Post your Fixie piccies

[ldrcycles]

Nice .

[Gordonhooker]

picked up a new toy today..

Nice looking scoot the minhyy

[dodgiebros]

Gave the girl a makeover before she goes to a smaller person




before..

[ldrcycles]

Ooh very nice . Did you do the paint yourself?

[dodgiebros]

Yeah, rattle can of colour shift does wonders [emoji1]

[QuangVuong]

Which paint is that? I couldn't find any Aussie stock lists of chameleon paints.

[ldrcycles]

Which paint is that? I couldn't find any Aussie stock lists of chameleon paints.

+1, i love the idea of getting myself a Klein on a budget .

[bychosis]

thought you could get it at superdodgy auto a while ago. they might have dropped the line though as plastidip is all the rage now.

[QuangVuong]

I was looking for the Duplicolor Mirage paint, which SCA did stock, but when I went to special order some, I was informed it was a discontinued line from Duplicolor.

So if you're lucky, then some stores may have old stock. Otherwise, Plastidip do have a chameleon paint too, but I wanted something permanent.

So I did find some eventually from USA. Keep an eye out in the retro section. It's gonna appear soon.

[dodgiebros]

Sorry dudes, been away working. When I do make home I'll give all details. I've had a couple can of this shite for a while.. Well over 12 months. I been waiting to apply it to something and this was a golden opportunity... For a dodgy spray over old stuff it has worked out well. We all know spray can jobs won't last but hey, it was nice when first applied [emoji16]

[zero]

my new ahem training bike, Malvern Star 1949 5 star gents semi racer frame - non orig forks, paint and decals presumed date from the 60s (frame vendor guessed a bikeshop repaint after a collision killed the orig forks, I'd add to that a 99% probability the frame has been straightened). bartape is temporary (stuff looks nice in the packet, that's about its only virtue).

27in wheels (new sun m13-II rims), 27x1 panaracer pasala tires, runs 95psi and I can use 700x25-28 tubes since its difficult to find 27x1 tubes. Fixed rear, 46x17 gearing, 165mm cranks.

Its same weight as my road bike, and at centennial park, probably faster.

[dodgiebros]

Nice old girl [emoji106]. Seeing those cotter pin cranks brings back childhood memories of ankle bones with no skin! [emoji13]

[dodgiebros]

My current steed... Bombtrack Script frame, Messenger cranks, Reynolds Solitude road wheels 'fixed' to a Dati hub, ugly but comfortable Cardiff saddle, Diacomp brake, Look stem, no name bull horns and a Gusset half link chain. She's a sweet ride

[minhyy]

above apollo is for velodrome duties, so I whacked something together for da streetz with an unknown frame and mismatched fork, and parts lying around the spares box. borrowing the rear wheel of the apollo, but should have something soon

[zero]

My current steed... Bombtrack Script frame, Messenger cranks, Reynolds Solitude road wheels 'fixed' to a Dati hub, ugly but comfortable Cardiff saddle, Diacomp brake, Look stem, no name bull horns and a Gusset half link chain. She's a sweet ride

Never actually heard of bombtrack before, but I like that frame. wonder what they look like in 59-60cm

[dodgiebros]

It's a 2014 'Script' (small). No shiny alloy for 2015 though http://bombtrack.com/bikes/script/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[dodgiebros]

[quote="minhyy"]above apollo is for velodrome duties, so I whacked something together for da streetz with an unknown frame and mismatched fork, and parts lying around the spares box. borrowing the rear wheel of the apollo, but should have something soon

Good fun making up a bitsa bikes hey [emoji106]

[Mulger bill]

My current steed... Bombtrack Script frame, Messenger cranks, Reynolds Solitude road wheels 'fixed' to a Dati hub, ugly but comfortable Cardiff saddle, Diacomp brake, Look stem, no name bull horns and a Gusset half link chain. She's a sweet ride

If she rides half as sweet as she looks, Damn!

What did the frame set you back if it's OK to ask?

[dodgiebros]

Searching for a frame to replace the too small Azzurri Pista I had and found this as a whole bike on wiggle for $800. I just had to have it. Swapped a few parts between them and got the right bits I wanted on this one. The Azzurri came up nice too [emoji4]

[Mulger bill]

Thanks mate

I just had to have it.

Understand perfectly.

[Cycleops70]

Thought I'd try out this fixie malarkey, & see what all the fuss is about.
Just a cheapy Cell Fixie, nothing flash. I flipped the wheel round from 'free wheel' to fixed. & went for my first ride.
31Km reasonably flat route. There are some hills, mostly short. One is 7.6% & I had some trouble with wheel spin :-/

Things I knew, but were hammered home;

1 Never take your feet off the pedals.. ever!
2 Never stand up unless you are starting off, or going uphill, else you shall be ejected like a Bond villain from an Aston Martin.
3 Really need to be clipped in. Too much float.

New things I learnt;

1 Hills are your enemy, both up & down.
2 It's surprisingly comfortable.
3 Feels very smooth.
4 I need flats one side, SPD other.
5 I'm no good at track stands
6 I could never do without brakes.

I'm now ready for the Giro d'Perth this weekend

[Mulger bill]

Looks like another convert!

New things I learnt;

1 Hills are your enemy, both up & down.
2 It's surprisingly comfortable.
3 Feels very smooth.
4 I need flats one side, SPD other.
5 I'm no good at track stands
6 I could never do without brakes.
7 Roll up pant legs, tuck in shoelaces

Added one for you based on painful experience

[Cycleops70]

Is that why so many fixie riders wear narrow long "shorts".
A beard appears to come in handy too!

I thoroughly enjoyed my ride. More than I thought. A convert? Maybe

[ray]

Thought I might provide an updated picture since my last post a few years ago.

Replaced the bullhorns with dropbars and steerer cut. Running 46/17 so chain has a bit of sag.

[Mulger bill]

That's some serious setback on the post Ray, what brand please?