Road fixed / fixed road

Good point, they are fugly.

If you can find 2nd hand Apex levers or similar you can remove the shift mechanism and shift lever leaving a non flappy lever.

Or you can adjust the guards so the wheel only comes out when the tyre's deflated, as if you think about it that's the only time it really matters anyway.

This is a great idea.

Training bike

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Nice. No aero wheels though?

Aero wheels on training bike? Why?

Unless I missed something, the owner is an aero specialist who run a business called Aerocoach, that does aero testing and sells aero product such as aero wheels, you know, for aero gains.

Unless I missed something, the owner is an aero specialist who run a business called Aerocoach, that does aero testing and sells aero product such as aero wheels, you know, for aero gains.

Yeah sure. But in training, for components, reliability>speed.

Thanks babes, I had no idea you don't need your fastest wheels for training (it's more to do with budget than reliability though, wheels don't start falling apart as they go deeper).
Maybe I was asking the owner about his wheels as his area of interest and level of expertise set him apart in this place.
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Thanks babes

Glad I could help, toots. 😘

Can I claim "secret aero" as the H Plus Son rims with GP4000s on them are pretty quick? :D

I could go deep sections on that bike but I think it wouldn't be in keeping with the rest of the kit. I also already had the wheels built up when I did the Roubaix sportive on fixed* on a different bike, so I knew they'd be bombproof for training.

Plan is to have a carbon summer fixed training bike too - that will have deep sections on when it's done

*humblebrag

Backup road bike. It's a Peugeot Frame with mostly old bits painstakingly sanded and polished...

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Looks suspiciously like a freewheel to me?

The chain link look a bit stiff too.

What’s going on with the headtube most importantly

Lol. Just noticed. The photo is from 3 shots stitched and it appears that the stitching didn't work great ^^ - you can see that on the top tube too. In reality the headtube is very normal.

Good spot. Old chain from the parts bin. I initially had a smaller cog and I didn't want to get a new chain just yet. Or I suppose I could try and loosen it up...

This is very nice

Are the dual lever single brake adapters the best solution for pair of S900 brakes? No spring in the levers, and didn’t want to just tape it.

I used the rubber band method posted earlier in the thread and was good enough for me.

@Neddos and I were chatting about it today. V good. Nice work @Skant !

I had a Problem Solvers 2:1 with mine, fiddly to fit, but worked well.