Can't you just leave your roadie in 39/14 for the same effect?It makes you work harder to keep a good average speed than on the normal roadie
Fixie / SS Gear to choose
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby ruscook » Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:27 pm
You could but it's not the "same" plus it's a damned good excuse for a second bikeDaveOZ wrote:Can't you just leave your roadie in 39/14 for the same effect?It makes you work harder to keep a good average speed than on the normal roadie
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby il padrone » Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:40 pm
Very few people have the will-power to actually carry this out for more than a few kilometres, when faced with the uphills and downs. Nice in theory but those extra gears are so easy to switch toDaveOZ wrote:Can't you just leave your roadie in 39/14 for the same effect?
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby .isaac. » Sun Oct 10, 2010 8:45 am
PS. I think I have found a bike for those people who have been helping me over the last month and before you ask I think I will keep the eBay link private.
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby nathann » Sun Oct 10, 2010 2:32 pm
That was confusing.EvilGenius wrote:Look, I know I'm confusing people, and I am very sorry, but I think before I do buy any chainring I should try out some Single Speed's first that are actually Single Speeds and not a geared MTB.
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby aaron » Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:31 am
What's with the privacy stuff....so we won't outbid him on Evilbay?
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby aaron » Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:58 am
Put a bid which is the most you are prepared to spend on the bike and go to bed.EvilGenius wrote:The only problem with bidding for this bike is that the bidding ends midnight. ARGH!
If it goes for less than that price you only pay what the price was when the auction finished.
If it goes for more than you didn't spend more than you wanted to.
It's pretty simple
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby aaron » Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:18 pm
How tall are you? Do you know what size frame you want?
How much do you want to spend?
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby .isaac. » Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:52 pm
Ok, now where talking...alot.aaron wrote:What are you looking for? Road conversion? Track frame?
How tall are you? Do you know what size frame you want?
How much do you want to spend?
I am looking for an 80's road bike with horizontal drop outs.
I am going to be converting it to a SS with spacers and such.
I am 165 cm tall and need a 54 cm frame. I don't mind if it is a bit this way or that though.
I won't spend more then $80 on a road bike since I also have to buy new parts as well.
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby aaron » Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:34 pm
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FIXIE-STEEL-TRAC ... 4aa537008b
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby aaron » Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:38 pm
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 500wt_1156
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby .isaac. » Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:10 pm
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby nathann » Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:34 pm
I have like 3 frames hahahhahaha, just need to find a rear road wheel then I have a s/s.
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby .isaac. » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:44 am
Is it easy to find road bike frames on the side of the street?
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby Lark2004 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:50 am
yep, just go for drive round the streets on council cleanup days... oh.. you can't drive.. well, I guess unless you can convince your mum or dad to go trawling up and down countless streets for hours on ends looking at peoples rubbish with you, then you might not have any luck in finding a hard rubbish frame... better stick with CERES, you should be able to find something thee for not too much coin.EvilGenius wrote:Is it easy to find road bike frames on the side of the street?
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby aaron » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:47 am
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby surfin' addiction » Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:13 pm
Ha ha. I have 4 bikes in my shed at the moment that have come from the side of the road or the scrap steel skip bin at my work. Unfortunately they aren't really what you're after and they've all mostly been snapped up by mates that were impressed with my build and now want to do there own. But I was actually out for a ride last Sunday near Moorabbin (eastern side of Melbourne) and it was hard rubbish collection time. In the morning I saw an 80's looking lugged frame 10 speed, a MTB of some kind and a hand full of wheels and bits and pieces scattered along one stretch of road and by the time I was headed for home to grab my car and come back it'd all been cleaned up.Lark2004 wrote:yep, just go for drive round the streets on council cleanup days... oh.. you can't drive.. well, I guess unless you can convince your mum or dad to go trawling up and down countless streets for hours on ends looking at peoples rubbish with you, then you might not have any luck in finding a hard rubbish frame... better stick with CERES, you should be able to find something thee for not too much coin.EvilGenius wrote:Is it easy to find road bike frames on the side of the street?
So yes EG, it is possible to find treasure on the side of the road.
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby aaron » Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:12 pm
Ride it, have fun and then find one to do up.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/fixie-track-fixe ... 3f02d15fc7
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/fixed-gear-track ... 41527ffb73
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/track-fixed-gear ... 41528008ac
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby aaron » Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:53 pm
Nope it's cheap. Real cheap.EvilGenius wrote:That way is expensive though.
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Re: Fixie / SS Gear to choose
Postby brauluver » Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:53 pm
The lad(he's 12) doesn't have a parts bin like you and I with wheels, bars stem, seat/post etc... to add to a frame.aaron wrote:Nope it's cheap. Real cheap.EvilGenius wrote:That way is expensive though.
He's starting from scratch and will need all the ancillary bits from a complete bike to facilitate his build for minimum $$$$$
If someone had a repco superlite or an apollo/kuwahara, shogun cro mo roady in a 54 square in melbourne then it would be sorted.
Young fella on a budget wants to get into cycling, even if someone interstate had a bike to donate ,all he'd have to do is cough for freight.
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