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Seriously tho, it looks great. Personally I think that stem is much more attractive on that build than anything Thomson has to offer.

Also where on earth did you find the DA front hub?

Thanks! :) Stems doesn't look to bad no, but its no where near stiff enough to make up for the carbon bars so a change is needed.

I bougth my hubs from TokyoFixedGear. Cheapest I could find within europe.

More pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/50083022@N03/

Only thing I need now is Thomson stem. Really pleased with this one.

I take it you'll be lowering your saddle a bit....?

Yeah, its actually about 1cm to high up. :)

Framesize is 59CTx59CC.

You might remember a Moda Forte with a lot of spacers under the stem. I've learnt a bit and corrected my fit since then. I've done back exercises to improve flexibility so I can get closer to a horisontal back position. Worked wonders over the last couple of weeks.

This is Theo Bos's old bike. Notice the sadle to bar distance.

looks potato chopped.

how tall...?

190cm tall with 96cm inseam

Good thing that shelf isn't higher up...

It's made for my bikes ;)

New bike almost there.

Nice bike. I there any toe-overlap?

I ride a 60' and the tyre just brushes the tip of my shoe with my current cleat position on Euro size 45 shoe that is.

http://velospace.org/node/36236
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50083022@N03/5878396818/in/photostream

I ride this. Just rode a 700 km trip to Berlin from Denmark. It has lovely handling, is quite stiff for the price. Good alu welds and pretty and durable dropouts. I use it for trackriding as well with the bars slammed and different pedals. Fork is a bit heavy with uncut steerer.
All in all its really great value I think.

White paint a greasy fingers makes u insane though.

Cinetica Giotto made by André Cinelli, son of Cino Cinelli.

http://cinellionly.blogspot.com/2010/03/cinetica.html

According to this site about 50 frames were ever produced and only a handfull is left.
This one has matching adjustable stem length and bar width from Cinetica.
Gears are a special edition gunmetal anodized C-record gruppo with delta brakes also gunmetal.
More pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/50083022@N03/5882620858/in/photostream/

I like it.

^This

If that's where you need the bars, get a Newton Pista stem and lose 35mm of spacers. Also change the pedals if you're going to use it on the track.

I suppose that would work and loose a bit of weight, but I doubt it would look less silly.

I use it for the road too, so on longer jerneys I like the bars a bit higher. On the track I wouldn't mind going down 10-15mm.

Currently I'm training for a ride to Berlin with some mates, therefore the MTB pedals because walking in our riding shoes will be nessesary.

Since I'm also looking into Time trialing on it I'm really considering a Look Ergo stem for maximum fitting flexibility. Whats the generel thought on those?

Yaaay, summer!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/50083022@N03/?saved=1

I think "Spigot" is as good a word as any. I've extended a Moto Guzzi kickstand and a set of Easton Attack tri-bars with the same method.

Did you go for 0.1mm clearance or 0.1mm interference fit? I'd have gone for the latter if welding, the former for brazing.

Spigot it is then ;)

Good point with the tolerance. I went for the interference fit so when it was tapped into place it held itself in the needed position.

@jammy - wow you just outranked me with that seatpost height. Nice bike for a man your size.

cheers
already scheduled a visit to Krylatskiy velodrome workshop tomorrow afternoon, to face some Cr-Mo off, then we'll see

If it fails, It is possible to lengthen the steerer without a doner steerer tube, but its tricky, and you need to know the right kind of people and possibly also have a bribe of some sort ready for them.

Here's the thread. Its in Danish so bear with me. Pictures are half way down.
http://fixie-king.dk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=7632&start=80

As it happens I have access to a lathe and a bit of metalscraps so I made a "dorn" (translation needed) to fit the inside of the steerer within a 0.1mm tolerance. That way, I was sure the rest of the steerer would'nt go out of balance when I welded it back on.

Its a hack bike so its not very pretty but it works like a charm. And you woun't see it when its mounted. And obviously you could make it way lighter and probably prettier

I say face the shit out of it.

Just take the brakes off. Don't need them off road as skidding and sliding around is more fun.

Sound like an idea. Since front braking is very limited when its slippery a rear brake is all you need I suppose.

The bikes previous life was on the road, hence the radial lacing.

Just got done with this budget cyclocross. Such a fun ride. And yes its fixed.
Pretty excited to see how it copes with mud. Probably not well, but then again its build for fun not winning.

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Try and imagine it without the bag and maybe your favorite saddle.

Love it!

Is that saddle as unforgiving as it looks?

If you mean it looks like its as comfortable as a brick then you're not way off. Its (Tioga Spider) actually quite flexible but it buttoms out from time to time giving slight jolts up the spine. Cant imagine heavy riders (I'm 80 kg incl. tools cloth) loving it. That said, the shape is good and friction is not bad considering its plastic. And its 148g which is quite good for the price. After about 50-60k in the woods though I begin to feel a bit uncomfortable. I can go on no problem but the soreness becomes a factor.

And thanks!

a lot of the lynskeys are built up with a lot of seatpost

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=598656&page=6&highlight=lynskey

I know, and if you had interpreted the smiley corectly you have noticed that my bike (the Radon futher up the page) has the same thomson seatpost also elevated into the sky, but I guess the funny little innocent coincedens is ruined now.

I like how elevated your seatpost is ;)

My Magic Goat. Nothing special but I quite like it.

@soperRIva: That looks really nice! You should consider a halflink and/or a black cog to finish the looks.

maybe should have gone for one size bigger on that moda? I mean, the stem looks like 11cm.

I agree with the thoughts on stems and smaller frames vs. bigger frames but also:

They dont come bigger than 60' which is what i've got. Only similar bike that does which I know of is the Ridley Oval, but the bigger sizes have too long tt's.

But I'm thinking about moving the stem a spacer or two down. I seem to be a little more flexible than first anticipated.