London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

Ste_S · 20th April 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by tallsam

Who said anything about sticking a 130mm hub in there? If its 126 then it was designed for 6/7 speed cassettes so stick one of them instead. As you say you can 're-purpose' it to 8 or above speeds by stretching to 130mm if you so wished.

Likewise if its 120mm and was intended to be a road bike then stick a 5 speed or ultra-6 speed cassette in there. If its intended for a track hub (then it'd likely have track ends) by all means fit one of them.

Of course this is all in an ideal world where we all have the luxury of not having to use old geared road bikes as single speed road/track bikes. But as its not that world I don't have a problem with ppl doing it. Just saying it'd be nice if bikes were kept as their original purpose. Just a personal opinion though.

I say all this despite having recently considered respacing (by cold setting) a 531 Raleigh road frame I have to 120mm for a single speed project I had in mind. As I say its not a perfect world.
NB. For the record I've decided (for now) not to mess with the frame and just get a 126mm single speed hub (or put some spacers on a 120mm seeing as I have a few spares).

Nowt wrong with running a 120mm spaced road frame as fixed/single speed, been done by club riders as a winter trainer for years now

TheCrane · 20th April 2009

accident waiting to happen

heyholetsgo · 20th April 2009

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Originally Posted by miro_o

Duuuuuuuude!

:P

^new all-time-low for LFGSS^

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Originally Posted by gogosama

furry fish pie

^new new all-time low for LFGSS .. :)

theteleflorist · 21st April 2009

http://www.pterosail.com/index.php/p.../pterosail_kit

this is stupid, but i'd so love it on a massive downwind, uphill moment.

jammy · 22nd April 2009

They just keep coming!
http://www.bears-bike.com/

phi_pp · 22nd April 2009

Charco · 22nd April 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by jammy

This set up looks as though it was designed with tricks in mind, frame looks stiff & able to do bar-spins with 700s, Crazy James can correct me on this one.

The bars, colours & flats look a bit fugly mind you.

vinylvillain · 22nd April 2009

Seen this being ridden around by some dude in Chelsea - caught it outside M & S on the Kings Road thisavo . .

31trum · 22nd April 2009

class!! is that a charge plug??

vinylvillain · 22nd April 2009

31trum · 22nd April 2009

way to go!

pilky · 22nd April 2009

Has it got a stem on top of just a clamp for a stem?

mitre_tester · 22nd April 2009

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Originally Posted by pilky

Has it got a stem on top of just a clamp for a stem?

No, it's one of these

https://shop.sunrisecyclery.com/item/35596#

spagettihoops · 22nd April 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinylvillain

Seen this being ridden around by some dude in Chelsea - caught it outside M & S on the Kings Road thisavo . .

i saw him riding through St. James park the other day. he looked angry.

wibble · 22nd April 2009

you'd be angry too if your bars were in that position all day

no*dice · 22nd April 2009

Ste_S · 23rd April 2009

http://velospace.org/node/6157

Flat bars and novelty condom grips on that just look wrong

T_M · 23rd April 2009

Worse, the dude was alleycatting on that Cinelli?

And now it sits unridden... good times.

31trum · 23rd April 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ste_S

http://velospace.org/node/6157

Flat bars and novelty condom grips on that just look wrong

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I'm not happy with how it rides, and I'm either going to put full campy ergopower on it, or part it out and sell the frame. problem is, if i change my mind years later I will never find a NOS frame like that again, at any price

hmmmm

M-X · 23rd April 2009

america we salute you:

no*dice · 23rd April 2009

Quote:

I'm not happy with how it rides, and I'm either going to put full campy ergopower on it, or part it out and sell the frame. problem is, if i change my mind years later I will never find a NOS frame like that again, at any price

Jez! He is so smart I just could fart him right in the coffee mug... :D (one of my favorit hobbys next to hang around here)

T_M · 23rd April 2009

Honestly, they're totally dorky, but I don't really have an issue with people slapping flatbars on a bike (the Cinelli) like that **if that means they'll actually ride it.**

The grips are awful.

T_M · 23rd April 2009

I'm not a big flagwaver or anything, but I like that Motta (absent the bartape). I wouldn't kick it out of bed on a cold night.

To each their own.

no*dice · 23rd April 2009

me neither...like to see people riding cycles. But he can get at anytime a cinelli supercorsa. They still produce, just like Gios, the same SH*T. So it's no trouble...he can just sink it in the east river...

rik · 23rd April 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by M-X

america we salute you:

my friend, that is hot stuff

Ok, than the paint job is not of your chooice but that bike is HOT

M-X · 23rd April 2009

ok someone fess up, just found this gem on ebay, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ayphotohosting

el squire · 23rd April 2009

Nice, I wonder who put that little beauty together?

wibble · 23rd April 2009

Swaggerific..

dooks · 23rd April 2009

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Originally Posted by el squire

Nice, I wonder who put that little beauty together?

katie price?

wibble · 23rd April 2009

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Originally Posted by dooks

katie price?

does she own a 2k mink coat?

M-X · 23rd April 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by dooks

katie price?

Quote:

Originally Posted by wibble

does she own a 2k mink coat?

i particularly like the setting in the photo - is that someone's flat?

el squire · 23rd April 2009

I think somebody was hoping for an olympic daughter.

dogsballs · 23rd April 2009

i don't mind that. nothing some nitromors can't fix.

spagettihoops · 23rd April 2009

do you think thats mr. swagger's back garden?
i bet all that tacky crap goes well with the 2K mink.

Pistanator · 23rd April 2009

What a piece of shit. He's started at 99p, be lucky to get £50 for it...

markrjohnson · 23rd April 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pistanator

What a piece of shit. He's started at 99p, be lucky to get £50 for it...

But wouldn't it be funny if it did only go for £50. That would really be the market passing judgment.

T..d.. ...

M-X · 23rd April 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by markrjohnson

But wouldn't it be funny if it did only go for £50. That would really be the market passing judgment.

T..d.. ...

there some ok parts on there...i might be tempted at £50!

wibble · 23rd April 2009

a couple of people should bite the bullet and bid it up £10,000,000

ebenzo · 23rd April 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donut!

Anti, but HOW MUCH FUN!!! :)

Can someone explain this real-life optical illusion? Look at the black dude on the right.

I still don't get it...

Ps. I wear glasses.

OliDale · 23rd April 2009

he's not standing on the tire, he's standing on a step on the bike.

M-X · 24th April 2009

do my eyes deceive me...is this a langster w/ a 650c front or is it just a trick of the camera? Interesting saddle position nonetheless

on bumtree now for £350.

btw I actually own an 06 langster...and love it

TheCrane · 24th April 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by rik

my friend, that is hot stuff

Ok, than the paint job is not of your chooice but that bike is HOT

+1

i think the paint job is pretty sick

M-X · 24th April 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCrane

+1

i think the paint job is pretty sick

if you look closely, the bumper sticker on that F-117 says "my other ride is a Motta".

ok i'll accept the bike is hot...but not the paintjob!

TheCrane · 24th April 2009

hahaha i think living in america made me appreciate the flag style paint job's. it's one of those stupid things that i like just because someone went to that much trouble to be "patriotic"

rik · 24th April 2009

you want anti-porn....

Whizz · 24th April 2009

That's the worst I've seen in a long time.

T_M · 24th April 2009

I was hoping it was a joke... I fear I'm wrong.

no*dice · 24th April 2009

YouTube - I'm On A Bike- the Little 500 Rap

"America! Fuck Yeah!"

wibble · 24th April 2009

haha I watched breaking away last night.. we should try to enter a team in the little 500

T_M · 24th April 2009

Maybe I misunderstood but I think you need to be an IU undergrad to participate... sorry if I crushed anyone's dream.

22nd April 2009	#3260
vinylvillain	Yup
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22nd April 2009	#3266
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24th April 2009	#3300
T_M	Maybe I misunderstood but I think you need to be an IU undergrad to participate... sorry if I crushed anyone's dream. Last edited by T_M; 24th April 2009 at 23:53.
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20th April 2009	#3252
TheCrane	accident waiting to happen
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21st April 2009	#3254
theteleflorist	http://www.pterosail.com/index.php/p.../pterosail_kit this is stupid, but i'd so love it on a massive downwind, uphill moment.
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22nd April 2009	#3255
jammy	They just keep coming! http://www.bears-bike.com/
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22nd April 2009	#3258
vinylvillain	Seen this being ridden around by some dude in Chelsea - caught it outside M & S on the Kings Road thisavo . .
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22nd April 2009	#3259
31trum	class!! is that a charge plug??
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22nd April 2009	#3262
pilky	Has it got a stem on top of just a clamp for a stem?
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22nd April 2009	#3265
wibble	you'd be angry too if your bars were in that position all day
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23rd April 2009	#3267
Ste_S	http://velospace.org/node/6157 Flat bars and novelty condom grips on that just look wrong
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23rd April 2009	#3268
T_M	Worse, the dude was alleycatting on that Cinelli? And now it sits unridden... good times.
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23rd April 2009	#3270
M-X	america we salute you:
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23rd April 2009	#3272
T_M	Honestly, they're totally dorky, but I don't really have an issue with people slapping flatbars on a bike (the Cinelli) like that if that means they'll actually ride it. The grips are awful.
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23rd April 2009	#3273
T_M	I'm not a big flagwaver or anything, but I like that Motta (absent the bartape). I wouldn't kick it out of bed on a cold night. To each their own.
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23rd April 2009	#3274
no*dice	me neither...like to see people riding cycles. But he can get at anytime a cinelli supercorsa. They still produce, just like Gios, the same SH*T. So it's no trouble...he can just sink it in the east river...
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23rd April 2009	#3276
M-X	ok someone fess up, just found this gem on ebay, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ayphotohosting
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23rd April 2009	#3277
el squire	Nice, I wonder who put that little beauty together?
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23rd April 2009	#3282
el squire	I think somebody was hoping for an olympic daughter.
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23rd April 2009	#3283
dogsballs	i don't mind that. nothing some nitromors can't fix.
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23rd April 2009	#3284
spagettihoops	do you think thats mr. swagger's back garden? i bet all that tacky crap goes well with the 2K mink.
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23rd April 2009	#3285
Pistanator	What a piece of shit. He's started at 99p, be lucky to get £50 for it...
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23rd April 2009	#3288
wibble	a couple of people should bite the bullet and bid it up £10,000,000
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23rd April 2009	#3290
OliDale	he's not standing on the tire, he's standing on a step on the bike.
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24th April 2009	#3291
M-X	do my eyes deceive me...is this a langster w/ a 650c front or is it just a trick of the camera? Interesting saddle position nonetheless on bumtree now for £350. btw I actually own an 06 langster...and love it
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24th April 2009	#3294
TheCrane	hahaha i think living in america made me appreciate the flag style paint job's. it's one of those stupid things that i like just because someone went to that much trouble to be "patriotic"
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24th April 2009	#3295
rik	you want anti-porn....
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24th April 2009	#3296
Whizz	That's the worst I've seen in a long time.
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24th April 2009	#3297
T_M	I was hoping it was a joke... I fear I'm wrong.
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24th April 2009	#3299
wibble	haha I watched breaking away last night.. we should try to enter a team in the little 500
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