You are reading a single comment by @853Superfly and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@853Superfly
Bit of the madness behind the method.
Saved this from a hedge circa 2010. Raleigh Tempest of the finest gas pipe ready for the scrappies
All that was save-able was the frame/HS/fork/seat post/calipers, bought new wheels, robbed chainset from another bike.
Raced a SSEC, came joint 4th, got outed as a "Fucking Ringer" by the actual Scottish riders from Scotland ( i entered as a jock to get in, technicaly true, on dads side of the family)
Seat post (still got it) is a taped up XCR suspension post which proved to be a bit high for me, taped up as it's 25mm in what could be 25.4mm frame.
Had fun, still have bike, it won't die, but it's always been a bit flappy in corners at speed, and trying to jump things, and dosen't stop very well.
Post race game involved the Tempest being incapable of moving in a straight line. Bets got placed on my head tube detaching itself and people started peeling Buff stickers off as it was reckoned they where holding the frame together.
A strip and rebuild and new headset bearings saved it.
1 Attachment