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Any advice on that on which is the best zero degree ou riser standard quill stem? Nitto?

Thanks for the help.

Velo Orange is now offering BB an headsets with French threads, so will be easy to rescue old Peugeots, Motobecane, Gitanes.

Aleksi,

Thanks. I am living off shore and there are not many options here, therefore I have to buy from eBay, Zepnat , Wiggle or Alex Cycles that ship worldwide. My stem clamp size is not a problem (26.0 mm) , I can use a shim. It is difficult to find good riser bars in Silver and at reasonable prices.

Are there other brands to consider? I am using my fixie for commuting.

I am thinking of replacing my Soma Pursuit bullhorn for a Nitto riser bar. However they have many models. How are your experience with the different models? Nitto B201AA, B245AA , B258AA, B259AA or B259SL.

Thanks for the help,

They are cheap and reasonable. However Tange Levin Alloy NJS are not well sealed and I dont' know if the Passage suffers from the same problem.

A good alternative is the Ritchey Logic threaded 1" and you can find them at eBay.

Hubjub has the Sugino XD which is a cheaper optuon. At eBay are selling Sugino XD with 46T chainring for £ 38 plus shipping. The XD has a 110BCD.

You can get good hubs at IRO Cycles, which are on sale: US$ 40.00 (the pair) at this link:
http://www.irocycle.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=166 and they have them in Black or Silver and High/Low flange (32/36 holes). They ship to UK and may cost around US$ 23.00.
They have SS sealed bearings and are pretty decent according people on other forums.

Forget Campy spacers. Basic polished/anodized aluminum spacers will match perfectly Record color.

I also don't like to cut forks too tight, so later on I can reuse them in another frame. Are your frame (108mm head tube) the correct size for you? Usually Time Trial frames have small head tubes. Suppose that you change frame, what kind of frame / size will you choose? Measure frame head tube (new / desired frame) plus Record headset height plus 5mm and you get the steerer lenght for you present frame and put the necessary spacer to fit to it.

I hope this help.

Maybe someone knows enough to help me identify whether mine is Swiss or French treaded based on photos alone? Here are some pics:

Excuse the mud, it's been storming here in Amsterdam for the last few days!

Thanks!

Chris

Take out the crank arm and see if there are some numbers written on BB cups: 35 x 1 (french and swiss) , they are the same, except thread direction of the RIGHT CUP (drive side): French - right (clockwise) ; Swiss: COUNTERCLOCKWISE.

I hope this hekp.

You can get pretty good track hubs at this link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/IROCYCLE-32-HOLE-LOW-FLANGE-HUBS-FIXED-FREE-NEW_W0QQitemZ330328474338QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCycling_Parts_Accessories?hash=item4ce91c82e2&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1240%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Or go to IroCycles website where they are on sale, these hubs are made by Formula and rebranded as IRO Cycles.

The cheapest cranks and appropriate for a fixie are road cranks with size of 165mm and 110BCD or 130 BCD. See Sheldon Brown's recommendation on that. At eBay USA you can find a Sugino XD with a 46T / 110 BCD for GBP 38.00, in this link: http://cgi.ebay.com/TRACK-FIXED-GEAR-CRANK-SUGINO-XD-W-46T-CHAINRING-165mm_W0QQitemZ230342563787QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCycling_Parts_Accessories?hash=item35a17c97cb&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1546%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50.