I came from Hong Kong to study in the UK. Three years ago, I started riding fixed gear back in Hong Kong and i fell in love with it. Then I came back to UK but I had no bike, I just wanted to ride, so I decided to buy a beater fixie to get rolling. So it is a Raleigh Sirocco racing bike conversion http://www.pedalroom.com/p/raleigh-fixed-gear-conversion-5924_1.jpg
This is the photo of the original bike. http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/raleigh-sirocco-5924
Here is the link to my bike profile on pedal room, showing different stages
In three years, I made many of my friends riding fixed gear and they got really nice bikes, and I still got this ratty rusty beater.
The stuff that i am not happy about the frame is that:
it has got a roadie dropout (i just want track dropouts, but i wouldnt bother to change this frames dropout, because it doesnt worth it)
it has got brazings for brakes cables and "gears changer" whatever its called, they kept cutting my legs skin(so i removed them
this is a roadie, its geometry is lower than track bikes, the bb is lower, therefore my pedals and cages kept hitting the ground
raleigh bike now http://i.imgur.com/2uk6O74.jpg http://i.imgur.com/2JV7xNe.jpg
so after all these years, i decided to change to aluminium track frame, the Dolan Pre Cursa.
Two weeks ago, I was surfing the net to hunt for some track frames, i was on dolan website and realise the pre cursa was just £99.9 (frame only) but out of stock saying that available from may, i was like, okay i will wait, until a week ago, i went back to the website, and magically 54cm 56cm and 60cm frames were back in stock, i ordered it straightaway.
I have chosen the frame only because about two days ago i managed to buy a pair of focus cayo carbon forks, so i thought it will be fine. http://i.imgur.com/m3geeZ6.jpg http://i.imgur.com/eKVjUJf.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KyMhwZY.jpg
loving the missionworkshop rambler that Dom sold to me http://i.imgur.com/wkHOS9D.jpg http://i.imgur.com/v3PwgYX.jpg
no headset, (i think my fork steerer is too short, shit)
after that i started getting different parts for my new build
I bought a pair of chrome Campagnolo Shamal 16-HPW (not brilliant but usable condition, sadly no decal, roadie rear hub) from this forum for £160 , i asked a friend if that a good deal, he said it was a very nice deal, i then bought them, planning to re-lace the rear to a Miche Primato 32H large flange hub (but money doesnt allow me to do that now)
beaten up stem £5 http://i.imgur.com/3nSnrwr.jpg
Matching alpina seatpost for £5 http://i.imgur.com/YRAzyTL.jpg
sella san marco Titanio 200 saddle £20 http://i.imgur.com/TP2gX2m.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ipev8OQ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8ct7zuK.jpg
I came from Hong Kong to study in the UK. Three years ago, I started riding fixed gear back in Hong Kong and i fell in love with it. Then I came back to UK but I had no bike, I just wanted to ride, so I decided to buy a beater fixie to get rolling. So it is a Raleigh Sirocco racing bike conversion
http://www.pedalroom.com/p/raleigh-fixed-gear-conversion-5924_1.jpg
This is the photo of the original bike.
http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/raleigh-sirocco-5924
Here is the link to my bike profile on pedal room, showing different stages
In three years, I made many of my friends riding fixed gear and they got really nice bikes, and I still got this ratty rusty beater.
The stuff that i am not happy about the frame is that:
raleigh bike now
http://i.imgur.com/2uk6O74.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/2JV7xNe.jpg
so after all these years, i decided to change to aluminium track frame, the Dolan Pre Cursa.
Two weeks ago, I was surfing the net to hunt for some track frames, i was on dolan website and realise the pre cursa was just £99.9 (frame only) but out of stock saying that available from may, i was like, okay i will wait, until a week ago, i went back to the website, and magically 54cm 56cm and 60cm frames were back in stock, i ordered it straightaway.
I have chosen the frame only because about two days ago i managed to buy a pair of focus cayo carbon forks, so i thought it will be fine.
http://i.imgur.com/m3geeZ6.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/eKVjUJf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KyMhwZY.jpg
loving the missionworkshop rambler that Dom sold to me
http://i.imgur.com/wkHOS9D.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/v3PwgYX.jpg
no headset, (i think my fork steerer is too short, shit)
after that i started getting different parts for my new build
I bought a pair of chrome Campagnolo Shamal 16-HPW (not brilliant but usable condition, sadly no decal, roadie rear hub) from this forum for £160 , i asked a friend if that a good deal, he said it was a very nice deal, i then bought them, planning to re-lace the rear to a Miche Primato 32H large flange hub (but money doesnt allow me to do that now)
beaten up stem £5
http://i.imgur.com/3nSnrwr.jpg
Matching alpina seatpost for £5
http://i.imgur.com/YRAzyTL.jpg
sella san marco Titanio 200 saddle £20
http://i.imgur.com/TP2gX2m.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ipev8OQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8ct7zuK.jpg