The R3V Bicycle Thread

[Yeee30]

buying an IRO is following the crowd just as much as buying a pista. Buy what u want and ride it. That's my advice. Also don't trackstand next to your GF's bike with untied shoes. ;)

i say... it doesn't matter what you ride. it matters how you ride it.

[Erik]

I wish gulf coast surf was big enough for a 6'6 :(

I guess thats why I have a victoria foamie vac skimboard to boot

yeah I'm on the Gulf Coast too... :( It's a fun board shape so it's quite easy to ride in small surf, but it's a lot of fun on the East Coast.

I also mainly stick with my Zap Carbon Comp skimmer, I'm much better at that anyway. ;)

What is this, the surfboard thread?

:D

Yes, this is the "All things that make us go without gas thread" ;)

[scabzzzz]

Can you help me with that single speed setup??? I have a badass Kestrel that I want to turn into a single speed....

Did you just get the chain length perfect, because there is no way to adjust the chain tension with that type of frame...

What do you need help with?
The bike you quoted is a simple 52cm stripped down 1 brake singlespeed freewheel bike.
You adjust chain length like a track bike, just with a little less adjustment room and its not front to back. Its semi horizontal, like all old road bikes. Bike pictured is an 85 Trek 300 series. I bought the chain (regular 8-10 spd) KMC gold chain. Sized it appropriately by taking X amount of links off.

Oh hai :)


The workshop at my friends house.. My Peugeuot is on the rack but we moved it into the other room so its not pictured. Craigslist fixed gears are born here:

[kylebes1]

I was reading up on it... I have the semi vertical drops too. I guess I will just have to play with the ring ratio and chain length.

[scabzzzz]

Its not hard, promise.

Or come to my house, we'll build a bike. :)

[Turf1600]

yeah I'm on the Gulf Coast too... :( It's a fun board shape so it's quite easy to ride in small surf, but it's a lot of fun on the East Coast.

I also mainly stick with my Zap Carbon Comp skimmer, I'm much better at that anyway. ;)



Yes, this is the "All things that make us go without gas thread" ;)

Where are you on the gulf coast? I usually hit up sarasota/venice every year and do some skimming. FYI every ZAP I've had has broken on me.

[scabzzzz]

I just said fuck it and bought a Windsor. Sick of dealing with the local Bianchi dealer.
Time to start building it up :)

Mr. Anderson, we're twins now

[Farbin Kaiber]

Ooops, this belongs in the rice/bling thread.

[scabzzzz]

There is no way that bike is rideable with that chain like it is! lol

Baller though...

[T3rd Ferguson]

Scrapa' bikez!

scabzzz, come to my house, we'll build a bike.

[T3rd Ferguson]

hey guyz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIsWq5xOSE

[Farbin Kaiber]

I need a scraper bike!!!!!!!

"yellow, red, white, and green, look at my scrape machine."
"Got rimz on candy slappin, true."

"I'm moving on my scraper bike,
I'm crusin' on my scraper bike,
Mai scraper bike is hard, don't need no car"

[SamE30e]

hey guyz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIsWq5xOSE

Ummm... I'm speechless.

[T3rd Ferguson]

haha my friend from D.C. showed me that. he needs to send me a pic of his bike....

[scabzzzz]

Scrapa' bikez!

scabzzz, come to my house, we'll build a bike.

I want to drive your dads GT3. :giggle: