The R3V Bicycle Thread

[jules_winfield]

jajaja ryan leech is sick that last gap was insane and teh commitment on riding that red gate was huge. one pause and ur dead.

[ColdAccord]

+1 to the hill climb. i typically match or beat my geared friends.

fixed gear is great for cruising around town. Would I take it on a 30 mile ride? Maybe, depends on the topography and who I'm riding with. But I kept my geared bike for a reason. I ride the geared once in a blue moon, ride the fixed every day. I like it about 10000x better as a dd. Don't like fixed? that's ok, different strokes for different folks. I don't necessarily know that saying it would be funny to see someone fall down a hill is a statement in the best of spirits

[Farbin Kaiber]

So, how do you guys think it's looking?

[Jand3rson]

Looking great! I'm not a fan of those forks with the sharp bend like that, but it looks good.

[s0urce]

^^ Looks good man, I'd suggest a fork with less rake.

[Erik]

Looks like you are able to do a full bar spin with that fork though... I like it.

[Farbin Kaiber]

^^ Looks good man, I'd suggest a fork with less rake.

For a free frameset, I can't complain. My next bike, I'll be buying all the components and putting it together, this is more of a try it out and throw parts at trash from my sideyard then a full on build. If I could find some forks with enough downtube, I'll pick 'em up and throw them on this.

[Jand3rson]

I really like the Windsor Josh has, but it's out of stock again and I prefer to pick something up locally. It seems like the components on the Craigslist bike might be better than the Windsor, and it has flat bars and a front brake like I wanted.

Some of the parts on the Windsor suck, but most of them are pretty good. The bars are shit, I flipped and cut them, but I'm getting some actual bullhorns soon. The crankset is good, but I want a better sprocket and chain. The threadless stem is also really cool, a big upgrade over the threaded one it used to come with. The seat also sucks, and the pedals/clips are SHIT. But most everything else is just fine.

[Jand3rson]

BTW, here's some fucking outrageous riding:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mLBR9IF4Ak

[Erik]

^^ Damn. I'm getting a fixie yesterday.

[eurostyl e30]

I've been reading up and I am ready to buy my first fixie, but I still don't know much about what is desirable and what isn't. Found this locally, my only fear is that it's too small for me at 5'11" - 6'. Though I have read that people like slightly smaller frame for a fixie than for a road bike, which I think I'm a good fit at 56cm (for a road bike).

http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/bik/794325163.html

Is that a decent deal? All I'd need to do is change the rear gear to make it a fixie, right?

I really like the Windsor Josh has, but it's out of stock again and I prefer to pick something up locally. It seems like the components on the Craigslist bike might be better than the Windsor, and it has flat bars and a front brake like I wanted.

I ride a 54cm and I'm 5' 8" with a 30" inseam. Perfect standover height. You'll probably want to go with a 56 but if you are really serious, just go to a bike shop and get measured. They won't bite.

[2002maniac]

I've been thinking of building up a bike and had a quick question for you guys. What do you think of coaster brakes? (like the kind on your very first bike when you were 4)

does anyone make a road bike wheel with coaster hubs or would it be a custom deal?

fixie seems fun, but I like to freewheel down hills, and a coaster would still have a clean "no brakes" look.

feasible?

[e34john]

Any brands I should look for? Won't be going on many 30 mile rides or anything. Mostly urban riding but I want something I can take on long rides once in a while and a decent climber cause theres a lot of elevation changes around me.

I wanted a Lemond or Bianchi, you know something worth some money if I ever decide to dump it for an upgrade. I want to spend about $500 for my first real bike.

Or should I just go crazy use my USACycling discount and get a Teschner and then everytime I have my bike on my car's rack the value of my E30 will double.

[Tricked 323i]

Since there is so many single speeds, here is my Ti Kona old school.
Kevin

[FredK]

What is the vintage of that Hei Hei? I don't remember it having a monostay rear end!