Offered for sale is a 54cm (centre-to-top) 700c Fixed wheel frame custom made in 2001 from Columbus SP. Would make an excellent 'Courier' type bike. This frame is in A1 condition. It was built as a Fixed Gear tourer. To many custom features to mention
Seat tube is 54cm (centre-to-top) Top tube is 56cm (centre-to-centre) Rear dropout width is 135mm 275mm bottom bracket heigh. Clearance for 700C x 32mm wheels (mudguard eyes in rear dropout and halfway up fork -to avoid disk brake) LS Cast horizontal track ends Everest investment 'cast racing' lugs Everest Uni-Crown fork crown Disk brake specific fork to suit 155-160mm disk. With braze on HOPE Remote Reservoir on right blade. Cantilever/V-Brake braze ons on the seat stays. Dynamo braze on on the left fork blade 3 top tube cable guides on top of top tube (offset to left of tube) Bottle cage bosses on seat tube. 1" AHead size head tube and steerer Seat pillar size - 26.8mm (not included). 31.8mm down tube diameter 32.6mm Seat tube diameter 33.4mm top tude diameter Low temperature Silver soldered/brazed throughout Hidden rear mudguard fixing points at chainstay and seatstay bridge (no external bridges needed) Double eyelets on front fork ends No Reserve.
Now can someone tell me what a courier type bike is???
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'Courier' type bike.
Well, I had the frame made as something I could use when I work in London (about 10 days a month), and also ride on Sunday clubruns in the Yorkshire Dales at weekend.
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Also why would you have a disk brake on the front and V brakes on the rear? Has it got something to do with it being fixed gear?
Front disk for its all weather great stopping power. I use a Hope XC4 155mm disk brake which is very light but also very powerful. This is superb in towns as well as on green lanes on a Sunday. The rear brake has to be a cantilever as the wheel moves backwards and forwards to get chain tension.
Now can someone tell me what a courier type bike is???
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'Courier' type bike.
Also why would you have a disk brake on the front and V brakes on the rear? Has it got something to do with it being fixed gear?
Most of the stopping is done by the front brake, and, indeed, the harder you stop, the less work gets done by the back. So if you're going to have one brake more powerful than the other it makes sense to put it on the front.
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Front disk for its all weather great stopping power. I use a Hope XC4 155mm disk brake which is very light but also very powerful. This is superb in towns as well as on green lanes on a Sunday. The rear brake has to be a cantilever as the wheel moves backwards and forwards to get chain tension.
Mmmm, just look at those front dropout angles. No lawyer lips neither. Have you read James Annan's stuff?
