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Oh ho, extra nice one then!

what brand track cogs do people tend to go for? i need a 1/8 i believe ideally cnc'd with tapered teeth, suggestions please.

why cnc'd?

Anybody know any cool 26.2 seatposts?

Kalloy SP-248 :-)

This ebay seller has 26.2mm, and not only is the seat post tester approved, the seller is too.

what brand track cogs do people tend to go for?

People tend to go for a succession of cheaper ones until they see the error of their ways, then they buy Phil

why cnc'd?

My chainring is cnc'd so its an aesthetic thing really.

People tend to go for a succession of cheaper ones until they see the error of their ways, then they buy Phil

is there anything that comes close to the phil wood stuff but not as expensive?

Shimano DuraAce are round and cheap, but not pretty. I don't think they are made on CNC equipment, as I'm sure Shimano set up conventional jigs for making Dura Ace sprockets before CNC became popular, and of course a conventional machine does the job just as well, for less, if you're making stuff on the Shimano scale.

do shimano do anything bigger than 16t? my first thought was to go for the duraace's but i cannot find anything bigger than 16t.

Nope 16 is the biggest they make. I find surly cogs to be nice enough.

cheers guys thanks for the feedback, you see the thing is i don't really want to spunk too much on my first cog just in case i need to change it so i want something cheap but not too cheap.

You'll be fine with surly.

Indra, riding different shapes of fixed frames does not equate to all the different kinds of bikes.

maybe but riding this

is hardly the same as riding this

Perhaps I should've rephrased to different types of track bike.

Whoppers the lot of you

What is meant by whopper in this context, I keep seeing it?

It's not on urban dictionary so I'm not sure it's actually a thing.

maybe but riding this

is hardly the same as riding this

have you ridden both?

from my opinion and due to the bikes i've had over the last years i would disagree.

buy yourself a roadbike/geared bike indra! so much more fun, but you will be hated by andypancake.

I've ridden both, both fun in different ways.

I am getting a road bike, maybe when I do I'll want to sell a fixed bike but not for now.

Or skip the whole hipster/roadie/scoblestackedtourer/offroadtrailcentrewarrior/midlifecrisisBMX bit and go straight for a titanium, S&S coupler, belt-driven, Rohloff, custom 36er :-)

Or skip the whole hipster/roadie/scoblestackedtourer/offroadtrailcentrewarrior/midlifecrisisBMX bit and go straight for a titanium, S&S coupler, belt-driven, Rohloff, custom 36er :-)

thumbs up

^^ that'll be one tasty build sir

titanium, S&S coupler, belt-driven, Rohloff, custom 36er :-)

that'll be one tasty build sir

Cheers amey ;-)

Can I have some constructive criticism for my sweet fixeh please?

Get some flat crown forks, al-la mr scoble, looks worlds better:

I'm confused..
Is he running a 1inch fork in a 1 1/8 frame?

^^ I'm confused too...

Did you really just use the words

''Scoble''
and
''looks better''
in the same sentence?