High-end singlespeeds?

[marzjennings]

Saw one of the new 2011 Fuji Track 2.0s in Evans today. Suddenly I like the look of modern track bikes!

Picture doesn't do it justice AT ALL.

That is sweeeeet. Time to check and see how far I'm off my credit card limit.

 

[marzjennings]

Sorry and hold the phone, just checked the Fuji site and found this...

... I think I messed.

 

[Jezston]

different from picture - they come with both brakes standard (at least that's what i've seen at evans).

Indeed, although they are rather cheap looking Tektros. I'm not sure the above one from Marz there would even have mounts! Bit too hardcore for me

 

[marzjennings]

Indeed, although they are rather cheap looking Tektros. I'm not sure the above one from Marz there would even have mounts! Bit too hardcore for me

I was concerned about the same thing (no mounts for brakes), and went image searching in the cloud...

... and I think it's all good.


By the way I hate the new use of the word cloud for the web we've had for years.

 

[marzjennings]

And there's more...

 

[3narf]

Crikey, did I really start this thread 4 1/2 years ago?

Lets have some up-to-date pics of blinglespeeds!*

*I'm copyrighting that

 

[3narf]

http://calumdouglas.ch/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Switch_Urban.jpg

 

[derrick]

Not really high end, it's my wife's single speed and it is lighter than her Cervelo.

 

[rideswithmoobs]

I kinda like this Caad10 track

 

[Ian H]

A serious "high-end" fixed-wheel.

 

[3narf]

View attachment 110167 I kinda like this Caad10 track

Yeah, me too.

I'd love to have a track bike on the road for short blasts.

Only thing is, that sprint and glide is my favourite thing about single speed cycling; and for that you need brakes or provision thereof...

 

[Smurfy]

A while back a forum member posted pics of their carbon bike. I've been thinking of doing the same with a Planet X frame for a while

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/pink-pink-pink-planet-x.161604/

And a few years back I met a guy from Eastern Europe on a titanium fixed wheel machine that he got custom made by a local welding shop back home in Eastern Europe.

 

[Smurfy]

The sort of people who would spend that on an SS wouldn't be able to pull a bigger gear, anyway.

The sort of people who push huge gears are basically horizontal weight lifters

 

[3narf]

A while back a forum member posted pics of their carbon bike. I've been thinking of doing the same with a Planet X frame for a while

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/pink-pink-pink-planet-x.161604/

And a few years back I met a guy from Eastern Europe on a titanium fixed wheel machine that he got custom made by a local welding shop back home in Eastern Europe.

Ow! Those pedals clash with the frame...

Nice though!

 

[mangid]

Having just had a custom ti frame made, and built a bike up with good components, I might be biased, but yes, it's worth it. It's so much better that the Langster I improved over time.