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Regarding fixies:

bikenweed

Turbo Monkey
Oct 21, 2004
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Los Osos
All I need is that front brake line to finish.. or do I? :think:

Who cares about fixies when a far more important bicycle will be needed this weekend: the pixie! You got one built up?

We might even make some more legit obstacles this year...

wOOt parkfield!
 

James

Carbon Porn Star
Sep 11, 2001
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Danbury, CT
I am really starting to hate you and all your nice bikes.

:biggrin:

(Approved! Do you actually ride that thing or is it wall art?)
And I haven't even posted any pics of my mountain bikes! :)

This one's not mine, but I did put it together for the show. Ernesto himself hand-carried the frame over, and I built it the day before the show started. They'll start hitting shops in January sometime hopefully.
This baby won't be ridden, I won't let anyone get on it, it's just for show. Not that you couldn't though, but that particular rim model is one of the lighter ones, so I wouldn't want to put my rear on that seat.

And yes, Ito, those are actual wooden rims. Made by Ghisallo in Italy, built as a kind of favor for me by someone whose hobby is messing around with them. I would have much preferred to come across some high-flange Record hubs, but ran out of time, so the low-flange will have to do.
 

ito

Mr. Schwinn Effing Armstrong
Oct 3, 2003
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Avoiding the nine to five
And I haven't even posted any pics of my mountain bikes! :)

This one's not mine, but I did put it together for the show. Ernesto himself hand-carried the frame over, and I built it the day before the show started. They'll start hitting shops in January sometime hopefully.
This baby won't be ridden, I won't let anyone get on it, it's just for show. Not that you couldn't though, but that particular rim model is one of the lighter ones, so I wouldn't want to put my rear on that seat.

And yes, Ito, those are actual wooden rims. Made by Ghisallo in Italy, built as a kind of favor for me by someone whose hobby is messing around with them. I would have much preferred to come across some high-flange Record hubs, but ran out of time, so the low-flange will have to do.
Wait....I can buy one of those frames? :shocked:

Really nice bike, where is it ending up? :nudge nudge: :wink wink:
 

James

Carbon Porn Star
Sep 11, 2001
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Danbury, CT
Wait....I can buy one of those frames? :shocked:

Really nice bike, where is it ending up? :nudge nudge: :wink wink:
Yup, the Colnago Master Pista, in this color, frame and fork only. There will be some special order colors too, but those will take like 4 months to get.
I think it's going to live it's life in our office, and traveling to various shows. I think it might actually be my size too...:)
 

Biscuit

Turbo Monkey
Feb 12, 2003
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Pleasant Hill, CA
Who cares about fixies when a far more important bicycle will be needed this weekend: the pixie! You got one built up?

We might even make some more legit obstacles this year...

wOOt parkfield!
Oh I got the pixie! And it might as well be a fixie because every time I stop pedaling I fall over... :disgust:
 

Biscuit

Turbo Monkey
Feb 12, 2003
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Pleasant Hill, CA
Speaking of fixies, here's a little something I just whipped up a couple of weeks back...

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I love that fork, but you should offer it in threaded too. For some reason I really dislike threadless stems on fixies. The whole spacer and bolt thing is just too cluttered for me.

Love the OS bars though.
 

James

Carbon Porn Star
Sep 11, 2001
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Danbury, CT
I love that fork, but you should offer it in threaded too. For some reason I really dislike threadless stems on fixies. The whole spacer and bolt thing is just too cluttered for me.

Love the OS bars though.
That'd be up to Colnago, not I. I would have preferred to find some Nitto bars in the 25.4mm size, but I made do with what I could.

Here's the site for the wheelbuilder: http://www.wheelfanatyk.blogspot.com/