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WTB: Old road bike - Mike - 05-24-2008
Please, everyone, if you spot your neighbor throwing out an old bike, or you find one listed somewhere, let me know...
Trying to make a sweet little single-speed commuter.
Needs to be a steel frame, needs to be a road bike, needs to not have vertical or fixed dropouts (the slot the rear wheel mounts in to), needs to be a fairly large size.
Will buy dinner for he or she who finds a bike I end up buying.
Oh yeah, needs to be free or less than $100. A good example: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/bik/693397088.html">http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/ ... 97088.html</a><!-- m -->
Thanks!
- .RJ - 05-24-2008
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- Mike - 05-24-2008
nice find... thanks. 59cm might be a touch small for me, but i'll give it a shot.
- .RJ - 05-24-2008
Where are you getting the fixed gear parts? I need to get mine together.
- BLINGMW - 05-24-2008
out of curiosity.... why single speed? :dunno:
- Mike - 05-24-2008
.RJ Wrote:Where are you getting the fixed gear parts? I need to get mine together.
step 1. find frame
step 2. worry about all the other shit
discussion about local shops who carry stuff: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.more-mtb.org/forum/showthread.php?t=11026">http://www.more-mtb.org/forum/showthread.php?t=11026</a><!-- m -->
chan: singlespeed = lighter, nothing to keep in tune...
- Ginger - 05-25-2008
Are you building a fixie, or a singlespeed? If you're running a singlespeed, you can just fit a singulator to a standard frame and be set. It would seriously increase your frame options, too (I'd love to see a singlespeed TCR, or ~2000 OCLV done up SS). I used to commute on a brakeless fixie, though, and it was pretty hoss, so I'm a bit partial.
- Mike - 05-25-2008
i think i'm gonna start ss. if it's not all i was hoping for, maybe try fixie... or mabe build two bikes... they're cheap enough.
- .RJ - 05-27-2008
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That would be totally sweet
Buy it before I do!
- Mike - 05-27-2008
saw that last night. little relaxed for what i'm looking for, but couldnt hurt to add it to the collection.
this looks like it might be a cool event: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6149">http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6149</a><!-- m --> i won't be around for it, unfortunately.
- Mike - 05-27-2008
this is fancy, but $600?
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- Ginger - 05-27-2008
.RJ Wrote:http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/bik/695800054.html
That would be totally sweet
RJ's new role model?
![[Image: 20061111015555_dxd_grease.jpg]](http://www.doublecrossed.ca/images/20061111015555_dxd_grease.jpg)
This 'vintage' thing is going to get tiresome quickly...
That's fixie is nice... but I'm with you, I don't think it's $600 nice. Escpecially since that's SO not the point of a fixed gear. You might as well go buy a factory track bike (Pista, Trek TX, etx)
- .RJ - 05-27-2008
asteele2 Wrote:RJ's new role model?
I dont look Emo :dunno:
- Ginger - 05-27-2008
It's imaqe #1 on google images "greaser." Emo kids dont' wear white t-shirts, Marlin Brando leathers, and Travolta hair.
- .RJ - 05-27-2008
Well that dude (?) looks like a fruit with a lip ring and greased hair.
If any of you ever see me looking like that please punch me sqware in the nuuuutz and shave my head immediately.
- Ginger - 05-27-2008
What if you look worse?
- .RJ - 05-27-2008
Not possible, thats bottom of the dumpster right there :lol:
- HAULN-SS - 05-27-2008
just a side note - this girl that I used to know that dated a guy that i was friends with (then crapped on him..some of you have heard the story) used to be the #1 GIS result for "goth"
- Mike - 05-27-2008
good story.
anyway, i picked up two bikes in nasty, nasty shape from the trash just a few minutes ago. will toss up pics tonight... free to anyone interested.
- Ginger - 05-27-2008
Anything 52-56cm, or 17-19.5"?