I now have my heapa/commute/do anything fixie completed and test ridden. It consists of - an old "Cyclops Sprint 10" (or something) painted black steel frame (circa 1985) - new chrome 700C fork - secondhand 165mm cranks + 42T chainring, new cheap BB. - new home-built rear wheel with flipflop Velocity hub, Aerohead rim and 14g straight gauge spokes - front wheel from the shed (RSX hub, Alex da22 rim) - original handlebar, stem, seatpost, saddle - ancient sidepull front brake (for five bucks), new cable and housing, new Diacompe lever. - new Connex 1/8in chain. - pedals from an old heapa that bit the dust years ago, but had toe-clips. I removed the straps and kept the plastic bits to guide the shoes into the right spot, but not trap them.
First ride...
I've never ridden a fixie before, so I thought some caution was in order. Taking off and stopping took a bit of extra concentration, whilst climbing out of the saddle was ok until sitting back down. I must have a habit of coasting for brief moment when sitting back down that I forgot about a couple of times (oops!). Luckily I didn't fall off and I'm sure I need more practice, but I declare the project a total success! 😄
"ritcho" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I now have my heapa/commute/do anything fixie completed and test ridden. It consists of - an old "Cyclops Sprint 10" (or something) painted black steel frame (circa 1985) - new chrome 700C fork - secondhand 165mm cranks + 42T chainring, new cheap BB. - new home-built rear wheel with flipflop Velocity hub, Aerohead rim and 14g straight gauge spokes - front wheel from the shed (RSX hub, Alex da22 rim) - original handlebar, stem, seatpost, saddle - ancient sidepull front brake (for five bucks), new cable and housing, new Diacompe lever. - new Connex 1/8in chain. - pedals from an old heapa that bit the dust years ago, but had toe-clips. I removed the straps and kept the plastic bits to guide the shoes into the right spot, but not trap them.
First ride...
I've never ridden a fixie before, so I thought some caution was in order. Taking off and stopping took a bit of extra concentration, whilst climbing out of the saddle was ok until sitting back down. I must have a habit of coasting for brief moment when sitting back down that I forgot about a couple of times (oops!). Luckily I didn't fall off and I'm sure I need more practice, but I declare the project a total success! 😄
Ritch
Yay for fixie goodness. It's surprising how addictive it can be 🙂
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"ritcho" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I now have my heapa/commute/do anything fixie completed and test ridden. It consists of - an old "Cyclops Sprint 10" (or something) painted black steel frame (circa 1985) - new chrome 700C fork - secondhand 165mm cranks + 42T chainring, new cheap BB. - new home-built rear wheel with flipflop Velocity hub, Aerohead rim and 14g straight gauge spokes - front wheel from the shed (RSX hub, Alex da22 rim) - original handlebar, stem, seatpost, saddle - ancient sidepull front brake (for five bucks), new cable and housing, new Diacompe lever. - new Connex 1/8in chain. - pedals from an old heapa that bit the dust years ago, but had toe-clips. I removed the straps and kept the plastic bits to guide the shoes into the right spot, but not trap them.
First ride...
I've never ridden a fixie before, so I thought some caution was in order. Taking off and stopping took a bit of extra concentration, whilst climbing out of the saddle was ok until sitting back down. I must have a habit of coasting for brief moment when sitting back down that I forgot about a couple of times (oops!). Luckily I didn't fall off and I'm sure I need more practice, but I declare the project a total success! 😄
Ritch
Yay for fixie goodness. It's surprising how addictive it can be 🙂
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"ritcho" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I now have my heapa/commute/do anything fixie completed and test ridden. It consists of - an old "Cyclops Sprint 10" (or something) painted black steel frame (circa 1985) - new chrome 700C fork - secondhand 165mm cranks + 42T chainring, new cheap BB. - new home-built rear wheel with flipflop Velocity hub, Aerohead rim and 14g straight gauge spokes - front wheel from the shed (RSX hub, Alex da22 rim) - original handlebar, stem, seatpost, saddle - ancient sidepull front brake (for five bucks), new cable and housing, new Diacompe lever. - new Connex 1/8in chain. - pedals from an old heapa that bit the dust years ago, but had toe-clips. I removed the straps and kept the plastic bits to guide the shoes into the right spot, but not trap them.
First ride...
I've never ridden a fixie before, so I thought some caution was in order. Taking off and stopping took a bit of extra concentration, whilst climbing out of the saddle was ok until sitting back down. I must have a habit of coasting for brief moment when sitting back down that I forgot about a couple of times (oops!). Luckily I didn't fall off and I'm sure I need more practice, but I declare the project a total success! 😄
Ritch
Yay for fixie goodness. It's surprising how addictive it can be 🙂
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