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Is it my imagination or has she got enormous hands?

Question is. Is she even the one holding the chainring?

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/download/file.php?id=51769&mode=view

One of those rare times where the red hardware works.

Thanks guys! :)

Its an FXE indeed and aluminum. Its basicly a Pre Cursa (with the old proper track geo i.e born with 75deg HT) with spacing for fenders. You can't buy it anymore unfortunately but sometimes they pop up here and there.
Front fork is a Quantec CX Disc. Can be bought cheeply on Bike24.de. Don't get fooled by the name, its actually rather good quality and eqaully as light the Kinesis DC37 (700g ish).

Google it with filters off and show us what you get.

stahp man, you're making me wanna a build a disc braked mud fixie

looks like some serious fun

DO IT! It is awesome!

Its super versitile. Super fast for innercity riding. Super low maintenance comparing with a geared MTB. Its a great winter hack (has fender mounts for proper full fenders). And leaving geared cyclocrossers in the dust/must on it is just one of the better feelings you can encounter in this univers.
With little change in parts it could even be light tourer.

700's with tall guy on top :)

700c plus tall guy on top.

Stripping the decals would make it lighter AND prettier. ;)

Good work though!

Bit wet outthere today. First time on the local trails with the new setup. Serious improvement. Love it :)

Shit my bad on two accounts there, thought you were talking about the fork crown before for some reason, and also thought it was a precursa. Has your got rack mounts?

Fuckin sick bike non the less

Thanks! Its godt rack mounts, fenders mounts, rear brake cable guides and all that jazz :)

What's it like at the SS bridge? I always find it funny how Dolan claim that it has 23c max clearance

SS bridge and Brakebridge is same same no? If you mean the chainstay bridge its actually pretty good. The Dolan FXE was built for fenders and 28c max so the chainstays are wide. So wide infact that it will barely fit a 48T chainring with a 42mm chainline.

rad as fuck, whats the rear clearance like?

Thanks! reasonable I'd say. There is about 20mm to the brake bridge which is the tightest spot. It's definitely not good in a sticky mudfest but so far its not been a problem.

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Seeing that LOW// up there makes it a good time to post my HIGH//.

Has now been made a lot more competitive on the CX course with hydraulic disc brake on the front. New tires works wonders too.

Needs to be blacked out a bit more and I'm already saving up for a tubeless wheelset on ZTR Iron Cross rims.

Training wheel, innit?

If anything, aero is even more important to sprinters as they are the ones who go fastest; at 70km/h, a sprinter has nearly 60% more drag power per CdA than a pursuiter doing 60km/h

Its not a training setup. The bike is Olga Panarina's from Belarus.
Here she is in the bronze final in the 2011 World cup sprint final with that wheel. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/51855000/jpg/_51855701_pendleton_ap.jpg

I even believe she was one of the last to change to a sprint specific helmet. I don't think they have a lot of government support in Belarus so that might be the reason.

Her trainer is a big fan of leather too :)

But same mustage and lack of haircut or?

is that a SRAM Red chainring?
is it safe to ride fixed with that chainring?
I know you have brakes but do you skid with that chainring?
I ask this because i already saw (two times) a road chainring brake with skids

As mentioned its a SS. The Red cranks are definitely some excellent cranks. It might be a bit of gamble though since only using one chainring means that the chainringbolts are now squeezing directly on the carbon as you can just glims on one of the photoes. Composites don't handle compression very well so I might make som spacers do spread out the load and hopefully avoid any fatigue issues.
So far its been working like a charm though.

Oh, and the pista stem is actually 'testers old ;)

Was that Mcipollini logo designed in word?

Goes well with the Lightweight logo then.

/fuels bonfire and walks away.

I've fitted anti puncture belts in mine but mainly because I'll also use it for a bit of commuting and my life to short for punctures.

Thanks Jambon!

@Zdrenka .. easiest way to make threaded holes is to use Rivet Nuts

http://www.rivetwise.co.uk/productrange/nutdetails.asp?nut=m5fro_s_a_26

These are common use in sheet metal construction / workshops

Oh yeah, didn't think of those. I have tried some once building something else. They seem to like a flat surface. Steel tubes have a fairly small radius so don't you recon it would a bit of a gamble?

Thanks!

Calipers are the same as the Planet X Forged models, but bought in Germany.
http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;navigation=1;product=14546;page=1;menu=1000,4,19;mid=0;pgc=0
Pound Sterling is currently in a lot better state than the Euro, so cheaper for me.

The chainline is closer to 47-48mm with this setup.

Tyres are indeed Challange Forte. Only been on them for 30k so not an in deepth review but so far they seem to be quite nice. They seem to like slightly higher pressure than usual. They grip very well on the dry. Confident steering in my mind. I doubt they would last very long on a brakeless skidder rig though.

So, my singlespeed finally rideable. Really pleased with it. Project started because I wanted a bike that could make me ride with the gear guys but without commiting to gears.
I got slightly inspired by old crit bikes which essentially was build with track bike like geometry i.e steep angles, high bottom bracket for early accelerating out of the corners and a fairly forward position on the bike for easy drafting and a low and aero position.
The bike is about 5cm/2inches shorter than an equivelantly sized road bike so its definitely more compact.

Still a bit to do. I've got a stem with a steeper angle in sight for a lower setup. I'll also have to figure out the best way to make threaded holes for bottle cages.
A couple of detail shots here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/67946093@N07/7745541204/in/photostream/

Citation?

I think you're right. I thought I read it somewhere, but I can't find it. I don't really know why I got it in my mind.

I have seen a couple of examples been leaked for sale on Ebay though.

The whole Danish pursuit team used them as well. They look sligtly outdated allready. Probably another reason they pulled the plug on that project.

Another interesting fact was that they also used converted Zipp Vuma Chronos! Two of the riders even used 3T bars. Seems like you agree. :)