Road fixed / fixed road

An old 70's Falcon Professional, aka my Beer Bike

1960 Holdsworth Monsoon

Custom Geoff Roberts made with Columbus Spirit Tubing

That Holdsworth could do with mudguards, matching wheelset and bigger tyres, if I may. I have an early 60s Soens on its way, I plan to do something similar with it, I've actually considered a centrpull brake, as i'm going from 27 1/4 to 700c too.

recently gone from drops > bullhorns cant recommend it enough.

That Holdsworth could do with...bigger tyres

Indeed. Fill up the clearances with 35C and go crush some gravel.

Fill up the clearances with 35C and go crush some gravel.

(I know I'm not the recipient but) that's the plan.

Probably right, needs 27" rims rather than 700C.
I have a 1957 A.S.Gillott in the build, just needing period brakes and bars.

I have the original wheelset from the Soens going free if you can collect.

Nice bike @otreb ! How have you attached the rear brake cable ?

Replaced my Langster with a steel Pinnacle. Got rid of the silly brake levers, oe saddle and put decent wheels with a fixed sprocket and guards on. For such a cheap bike (£250 iirc) rides really nicely, with quite old school geometry.

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Flat bar are much more relaxing, I just went for drop because I want it to feel like a roadie.

With bar that narrow??

With bar that narrow?

I don't know what bars @Fixedwheelnut has on his Holdsworth, but I ride gravel on my Hirame with 40cm Cinelli 63s

My condolence.

Thanks Ed. How about climbing on the flat bars?

I rode the Gary Fisher up a moderate but long climb today and noticed I naturally found myself out the saddle and on the hoods. Did think that the flat bar would effectively force me further back which might be sub optimal for steeper or longer climbs. But I like the idea of more relaxing the rest of the time.

Will probably just stop over thinking it and give it a try.

I've a fair bit of summer grus on my road bike fitted with 38cm bars. @edscoble is in a gravgrav wide bars phase, it'll pass.

Never talk to me again.

Sometime you go to the grus, sometimes the grus comes to you.

This thread has the best bikes on the site!

Where from? :)

@Ruserius does Tuesday hills on a similar set up. He has no issues beasting every one on drops

Edit - I believe he’s even used it for the odd Audax as well

Just needs the second half of the rear guard fitted and you are sorted

Beer bike is one of my Fav’s IRL

OK cheers. Think I'll just give it a bash. Not expecting to beast anything though.

Recently purchased another capo and I was trawling the web for inspo and found this rad looking capo, thought I'd share as it probably fits right in this thread.

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Thats very nice