Bicyclettes

[arevalo]

flat black + gold

ain't too shabby. too much gold on that one imo.

[prufrock]

its fun riding bikes in san diego.

e.vill doers.

that was right before the boat police rolled up on us. lol, they had time to call back up, anchor their boat, jump off, and walk over to the pier. good times in sd.

[aydo1]

New to the fixed gear. Picked one of these up to ride to school. People give it mixed reviews. So far I love it.

how tall is this bike? sloping tt? it reminds me of an elephant

[eplsoccer7]

how tall is this bike? sloping tt? it reminds me of an elephant

58 cm. Im 6'3. I know people dont like the bars but oh well. I like em. I got a new stem on the way, plus some new wheels soon.

[doczein]

graduate leaves frat house, goes around the world on a surly:

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/longwayhome

interesting to read if you've got the exxxtra time

[Kitsune]

I'm thinking of converting a BMX to a fixie until I have enough for my 925, any suggestions on how?

[mlproject]

BMX hubs don't have stepped threads for a locring, but i'm not sure how a lot of flatland dudes do that setup. if you want to run different cranks, you might have to get a bb adapter.

[monkey nuts]

UMM go get a fixed hub and build it to a 20" rim. grab some toe clips and straps and raise the fuck out of you seat. I would suggest the longest seat post you can get.

or you could find a wheel that takes a freewheel spin a cog on then get an old crank lock ring and crank it on there i would really crank it on and maybe use some strong loc tite. make sure you use a brake!

[monkey nuts]

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[arevalo]

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[st199ml]

UMM go get a fixed hub and build it to a 20" rim. grab some toe clips and straps and raise the fuck out of you seat. I would suggest the longest seat post you can get.

or you could find a wheel that takes a freewheel spin a cog on then get an old crank lock ring and crank it on there i would really crank it on and maybe use some strong loc tite. make sure you use a brake![/quote

The suicide hub rears its ugly head again. Please don't do this, it is literally lethal. Even with brakes.

IMHO, better to buy a beater road bike and get used to the riding position while you save than splashing cash on converting a BMX.

[vee_dub]

UMM go get a fixed hub and build it to a 20" rim. grab some toe clips and straps and raise the fuck out of you seat. I would suggest the longest seat post you can get.

or you could find a wheel that takes a freewheel spin a cog on then get an old crank lock ring and crank it on there i would really crank it on and maybe use some strong loc tite. make sure you use a brake!

JB weld the cog ...

[chingon]

JB weld the cog ...

i've done it, works great.

[mlproject]

just buy a proper rear wheel. don't mess around with jb weld. it'll either come off (yes, it can), you'll be pissed in a month when you want to swap out ratios, or you'll be pissed in 6 months or so when you need to replace your cog from wear.

[the Repeater]

Google "rotafix."

For all intents and purposes, this is permanent. I had a semi-stripped lockring threading on my work-bike wheel that I rotafixed without loosening that lasted 8 months before I replaced the wheel.

A 1/8" EAI cog will last between 3 and 20 years as long as you don't have your chain set too tight.

[mlproject]

A 1/8" EAI cog will last between 3 and 20 years as long as you don't have your chain set too tight.

Laughable.

Rotafix runs the same risk of problems as loctite or jb weld. I definitely use it when out on the road in a pinch, but probably wouldn't use it as a normal fix.

[Kitsune]

Eh, I just slapped some loctite on the cog for now. I only did it as a test on an old Mongoose hahaha

[eightynine]

dudes i just celebrated a birthday and for the occasion my dad got me a brooks saddle. a champion special b.17 to be exact. read em and weep

this, only in a honey color.

[dystaind]

beautiful. one day i'll get one... i keep telling myself this...

take good care of it-- keep it out of rain, proofide every few months, and don't let that shit get stolen!

[knucks]

beautiful. one day i'll get one... i keep telling myself this...

take good care of it-- keep it out of rain, proofide every few months, and don't let that shit get stolen!

See, too much must go in into maintaining those, hence the reason I never got one.

[mlproject]

what's there to do? rub some proofhide on it once in awhile?

[chingon]

what's there to do?

justify it's ugliness by reminding everyone that it is the "most comfortable saddle i've ever ridden, dude!"

[mlproject]

what!? this thing looks amazing...

[wild style]

Not ugly.....

[the Repeater]

I'm not going to argue with people that have never used a torque wrench and compare a mechanical bond with a liquid friction bond but I'll put it this way: if you attach your cog with 700-lbs of torque, and the most torque your crank to wheel can generate is perhaps 200-lbs., (your crank to cog is at roughly a 3-to-1 mechanical disadvantage, depending on gear ratio) you have actually a zero chance of the cog ever unscrewing... That 500 lbs. of torque difference is actually exponential, so it is roughly five to seven times stronger than it needs to be before it will unscrew. Helps to have friends in Engineering.

And I have an EAI cog with over 20K-miles on it, with no sharkfins. Replace your chains and don't set that chain too tight, kiddies.

[eightynine]

yeah i was reading the care guide and it mentioned proofide and i was totally confused by what they were talking about. i guess i need to order that separately, correct?

[mlproject]

I'm not going to argue with people that have never used a torque wrench and compare a mechanical bond with a liquid friction bond but I'll put it this way: if you attach your cog with 700-lbs of torque, and the most torque your crank to wheel can generate is perhaps 200-lbs., (your crank to cog is at roughly a 3-to-1 mechanical disadvantage, depending on gear ratio) you have actually a zero chance of the cog ever unscrewing... That 500 lbs. of torque difference is actually exponential, so it is roughly five to seven times stronger than it needs to be before it will unscrew. Helps to have friends in Engineering.

And I have an EAI cog with over 20K-miles on it, with no sharkfins. Replace your chains and don't set that chain too tight, kiddies.

please remove your head from your ass so you can go fuck yourself.

[knucks]

what!? this thing looks amazing...

Yeah that's too much maintanence for me, bra. I have a hard as it is lubing my chain on time, lol.

[mlproject]

haha.. i called bs on brooks for rawhile but rode my roommate's and it convinced me to buy one for my new build. in the meantime, the regal reigns supreme between my legs.

[knucks]

i luv my turbo. it's getting all torn up and beat up and those things are soo expensive on the gaybay