The Fixed Gear Thread!
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cas13
Bronze member
Alrighty, thanks.
And I didn't realize those were $50, so I'm now thinking of either these
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hold-fast-C...ccessories&hash=item1c271ba28f#ht_2084wt_1130
or these
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGIN8-PRO...Accessories&hash=item564ab3a2ed#ht_7956wt_992
Which ones would you say would be the better buy?
And I didn't realize those were $50, so I'm now thinking of either these
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hold-fast-C...ccessories&hash=item1c271ba28f#ht_2084wt_1130
or these
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGIN8-PRO...Accessories&hash=item564ab3a2ed#ht_7956wt_992
Which ones would you say would be the better buy?
morgan_bvrns
Steel Member
Want to get a good, solid, relatively inexpensive complete for commuting, freestyle, and like actual riding (like road biking). What should I look at?
charliemein
Steel Member
honestly cant see the appeal in free style. why not just get a bmx or 24? doesnt make sense
Cookie
Bronze member
Aye Homies, I need a bike for the commute to uni.
I have an old rusty racer that needs new tires, paint, fixed conversion, all bearings, brake seat and other things, it will probably cost $200 to 'fix' up.
Do you guys recommend I do this or just buy a new one for cheap? What should I consider if I do restore?
I have an old rusty racer that needs new tires, paint, fixed conversion, all bearings, brake seat and other things, it will probably cost $200 to 'fix' up.
Do you guys recommend I do this or just buy a new one for cheap? What should I consider if I do restore?
charliemein
Steel Member
deffo restore its so fun, just make sure they frame has no hidden cracks or really bad rust damage, you can get really cheap wheel sets off ebay so thats fixed conversion, bearings and brake covered, then youll just need seat, grips and foot retention, but you can still do it relatively cheap and it will look sick and theres a certain rewarding feeling locking at this bike that you converted, do it!!
charliemein
Steel Member
get some handpaper on that shit! might take a while and be alot of effort but yeah do it, then clear coat it to ----- is that back wheel geared? or single speed? also strip it all down, cranks off and forks and bars and stem, clean it all up and get the frame and forks in good condition, not sure what the headset is but id probably put a new one in, stem looks fine and same with bars 
id love to have a frame and fork like that its my favourite style
EDIT on second thoughts that stem looks rusted in an area of high stress, i dunno if id trust it, also looks rusted on to the lock nut on the fork tube, gonna need fuck loads of force to get that off hahaha
id love to have a frame and fork like that its my favourite style
EDIT on second thoughts that stem looks rusted in an area of high stress, i dunno if id trust it, also looks rusted on to the lock nut on the fork tube, gonna need fuck loads of force to get that off hahaha
nick silverman
Member
anyone wanna sell me one? or trade scooter parts for one?
Trace
Steel Member
only bike i like in the whole thread
alexscooter
Steel Member
someone stole that a while ago. haha
Grant Schofield
Silver Member
This guy at my local rock to fakied a 10ft vert at my local. Wat
nickloves2ride
Nick Sorenson
I love my kilo tt. super light and fast.
-update-
Got some Soma Major Taylors #omgoshluvit
I'd say get a new bike. Conversions are a hassle, the dropouts are always an issue, and chances are the frame is heavy and has bad geometry.
michaelchavez
Steel Member
i got the state hahaha. its actualy really nice iver had it for 1 and a half months, the welds arent too bad, the only problem ive had was the lockring on the hub coming loose so ive had to put threadlock on it. i wasnt a big fan of the seat or grips, so i replaced those, but everything else is really good. it gets me places fast and its reliable. its a good bike yo
michaelchavez
Steel Member
yea its the envy of my friends
muse-phoenix
Member
i got the state hahaha. its actualy really nice iver had it for 1 and a half months, the welds arent too bad, the only problem ive had was the lockring on the hub coming loose so ive had to put threadlock on it. i wasnt a big fan of the seat or grips, so i replaced those, but everything else is really good. it gets me places fast and its reliable. its a good bike yo
sick except the seat