The R3V Bicycle Thread

[Jand3rson]

I hate you.

No I don't, I didn't mean that.

Yes, I did.

I'm sorry.

God dammit.

[Erik]

:) haha I'll have to bring it out next time I go visit Eugene and you'll have to show me what's up with riding through the hills.

Or maybe I'll bring my FSR XC Pro and we'll have to hit the trails.

[Jand3rson]

You'll have to come to Bend, I don't go to that hippie fest called Eugene. :up:

[T3rd Ferguson]

Josh, my brother bought that bike from a friend a few months ago for 100 bucks the first thing he did was change the bars out to bullhorns like FJ40. the factory ones are shit. that seat is kinda cool but rogue is played out. good luck with it, i think you will enjoy it. it's just like how an E30 is, you control everything

[Erik]

You'll have to come to Bend, I don't go to that hippie fest called Eugene.

^^ haha true. It's only 120 miles. I'm down.

[Jand3rson]

I've ridden a few of my friend's bike that have the ram horns, and I really don't like them. I'm definitely either going to get risers or bullhorns, not sure yet.

One of the reasons I decided to get into these bikes was the level of customization, I know that you can trick out any bike, but all of the fixie guys that I'm friends with seem like a really close knit group, very much like enthusiasts here, so I think it will be fun. I was also drawn to them because of how simple they are, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't partially get one just because I thought they were cool. :D

[T3rd Ferguson]

i have some nitto gold plated track drop bars sitting in the bag still.... need more gold components! I am a total handlebar junkie

[Jand3rson]

I could flip and cut the rams to make a set of bullhorns, couldn't I?

[T3rd Ferguson]

I could flip and cut the rams to make a set of bullhorns, couldn't I?

I've often thought to myself that that is totally possible. the black handlebar wrap on those windsor bars is a breeze to take off, fyi

[FJ40]

The bars that you see in the pics of mine are the stock ones chopped, I don't mind them too much, but they are WIDE.

Also, the only way I can imagine they came up with the aluminum to build the bars and stem out of, would be to melt down a bunch of al foil. They are ridiculously low quality.

[rodrigo]

this is the current iteration of my fixed. put on a flat bar with natural cork grips again...and a rack to run errands into town.



funny thing is that the kids on my street think its a cool bike. :)

PS: yeah, it is a little bike: 48cm ST/52cm TT

[T3rd Ferguson]

beautiful man

[s0urce]

^^ nice bike, what size cranks are those? 170mm?

[rodrigo]

cranks are 165 sugino 75's

[Jand3rson]

Damn, that thing is tiny, holy cow. Pretty sick, though.