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by BRLVR.v2 » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:47 am
takai wrote:New headset for my Larry arrived today, so i rebuilt it tonight:   Unsure about the CX lever for brakes on this iteration. Think i might go get some basic aero hoods and use those instead.
WT?..is up with your saddle angle?. You can't be comfortable at that extreme.
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by takai » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:43 am
Haha, at that angle it wasnt particularly comfortable. But I hadnt adjusted it at that point, bars are now rotated up slightly to make the forward part of the drop more comfortable, and the seat is much more level.
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by HappyHumber » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:45 am
First rule of taking Fixie Piccsies is adjust your saddle angle first, lest some wag come along and give you crap about it 
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by takai » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:56 am
HappyHumber wrote:First rule of taking Fixie Piccsies is adjust your saddle angle first, lest some wag come along and give you crap about it 
Haha, was well after midnight by that stage. Planning on taking some decent pictures soon, rather than crappy phone camera pics up against the race car.
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by HappyHumber » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:02 am
At least your chain tension is passable  Oh.. hang on... foot retention... FOOT RETENTION!!! For goodness sake, won't someone please think of the children!?!?!
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by sil3nt » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:30 am
Hey takai my Black Larry frame arrived yesterday it's good to see an example of one built up, it's a really nice frame IMO. I am building some wheels and still deliberating on gear so you won't see a pic of mine for a while 
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by sil3nt » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:41 am
BRLVR.v2 wrote:takai wrote:New headset for my Larry arrived today, so i rebuilt it tonight:
Unsure about the CX lever for brakes on this iteration. Think i might go get some basic aero hoods and use those instead.
WT?..is up with your saddle angle?. You can't be comfortable at that extreme.
Lol to quote from Bondi Hipsters ... Right now your giving 7 sh*t's I need you to give less
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by takai » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:43 am
HappyHumber wrote:Oh.. hang on... foot retention... FOOT RETENTION!!! For goodness sake, won't someone please think of the children!?!?!
Ah, i ride with SPDs. Those pedals are dual sided, SPD one side flats the other. Anything other than a 600m blat to the shops and ill be in my SPD shoes. Also waiting on my one of these: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sol ... de-of-your which will be good for the quick blats to the shops.
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by cray- » Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:55 pm
Brilliant design, now they just need to make it in silver/steel/chrome/whatever, black won't match my retro rides.
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by Brianmoose_ » Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:58 pm
Update... Removed the sticker bomb on the wheel...had my fun with it... New Fyxation Rodeo Bullhorns *Waiting for my Gator Skins and chain* (Gonna get rid of the white bits...) Unstuck my seat post too and it's now raised the way I want it... 
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by rabobank89 » Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:41 pm
I like it ^^ 
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by sil3nt » Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:00 pm
[quote="Brianmoose_"]Update... Removed the sticker bomb on the wheel...had my fun with it... New Fyxation Rodeo Bullhorns *Waiting for my Gator Skins and chain* (Gonna get rid of the white bits...) Unstuck my seat post too and it's now raised the way I want it... So much better with the sticker bomb being removed 
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by takai » Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:23 pm
Some updated/clearer photos of the Larry:   And Larry himself 
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by sil3nt » Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:47 am
[quote="takai"]Some updated/clearer photos of the Larry:
Nice work takai looks good, can't wait to get mine built and on the road. Whats the ride quality of the frame like ?
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by BRLVR.v2 » Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:18 am
takai wrote:And Larry himself 
youve got the rear wheel on the wrong side! Riding SS with only one brake is dangerous(trust me I know), put on a rear brake for safety sake or man up and ride fixed.
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by takai » Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:58 am
BRLVR.v2 wrote:takai wrote:And Larry himself
youve got the rear wheel on the wrong side!
Riding SS with only one brake is dangerous(trust me I know), put on a rear brake for safety sake or man up and ride fixed.
Was riding fixed in the morning, but it kept derailing the chain, so i swapped it over to the free wheel until i can get a new rear cog as one of the teeth is bent.
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by PANZR » Fri Mar 15, 2013 4:08 pm
Oh yeah, I like Brianmoose_ wrote:
Very nice also takai wrote:
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by Brianmoose_ » Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:07 pm
PANZR wrote:Oh yeah, I like Brianmoose_ wrote:
Here it is with the white parts gone...got to take photo's of it in the studio at work  I have actually ordered a Thomson Elite seat post as the generic one that came with the bike is starting to slowly fail on me... 
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by Mulger bill » Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:17 pm
Yeah, that works, white pulled the eyes in the wrong direction. Do like the frame design 'moose. Thinking...
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by Brianmoose_ » Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:59 pm
Mulger bill wrote:Yeah, that works, white pulled the eyes in the wrong direction. Do like the frame design 'moose. Thinking...
Here is the drive side and a link to more photos... http://imgur.com/a/8zT2z
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by singlespeedscott » Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:32 pm
What is going on with all these downward pointing saddles? 
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by Brianmoose_ » Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:22 pm
As stated before my seat post is slowly failing on me (hence why the seat is slightly down) once the new post is in it will be back to normal...
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by singlespeedscott » Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:30 pm
Brianmoose_ wrote:As stated before my seat post is slowly failing on me (hence why the seat is slightly down) once the new post is in it will be back to normal...
It's not just yours. It seem every second inner city fixie has this setup. Mine is just setup like my road bike. A lot more comfy for training. It definitely would put a lot more weight on your hands, arms and shoulders riding with saddle pointed down like that. It wouldn't be much chop on a ride over 50km.
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by HLC » Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:33 pm
Swapped my fizik out for another Kashimax FiveGold NJS as I lost my original Kashimax Aero NJS saddle. Then took a sh it picture.  Just need to get some araya 540 clinchers I think they are, and then relace the wheels for a completely Japanese build. Not really feeling the H+Son TB14's anymore.
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