single and loving it!

In article <[email hidden]>,

maxo said:

Here she is:
http://tinyurl.com/5klma

Man, that's prettier than a ladybug cooling
her heels on a desert rose cactus.

Well done!

So clean & tidy ...

cheers,
Tom

--
-- Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

maxo said:

Here she is:
http://tinyurl.com/5klma

before:
http://tinyurl.com/6283r

Um, you dropped your lanceband, in case you've been looking for it - it is
near the rear wheel.

Probably because I don't understand this whole single-speed thing very
well, I can't figure what that device is at the top of the downtube.
Bottle opener?

Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Erik Freitag said:

well, I can't figure what that device is at the top of the downtube.
Bottle opener?

That's the D-ring. Yank on it and it deploys the drag chute.
That it also serves as a bottle opener is just a happy coincidence.

cheers,
Tom

It's a corkscrew--I use wine corks as end plugs and whacked one in too far...

😄

In article <[email hidden]>,

Erik Freitag said:

well, I can't figure what that device is at the top of the downtube.
Bottle opener?

That's the D-ring. Yank on it and it deploys the drag chute.
That it also serves as a bottle opener is just a happy coincidence.

cheers,
Tom

--
-- Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

maxo said:

Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Erik Freitag said:

well, I can't figure what that device is at the top of the downtube.
Bottle opener?

That's the D-ring. Yank on it and it deploys the drag chute.
That it also serves as a bottle opener is just a happy coincidence.

cheers,
Tom

It's a corkscrew--I use wine corks as end plugs and whacked one in too far...

😄

Excuse me, I have to go and put a corkscrew on MY bike.

maxo said:

Here she is:
http://tinyurl.com/5klma

before:
http://tinyurl.com/6283r

I forgot to mention, cool bike.

Quoted message said:

After two weeks I can't be happier! It's the best thing I've done in ages.
😄 Riding is simple and elegant, you're in the gear you're in, so deal.
LOL. I just have to avoid a couple hills around here, that are impossible
with a 42x16, but on the rest, I'm forced to stand and get a really nice
cardio workout. 😄 On the flats I can't go too fast, so I don't get too
cold from the wind and can practice spinning vs. obsessing how high of a
gear to push. :P

Highly recommended if you've got an old racer gathering dust, especially
if it has a screw on freewheel, just replace with a bmx freewheel, though
your chainline will probably be more accurate if you move the axle and
redish the wheel...

Happy happy. 😄

Here she is:
http://tinyurl.com/5klma

before:
http://tinyurl.com/6283r

Nice bike.

Any thought of completing the conversion to a fixed gear?

Chris Neary
[email hidden]

"Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could
you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I
loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

Erik Freitag said:

maxo said:

Here she is:
http://tinyurl.com/5klma

before:
http://tinyurl.com/6283r

I forgot to mention, cool bike.j

😄

Thanks, not really fishing for compliments but I must have done a decent
job on the paint since I "accidently" parked it in a part of the house
where I can easily gaze on it. LOL Krylon Battleship gray, btw, I thought
it looked old fashioned like a 40's Ford or something. The photo is pretty
horrid, but believe me, it looks warmer and much snappier in real life
with the nifty old Dura-Ace cable clamps and chrome fork. 😄

Nicest $300 bike I've ever owned.🙂

Chris Neary said:

Nice bike.

Any thought of completing the conversion to a fixed gear?

At risk of starting huge debate, I don't consider it to be "incomplete",
except for the fact that I'm using a cassette hub instead of a screw on
freewheel. I like being able to coast, it was the best thing graduating
from tricycle to two wheeler and being able to do that!
:P

That said, I'd love to have a fixed gear as an additional bike, but I'd
probably set it up as a city bike for street shoes with some of those nice
Sylvan rat traps or rubber block pedals. Same concept though: old steel
frame, fenders, Brooks, but perhaps some Moustache or regular Dove-type
touring bars.

I guess that sounds like Rivendell's idea of a bike come to
think of it--though I'll play the rebel and ride frames that are too small
and keep my handlebars annoyingly low. 😄

Erik Freitag said:

Quoted message said:

It's a corkscrew--I use wine corks as end plugs and whacked one in too far...

😄

Excuse me, I have to go and put a corkscrew on MY bike.

rofl

I hope your tone there was painstakingly serious and indignant, ala Steve
Martin in The Jerk.

"Damn these glasses." "Glasses, I DAMN thee!"

Sun, 05 Dec 2004 20:43:31 GMT,
<[email hidden]>,

maxo said:

After two weeks I can't be happier! It's the best thing I've done in ages.
😄 Riding is simple and elegant, you're in the gear you're in, so deal.

Talking with a friend, they said, "I heard you've got a bunch of
bikes.". Modesty permitted be to admit to having more than one.
"So, how many bikes do you have?"
"Do you mean ready to roll?"
"Well yeah, how many?"
I paused to do a mental inventory and audit before replying, "five".
"Five!"
"Well, five single speed and only three with multiple gears now."
--
zk

maxo said:

Quoted message said:

Erik Freitag said:

well, I can't figure what that device is at the top of the downtube.
Bottle opener?

Quoted message said:

It's a corkscrew--I use wine corks as end plugs and whacked one in too
far...

You need champagne corks.

Nice looking bike. You mentioned Wicker Park in a post the other day, and so
I was thinking I should keep an eye out for it, but I realize from your talk
of hills that you must not be in Chicago any more. I seldom climb anything
higher than a highway overpass around here.

--
Paul Turner

finally figured out why the chain tension wasn't consistent. Whew, thought
it was a bent axle--a nice campy one at that.

It was the chainring not being perfectly aligned in the spider.

Found this technique on Sheldon's site:

Loosen all ring bolts and tighten finger tight.

Put cranks in tightest position and loosen rear skewer and tighten chain.

Rotate cranks slowly making a note of the tight positions.

When chain is tight, squeeze it gently to move the ring on the spider (you
won't see it move)

Keep rotating and squeezing till it's close enough to your personal spec.

🙂

I wish I'd known this a few years ago with my Univega single--it drove me
batty back then too.

Thank goodness for the rumours on the internets!

Paul Turner said:

You need champagne corks.

Brut or Rose?

:P

Quoted message said:

Nice looking bike. You mentioned Wicker Park in a post the other day, and so
I was thinking I should keep an eye out for it, but I realize from your talk
of hills that you must not be in Chicago any more.

I'm in Nashville now, urgh.

Used to live in Ukrainian Village and bartended at the Artful Dodger Pub
on Wabansia. When in Chicago I rode a solid black Nexus7 city bike with
black Brooks B17 or a '73 Raleigh Tourist rod-braker, also in black. I may
very well have served you a brewski. LOL 😄

If that single was one of my Chicago bikes, it would also be painted
black, with non QR wheel skewers, and electrical tape around the rack
contact points. The saddle would be covered with a Jewel bag. When in Rome...

Zoot Katz <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Sun, 05 Dec 2004 20:43:31 GMT,
<[email hidden]>,

maxo said:

After two weeks I can't be happier! It's the best thing I've done
in ages.
😄 Riding is simple and elegant, you're in the gear you're in, so
:deal.

Talking with a friend, they said, "I heard you've got a bunch of
bikes.". Modesty permitted be to admit to having more than one.
"So, how many bikes do you have?"
"Do you mean ready to roll?"
"Well yeah, how many?"
I paused to do a mental inventory and audit before replying,
"five". "Five!"
"Well, five single speed and only three with multiple gears now."

Zoot, where you been getting your 10 speed frames for the fixies as I
have been looking to replace my existing frame which is a tad too
small. Have been looking in Cheapskates and the place on Main and
17th for about 6 mos and found nada in a good double butted frame.

Mon, 06 Dec 2004 19:39:57 GMT,
<[email hidden]>, Mike Latondresse

mikelat@no_spam_shaw.ca said:

Zoot Katz <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Zoot, where you been getting your 10 speed frames for the fixies as I
have been looking to replace my existing frame which is a tad too
small. Have been looking in Cheapskates and the place on Main and
17th for about 6 mos and found nada in a good double butted frame.

My only lightweight fixie came from the trash.

There are bikes in the back room and outside too at OCB!
If you tell Johan what you're looking for, he might give you access to
their outside storage area. I've not noticed any lugged, butted frames
with horizontal dropouts there lately but I've not been looking.
What size do you want?

Martin or Henri at Bike Works (98 E. Hastings) would know what you're
seeking and if they don't have it could give you a heads-up when they
get one in. (604) 688-9888
--
zk

maxo said:

Quoted message said:

You need champagne corks.

Brut or Rose?

Something vintage for that bike.

Quoted message said:

Used to live in Ukrainian Village and bartended at the Artful Dodger Pub
on Wabansia. When in Chicago I rode a solid black Nexus7 city bike with
black Brooks B17 or a '73 Raleigh Tourist rod-braker, also in black. I may
very well have served you a brewski. LOL 😄

It's a great area. I only started spending time there this year, after
figuring out that Penny's Noodles is the perfect place to refuel.

Paul Turner

Zoot Katz <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Mon, 06 Dec 2004 19:39:57 GMT,
<[email hidden]>, Mike Latondresse

mikelat@no_spam_shaw.ca said:

Zoot Katz <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Zoot, where you been getting your 10 speed frames for the fixies
as I have been looking to replace my existing frame which is a tad
too small. Have been looking in Cheapskates and the place on Main
and 17th for about 6 mos and found nada in a good double butted
frame.

My only lightweight fixie came from the trash.

There are bikes in the back room and outside too at OCB!
If you tell Johan what you're looking for, he might give you
access to their outside storage area. I've not noticed any lugged,
butted frames with horizontal dropouts there lately but I've not
been looking. What size do you want?

Martin or Henri at Bike Works (98 E. Hastings) would know what
you're seeking and if they don't have it could give you a heads-up
when they get one in. (604) 688-9888

Thanks for the tip. I am looking for a 54/55 or in a squeeze a small
56. Have tried some on Buy/Sell but most of the sellers are too
stupid to even tell you the brand let alone measure them.

Paul Turner said:

Penny's Noodles is the perfect place to refuel.

Korean bbq pork noodle soup on a cold day with extra chili sauce. A cold
Coke on ice on the side. The bubbles in the soda make the hot sauce do fun
things in your mouth. Go alone and blow your nose with abandon.

Alternately, one of the pho restaurants on Argyle are very good.

Ever eat at Luc Thang on Damen & North? Best cheapie Thai in the Wicker
Park/Bucktown hood, and loads of excellent formica surfaces.

Pot/Pan has the best fishball noodle soup!

Soup in wicker park on a winter day is heaven!

Oh, go to Kasia's deli and have a cabbage roll and some hunter's stew for
me would ya! It's on Chicago, take Damen from the blue line stop and hang
a right on Chicago. It's right after the big supermarket, staffed by
some sexy sturdy women. :drool: Get take out and eat it on the park
benches in front of the dog run at Wicker Park--best picnic ever!

Chicago rocks!

😄