Bicyclettes

[knucks]

after moving i realized i getting a bike would be mad convenient but i wish i didn't sell my old trek. whats the best bike under 900 or so? i need a bike for riding around the city and through the park.

you can buy my bike

[johnny d]

was thinking about getting my first road bike this spring. will be using it for mostly working out and cruising around on the weekends etc.

anyways, i noticed that some of the raleigh's come with a brooks saddle, which i've seen in the leather evo thread. they can turn out really cool after some wear. can one pull off this saddle using a road bike for fitness purposes?

idk, maybe it's just me but it seems inconsistent.

[jonle714]

what's a good fixed gear frame for tricking on? i just need a beater. i have a commuter already.

[knucks]

what's a good fixed gear frame for tricking on? i just need a beater. i have a commuter already.

whats your budget

[CronutEh]

new bike day. stilllll waiting for new saddle day.

[jonle714]

whats your budget

300 for frameset . should i get threadless or threaded?

[m1sterko]

what's a good fixed gear frame for tricking on? i just need a beater. i have a commuter already.

you slept on my surly bunghole

oh well

surly steamroller isnt bad buy... prices around 300-400 (with a headset)

i'd say get threadless (my stores carry more threadless equipment than threaded)

[Guest walt]

what's a good fixed gear frame for tricking on? i just need a beater. i have a commuter already.

just get a kilo tt frame, they're like $200.

[Akura]

I have a noob question but I have a kilo TT and I know it has a flip flop hub but there isn't a cog on the other side of the hub for freewheel. So do I just move the cog over to the other side when I flip the backwheel or do I have to buy a cog that is meant for freewheel?

[youkinorn2]

Why would you flip the wheel if you're just going to use the same cog?

[frankie_four]

300 for frameset . should i get threadless or threaded?

Go for threadless for combining with a stiff stem. Even the forks may be better. What about a Charge Plug? (don't know the pricing)

[herpsky]

My legs be too weak for 46t. Just robocopped this. Fewer teeth for the win.

[the Repeater]

Just get a bigger cog.

Those Messenger chainrings are way expensive. Pretty nice, but spensive!

[mlproject]

are the messenger rings even sold separately? i remember wanting to grab one awhile back and they only came with the cranks. the regular zen ones are like $100+ ayeeee. i just got a 44t mighty comp for $35.

[herpsky]

you can get the rings separately

ive been a total peasant and running some shitty-ass truvativ cranks so i had to get these jawns for the spring.

had to replace the BB too.

it's okay. i can ball cause i just sold some textbooks and made like 600 dollars.

[herpsky]

my cog b 17, i think. i b getting 19 so i can do mad wheeliez and bar spinz to get those CWGz on the campus.

[Abattoir]

new bike day. stilllll waiting for new saddle day.

holy shit that's white.

[Ichiban]

Oh really.

[tmadd]

I'm still waiting for this thread to stop alternating between a post or two of cool interesting stuff and 3 pages of previous level fixed gear forum type questions and discussions.

Anyone on here ride or know much about WWII-Era or prior military style bikes, or just rugged, utilitarian bikes from that time-frame. I am in the beginning stages of trying to find a grocery fetching, heavy load hauling, lights and fenders having rider that will also look nice. A huge positive would be anything with all these characteristics but still old enough to be fixed. Thanks in advance for anyone with good info.

[frankie_four]

for inspiration, look at Vanilla Cycles or Courage. You can find many concepts at NAHBS galleries (flickr or somewhere else)

[sungrak]

just copped (a little older than this tho) and really stressing over how to build it up.

i wanna keep it classy, no multicolor aerospokes, but cant get past hubset/rim combo.

any ideas?

[frankie_four]

silver hubset + silver polished aero rims + silver parts + black grips or griptape, maybe yellow Flite saddle

[CronutEh]

holy shit that's white.

yeah, I just threw on all my old parts from my chromed out not as white pista. Black randos+painting the spok+veep black in the near future.

[skeetinmynose]

Go with silver/polished. So classy.

I'm still waiting for this thread to stop alternating between a post or two of cool interesting stuff and 3 pages of previous level fixed gear forum type questions and discussions.

Anyone on here ride or know much about WWII-Era or prior military style bikes, or just rugged, utilitarian bikes from that time-frame. I am in the beginning stages of trying to find a grocery fetching, heavy load hauling, lights and fenders having rider that will also look nice. A huge positive would be anything with all these characteristics but still old enough to be fixed. Thanks in advance for anyone with good info.

Was kind of looking into getting a Swiss Army bicycle a while back. Don't know if you're looking for that certain style frame, but it def. fits your criteria.

CLICK and CLICK

[salty_road]

300 for frameset . should i get threadless or threaded?

Threadless with moustache bars.

[frankie_four]

WTH?

[mlproject]

yeah no one up here knows who that dude is either

[panthermodern]

facepalm.jpg

[knox]

can you turn any regular bike into a fixie? (not like bmx)

[the Repeater]

I'm still waiting for this thread to stop alternating between a post or two of cool interesting stuff and 3 pages of previous level fixed gear forum type questions and discussions.

Anyone on here ride or know much about WWII-Era or prior military style bikes, or just rugged, utilitarian bikes from that time-frame. I am in the beginning stages of trying to find a grocery fetching, heavy load hauling, lights and fenders having rider that will also look nice. A huge positive would be anything with all these characteristics but still old enough to be fixed. Thanks in advance for anyone with good info.

Yeah there's actually an old collector I know, so he's got it all from the 1860's through now. Those Mid-century bikes (or prior) are usually heavy as shit, ALL steel (including stems, posts, cranks, etc.) and soft, straight gauge steel.

There are exceptions, and there are lighter antique bikes, but for the most part, bikes were pretty long and heavy, and might be clever instead of light or useful.

A single or three-speed cruiser or roadster would be perfect though. There are many options, and I'm inclined to say pick on looks and usefulness over getting nitpicky over design or features when selecting a bike of this vintage, though. My girl just got a '38 roadster with steel everything, oil ports and chrome rims and it's real light.... but I whanged a pretty bent chainstay straight again with light rubber hammer taps...? OI!

are the messenger rings even sold separately? i remember wanting to grab one awhile back and they only came with the cranks. the regular zen ones are like $100+ ayeeee. i just got a 44t mighty comp for $35.

I know I've seen one for sale, but it was like $95...? Crazy. Anyway, I'm strictly 3/32" these days, so I don't fidget about this kind of chainring cost bizzarritude when it comes to track rings. WTFFF