Fixed/Single Speed Commuting
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biondino wrote:Clever Pun wrote:biondino wrote:Did this link get posted? Germany cracks down on brakeless fixies
goes rather hand in hand with this article from 1896!!!
http://bikeqld.org.au/attachments/20090706/THE%20DANGERS%20OF%20CYCLING.pdf
Also it seems SCR'ing has been around for quite a few years as scorching
I was really impressed with that! SCoRching, even.
very goodPurveyor of sonic doom
Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
Fixed Pista- FCN 5
Beared Bromptonite - FCN 140 -
Just took delivery of a new campag crankset for my SSFG wow what a work of art, i'm no campag snob but really the craftmanship of their chainrings is truly a thing of beauty.
cheap too £40 for a 48/34 172.5mm mirage crankset in black natch!
Black and red is the new black people :roll:Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:Just took delivery of a new campag crankset for my SSFG wow what a work of art, i'm no campag snob but really the craftmanship of their chainrings is truly a thing of beauty.
cheap too £40 for a 48/34 172.5mm mirage crankset in black natch!
Black and red is the new black people :roll:
pista yeah? I got me one of those it's very nice indeedPurveyor of sonic doom
Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
Fixed Pista- FCN 5
Beared Bromptonite - FCN 140 -
I suspect I'm on a hiding to nothing here, but does anyone want to go halves with me on a pair of pink lightweight brakes - http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/aca ... s_338.html - I'd love to get one for my fixie but obviously I don't need two!
Only £50 each for what has been rated as a 10/10 brake at twice the price - and lighter than Dura-Ace...0 -
Clever Pun wrote:itboffin wrote:Just took delivery of a new campag crankset for my SSFG wow what a work of art, i'm no campag snob but really the craftmanship of their chainrings is truly a thing of beauty.
cheap too £40 for a 48/34 172.5mm mirage crankset in black natch!
Black and red is the new black people :roll:
pista yeah? I got me one of those it's very nice indeed
From where? Olivia wants a new crankset...0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:Clever Pun wrote:itboffin wrote:Just took delivery of a new campag crankset for my SSFG wow what a work of art, i'm no campag snob but really the craftmanship of their chainrings is truly a thing of beauty.
cheap too £40 for a 48/34 172.5mm mirage crankset in black natch!
Black and red is the new black people :roll:
pista yeah? I got me one of those it's very nice indeed
From where? Olivia wants a new crankset...
GB cycles
Mark those are super bling, i'm ordering some gold ones to go with my new gold BB & soon to be gold chain.Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:Clever Pun wrote:itboffin wrote:Just took delivery of a new campag crankset for my SSFG wow what a work of art, i'm no campag snob but really the craftmanship of their chainrings is truly a thing of beauty.
cheap too £40 for a 48/34 172.5mm mirage crankset in black natch!
Black and red is the new black people :roll:
pista yeah? I got me one of those it's very nice indeed
From where? Olivia wants a new crankset...
GB cycles
Mark those are super bling, i'm ordering some gold ones to go with my new gold BB & soon to be gold chain.
Tart!
Have you bought a 10sp one? Will it fit my square taper cranks? Do I need a new BB?0 -
Hurry up mobile mechanic man! I want to finish the bike off, that uncut steerer tube keeps giving me funny looks...
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- 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
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Il Principe wrote:Hurry up mobile mechanic man! I want to finish the bike off, that uncut steerer tube keeps giving me funny looks...
Jesus, James, I know you love your bike but that's just wrong!
(btw you still want to leave a bag at mine tomorrow? It's all cool, just let me know roughyly when)0 -
itboffin wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:Clever Pun wrote:itboffin wrote:Just took delivery of a new campag crankset for my SSFG wow what a work of art, i'm no campag snob but really the craftmanship of their chainrings is truly a thing of beauty.
cheap too £40 for a 48/34 172.5mm mirage crankset in black natch!
Black and red is the new black people :roll:
pista yeah? I got me one of those it's very nice indeed
From where? Olivia wants a new crankset...
GB cycles
Mark those are super bling, i'm ordering some gold ones to go with my new gold BB & soon to be gold chain.
They are a bit! Maybe I should look for some classier, uh, pink brakes...
No offers so far then?0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:itboffin wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:Clever Pun wrote:itboffin wrote:Just took delivery of a new campag crankset for my SSFG wow what a work of art, i'm no campag snob but really the craftmanship of their chainrings is truly a thing of beauty.
cheap too £40 for a 48/34 172.5mm mirage crankset in black natch!
Black and red is the new black people :roll:
pista yeah? I got me one of those it's very nice indeed
From where? Olivia wants a new crankset...
GB cycles
Mark those are super bling, i'm ordering some gold ones to go with my new gold BB & soon to be gold chain.
Tart!
Have you bought a 10sp one? Will it fit my square taper cranks? Do I need a new BB?
Just wait until you see what i'll be wearing tomorrow :roll:
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So sq taper BB eh! is it JIS or ISO ?
JIS would be Shimano, FSA etc
ISO would be Campag, Miche etc etc
[/lab coat off]Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:itboffin wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:Clever Pun wrote:itboffin wrote:Just took delivery of a new campag crankset for my SSFG wow what a work of art, i'm no campag snob but really the craftmanship of their chainrings is truly a thing of beauty.
cheap too £40 for a 48/34 172.5mm mirage crankset in black natch!
Black and red is the new black people :roll:
pista yeah? I got me one of those it's very nice indeed
From where? Olivia wants a new crankset...
GB cycles
Mark those are super bling, i'm ordering some gold ones to go with my new gold BB & soon to be gold chain.
Tart!
Have you bought a 10sp one? Will it fit my square taper cranks? Do I need a new BB?
Just wait until you see what i'll be wearing tomorrow :roll:
[lab coat on]
So sq taper BB eh! is it JIS or ISO ?
JIS would be Shimano, FSA etc
ISO would be Campag, Miche etc etc
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Currently have FSA Vero crankset, so I'm going JIS...0 -
The cheap campy cranks going around atm are miche bb, so ISO british threaded.
Very good deal though!
Biondino, check out these dia compe ones:
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ride_whenever wrote:The cheap campy cranks going around atm are miche bb, so ISO british threaded.
Very good deal though!
Biondino, check out these dia compe ones:
Thank you! They appear a bit darp pink, and I want as light as possible, but they're certainly a thought.0 -
they are also cheap and dont work very well, I have a silver pair knocking around somewhere.Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
Ahhh, so the wrong one. Can I change my BB to a Miche one if it's currently the other type?0
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Thanks for the Bag offer Mark, change of plan though so I won't be "dropping one off" so to speak.
Cheers.- 2023 Vielo V+1
- 2022 Canyon Aeroad CFR
- 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
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lost_in_thought wrote:Ahhh, so the wrong one. Can I change my BB to a Miche one if it's currently the other type?
Here you go, don't tell Jash it's only £12 get the matching chain while your there
http://www.totalcycling.com/index.php/m ... miche.html
Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
it's all gone ghey very early, must be the BBQ summer we're having :evil:Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
OK you fg/ss types, I'm sold on the idea but haven't a clue what gearing to run
Going by my current set up about 80.4 GI feels ok. I tried that this morning and managed to get up most hills, and could get up to about 30ish downhill. What sort of ratio's would I need to be running to achieve that, or should I take it down a notch and just accept I have a slightly lower top speed?pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................
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Rich158 wrote:OK you fg/ss types, I'm sold on the idea but haven't a clue what gearing to run
Going by my current set up about 80.4 GI feels ok. I tried that this morning and managed to get up most hills, and could get up to about 30ish downhill. What sort of ratio's would I need to be running to achieve that, or should I take it down a notch and just accept I have a slightly lower top speed?
are you running your commuter at one gear? try that in and out and see how you get on.
if you want just SS you can get away with higher GI as you can rest like a lady
if you want FG get the miche system and you can interchange sprockets easily, start on a lower GI then up it as you get stronger and more used to it.
I roll with about 80 as well 48-16 & 50-17 but I only have one proper hill and it's not that badPurveyor of sonic doom
Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
Fixed Pista- FCN 5
Beared Bromptonite - FCN 140 -
Clever Pun wrote:Rich158 wrote:OK you fg/ss types, I'm sold on the idea but haven't a clue what gearing to run
Going by my current set up about 80.4 GI feels ok. I tried that this morning and managed to get up most hills, and could get up to about 30ish downhill. What sort of ratio's would I need to be running to achieve that, or should I take it down a notch and just accept I have a slightly lower top speed?
are you running your commuter at one gear? try that in and out and see how you get on.
if you want just SS you can get away with higher GI as you can rest like a lady
if you want FG get the miche system and you can interchange sprockets easily, start on a lower GI then up it as you get stronger and more used to it.
I roll with about 80 as well 48-16 & 50-17 but I only have one proper hill and it's not that bad
Cheers, i tries it at about 80 this morning and most hills were OK. What Greenwich Park is going to be like this evening god only knows, and Shooters Hill will definately be out for the time being.
it's definately going to be fg, I'll look up the miche systempain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................
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those brakes are awesome, who makes them? i might try and get a couple of sets one for my planet and one for my fixie...
Also are they better than ultegra brakes?
also found out im running 48x18 and have sitting on my bed a 17 cog and a 19 cog.
Should i go for the harder hills but the faster top speed or the easier hills and the slower top speed?
Really cant decide...BMC TM01 - FCN 0
Look 695 (Geared) - FCN 1
Bowman Palace:R - FCN 1
Cannondale CAAD 9 - FCN 2
Premier (CX) - FCN 6
Premier (fixed/SS) - FCN30 -
Been talking to the guys at Pearson about the Hanzo and they suggested 48/18 which I think is 72 but I guess we have more hills around here than in London0
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dont put two even cogs on or you'll end up having the problem that i have - a loose spot and a tight spot on your chain hence i now have a 17 and a 19 and dont know which one to go withBMC TM01 - FCN 0
Look 695 (Geared) - FCN 1
Bowman Palace:R - FCN 1
Cannondale CAAD 9 - FCN 2
Premier (CX) - FCN 6
Premier (fixed/SS) - FCN30 -
spasypaddy wrote:dont put two even cogs on or you'll end up having the problem that i have - a loose spot and a tight spot on your chain hence i now have a 17 and a 19 and dont know which one to go with
Thanks buddy - still finding my way on the SS front 8)0 -
Well the Decade is all built, rode it up to Willesden on Sat and into work this am. It's a lovely frame, feel more responsive/nippier than the Pearson and I'm loving the Cinelli Bianca pam bars, flattened bar tops are the way forward. I've taken a couple of pretty poor pics in the office, but will get some decent ones up soon. Very very pleased with it though!
Oh and BTW I know the chain is a tad slack, I spent ages wrestling with it at the weekend but this mornings ride seems to have shifted it again. I've got some Dura Ace nuts on order and I'm hoping they'll solve this issue...
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Selling my Cannondale Capo if anyone is interested. See the road classifieds.0
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50 x 15 for me - got me around Richmond Park okay.....not too bad a gear - climb most stuff in it, but gear down in winter to 48 x 16....May go back to 48 x 16 now, legs are a bit achey!0