Why not post a picture of your Fixed/Singlespeed bike

[jim55]

Just finished swapping all my bits over tnt fully built up weight is tipping the scales at under 8 k so pretty good I think

The rear brake is only a temp measure and the saddle is a trial , iv got a brown charge spoon but iv been getting numb bits lately , so this sadlles got a cutout ,

 

[HLaB]

Just finished swapping all my bits over tnt fully built up weight is tipping the scales at under 8 k so pretty good I think

The rear brake is only a temp measure and the saddle is a trial , iv got a brown charge spoon but iv been getting numb bits lately , so this sadlles got a cutout ,

What Drop outs (Vertical or Horizontal) has the Boardman got, that chain looks nice and tight

 

[jim55]

its a ss /fixed adrian ,quite hard to get app ,so it has track ends ,its a proper fixed frame ,£45!!!! very light alu

 

[HLaB]

its a ss /fixed adrian ,quite hard to get app ,so it has track ends ,its a proper fixed frame ,£45!!!! very light alu

Cool, before I bought the viking I went to hellfrauds and they didn't know what a fixie was and then the mechanic came by and he thought they used to sell them.

 

[jim55]

yeah ,obv halfords sold them for a while ,but you dont see them very often ,i think you can still get them somewhere but its mostly the geared ones you see ,iv seen a couple of brand new ones but they dont have track ends ,maybe bordman stopped making /changed the frame

 

[TechMech]

yeah ,obv halfords sold them for a while ,but you dont see them very often ,i think you can still get them somewhere but its mostly the geared ones you see ,iv seen a couple of brand new ones but they dont have track ends ,maybe bordman stopped making /changed the frame

I'm not sure if folks are confusing this with the Cyclocross (CX) bikes that Boardman produces, but this is a genuine fixed/Singlespeed bike called the (Comp SC). They stopped producing it last year as the 2011 model was the last one they did. There was one in the Perth Halfords at the end of last year in my size, and I knew that it was last years model, but there was no money off it. I tried to convince the sales guy to give me some discount off it but he wasn't for budging, so I went on Evans and bought my Specialized Langster 2011 model for £100 off list price instead. I do notice however, that Boardman now produce a genuine track bike (a fixed/fixed and no brakes), but it's not available in the UK.

 

[songsforpolarbears]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39896672@N07/7686275528/in/photostream/lightbox/

 

[uphillstruggler]

Hello Hlab

Out of interest, which Viking did you buy?

 

[TechMech]

Hello Hlab

Out of interest, which Viking did you buy?

See page 21 for the answer

 

[uphillstruggler]

Cheers

 

[TechMech]

Here's my Langster after all it's upgrades are now complete

 

[Alex11]

my vintage claud butler. 531 single gauge frame with exquisite lugs. the wheels are sprint rims built by the legendary reg harris' mechanic. a bit of digging about has confirmed that it is probably from 1949-1957, although the frame was re-enammelled in the early '60s and has a holdsworth (who bought the brand in 1959) claud butler seat tube sticker when the stem and quick-change stronglight chainset were probably added. the brakes are a bit newer, from the early '70s, from a club-mates bit-box.

the green brooks' bar tape and saddle (although the bike would have originally been supplied with one) are completely modern but add sartorial elegance…

That is exquisite

 

[edindave]

My new fixed arrived today, On-One Macinato

 

[Theseus]

My new fixed arrived today, On-One Macinato

Nice!
Will we see it at the office?

 

[edindave]

Nice!
Will we see it at the office?

Thanks
Yes, this will be my main commute and 'post-work training ride' machine.