and plan to make some wood fenders, chainguard and racks. For now it's SS, but due to living in the Rockies...am considering an internally geared hub.

http://gallery.dragonmodz.net/data/500/Scorcher_complete_almost_Medium_.JPG

thought i'd share. gotta love the simplicity

This is my Robroy cross bike, it goes fixed or free and is set up as an on or off road commuter, townie, grocery getter, trailer puller, etc.

I ran into a guy today who was trying to sell and old road bike. I picked it up for $50. I'll have to decide what to do with it. It has some cool parts including a schwinn super Letour frame and 27" wheels with Phil Wood hubs. It may be a fixie project soon, for me or somebody.

mein fixie. New headset coming (king, because I'm shuffling mine around on other bikes) and cranks hopefully to replace the great, but excessive 175s (see sig). I think that the Eno hub is the best thing in the world. Easy to tension (without a spanner), tightens down securely without a huge amount of torque (I was surprised at this), doesn't slip at all (also surprised) and takes a 14t cog/16t free. 44 up front (will go 42 or 40 with 165s).

I've been riding trials and MTB for a few years now and this is by far the scariest bike I've ever ridden. Awesome fun. Rode to a class today and didn't want to get off ! Class was boring.

thanks to all on the forum for giving advice and posting useful threads for me to trawl through.

- Joel

This is an original Team 7-Eleven lugged track bike from '85.
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Here's the Huffy's younger stable mate. It's a Cambridge Merlin that belonged to a USPS team member. Titanium frame, fork, stem, and seat post. Drivetrain is Dura-Ace NJS certified track cranks mated to Mavic track hubs and Open Pro rims.


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Not much to look at, but she is fast and quick handling. First generation Cannondale Track frame (from around 1993). Factory paint and stickers. Full Suntour Superbe Pro Grouppo, Campy Victory rims (tubular).

Check this out

First is my Langster all-around training and rain bike. Upgraded to 165 Ultegra cranks and Cane Creek brake levers (very sweet under the hands) as well as a few other odds and ends. Nothing all that special, but I love her anyway.

Second is my pre-CAAD Cannondale track. Upgraded to a threadless Wound-up fork, but otherwise it's still mostly the Superbe Pro track group. Again, nothing really special, but it works for me.

Here's mine. Just finished recently. Current gearing is 41/16 but still playing around with it. Actually flipped to the ss side for the first time yesterday. Not a big fan. Very awkward after riding on the fixed side. I think I'm going to turn it into fixed/fixed.

I chopped and flipped the bars. I found this killer bar tape at Veloswap last weekend for a buck.

http://www.tisnado.net/images/Fixiedrops1/fixie3.jpg


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BUILD-UP // 2004 specialized allez frame / specialized carbon2 fork / cane creek s6 headset / no name aluminum stem / nitto cro-mo track bar / profile design natural cork bar tape / shimano tiagra front brake / tektro rx 2.0 brake lever / cateye astrale8 / specialized carbon seatpost / specialized alias saddle / miche primato pista crank w/47 ring + BB / mks sylvan pedals / ale toe clips / wellgo toe straps (they're doin ok so far) / alexrims da22 all black rims / continental gp attack + force tires / shimano 105 front hub / eno eccentric rear hub w/dura ace 16 cog / kmc chain

WHY I BUILT THIS RIDE // <1> fixed freakin rox. need one now. / <2> love ducati motorbikes - wanted a fast bike with inspired colour scheme: red, black, and silver
frame; all black wheels; and white tail.

BUILD-UP // 2004 specialized allez frame / specialized carbon2 fork / cane creek s6 headset / no name aluminum stem / nitto cro-mo track bar / profile design natural cork bar tape / shimano tiagra front brake / tektro rx 2.0 brake lever / cateye astrale8 / specialized carbon seatpost / specialized alias saddle / miche primato pista crank w/47 ring + BB / look pedals / alexrims da22 all black rims / continental gp attack + force tires / shimano 105 front hub / eno eccentric rear hub (to come - single speed wheel for now)

WHY I BUILT THIS RIDE // <1> fixed freakin rox. need one now. / <2> love ducati motorbikes - wanted a fast bike with inspired colour scheme: red, black, and silver
frame; all black wheels; and white tail.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?

How much did those wheels with the ENO hub come up to?

the eno hub is still on order, so the wheel isn't in the photos. what's there now is just single speed to tie me over till the hub comes in and i can then build the wheel. i knew i had to have that eno hub so i didn't even check the exact price, but i know it's about CA$200-250. the alex DA22 rim is CA$40 (the all black version is not found at every shop and not even on the alexrims web site), and the DT spokes are CA$0.75 each. it's an expensive wheel to go fixed, but hey, fixed is worth it as anyone on this thread will agree. i've handled an eno before, so i know the quality is there - there's reason behind the bucks (no i don't work for white industries).

if you're thinking about getting one, i say do whatever is within budget, but don't hesitate to go fixed.

good luck with your build!

alrite, just letting those who are curious know: the ENO costed me CA$220. spokes and rims were as priced in my previous post. i know there are of course higher-end rims, but i think the DA22s will do me just fine - laced 3x to the keep things solid. I considered going with the more aero DA28 rim for the back, but it's 50g heavier, so stayed with the lighter rim for best acceleration outta this particular wheelbuild.

for those in the states, is the ENO typically US$250?

alrite, just letting those who are curious know: the ENO costed me CA$220. spokes and rims were as priced in my previous post. i know there are of course higher-end rims, but i think the DA22s will do me just fine - laced 3x to the keep things solid. I considered going with the more aero DA28 rim for the back, but it's 50g heavier, so stayed with the lighter rim for best acceleration outta this particular wheelbuild.

for those in the states, is the ENO typically US$250?

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/white-hubs.html

This is what you meant, right?

Very nice bike, by the way.

my road rig

wow - nice bike. Crazy expensive though - those reynolds wheels alone are more expensive than any one of my bikes.

yep, that's the ENO alrite. and i don't feel too bad about the price i paid - converting your quoted price to CA$ and including shipping, taxes, and duties, it's pretty much the same.

my ENO wheel is built now and i'm finally ridin my own fixed! so awesome it's beyond words. i've also decided to go with old-school MKS sylvan pedals, ALE toe clips, and some old toe straps i had lying around.

here's mine:

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I set it up with 44t in the front and 16t in the back on both the fixed cog (currently on the drive side) and the freewheel.

Got this baby on the road last week, fished the 1975ish Mercier 300 Simplex 10speed out of the scrap bin the week before. Converted wheelset was fished out of the scrap bin last year on a Bianchi. It has a 45x16 gear, Brooks Professional saddle, 27x1-1/8 Michelin Selects. Total investment so far, about $37. This one won't be finished for a while, but it sure commutes nice!!

after discovering fixed two years back, i find i rarely ride my geared roadie. extreme measures were required. plus, i wanted to thin the herd a bit. blasphemy, i know. sold one mtb a while back, too..... and am revamping my surly x-check crosser/commuter fixie with an upcoming il pompino frame. yeah, not so hot pics. taken with not so hot light, and i didn't mess with any camera settings to compensate.

2002 Interloc Racing Design frame, 50cm
generic carbon fork (looking to replace with something lighter; still straight bladed)
Chris King headset, Titec ti stem, Salsa Bell Lap bars, Cane Creek aero levers
Campy Mirage caliper, Action-Tec ti bb, Stronglight crank, 48T Salsa ring
SRAM SS chain, Surly 18T cog and lockring, Wellgo mag/ti pedals
USE Carbon Alien post, generic ti rail seat, generic bar tape
front: Hugi240 hub/Mavic OP rim/Revo/alu nip combo straight laced
rear: White Ind. ENO eccentric hub/Velocity/15-16DB/alu nip combo laced 3x.
bolt on front skewer, Conti somethin'orother tires. a few ti and alu bit here and there.

took my favourite things from the fixie and the gared bike, and mushed them into one much nicer overall steed. 15.5#. rides reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaal smoothly.

yes, the bars are chopped. yes, i like them that way. got everything set so i feel juuuuust right when on the hoods; my prefered spot. i've not used the drops on any drop bar bike i've had in the last 15 years or so.

Fished out of a scrap bin a few weeks ago. Had 10 speed simplex, tubulars, Brooks Pro seat, TA pro crankset. Now has 27" fixed conversion wheelset with 16t rear, 45t front inner ring, 1/8 chain, Michelin Select clincher tires. Fixed wheelset came from a different scrap bin last year. Have put over 100 kilometres commuting on it so far, rides like a dream!

Guess I should post mine finally :) An old 85 Trek frame and a newer Bareknuckle. Guess which one is faster? The Trek is obviously decorated for the Holidays right now! (running about 69gi on the trek and 72 on the bn...it's flat where I ride)

Mostly Surly/Ultegra components with Velocity Aerohead rims. 48 x 16 gearing.

Here ya go, nothing fancy but it gets a lot use!

Here's the Huffy's younger stable mate.


...and here's one of the Huffy's older stable mates, a Masi track bike (from Masi-Carlsbad).

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my road rig
That is a very cool looking bike - well done.

On the second pic I was trying for a similiar layout as the "Fix" ad by Phil Wood from a few weeks ago.

My first fixie...
http://gallery.roadbikereview.com/data/roadbike/503/254075Trek_Fixie_small.jpg

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My Kogswell. Possibly the strangest mix of expensive parts and cheap parts you'll ever see. King headset, CXP33 wheelset, LX front hub, Dura Ace cog with Tiagra crank. :)

Just converted to a singlespeed and it sure is fun. All stock except for the seatpost and saddle. I'm gonna add a roadbar later too.

Just converted to a singlespeed and it sure is fun. All stock except for the seatpost and saddle. I'm gonna add a roadbar later too.

Fixed gear?

You should add an ENO hub and a track cog!

in order to commute all winter
i built up my first bike -- a fixed gear (46/16 fixed, 17 free)
by buying this colorado III on ebay
and collecting various parts elsewhere.
i did have peter white build me a set
of tubular wheels
using an eccentric white industries eno hub
and mavic rims.
since the original pics
i've shortened up the bullhorns
angled the brake levers down 45 degrees
added water bottle cages and a frame pump.

Just converted to a singlespeed and it sure is fun.

Putting singlespeed next to fixed gear, you haven't begun to have fun yet. :) You should really consider a wheel with an ENO hub - you don't know what you're missing o/w.

2005 KHS Flite 100, Velocity Deep V's, Formula Hubs 28 spoke front and rear, road handlebars that get switched out for track bars when it's time for the track. I am a roadie but love to train and ride the fixie. I recently sold a Pista and bought this bike. The Pista was too small. The wheelset on this bike is smooth and fast compared to the stock wheels that I had on my Pista.

http://kevinmcdade.servebeer.com/Flite100/100_0854.JPG
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Hey Spiderman
I like the Brooks saddle!
Are those Big Yankee rollers??

Bianchi Superset Ishiwata frame kept the paint job. It has Iro hubs with Torelli rims, Continental Ultra tires, Shimano 15t track Cog 1/8, Formula Lockring Track, Stock Sakae Crank, Cinelli bars , shimano brake, wellgo pedals, And a Forte team saddle. Still dont know the year of the frame, does anyone know how to determain the year on Bianchis?

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/783/rbv3ol.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Can't say enough positives about Gene Spicer.

Even after you see this pic? -

Ok so my fixie project got underay technically last night....

I've been hoarding parts for the last few weeks but the key ingredient came yesterday...well met me for a beer at Muddy River LOL...

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It's a '91 Yokota Yosemite with 1 1/8 threadless.

Today my track ends came in from UBI...
http://www.endlessearthphoto.com/YOKOTA/images/IMG_7182.jpg

Ordered them Saturday, came in today. Nice.

So this is part one I guess. It goes to my buddies place this Sat to get cleaned up and the ends fitted. I'll edit and update when that happens.

RJ

Following the shakedown ride. I heart this bike

Here's my Milwaukee Bicycle Co. "Orange One":

http://home.comcast.net/~michaelnel/mural2_800.jpg

Link to most my pics (http://community.wvu.edu/~jak025/Street_Fixie/Street_Fixie.html), The Frame is a lugged steel gimme by a neighbor that was moving, turns out after I stripped the racks, drops, fenders and deraileurs off I discoverd the hubs were Phill Wood. Ther front 27in wheel trued up nicely after a spoke tensioning, Instead of buggering up the rear phil hub for fixie conversion I was lucky enough to come across a wheel off a langster for 50.00. added two new armadillo's a chain and a pair of MTB bars and I have the perfect railtrail/townie/commuter. Just can't bring myself to mounting the fenders back on it. 45 on the front and a 20 on the rear, theres alot of hills in Morgantown

The pics have the wheels off my buddies IRO cuz we were sizing the bike up and seeing if a set of 700cs would work with my brakes. There is also a pic of the rear cassettte tied up with a zip tie and a toeclip strap to get the fixie feel.
http://community.wvu.edu/~jak025/Street_Fixie/Street_Fixie-Pages/Image8.html

My Street Fixie with It's own set of wheels. the front is the wheel that came with the bike and has a sealed Phil Wood hub, the rear is a alex rim off a langster that was damaged in shipping. seat is a lemond from the 5 dollar bi at the LBS bars are a set of cannondale risers mounted upside down

Left the big ring on to act like a chainguard.

http://community.wvu.edu/~jak025/Street_Fixie.jpg

What's the make? I like the look of it. Need to match the tires though:p

I was thinking of the same idea, but because my jeans catch in the large chainring, i was thinking about grinding off the teeth.....

My new fixed bike -

Masi Team 3V frame. '92 vintage. Mint. Owned by me since new.
Purple - not blue like the pics show. The camera lies.
Campagnolo Record crankset. 44 or 42t ring.
Campagnolo Record BB.
Look pedals.
Selle Italia gel saddle.
Lever boss covers - dollar store dice drilled & hot glued.
Campag Super Record seatpost - rare one with no flutes!
Campagnolo Record brake calipers.
Tektro RX 3.0 Carbon Cross Levers.
Nitto bullhorn bars.
Shimano Dura Ace stem.
Stronglight headset.
Campagnolo Record hubs. Rear re-dished for fixed gear.
Mavic Open4 rims 36h.
Sapim Race 14/15 spokes.
Red aluminum nipples.
Wheels built by me.
Michelin Pro Race 25mm tires.

My new fixed bike -

Masi Team 3V frame. '92 vintage. Mint. Owned by me since new.
Purple - not blue like the pics show. The camera lies.
Campagnolo Record crankset. 44 or 42t ring.
Campagnolo Record BB.
Look pedals.
Selle Italia gel saddle.
Lever boss covers - dollar store dice drilled & hot glued.
Campag Super Record seatpost - rare one with no flutes!
Campagnolo Record brake calipers.
Tektro RX 3.0 Carbon Cross Levers.
Nitto bullhorn bars.
Shimano Dura Ace stem.
Stronglight headset.
Campagnolo Record hubs. Rear re-dished for fixed gear.
Mavic Open4 rims 36h.
Sapim Race 14/15 spokes.
Red aluminum nipples.
Wheels built by me.
Michelin Pro Race 25mm tires.

I love the look of the Dura Ace stem. I was already thinking of getting rid of my Modolo stem since it makes the reach a little long for me, but seeing a nice clean stem like the Dura Ace makes me want a new stem even more.

I love the look of the Dura Ace stem. I was already thinking of getting rid of my Modolo stem since it makes the reach a little long for me, but seeing a nice clean stem like the Dura Ace makes me want a new stem even more.

Peter White Cycles has 'em. Those hidden bolts are nice.

i'm using this as my desktop wallpaper
Ha, great photo...

Here's my Surly. 42x18 gearing. I put that on at first to get used to the fixed thing a few weeks ago, but 'm going up to 16 tooth cog soon. I just flipped and chopped the bars today and really like how they feel now. I don't have a brake lever that fits them now, but I'll put one on when I find it. I'll also snag some bartape at some point. They're Cinelli bars and I absolutely HATED the shape of the drops, never rode in them, ever.

IRO hub laced to a Salsa Delgado rim. I've been happy with both of these. Look pedals. Nothing too special, but it's a lot of fun to ride and here are some pitchers...

Here's my fixie commuter - old "Brian Sweetman" frame, allegedly from the late 60s, lugged 531 with long campagnolo dropouts & 120mm spacing. Wheels are 36h mavic somethings on suzue somethings, allegedly from the late 70's. The rest is scrounged from LBS bargain bins and mates' garages. Bars are cheap & cheerful chinese jobs, flipped, chopped & drilled. Gearing is 45x16, just fine for the false flats of bayside melbourne but makes for some low cadence strength work into our afternoon "sea breezes" this time of year. Most expensive item was the 2-pack pearl respray on the frame. It does about 150k a week commuting and JRA. If I don't get on the roadie for the other half of the week I forget how to coast, brake, share...

Gitane Gran Sport frame/fork, purchased on e-bay for $5!(Circa 1983)
Nervar cranks (oem) 42 t
CLB brake calipers (oem)
Mavic CXP 21 36h rims
Normandy Hi-flange f hub
Diamond rear hub, sealed cartridge, sweet looking :D
Surly 17h cog/locknut
Selle Italia Pro-link saddle
3t morph road bars
Generic Japanese stem
Wellgo spd type pedals
Shimano R600 brake levers
Slime Skid-marks 700x28 tires.
I'm going to put Eggbeaters on it to replace the Wellgos. This thing rides easy and smooth, just like I like it:)

Here's the Huffy's younger stable mate.

...and here are a couple of bikes a lot older than the Huffy. A 1955-ish Masi Special Pista originally owned by Reg Harris and 1973 Raleigh Professional Track disguised as a Schwinn Team Paramount Track, originally owned by (the somewhat notorious) Mark Whitehead.

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My 2005 Langster.

Nitto Bars.
Sworks Carbon Stem
Tecktro reverse levers
Alex Rims
Specialized amidello tires
Specialized computer
48-17 gearing.

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Serotta CSi with Reynolds Ouzo Pro fork.
Chorus brakes with Cane Creek levers
Chorus road crank with a Miche track ring
Deda 215 bars and an ITM stem
Rear wheel is a White Industries Eno laced to a Velocity escape rim
Front wheel is a record track hub laced to a Mavic GP4

The LeMond is a nice ride--mostly stock, with a few extras (easton bars and stem, cane creek levers and ultegra front brake).

alrite, just letting those who are curious know: the ENO costed me CA$220. spokes and rims were as priced in my previous post. i know there are of course higher-end rims, but i think the DA22s will do me just fine - laced 3x to the keep things solid. I considered going with the more aero DA28 rim for the back, but it's 50g heavier, so stayed with the lighter rim for best acceleration outta this particular wheelbuild.

for those in the states, is the ENO typically US$250?

No. The typical price is closer to 150 bucks U.S. I think that I paid 130 to Gene Spicer (at Spicer Cycles); performance has them now for 139, I think, with the typical kickback if you're a "team" member and occasional coupons.

Hi guys, I'm a lurker who has finally decided to post. Here's my fixie, completely built by me (a good learning experience):

-C. Itoh frame and fork from eBay.
-Wheels, brake, cranks, handlebars from a donor Nishiki Olympic
-46x18 gearing

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I was back in San Diego visiting family a few months ago and started talking about bikes with my uncle. Turns out he used to race back in the 70s, and he's had an old custom frame in his garage for the last thirty years. It was ridden for three years on the velodrome, and after I scrubbed off all of the gunk and dust it looked like new...

I somehow talked him into giving it to me and had it shipped back to NY, and after a few months finally finished building it (and proud to say I put it together myself!). I took it out for the first time today and it rides like a dream...I'm too scared to lock it up in the city though, so my old p.o.s. bianchi road conversion is probably not quite ready for retirement...

Anyway, he gave it to me with the campy headset and bottom bracket, cinelli bars and stem, campy pedals, as well as a Dura-Ace 10mm pitch crankset which I replaced with campy cranks. I had to get new wheels, campy record hubs laced to no-name rims and a selle italia turbo seat, a new cog and chain and it was good to go. Gearing is 48 x 15.

PS Squeaky the cat thinks it has a very interesting smell...she likes to sleep under the bottom bracket...

I am a sucker for old track bikes. How sad is it that they will out last all new alum and carbon ones eh? I ride with and learn a **** load from this fellow who still rides extremly fast on his early 80's bright red team edition Raleigh Track bike. Anybody hazzard a guess at witch world champ it is? Ill give you a spoke!

I am a sucker for old track bikes. How sad is it that they will out last all new alum and carbon ones eh? I ride with and learn a **** load from this fellow who still rides extremly fast on his early 80's bright red team edition Raleigh Track bike. Anybody hazzard a guess at witch world champ it is? Ill give you a spoke!
Oh heck we ALL know that's '82 world keirin champ and late '90s double world master's sprint champion Gord Singleton and he's pipping Keith Thoriarison to the line at the Forest City Velodrome in London Ontario. Is this the bike you like? -

1984 Gitane Kilo

Mostly Campy and Mavic with shimano 858 spd's
This is an old pic, I've replaced the crank and bb with a '06 Campy Record track crank...

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b305/ed531/GitaneKilo01.jpg
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1996 Cunnane Indigo

A bunch of Ebay parts put together (hence the Ebay color scheme)...

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b305/ed531/Indigo96.jpg

Finally took some new photos of my track bike.

EAI Bareknuckle frame, Sugino 75 cranks/bb, Miche hubs anodized black laced to Velocity Deep V w/ nonmachined brake surface. Deda Pista aluminum bars. etc, etc.

http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/track1_t.jpg (http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/track1.jpg)

http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/track3_t.jpg (http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/track3.jpg) http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/dt2_t.jpg (http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/dt2.jpg) http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/track2_t.jpg (http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/track2.jpg)

http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/road_setup1_t.jpg (http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/road_setup1.jpg) http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/dt3_t.jpg (http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/dt3.jpg) http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/road_setup2_t.jpg (http://oregonstate.edu/~davisda/bin/bk/road_setup2.jpg)

Oh heck we ALL know that's '82 world keirin champ and late '90s double world master's sprint champion Gord Singleton and he's pipping Keith Thoriarison to the line at the Forest City Velodrome in London Ontario. Is this the bike you like? -

http://http://forums.roadbikereview.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=55692&stc=1&d=1149706459

What wheels are these?

edit - ok...the pic isn't showing up

What's the make? I like the look of it. Need to match the tires though:p

sorry don't know can't figure it out, trying to see if the ten dollar front flats less than the 30 dollar rear so far no flats...I have the matching armadillo in the garage.

Titanium in Scorcher guise...

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That bike is so F'ing cool.

Titanium in Scorcher guise...


<a href="http://www.chainedrevolution.com/public/videos/scorch.wmv">Scorchcam video (22MB) (right-click and save)</a>

This is just a silly bulletcam video captured from my Merlin scorcher as I ride from the driveway to my local "proving grounds" for new bike builds.

Camera-ed up, the bike looks like this and is geared at 44:16 which is ideal for street riding but a little tall for some of the climbing (which doesn't really manifest itself in the video due to the low position of the bulletcam).

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My second fixie conversion. Lugged 531 Hillman road frame, believed to be from the hands of Melbourne's late great Henry Hill himself. Best guess is mid-60's vintage. Given a fresh powdercoat and built up with bits from the spares cupboard and cheapies form ebay (except for a new set of crosstops and fresh bar tape). Track wheels from sometime in the early 80's - Mavic MA2s on old Suzues. The bloke I bought them from reckons they once belonged to a former olympian by the name of Phil Sawyer. 45 x 16 gearing keeps me pretty honest. Rear brake fitted because I though the top tube runners looked wrong without a cable in them.

Changed:
18t ...
Added: Topeak bags, Zefal RV mirror
Otherwise, stock for now ...

07 cannondale capo. gonna commute 24mi round trip to work. swapped my thomson post, salsa clamp and wtb lazer ti seat from my prophet. this thing is a freight train.

http://www.bustedspoke.com/Photos/bs7477.jpg
http://www.bustedspoke.com/Photos/bs7478.jpg

This is where I'm at with my Pista. Changed the chainring from the 48 to a Salsa 42T. I've had the Brooks saddle and mustache bars lying around for a while. The next step to finish working on a project for Litespeed in trade for a carbon fork for mine and my girlfriend's bikes. I'll probably change the headsets to Kings.

Frame and fork purchased from ebay. Other components mostly used. Flip-flop hub, set up as 44x17 fixed and 18 free. I hope to see some of these bikes at MB1's SS century in the spring!!!

STI brifters just seem wrong on a fixed gear.

Another lurker here that decided to post...
IRO Mark V running 44/16 with 20t on other side for climbing.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/yz347/Old%20bike%20stuff/IMG_0723.jpg