A few new pics of the bad boy....
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Joe24
More serious cyclist than Bonj
- Location
- Nottingham
Very nice
I like it. Is the fixed stuff out there cheaper then what it is over here?
I like it. Is the fixed stuff out there cheaper then what it is over here?
stoatsngroats
Guru
- Location
- South East
Mmmm that is Nice.....
Unfortunately not, very niche thing out here, only one shop that sells parts for fixies....Joe24 said:Very nice
I like it. Is the fixed stuff out there cheaper then what it is over here?
Irony is there is a massive Shimano factory here, but it's all made for export, and it's actually quite difficult to get Shimano stuff out here, it has to be re-imported....
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
zimzum42 said:
Sounds like someone needs to expand their social circle to include hangouts for local factory workers. If they ply you with too much stuff there's always an offload point in the UK
Joe24
More serious cyclist than Bonj
- Location
- Nottingham
Yes, any nice fixed stuff that any of the workers give you too much of im sure could be found a home
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
what rims are they Zim?
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
Cheers. Nice Bike by the way.
Tharg2007
Veteran
- Location
- Manchester
nice, can we have a full spec and info on any parts or the way you got them that were of particular interest.
We need a story telling
We need a story telling
User1314 said:
Same here. Which is why I replaced mine with Profile T-2 Aero Wing bullhorns and Profile Century Aero ZB tri-bars:-
http://www.greenbank.org/bikes/tempo/tempo7.jpg
Picked up the TRP RL970 carbon aero levers for £35 at Condor (of all places!).
You asked for it!
Got into the fixie shoot in 2003 or something. Bought a complete bike from another C+ forummer, Dave something I think (If you're still on here, you're the best!)
Fortunately this was before fixies were mad popular so it was quite cheap...
Anyway, the original frame was a 1970s Cobra, with some snazzy red FIR rims and some standard kit. Straight away I added my favourite saddle, a Selle Italia Flite titanium, got loads of them, they fit my arse something great! Put a Mavic CXP33 rim on the front. Have changed SPDs for LOOKs a few times, took off the back brake, made some of my own bullhorn bars by cutting off the end of some regular drops and adding a single STI shifter.
Then I bought the airwing bars and the aero lever.
One fateful day riding along the towpath near Isleworth, the frame snapped where the stays join the BB, so ordered the Jackson frame. Added, foolishly, a Sugino chainset, whih gave me loads of problems, cos the cranks were not compatible with the BB (Thanks Condor, you are the worst bunch of shysters in london, great if you've got 1000s to blow on a carbon fibre jobbie, crap if you want a sprocket...)
After a period without the bike living in Lebanon (you have to be mad to ride there) I moved to Singapore and shipped it out there...
Got a lusting for some deeper rims after seeing the beautiful ZIPP 1080s, but lacking silly money I asked on here and got recommended the H+Ls. Got the front first, cos while looking around had seen the Dura Ace hubs and had to have them, and the extra cost meant that I coul only afford the front.
Slipping three discs before Christmas meant that I came back to London, but was still being paid in Singapore, so when my LBS emailed to say he had a rear hub and a rim, I had to go for the complete look, because having such odd rims was annoying me.
And tht's the story so far, not one pieve from the original bike, but to me it's all one bike!
Got into the fixie shoot in 2003 or something. Bought a complete bike from another C+ forummer, Dave something I think (If you're still on here, you're the best!)
Fortunately this was before fixies were mad popular so it was quite cheap...
Anyway, the original frame was a 1970s Cobra, with some snazzy red FIR rims and some standard kit. Straight away I added my favourite saddle, a Selle Italia Flite titanium, got loads of them, they fit my arse something great! Put a Mavic CXP33 rim on the front. Have changed SPDs for LOOKs a few times, took off the back brake, made some of my own bullhorn bars by cutting off the end of some regular drops and adding a single STI shifter.
Then I bought the airwing bars and the aero lever.
One fateful day riding along the towpath near Isleworth, the frame snapped where the stays join the BB, so ordered the Jackson frame. Added, foolishly, a Sugino chainset, whih gave me loads of problems, cos the cranks were not compatible with the BB (Thanks Condor, you are the worst bunch of shysters in london, great if you've got 1000s to blow on a carbon fibre jobbie, crap if you want a sprocket...)
After a period without the bike living in Lebanon (you have to be mad to ride there) I moved to Singapore and shipped it out there...
Got a lusting for some deeper rims after seeing the beautiful ZIPP 1080s, but lacking silly money I asked on here and got recommended the H+Ls. Got the front first, cos while looking around had seen the Dura Ace hubs and had to have them, and the extra cost meant that I coul only afford the front.
Slipping three discs before Christmas meant that I came back to London, but was still being paid in Singapore, so when my LBS emailed to say he had a rear hub and a rim, I had to go for the complete look, because having such odd rims was annoying me.
And tht's the story so far, not one pieve from the original bike, but to me it's all one bike!
