My roadie duo:

[Young Un]

Took some new pics of my roadies this weekend.

Enjoy:

 

[BentMikey]

Lovely! Is that fixed or SS? My guess is singlespeed.

Chain's a bit slack, mind.

 

[Young Un]

Its fixed - Only just got it (free) and so I haven't had chance to tinker with it.

 

[Joe24]

Damn, beaten to mentioning the chain is slack.
Not a bad fixed, but i think it needs something, the back wheel looks like its far out
Put some proper pedals on it, you'll be able to skid better.
You worked out the gear inches yet?
Edit: Whats its name YC?

 

[BentMikey]

Damn, beaten to mentioning the chain is slack.

LOL! Now this chain is seriously slack.

 

[Joe24]

Dont worry, i will sort your chain. Ill take a hack saw to your non proper bike, move everything around and gaffa tape it back to being a proper bike
(I do like that though, would love a 'bent)

 

[yenrod]

The red bike aint got gears !

 

[Young Un]

Not a bad fixed, but i think it needs something, the back wheel looks like its far out
Edit: Whats its name YC?

What do you mean?

And no it doesn't have a name yet.

 

[Joe24]

On a few fixeds(like mine) the back wheel sits tight to the frame. Which is why i cant have full mudguards. Yours seem to look like its right far back, if you get what i mean.
Edit: And get rid of the slack chain

 

[Young Un]

Think it is just the geometry of the bike - or the length of the chain. and how much taughter do I need the chain?

 

[BentMikey]

I think I would personally have it a little tighter, but not much. Don't read too much into slack chain comments, they are traditional for fixed wheel bikes even when the chain is really tight.

 

[Joe24]

Think it is just the geometry of the bike - or the length of the chain. and how much taughter do I need the chain?

Tighten it up, not much more. You can feel when its too tight when you turn the pedals.
Dont worry about tensioning your chain, i was worried about getting it right at first but now it doesnt bother me. I had an slight(more then slight) oval chain ring, which ment in one place it was quite slack, in anotherreally tight. Got used to that, just had to keep checking it in the right place.
New crank set on mine now(when i get it back tomorrow) which should hopefully not be oval/not be as oval.
GI will also be 75" when i get it back, was 65" before. Going to see how i get on with that

 

[Keith Oates]

If you follow this link it will give you some very good advice on setting of a fixed wheel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/article/mps/UAN/3620/v/1/sp/?source=weeklyemail&attr=editorial1

 

[ed_o_brain]

sweet red fixed wheel there