The Fixed Gear Thread!

[Freddy Cacace]

DAMNNNN these bikes are nice
Alex how much did ur bike cost ( approx. ) cuz that's sick

 

[Steezeman]

My bike was like $600 new, and I've put prolly a hundie into it with the stem, bars, seat and seatpost. Also spent like $50 on lights but I got the clips and straps for free.

Taylor's was $700 new, Reid's was like $900 new.

 

[DonaldM]

Oh you kids and your PBR

 

[Freddy Cacace]

My bike was like $600 new, and I've put prolly a hundie into it with the stem, bars, seat and seatpost. Also spent like $50 on lights but I got the clips and straps for free.

Taylor's was $700 new, Reid's was like $900 new.

that's not too much.
still pretty expensive

 

[Hep Greg]

Oh you kids and your PBR

PBR <3

 

[Steezeman]

These bikes are all just too gnarly.

All made by the same dude, the last one he shortened, put new dropouts on, and made the paint/rust look like that. So legit.

 

[Hep Greg]

ive seen the massive tire one before. sooo awesome.

 

[Behlau]

Saw mad Fixie's in New York this weekend.

 

[Steezeman]

Ryan, don't say fixie, it's looked down upon.

I really like that last bike, that's sorta what I'm trying to go for with my bike, kinda weathered and really used, but I don't wanna take any sandpaper to it. Bike racks are helping me enough with that.

 

[metrocardscheme]

the flat green was is so sick

 

[ryankeong]

yer i like the fkat green with chunky tires looks like the hulk

 

[DonaldM]

Alex, if you ever come to the bay for a couple days, I could acid dip your bike to get that raw look.

 

[Steezeman]

Haha, alright. I'm kinda thinking of rawing it and since it's aluminum I won't have to clearcoat it, but then I'd have to take it all apart. So I'm kinda meh on that.

 

[Hep Greg]

you'd still be better off clearcoating it... if you leave aluminum raw, it gets all dull and gross looking. my steertube got all gross, so i sanded it and clearcoated it and its still shiny.

 

[dyson16]

What do you think? Might start it as a winter project, got any suggestions?
Was thinking about rawing it and respraying it but i quite like the colour =]

 

[Steezeman]

Yeah I'd say leave the color, maybe see if you can polish it up or at least clean it some. Gotta get some drops on that though, for sure.

 

[yamamsmells]

Made in worksop?, i live like 3 miles from there lol.

 

[Taylor Mefford]

that brooks looks like it'd be worth quite a bit of money. And is that frame quite a bit too big for you?

 

[Steezeman]

I'm thinking it's just not set up right, with the sole brake lever and bare bars.

 

[dyson16]

Thanks guys, I haven't really done much to it since i got it a few months back apart from taking the cranks apart and regreasing everything. The frames a good fit for me and its a nice riding position.Yeah i might get some drop bars for it and definately some new cranks as the cottered ones that are on it wobble alot.