Why not post a picture of your Fixed/Singlespeed bike

[Kris]

Here's my Dad's old Townsend 'Triathlon'; rescued from the shed to transport me wherever I may need to go in hassle and worry-free simplicity.

Nitto Bullhorns & Stem,
Stronglight Cranks,
TA Ring & EAI Cog =ing 72"

 

[Si]

Your conversion I assume? I did something similar with my Trek (I'll post a picture later in the day). I'm trying to identify the forks - what are they?

The forks are Girvan (who later became ProFlex) Cross Links. They stopped making them ages ago, alas, as they were very good for their day: light, great tracking and a tunable travel path so that they didn't activate when honking out the saddle up a hill.

 

[barq]

The forks are Girvan (who later became ProFlex) Cross Links. They stopped making them ages ago, alas, as they were very good for their day: light, great tracking and a tunable travel path so that they didn't activate when honking out the saddle up a hill.

Ah interesting - you learning something new everyday around here.

 

[User169]

Here's my fixed. Bought from someone on C+ (back in the days when it had classifieds), although I had new wheels built up by Condor - Open Pros on Goldtech hubs.

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=907100141&size=l

 

[Pottsy]

Here's mine, another Pomp.

 

[Amanda P]

Why not indeed?

Here's mine, finished last night, ridden 5 miles around the block this lunchtime.

Kinda yellow, isn't it?

 

[Christopher]

My eyes! Lovely bike but a bit too yellow for me. Is that banana sticker under a plastic protective layer?

 

[Amanda P]

Yup. It's under the lacquer layer which covers the whole frame. (As far as I can tell).

I bought those yellow wheels and then decided the frame had to be yellow too. And then it all got horribly out of control when I found that SJS were selling yellow tyres at a discount...

After that, the head badge just seemed inevitable.

After I grafted on the new trackends (it had dropouts), I realised that trackends set the rear wheel a bit higher than the dropouts had, so that the rear wheel fouled the brake bridge. (With me so far?...) So I had to hack out the rear brake bridge, patch over the holes and braze in a new brake bridge. You can make out the patches in the middle pic if you look carefully.

That's when I found out how hard it is to drill a small hole in the back side of the brake bridge, and a larger one in from the front side (to take the recessed brake bolt). There's not much room for a drill between the seat stays and seat tube...

 

[gkerr4]

Here's mine - Peejay loves these!

Just got it yesterday (thursday) - had a ride on it in singlespeed mode, then changed it to fixed. did about 18miles on it today to see what it was like - kinda cool - I like it, although decending at speed is a bit of a strange feeling!

 

[Number14]

Gkerr4,

It looks like the garage frame could do with a lick of paint.

Nice bike though I prefer yellow.

 

[gkerr4]

how did you notice that?

your right, of course - it does...

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Why not indeed?

Here's mine, finished last night, ridden 5 miles around the block this lunchtime.


Kinda yellow, isn't it?

Shouldn't that be Fyffe miles.

 

[firestarter]

my lovely fixed

more here

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2007/july/2/MichaelOconnell.htm

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Nice frame, Firestarter. Did you do the room out to match it?

Is that a toy snake above the tools on the seagrass chest?

 

[firestarter]

cheers mate room is for my little lady lol and yes its a toy snake :-)