Fixed Gear

>>988196
is that a strap on 1 pedal . fixed gear bikes need foot retention, especially brakeless.

Also level your bars, otherwise, bretty good.

>>988200
He obviously only slows down and stops by skidding and does so right foot forward.

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You fucking downtube.

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>>988214
>>988196

>>988214

>I don't even know how to skid properly
>So I only use my dominant foot while leaning as much as I can forward
>Thus nulifing any stoping power skiding has to offer from 30% to like 5%

You can just ride a brakeless freewheel instead why even bother with fixed right?

>>988238
brakeless freewheel is my first choice but my mum got pissed off having to buy me new shoes all the time

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>>988238
This. It's like a really fast, fragile, brakeless bmx. I still use foot retention though because without it you can't crank as hard. Skidding is pretty fun when you can skid completely around turns but I'm doing a lot of distance riding and commuting on it so I figured a brakeless single speed would be easier and faster. I was right. And being able to easily bike 15 miles in skate shoes is wonderful

>>988240
The vans outlet has really nice clearance shoes. I got 4 pairs of shoes for 60$. They almost always have shoes in the clearance section for 20$ and a sale for bogo half off

Brakes are death am I right guys :o)

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>>988264
>2016
>getting cucked by the rubber composite insert jew

>>988200
Also this this this this this this this this this this. Riding with just one pedal strap is pretty stupid and having your bars level makes it more comfy to get aerobro. Seriously though gatta get that even cadence

Goddamn that's hideous

>>988196
I want a fixie just because I like how neat and thin the back end is, looks so much better than fucking 1x25 gearing where the back end is wider than your hips

>>988350
If that's the case you could go single speed or internally geared hub.

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B8 thread is trash.

This lil beast only lasted me a week or two, conversions suck unless you can get something with a tight wheelbase and minimal braze onseseseses.

I'm considering getting a fixie, not for hipster reasons, just because I read in several sites that fixed gears are a good way for improving the pedaling efficience in road riding, and could be nice having a different riding style.

At first I think I could get a really cheap old steel, but on my city the hipster tax is high, like 100-150 euro for an old low end steel bike from 80's

>non drive side pic
>no foot retention
>bars not level
>saddle not level
>Amazon special shit frame

Get out

>>988372
I fucking hate conversions. Pedal strike and the whole frame feels like dog shit because it was never designed to be run like that.

Just. Buy. A. Track. Bike

Fucking you could buy a CREW complete for like 300, the frames are decent you just slowly upgrade the generic components.

You don't have to buy Cinell, 8Bar, MASH, LOW///. These are options to upgrade too if you wanted to.

I really don't understand why or how this is difficult.

>>988475
There aren't any remotely successful vegans or vegetarians in the tour de france

>>988484
I was about to give you a serious reply, then I noticed your name. You're the biggest faggot on /n/ so your opinion is irrelevant.

>>988507
Since sieg stopped posting.

>>988520

hint: hank = sieg
he's not even subtle about it

>>988538
I am inclined to agree with this theory.

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old pic. shit cam. only bike. im poor. non drive. not sorry.

lock goes in basket now. god i cant believe i ever put it like that. it would clank around and sometimes rub my rear tire.

still use the same pair of schwalbe marathon 32 since 3 years of commuting and roaming.

>>988476
Are there any other affordable track frames?

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>>988476
Crit frames do alright, flatter chainstays will keep you higher and less likely to strike. This is where all my parts went onto when that red pantysonic didin't work out, tight geo meant that a 53/16 was practical, especially with drops and clipless pedals.

>>988579

Get a state or go to bikeisland.com

>>988586
Don't you sort of need a forward position on a fixed bike to unweight the rear wheel?

>>988586
I agree with state now that they offer Renolds tubing and double butted frames. Their customer service is awesome.

Kilo TT is a good solid frame too

>>988590

Sure I guess? I'm not trying to win shit it's just a fun bike.

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>>988547
acquire velco and hose clamps

What size for a cruiser should a 5'10"-5'11" person ride? This thread has made me want a fun project bike and there's a super cheap fixie I like the look of on craigslist that needs some tires and it's good to go.

>>988646
56- 58

>>988261
I want to ride bikes with you one day anon

>>988268
>getting cucked by the internet jews, google jews, phone jews, supermarket jews, and entertainment jews on a daily basis
wew lad

>>988629
show the rest of this please

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>>988708
this is after I changed attachment methods because the velcro broke, but honestly its better to just make another velcro one, you can also rotate it when it breaks if you do the velcro right so as long as you have a screwdriver on you for the hose clamp you can make repairs on your own.

>>988629
RATTLERATTLERATTLERATTLERATTLE

>>988629
why just not put it behind your belt? that's what i do, really quick and easy

>>988755
less than you'd think if you do it right, when it was loose and shitty like that sure, but now it really only causes trouble when I'm on something bumpy

>>988766
I don't always have belt loops wide enough depending on the shorts, and sometimes am just in basketball shorts or whatever with no belt loop

plus I like just leaving it on the bike, one less thing I have to hook to myself to leave the house

>>988751
found the messenger

>>988538
Didn't sieg posts pictures of his bike?
>>988507
I don't know what made you think anyone's opinion matters here

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>>988697
Who knows, we might get the chance one day

>>988778
he basically refused to

>>988751
this is the kinda scum bike i love, the goblin and supreme stickers make my butthole pucker, i love it. you did gud anon~

How to deal with steep downhills on a fixie? Thinking about swapping my SS to fixed but I've got a few hills on my commute

>>988884
take your feet off the pedals and tuck them up on your top tube

yolo

>>988920
I mean, thats basically how I hide my plates from toll roads when donor cycling.

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Still need pedals, seat and Brotures carbon 4 spokes. Worried about exploding wheels because I'm a Clydesdale atm..

>>989138
what are those bars? i want them for mtb.

>>989138
a-and bar tape r-right

plz dont be a dumb faggot :, (

>>989138
get some straps, get a better lock (if that wire on your tube is considered a lock) if you don't want your bike being stolen
maybe if not wrap the bars, put some grips on them?

>>989140
Why wrap over that beautiful Cinelli logo?>>989141
Only ever gets locked up at the grocery store for 10 mins and they aren't getting through that steel-braided cable before I come out and beat them to death.

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there are no track bikes in this thread just state bikes, idiocy, and halfway interesting conversions.
>mfw

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>>989143

>>989143
yeah i totally get the not wrapping the cinelli log, but the grips wouldn't cover it up
it takes 30 seconds with a pair of pliers to get throught that, watch some bike-lock documentaries, after them i feel vounerable even with my kryptonite u-lock
that bike is too pretty to get stolen.

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>>989143
wrap them like this

>>989139
those are cinelli mash bullhorns
on an mtb? but why

>>989143
https://youtu.be/kXXB8MqTNsU?t=132

sure thing b0ss

>>988372
that bike looks so comfy oh my

>>989148
for the same reason you need an aero bullhorn, aero rims, aero frame and aero seatpost, thank god you don't have foot retention otherwise you would fall over.

>>989143
>they aren't getting through that steel-braided cable before I come out

I really hope you don't believe this. Even more if you park your bike at the grocery store on a regular basis.

>>989162
i'm not the guy that owns the bike, i just know what's the bullhorn called
won't it be super easy to break your teeth out with a bullhorn riding down a mountain?

>>989146
>>989153
>>989165
Yeah naw. You are not cutting a steel braided cable with some little cheap wire cutters. That's some Jew fuckery going on with that yellow cable. Even the more expensive wire cutters have a disclaimer saying not for use on steel cable. Keep thinking you know what you are talking about though.

>>989170
okay you can't possibly be this stupid.
please sell that nice bike, you are not worthy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pywN558dJaU

>>989174
Fuck me, their accents are excruciating. It's not a dollar store cable, bruh. Nothing short of a cut-off wheel is getting through my shit, never going to happen. Now, kindly fuck off.

>>989178
>cut-off wheel
wat
you are a fool for believing a 3mm cable would withstand anything but an angle-grinder.
Please,just stop, you are making a fool of yourself.
or continue and get your bike stolen, wichever floats your boat

Can i use a mtb frame to make a fixie?

>>989185
well, theoretically, but the geometry of those frames will make it clumsy. Find some old steelie (not with cast dropouts) they will work perfectly for a beginner-fixie

>>989178
post pic of your cable lock or forever remain a shitty namefaggot

>>989169
bullhorns are pretty fun for XC

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Just ordered a Dolan, mainly for the meme and because it was a good deal. Building it up for track with 88/65 tubs and dt Swiss rear/micro 58 front.

>>989413
The DT track hubs are so nice I run a front one, NJS aesthetics but cartridge bearings and a nice price point.
Where will you be racing and what Cat?

>>989444
Cat 4 in La. Don't race as much as I should but this will be a fun build. Black and gold baby

>>989144
>r8 my fixed gear boyz. also fixed gear bread
do you read the words "track bike thread" anywhere?

please refrain from posting in so stupid a manner

>>989413

had a dolan and sold it.
totaly regret selling it.
great frame.

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How do I take this off so I can put on a single speed?

>>989684
what exactly is "this"?

the cranks?

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>>989687
Yeah the entire crank / cog set up.
Everywhere I go people have a two piece set up where it's easier to just screw it off and put on a single speed like my pic related
but mine is just attached and goes straight in
probably because its a shitbike

>>989689
yeah, it looks like a shitbike, you could try unscrewing things until something happens, i'm not an mechanic
or just take it to one

hard-mode - use an angle-grinder

>>989693
Yeah I probably should just bite the bullet and take it into a mechanic so he can yell at me for being such a fucking stupid hipster taking a shitty non vintage bike and trying to make it a fixie and then fix-ie all my problems for me

>>989684
That's a one-piece or "ashtabula" bottom bracket. If you want to make it single speed you just need to get a replacement one-piece crank arm designed to use a single chainring. The bottom bracket comes apart like any other fixture on a bike that uses a cone + lockring, except in this case the threads are reversed.

>>989708
Thanks for the helpful information, but I don't really have what I need to get it apart on my own so I'll probably have to just take it in

>>988920
I think you mean downtube

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Surly Troll makes a fucking great fixie but you poorfags wouldn't know anything about them dropouts though would you

>>989684
>>989708
i have a one piece too
i need a step by step guide to make it a fixie!

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>>989740
I would build that up as xc mtb if I had a frame that nice

>>989743
>>989684

I
HATE
CONVERSIONS

>>988780
Coming to this board seems kinda pointless if you don't have pictures of your bike you want to post

>>989708
>one-piece crank arm designed to use a single chainring

lol Good luck finding one of those

>>988629
sure scratch up your bike and rub the lock with your thighs

>>988766
sure, wear a belt whenever you ride

sure, surround your lower back with metal bars around the boniest parts of you, thats not dangerous at all

why not use a chain as a belt for DOUBLE BIKE PROTECTION when you lock up


>>988547
doin it right with your lock, but your seat post is backwards, your basket isnt TT bars fredo

>>989896
i'm the belt guy
oh no, if a car hits you i think it will be able to paralise you anyway. wither way, it's on the hip, not the spine.
also, ease of access and if needed it's easy to take it out and smash some mirrors (i never have gotten around to it, but there's always the possibility).


and there's also the hipster points

>>989901
jesus christ man, i wasnt even talking about cars, but even if you fall the hip is MORE likely to take the hit than your back, unless you unclip and roll out. and really??? smashing mirrors is still a thing? It's 2016 are we not educated enough or do you still settle disputes like the fucking romans "two men enter one man leave"

are you an ape? UUGGHHH MUST SMASH ANGER

hipster points???
are you serious?

jesus man.

>>989902
as i said, there was never a need for it, neither i believe there will be, i still have it just in case, there's a lot of assholes on the roads

no. actually i wasn't serious

praise allah, man

>>989903
also, i fall a whole lot, and i have fallen on my hip the exact amount of 0 times

>>989896
>scratch up your bike

If you're really concerned you can get some tape and just keep wrapping up the end of the lock that rattles around until its nice and soft.

>rub your thighs

no?
Maybe you should lose some weight

>>988372
Fork's bent

>>990044
Cool thanks

>>988372
>vertical dropouts
>fixie
no problem here officer

>>988579
If you live in Europe, get a Dolan Pre Cursa.

what is the real appeal of a fixie?

>>990424
Being a retarded hipster

If it's the aesthetic just go single

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Camera is broken.

Bottom right.

>>990424
It's a different feel, being connected to your drive train.
You might say that's stupid, and i'm not going to argue that, but that is the appeal. It takes a certain kind of mentality to find that appealing.

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Not fixed but single speed. Most parts have been replaced because the stock parts are kinda shit.

>>990462
Not really. I just like being able to slow down without my hands when I'm carrying shit

>>988579
I got a Dolan even tho shipping was £70

>>988579
depends on where you live, i ride an old soviet track steelie and love it.

>>990466
So is the frame.

>>990466
pure fix is normie faggot tier of fixies/ss
get a normal bike

>>988579
fuji track

>>990714
I don't know what makes you think your opinion matters.

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Would anyone here trust "FCBC" bars on their track bike? I'm lookin at some for my Dolan (matte black).

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>>991858
>riser bar drop bar
>"b-but at least i s-slammed the stem, s-senpai?"
Ok, now I've seen it all. I am at peace with my mortality.

>>988751
I love this so much. Please never convert this to fix or ss. I would add a rack or basket or some shit for top hipster points. Or just to hold your lock at least, I mean, that velcro is shit.

>>992010
I'm trying to get some kind of rear rack soon, but I want to see how much money I have at the end of the month

>>989689
Ashtabula bottom brackets are very simple. Just need channel-locks and a screwdriver. Google "Ashtabula".

>>992011
Them budgetary feels, man. I try to walk the tightrope of cheap/quality, and get boned about half the time. Wound up with a track frame that I knew would be trash, which I was ready for. Was not ready for how trash it actually was. Have a $200 paperweight now. Look up "aero s7 track frame". Behold. It is garbage, but I'll still try and make it work somehow.

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It's here negros

>>991862
But specialized says it's more aero to use a -17 with risers then a -6 without

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My baiku

>>992285
why do a have a feeling pre cursas are slowly becoming a meme?

>>992370
because you're dense and they already are

>>992378
but they are a good bike, just didn't know the meme part

and once we are on the topic, isn't almost everything on /n/ a meme?

>>988196
Hey fixiefags!

If I'd like to get into track cycling what kind of bike should I get for starters? I would ride it only on velodrome and the way there wich is couple of miles. I do lot's of road and mtb riding so I'm pretty fit. I'm also quite tall so I haven't been able to properly test a fixie since all the fixiefags I know are manlets with tiny bikes.

How much real track bikes cost? I guess it doesn't even have to be aero frame.

>>992395
if you are tall you should find a cannondale, there are some specially for tall people. also they are really good

>>992401
Hey great. I only now read the thread and I was thinking about memeing it out with Dolan since local shop here sells it. But they do also sell Cannondale so maybe I should go ask them. Maybe I should also make a visit to the velodrome.

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>>992402
yeah, basically you can go and ask around, most of velodrome guys are nice guys.
i am in love with the vintage cannonadales tho
look at that beauty

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I made that this summer from an old bike. Added tape to the bars and better brakes since i took the pic. It only costed me about 80€ in parts, so I'm quite proud of it. What do you think?

>>992433
nice bike anon, change the seat tho
also get some leg retention
also >brakes

>>992438
I am testing it with straps and clipless pedals, still havent decided what works best for me. About the brakes, I need them as this is my first fixed gear and I live in a very sloped area. And yeah, I need a new seat.

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>tfw only obeying "rules" of the road when it's convenient
>tfw weaving between cars and cutting through banks and shopping centers to avoid traffic and having to slow down
>tfw I outpaced a truck today on a straight shot to work
Fixed life is truly bliss

>>992447
I do the same on my 90s rigid MTB

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Is this a good fixie? Got it for my birthday?

>>992458
it's a fixie, but not from the good end of things
also, clean your room and get a better lock dude

>>992441
i personally would take straps, because walking around with bike shoes would be much more of a pain in the ass for me
oh and i would recommend finding the front wheel the same as the back one, for aesthetic purpouse, and because it would help you get rid of the quick-release (get my wheel stolen) hub

>>992458
No
But if you fix that saddle angle at least it will be a bit more comfortable

>>992403
+1 for anaal nathrakh

>>992494
not my bike, i just masturbate at this one

>>992370
>>992378
>>992389
Why else would I have payed the £74 shipping to US if not for the meme? Also it is a G bike and unknowns don't come in matte black

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>>991442
I don't know what made you think your opinion matters either you autistic hypocrite

Just got some andel cranks($25), unknown wheels (the brand,trade+cash), and a zen chainring(50t,$40). All a bit used but all great deal
Pull up niggas

>>989797
i dont have a camera though. no smartphone, either.

It's built but not done
Need new pedals
New saddle
And drop bars
Also the chain is too long

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>>993861
Forgot pic

>>993862
10/meme
i like

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>>988372

>Conversions suck

Yes they do, but not if you braze on a couple of these pic related. Currently building a 60cm Schwinn Le Tour. Throwing on a new fork thatll close some gap between wheel and down tube.
Take a grinder and some vice grips to all the cable housing and kickstand pad. Then a sand blast and some powder coat

>>994498

lol what the fuck
is that mild steel?
you may as well have used folded up tinfoil

>>993862
>>>/toy/

>>994509

no its 1020 AISI

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>>992458

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>>994524

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>>994511
>>>/kys/
No one cares you're vegan. And that's coming from a vegetarian
Pull up

rename these threads /pydt/ for post your dolan threads

y/n

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rate me and my m8s bikes

>>995080
NJS/10

>>992458

>chink gas pipe
>le colorful fixiee xdd aesthetic
>shit lock
>shit saddle angle
>useless shit hanging from bars
>flat bars on anything but mtb or touring

Open that window and throw it out

>>995080
wich one is yours? the left one?
i love the one on the left, 10/10 anon

>>994549
vegetarians are no better than omnis
burn in hell cock sucker

>>995080
They're dope bikes but get real you ride them on the street right i bet you ride on the tops all the time, wrap the fucking tops. You aren't some sparkly keiren motherfucker. They would be more rideable without the memeguars too but that's not as bad as a street bike with track grips.

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>>994569
y

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>>995141
Yeah the left one!

>>995155
Why wrap them man? the chrome looks fantastic exposed and i wear gloves so theres no slipping.

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>>995166
that stem, i love that stem anon

>>995166
by the way, what bars are those?

>>995191
nitto b123

>Fell for the Wind Breaker meme
>Bought pretty good bike on CL for 300 (KHS Flite 100, with the sexy bent seat tube.
>No straps, lockring, or brakes.
>Fixed above
>Intended to git gud
>Wanted to add vintage cinelli stem since its a 1 inch tube.
>cut it shorter then realize it has no threads.
>messily put back the modern stem with spacer, but now its lower.
>Also unable to skid, think something's wrong with the lockring.
>Because of shit tires, innertubes keep popping.

It has been 4 months and haven't rode it since. And I love it too.

>>995582
Just take it to a shop, man. They'll be able to diagnose the innertube issue (whether it's the rim, tire, or you've been installing them wrong) and solve your lockring issue. It's worth it.

>>988372
>This lil beast only lasted me a week or two
Wat you do?

>>995582
try running your finger along the side of the inner tire wall, may be something like a bit of glass, or a metal wire popping it. also get a lockring so your cog doesn't loosen and get straps, then, just lean forwards and push back.
also you most likely messed the stem up, good job

>>989138
>fat fuck riding brakeless track bike with no foot rentention, expensive unwrapped bars and garbon wheels
if you don't die from getting cored when your bike explodes from under you and you can't stop it, it'll be because it was stolen from you before that could happen by a mexican youth with a pair of harbor freight bolt cutters

I bought one and I guess I don't get it. I can't find one advantage it has over a free wheel.

It makes me feel like a better cyclist when I ride the thing, but other than that whats the point?

>>995708
>It makes me feel like a better cyclist when I ride the thing
that's basically the point

but trolling aside, it's personal preferance, a different connection with your bike if you can say so

>>995710
>that's basically the point
So I might as well attach 50 lbs weights to my bike and have a break running against the wheel at all times.

>>995711
you do that. imagine those quads after some time
IMAGINE THEM

>>995715
Like my MMA friend who put bricks in his backpack for a run. Down for months.

>>995716
i mean bricks is extreme, i use ankle weighs being a boxer, if you feel extreme couple that with some 1 maybe 2kg barbells, that does the job without involving using bricks.
imagine how weird it sounded to the people around him tho

>>989786
>>988476
Not everyone is a trust fund frat brat that has the money for a track bike. Conversions are cheaper. Settle down.

>>996036
>what the fuck is dolan

>>995165
nyhavn?

>>996079
yeah

quick on-topic question, since the BQG is on auto-sage and nobody has started a new one: can a fixed-gear conversion be raced at a velodrome in a sanctioned race?
I wrench in a city where there isn't a velodrome, and a customer came in hoping to convert his 90's Bianchi Brava (sport tour model) to a fixed gear. He insisted that he was going to race it at Hellyer (closest velodrome). I took his money, but I didn't wanna burst his bubble about being able to race on the track.

Is it possible he could ride it on a 'drome?

Are there any official rules about this?

>>996186
I have no idea what they will say but I don't think he should
Track bikes have a higher crank position so you can actually corner or take sharp turns or just bank in the track in general honestly
Also I don't think the rear dropout is ideal for chain tension
All and all I think it'd be a lot of trouble
However having a conversion would be cool for general riding because you have road bike geo for comfort

>>995080
98% FAT FREE

>>996190
>or just bank in the track in general honestly
It is only a problem if you go slow

>>995080
Best in thread, the Dolans are okay. That Cannondale track is sweet, but clearly not owned by anyone here.

>>995080
>>996880
Also the F5 Lattice is a nice touch. I have a 47t in black, looking to trade it for silver though.

i could post mine, but all of you already know about the soviet steelie with the wrong way bars ( i turned them on correctly btw)

>>996927
still no wrap on there tho, money is spend in better ways, that being alcohol

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>>996928
Take a new pic dude. Your bike is hilarious.

Here's mine

>>997221
will do when i get home, but you realize that it's no longer hilarious(bars being on correctly and all that)?
also, that fucking gap between the tire and fork, you can fit a fucking brick there dude

>>997221
>gay bike
bet you're canadian.

If I was riding a fixie and tried clearing a stair case about this high would I survive? Or should I just get a hard tail mtb?

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>>997244
Here's pic

>>997244
you can do that, but most likely your frame will snap and you'll end up loosing teeth. you will survive tho. fixies are not ment for this, better get an mtb

>>997246
Ya I tried a jump about that height with my friends cheapy Walmart bike and the front forks went flying.

>>997246
Thanks, when I bike I usually take the shortest path even if that means flying off a staircase into traffic.

>>997244
better get a 90's rigid mtb

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>>997221
here is the pic
>huskie ears becasue why not

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>>994549
I did a fixie crit gaylords

>>997651
good for you, how hard did you fail?

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>>997308

I think I saw your bike on 2nd Ave or something in Downtown PDX

>>997679
that would be impossible as i live literally in a different hemisphere

>>997659
I didn't but was very afraid too so I slipped to the back and was dropped :(. But it was a fun experience and id do it again

>>997686
too afraid of what? you've got an fixie ride it fast or die last, harden the fuck up
glad you enjoyed it tho

>>997680
I thought you lived in latvia.

>>997689
It was at 8 pm and my first no brakes race. The cops showed up at the end and blocked the road when they were still riding. Also my friends hyped it up like I would crash

>>995080
98% fat free

>>997691
But i do live in latvia,Riga, to be more precise

>>989138
Could you name your parts? much appreciated

>>988375
No way? I have a 74 schwinn Chicago that I bought for $50 last year. Suicide shifters and all. Trash bike basically. You're telling me ppl like them?

it seems this thread has died down a bit, let's save it by having an discussion.
What do you anons think about aerospoke wheels? or just any carbon wheels in general?

>>998777
Aerospoke brand wheels are shit. Less aero than normal wheels and just shitty in general. Lowest quality Id go is light bicycle, which is what I'm building when they get here

>>998777
Checked

Aerospokes are poser faggot hipster shit. They're ugly and heavy as balls, and you'll only see mexicans on their 50lbs fixies using them.

Carbon is great if you can afford it.

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>>998800
>>998789
Yeah i believe they are hipster bullshit
What do you think about this sort of carbon?
>pic
Also, all dubs checkum

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Went from this

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>>998849
To this.
Opinions?

>>996876
Look he/ you asked just figured I'd warn him
Imo if he wants to do track racing he needs a track bike
Just like if he wants to road race he needs a road bike

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>>998800
>mexicans are flooding this country to work as cool, hip, undocumented delivery guys for chinese takeout joints, riding 50lb fixies and wearing hi-viz vests while smugly delivering general tso's chicken on aerospoke wheels during the night, and going home to their overcrowded basement apartments by day to listen to thrifted vicente fernandez LPs on vinyl and drink authentic working-class tecate and wearing huge, unironic ironic unironic post-ironic pancho villa moustaches

are you guys hipsters? serous question.

>>998925
Only in an ironic way. The irony of ironically being a hipster makes it an intentional, ironic double irony, which in turn makes it a triple irony.

(I can no longer tell if I'm making this post is irony.)

>>998850
koga is top notch

are you dutch?

>>998866
Nothing wrong with that

>>998933
Yes got real Lucky sold my aventon frameset and Made €20 euro's by getting the koga its even a scandium

>>997651
>sc velo
lmao my friend was the chink riding with you, inb4 underage b&

>>998925
i most likely am, everybody i know are saying i am.
i don't fancy it tho

>>988751
absolute slayer

>>999178
I doubt I ever will be

has anyone here seen mash?
i have it in mega, can post if need be

>>1000276

What quality? (Bit rate and resolution)

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Memeing with me m8s

>>993862
>slammed rear axle
>chain is too long

u fucking wot?

>>996036
dude a pre assembled fixed gear bike can be had for as low as $180 brand fucking new. stop feeling sorry for yourself and work hard for the things you want. not everyone that has money had it handed to them.

>>992357
nice fuji friend. i have a 2015 track

>>993862
oy bruv you ever heard of chain tension?

>>1000331
1920 by 1080
82k bitrate
https://mega.nz/#fm/GZ9VEDKA
>link related

>>1000490
>https://mega.nz/#fm/GZ9VEDKA

It's telling me to log in. Fuck it.

>>1000563
what the fuck, it shouldn't

>>992357
Noice

>>995080
Bike on right is absolutely stunning 10/10 m8

>>988196
QUESTION: If I'm fucking around making a trash Trek into a fixed gear, what are the odds of a 16 teeth rear wheel lining up with the stock cranks? (Two on the front)

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>>1001037

>>998850
Great buy. I want that exact wheelset once I build myself something proper I just got a beater for now.

>>1001038
I don't know.
:^(

>>992370
As I understand it, it's the cheapest good aluminum frame you can get, even counting shipping.

>>992458
I dunno, it's a gas pipe special (not good) but if I got it for my birthday I would ride it until something broke, and then decide if I wanted to keep it or not. "Oh, it's been okay so far and I wouldn't mind spending to fix it"/"Oh it's utter garbage and I'm glad I have an excuse to get rid of it"

>>995080
I'm assuming the right is your friend's? I really prefer it because it has a simpler and more cohesive aesthetic, not to mention is the same bike functionally as the one on the left. Left bike has a more extreme stem angle but is set higher up, thereby adding some superfluous stem...ness... to the bike for the same hand position. The lattice chainring looks nicer on contemporary bikes with more meme parts on them, but the frame is just too classic for such a new part to not clash. The mismatched rims, likewise, look out of place on such an old-styled frame. I'd totally forgive this stuff if there was a good weight savings associated with parts choice, though. Utility is a great reason to skimp on looks, as long as there's nothing pointless or superfluous. (that said, I think right is still a cleaner look overall).

Oh, and you should think about getting one of the blue hkk vertex chains, if you can stomach the cost, and send the gold chain off to your buddy. It matches his sidewalls! Which is as good a reason as any to splurge on new stuff.

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>>995582
>>cut it shorter then realize it has no threads.
HOW

EVEN

There's a good amount of fixie riders in my area and while I get the appeal of fixed gear bikes, whenever I see a cyclist (or a gang of them) all the way in the second lane, acting like a douche, it's always a fixie kid making cyclists look bad.

>>988751
s/o to the big black sticker

>>988372

That's a real fucking nice bike for pottering around town

Make it a single speed mate and it can be your drinking bike

You can even carry crates on the front. Get in.

>>1004124
your fixie is supposed to be your drinking bike, if you're hardcore enough

when I was a little kid my first bike let you pedal backwards to apply the brakes

why don't they have that on grown up bikes?

>>1005074
we have that on some bikes over here, woman's cruisers mostly

>>988586
What seat is that?

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>>992458
Holy fuck those dropouts. Are they even trying anymore?

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>>992285
>>989413
>>993862
>>994549
>>995165
>>997651

>>1005074
probably about half the bikes in Holland have those, guess like everything else about these bikes they're cheap and reliable but very heavy

>>992458
i don't usually give poorfags shit but god damn that is awful in every way possible

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got it off craigslist for 80 bucks, memewheel included. I can't believe people spend 200+ dollars on these.

>>1005527
Would look so much better if the bars, saddle and rack were parallel to the ground
Though there'd still be the awful color scheme issue

>>1005529
You're right. I bought it from the biggest hipster, the stickers are from random bike-themed bars from South Carolina. But a bike is a bike, rides pretty nice and I got it for a good price I think.

>>1005532
I'd still fix the saddle and bars angle, for comfort
Maybe sell the Aerospoke eventually and get yourself some nice tires or a garbon fork

>>1005527
That front wheel is worth more than $80

>>1005550
isn't it like 4 hunnit bux?

>>1005783
Retail maybe, but aerospoke brand is AIDS in the shap of a wheel

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When your wheels you ordered on Aug 14 for el Dolan are finally shipping

>>1005798
Speaking of which anyone know some good tubulars that can be used on track and road? I was thinking sprinter gatorskin

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>>988196
Schwalbe is introducing a new tire with a thicker thread for all your sick skiddzzz.

Schwalbe lugano endurance.

>>1005797
it is aids, we had the discussion earlier in the thread

>>1000490
>takes me to an empty cloud drive

this is the best movie

>>1005842
idk i never used mega before, must have messed something up
and can'tu pload to dropbox because it is 3,4 gigs heavy will try again tommorow

>>988261

>distance riding

yeah sure you are

>>992285
Damn, I'd be all over the pre cursa, but the downtube shape is so fucking ugly, fuck that bulge in the middle, why couldn't they make it consistent diameter.

>>1006199
It flattens down into the bottom bracket. Stiff as shit and worth the weird ass shape

>>989138
that's beautiful

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opinions on this bike? thinking about buying it, 130e

>>1006679
looks mildly mediocre
don't.

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How's mine bike to you? Not fixed but some speed tho

>>1007978
if it's not fixed it's broken

>>989684
just stop

>>988884
>How to deal with steep downhills on a fixie?
watch at 32min 6sec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6roX9u4sQVk#t=32m6s

>>988579
Masi Fixed Uno Drop

>>1008074
>hipster BMX

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>>988579
only $2700

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>>1008121
i have an erection now

>>1008074
Boy am I glad the ridiculously cut riser bar trend has died in favor of ridiculously wide riser bars.

>>1008323
yeah, but drop bars ftw

>>1008325
Yeah, risers are fun in the city, but ultimately drop bars are the comfiest if you do more riding beyond commuting.

>>1008326
yep been only riding drops. Might try an pursuit bullhorn or maybe a moustache-drop hybrid sort of
(they were in mash, at 35:50)

>>1008332
on the topic of bars, what are you riding?

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>>1008337
that's being adressed to everyone in the thread.

>>1008341
The only single speed bikes I have are equipped with either cruiser or BMX bars. I don't ride fixed. I would like to get a single speed with flats or maybe drops though.

blb escobar drops here

>>1008121
hold up, 2700? found it for 1.9 k usd (1.750 euros)

Why don't you just get a bike with gears and do some hills?

>>1008341
Drop bars with hoods. It's the best.

>>1009174
why don't you get a fixie and do some hills?

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Surly steamroller 62cm that I built mostly with leftover parts, only new part is the SRAM s300 crankset.

I stripped the paint and clear coated over it and deliberately mismatched the bars and seat so as to make it look more grimy and discourage theft

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>>1005799
My chink rims arrived a few days ago. Got the front laced up loose for fun but waiting on linseed oil and tension meter so I can git em done

>>1009911
>linseed oil
Just looked that up and I had no idea it had uses for bicycles.

Should I use it to keep the unused rack mount threads on my steel frame from rusting?

>>1009916
I think that person is using the linseed oil to put on the threads of the spokes as a sort of glue so the spokes never lose tension

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Ron kitching 64cm

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Someday

>>1009911
>linseed oil
For spoke nipples? Don't. It sets and makes the inevitable truing harder. Use nearly any other kind of oil. Loctite and linseed oil has no place in bicycle wheels.

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>>988579

$ 109.95 with Free Shipping

>>1010493
get a jamis sonik and strip it

also
>aero seat tube
>nonaero post
do not cop

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>>988196
One strap brakeless is fuckboi meme tier.
Cool looking bike otherwise, although a tad flashy for my taste

>>1008121
That is one gorgeous frameset desu

>>1010494
It's like using spoke prep but not $30. Too late now nigga

>>1009916
It's used as a cheap spoke prep. Basically like wheel smith but not $30

>>1011369
>spacer stack on a bro pro
>midget stem
>saddle looks uncomfortable
Nice frameset though.

>>1011680
I use this setup for work cause I work for deliveroo and you have to sit somewhat upright to not fuck up the food because of the shit bag you have to use, but yeah, I prefer using a longer stem and drops for riding out of the city.
This saddle was uncomfortable as fuck, got a specialized for 5€ that does the work marvellously and I can feel my dick after 100k rides now.

>>1011685
>need to sit upright
buy a raiser then, dumbdumb

>>1011711
I don't like to ride with a riser and I find this setup to be a good compromise so no.

>>1011742
well, you do you, it's a dope baiku nevertheless

>>1011685
>got a specialized for 5€
Ok, now I'm jelly. The comfiest saddle I've experienced was a friends Specialized he bought for around a 100 yuros.

>>1012034
>not using superior $USD$

>>1012266
They only accept vegetables and hemp bracelets at my co-op