The R3V Bicycle Thread

[scabzzzz]

Im still pissed you sold your other E30 out from under me dood. FYI. I think about it everytime I see your sig.

[scabzzzz]

just a fun video I came across a while back.
figured some of the members here may like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv-ISen-UTQ

By the way, this is not just them cruising around. This is a race through the city with checkpoints in between. Its an annual event.

[Jand3rson]

I love my fucking bike. I just rode to work to see how long it would take, anticipating about 20-25 minutes. I got there in 14 minutes. And that was with traffic at 10:00 am. I'll be going at 7:00 am. I'm not even that fast yet, and I was hauling balls the whole way, and that was still stopping for red lights at the busy main intersections.

BTW, what gearing are all you fixies running? Mine is a 48/16. I was thinking about going to something like a 42/16 after riding a couple of my friend's bikes, because they were so much easier. But then I realized that once I start to get more in shape and my legs get stronger, that will be WAY to easy, and mine will probably feel like theirs does now. I've been riding for at least 2 hours every day, and I was riding pretty much all day on Friday/Saturday.

One more BTW, I've lost 5 pounds since getting my bike last Monday. :up:

[Erik]

That's really awesome man! I have lost a few pounds since I got my bike as well. How far do you live from your work? Do you know what speeds you're averaging?

[Jand3rson]

That's really awesome man! I have lost a few pounds since I got my bike as well. How far do you live from your work? Do you know what speeds you're averaging?

It's hard to say, I'm sure on the downhills I'm probably getting up around 20-25, but I don't know for sure. I think I'm probably about 4-5 miles from work? Could be less, I'm bad at judging distance. I'll have to check on the odometer next time I drive over there.

[Farbin Kaiber]

So, what can I do with this? I found it on my sideyard. It has a sticker stating it was serviced three area codes ago. It's old.


Fuji


Should I sand/paint it, toss some wheels and new gear set onto it? Or, would it be cheaper to go buy something.

[FredK]

1. Get new tires, tubes, and cables
2. Remove saddle
3. ????
4. Profit!

[Jand3rson]

You could very easily convert that to a fixie, you just strip all of the gear cabling and shit from it, and get a fixed rear hub. The only issue is the dropouts, they're vertical. On a fixie, horizontal dropouts are ideal. You can use the vertical ones, but it's not very common.

[atomic]

1. Get new tires, tubes, and cables
2. Remove saddle
3. let rats move in
4. Profit!

[FredK]

The only issue is the dropouts, they're vertical.

um dude it's got horizontal dropouts.

see: http://velospace.org/node/4676

That bike looks huge, like a 64cm or something. It just might fit you!

[Jand3rson]

Oh, so it does. :D Guess I should look a little more closely.

[Farbin Kaiber]

You could very easily convert that to a fixie, you just strip all of the gear cabling and shit from it, and get a fixed rear hub. The only issue is the dropouts, they're vertical. On a fixie, horizontal dropouts are ideal. You can use the vertical ones, but it's not very common.

Dropouts, mean what? And, I don't need to change the crankset with the rear hub replacment?

So I need a seat, rim/tire set, strip the derailer ass'y, ????

[Jand3rson]

Yeah, you'll have to get a new single sprocket for the front, to replace the multiple geared ones. You should be able to use the crankset, though.

Dropouts are the slots in the back that the hub fits into.

[Farbin Kaiber]

um dude it's got horizontal dropouts.

see: http://velospace.org/node/4676

That bike looks huge, like a 64cm or something. It just might fit you!

Is the measurement from tree to seat post?

[atomic]

Dropouts, mean what? And, I don't need to change the crankset with the rear hub replacment?

So I need a seat, rim/tire set, strip the derailer ass'y, ????

mainly a bmx online supplier but may be of some help on some parts to swap that over to a fixie...


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