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02-03-2009, 06:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Leandro | | | First fixed gear bike
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Got the bug and built a fixie from a vintage Steyr frame I picked up for 20.00. What a blast to ride! A real contrast to my trusty old Heckler. 
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02-03-2009, 06:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC | | | Word. That's actually a pretty good looking conversion too, I've seen so many janky ones around the Internet that it's almost turned me off to anything but ready-made fixed gears. Enjoy it!
Speaking of, I picked up a nice little toy a few weeks ago, and I'm enjoying the hell out of it. May have to make an update for everyone who posted advice in my thread a while back...
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02-03-2009, 06:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Leandro | | | It was a pretty easy conversion, bmx bottom bracket, Pake cranks and a set of alex wheels that came with flip flop hub and tires and a Techtro long reach caliper for the front.
the handle bars are an old Specialized thermoplastic that I shortened from my parts stash, brake lever from the canti's that came on a Cannondale I used to have. About 200~ in parts to build it. Being originally a 3 speed the frame width was about right for the single speed rear wheel and nice long dropouts. Pretty fast ride actually.
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02-03-2009, 07:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC | | | Cool. What ratio you running?
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02-03-2009, 07:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Leandro | | | I think 48-17
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02-04-2009, 06:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cowtown, USA | | Nice ride-
If your new to fixed gear, check out the following: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
This guy (R.I.P.) is considered theguru of valuable info
on bicycles, and http://www.bikeforums.net/forumdisplay.php?f=178
Which is my "TalkBass" for fixed gear bikes-
You'll learn lots, like why you better ride with some foot
retention, or you'll be cruisin' for a bruisin! |
02-04-2009, 07:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC | | | He's got brakes, so the foot retention isn't such a big deal.
+1 for Sheldon and BFSSFG.
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02-04-2009, 08:31 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | I've got a frame, but don't gots the time. |
02-04-2009, 08:46 PM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | ME ME ME
I'm 75% done semi-restoring my 70s Raleigh Professional track bike- Campy parts, Fiamme tubulars(w/no real braking surface). My first non-dirt bicycle, I got it around 83.
On topic, nice ride, toytech. 
Your MTB is borderline vintage as well. 
Have you guys heard of www.norcalbiketrader.com? It could use some members.
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02-04-2009, 09:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Leandro | | | I actually traded a car for the Heckler!
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