Why not post a picture of your Fixed/Singlespeed bike

[3narf]

3narf, how did you manage to do a whole build for £80?! You must have had loads of bits lying around right? Looks good, you happy with the gearing on it in the end?

Well,

£10 for bike
£10 for bars
£5 for grips
£5 for bottom bracket
£5 for stem
£3 for chain
£16 for freewheel
£32 for chainset
£5 for cables
£7 for tuing back wheel
£15 for tyres
£3 for bottle cage

Bloody hell! £116!

I could have bought a new one for that.

I've just had a run to the shops & back (8 miles or so) and the gearing seems fine, apart from it could do with being a bit lower uphill and a bit higher downhill.

I had to swap seats though; that San Marco Concor Lite wasn't anything like as good as the Charge Spoon, so I took it off my Orange, which is now in bits awaiting a rebuild/service/new BB, cassette, chain etc.

First commute on Tuesday!

 

[skudupnorth]

Nice collection Ibbots, love the Surly chaintug.

The aero bars / levers make the Boardman look like it has fangs, awesome! I must admit I've become quite attached to my bullhorns, hoods feel a little bit strange now.

3narf, how did you manage to do a whole build for £80?! You must have had loads of bits lying around right? Looks good, you happy with the gearing on it in the end?

It feels better riding it with the horns and fangs !

 

[Ibbots]

Nice collection Ibbots, love the Surly chaintug.

The aero bars / levers make the Boardman look like it has fangs, awesome! I must admit I've become quite attached to my bullhorns, hoods feel a little bit strange now.

3narf, how did you manage to do a whole build for £80?! You must have had loads of bits lying around right? Looks good, you happy with the gearing on it in the end?

Thanks Colin. For something that only costs about £25 the Surly chain tug do seem to get a lot of attention. But they do make some nice bits, using a Surly tensioner on the Kinesis too - both the chain tug and tensioner are so much better than anything else I have used and well worth the extra few £'s. I like your bike shown above, white is a brave choice for road use but it reminds me a little of the Dolan track bike I sold to buy the green On-One. It always looked great, but never used it outside!

 

[colinr]

White isn't too bad, not much drivetrain to fight through on fixed when you're cleaning it! I don't cycle to work if the weather is bad (only 1.5 miles away) so no need to take it out on filthy days.

 

[Ibbots]

I have got a mostly white Pinarello, only comes out on the best days but still seems to get filthy.

 

[just jim]

Here's mine, done at last. Sitting atop is the "Tornado" saddle donated to me by rich p, and the crank-arms from chris667. It's a hoot!

 

[Manonabike]

This is my SS

Frame is 58cm Reynolds 531 and it was originally built by Tom Bomwhich of Coventry.

 

[Alan Whicker]

And here's mine...

It's an 80s Raleigh Winner kindly donated by Cyclechateer Wobbles and converted by m'self.

Only the frame, forks and crank are original - and the handlebars but they're chopped 'n' flopped. It absolutely flies!

For some reason I can't fathom, the front wheel sits in the forks at a very shallow diagonal angle.The hubs and fork are straight. But as it doesn't cause any problems - it rides like it's on rails - I'm not gonna worry.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Here's my 80's Peugeot Aspin road bike. She's been fully restored, re-sprayed in pearl white and built it up with my own choice of components.
Brooks seat and bartape, Sugino cranks, Charge wheelset, Dia-Compe brake lever, original bars, stem and brake caliper, 1/2 link chain etc, etc.
She rode beautifully, but now she's done and the thrill of the chase is over So the frame and forks are up for sale. Most parts will be re-used on other bikes/projects and are not available, but the frame and forks are on ebay right now, check her out; http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=STRK:MESELXT

 

[Alembicbassman]

My Urban Cruiser MTB made from an old 1990s Raleigh frameset. 44-17T

Saddle £15

Seatpost £9

Wheels £50

Crankset £20

Brake Levers £7

Brake Calipers £6

Bottom Bracket £10

Pedals £5

Chain £5

Single Gear Kit £10

Cables £5

Tyres £18

Rim Tape £3

Tubes £4

Total bits £167

Bike was £20 but got £30 for the old Altus groupset

Total £157

 

[gqseen]

Nice bike flashes....

This is my singlespeed. I converted this from an old Mongoose mountain bike.

 

[MrVandal]

My First Spray Job
Hello All

I didn't have the money to get it painted, so had to do it myself using a can. I decided to do it this way to get more intimate with my bike...strange I know, but there is something to be said about a man and his creation. This is the result and story...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8576799...7626534603605/

 

[colinr]

End result looks smart, even if the cockpit looks a bit strange.
How big is that frame though?!

 

[JDP]

Hey Mr Vandal,

I've got an old Equipe lurking in the back of my parents garage and I've been thinking about changing it to fixed.
Can I ask what gearing you used and did you do anything special with the dropouts?

 

[PpPete]

My new fixed frame:

A Carlton Pro-Am from e-bay, powder coated at SPF, bits from the old Dawes on which one of the seat-stays is bent, and from my scrap box. One new part: £6 saddle from Lidl !

Oh and f***ing stickers from Mickle !