nah, the one mens bike looks to be closer to 60ish.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
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I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
rj, your cruiser is down to 85.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Fuck... go get it for me, I'll pick it up when I get back from Utah 
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
if you're serious, i will. serious?
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
How is your own search for a frame going? You going to use that one you pulled from the trash? I think I would like to look into doing he same sort of build. What are you doing for the other parts?
Doubt I'll use the frame from the trash. I'm gonna figure out parts when I get to that stage.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
I am just starting my search, and know very little about fixed gear bikes. Where have you been looking to gather information. Stuff like what type of frame makes a good candidate. I know the basic stuff like horizontal drop outs, but other than that I don't know what i *should* be looking for.
Mmm...
Steel is better because it is more comfortable.
Some steels are better than others. I'd go with any Reynolds steel before anything else. Also decent are carbolite.. and... I'm drawing a blank.
Some brands are just plain shit. Huffy comes to mind.
Horizontal or semi-horizontal dropouts.
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From there, it's just personal preference.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
excuse my ignorance, but how does the material make it more comfortable?
steel is softer than aluminum.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Mike Wrote:steel is softer than aluminum.
what? can you explain this?
is this bicycle-specific information?
Steel, especially in bicycle applications, is a less rigid material than aluminum and therefore transmits less vibration to the rider. Canondale's oversized aluminum tubing used to be renowned for being abusive to the rider, but was popular with criterium (short circuit) racers and sprinters for it's incredible ability to put power straight to the ground. It would also dent very easily. Steel, in the same circumstances, would bend and flex, not allowing some power to hit the road. Titanium emerged as a material that would give both the benefits of steel and aluminium (lightweight, strong, but with good vibration damping properties).
Remember, bicycle racers don't have the opportunity to use DOM roll bar tubing.
Carbon fiber is the vogue thing, at the moment, due to it's ability to be tuned. One frame can be both incredibly rigid in one plane, and soft in another. This allows frame designers to send all the rider's pedal power straight to the ground, but allow for some vertical sponginess to soad up road vibrations for comfort.
Some people say carbon fiber feels 'dead' to ride. Due to it's non-metal nature, it doesn't offer any resiliancy-it damps, and that's all. Titanium and steel, titanium more so, feel "lively" to ride because, upon compression in any direction, they tend to try to resume their previous shape. I won't buy another aluminium frame because they really pound the miles in to your body (RJ doesn't get to comment, carbon at both ends kind of negates things). I ride a streel frame at the moment, a lugged one, at that, but I wouldn't go as far as to say that lugs are superior. My next road frame, most likely, will be carbon monococque. All bets are off on singletrack, though.
Bicycles are a lot like musical instruments, in their construction properties having profound effects on the final product.
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Mike - any progress? The more I read up on the subject and search for bikes the more excited I get. I hope to pick up a frame this weekend and get it built up as soon as possible.
Jray - let's build up that bike you found in the trash pile into a fixed gear. Have you been riding it much?
mrbaggio Wrote:Jray - let's build up that bike you found in the trash pile into a fixed gear. Have you been riding it much?
1. whenever i'm home running errands around town
2. having it fixed gear would be nice as the shifting levers are so old, lets do it
and 3. yes i found this bike in my back yard under a bunch of branches/twigs
Nice. I'm out of town this weekend, but hope to grab a frame while I'm gone. Then we can get rolling. Are you still going on weekdays?
i have been busy with other things the past couple of weeks so no progress.
you guys know the difference between singlespeed and fixed gear, yes?
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
you crazy. i'm gonna start with a flip-flop.
have been considering just buying something new:
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I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Mike Wrote:you guys know the difference between singlespeed and fixed gear, yes?
i do not, but after reading wiki on the fixed gear i want a singlespeed
i would like to be able to cruise, i don't want to always keep pedaling and i have no purpose for going in reverse
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