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Scilly.Suffolk
Just built up my first fixed gear. Bit of help from this forum with a frame and separately forks purchased from the classifieds.
I bought the wheelset (navigators) from a guy whos trying to go to Rio as a paralympian in the british athletics squad- he was into velodrome cycling and running but has been told to focus on running and stop cycling so is selling his kit including a dolan df4. I would like to get a lighter set of wheels - they got me going but 2Kgs! if i follow @umop3pisdn example and build a lightweight set of wheels i should net a considerable saving.
Ive always wanted a Cinelli integralter and i though they would suit the Track Champ frame. Possibly not the lightest solution out there for bars.
Settled for a burrows seatpost as i couldnt find a used alpina wing/ambrosio/profile aero post in the right size.
My saddle is some unbranded town bike thing i stripped and cut down lots in an attempt to weight weenie it.... 330g ish to just under 200g - further weight loss is prohibited by steel rails. I heated up the plastic with a heatgun and reshaped a bit. I intend to replace with a carbon saddle nearer 100g
I intend to use the bike mainly for practice in fixed riding for TT. I suspect the current 50X16 gearing is not the best for being nippy around town but i wanted to be comfortable cadence wise for just over 20mph. Downside is that the rear wheel cannot get close to the seat tube and with a link taken out the chain is too tight. I may try a hillclimb on it but not 100% on the rules re: brakes.
first set of cranks i bought had shockingly f***** pedal threads so managed to buy some brand new primato advanced for £75 in the ribble sale. The BB is a campagnolo, not 100% on type but its one that needs the fag type tool.
As far as i can tell with some crappy luggage scale its currently 7.6Kg as built.
Just went for a ride..36 miles brakeless took a lot of road reading but happy with my effort.