Off-road / gravel / mud fixed-gear bikes (whisper: tracklocross)

I’ve got some semi-slicks too to see if I can tell any difference on the way and will get hold of some 35c ext or ac gravelkings for when I want to do something really muddy.

These tyres are ideal for cruising and they make a nice squeal when skidding 😀

Might as well add my new build to the mix - mostly parts I had kicking around but with a couple eBay bargains thrown in.

1 Attachment

Real nice! What's the frame and what size tyres is it running?

Edit @passhunting

That's great (bar the Zipp stem and seat post, but given how good the rest of it is, you get a pass).

Cheers! It’s a Temple Cycles road frame that happens to have track ends and decent clearances.

Got some cheap Schwalbe Land Cruiser 35mms in there - plenty of space up front but tight at the back...

1 Attachment

Damn, I should’ve gone with Thomson! 😂

Just enough room for some mudguards. Haha!

Such a clean build! Top stuff

this is excellent, jealous of the frame!

New bike day for me.

While building @maj new frame I decided I liked the twin plate seatstay wishbone I had lasercut for hers so dug out this frame I had abandoned ages ago at the point of just needing seatstays and finished it off with the same.

Just got to wait for the weather to dry up a bit and I can get out on it.

1 Attachment

fork choice is excellent on this, really nice!

It’s just a Surly 1x1 fork. Might make a fork for it at some point. I’m pretty jealous of yours!

Really into it. Your bikes are a fair bit of why I left the race kings on my surly when I built it up fixed

Gotta love the Москвич.

1 Attachment

Salsa Stormchaser, with Paul fixed disc word hub

1 Attachment

putting a pair of these bars on - I'm quite excited!

780 too wide?

1 Attachment

Readers

1 Attachment

I mean the front rubs but know one actually rides these bike right?

1 Attachment

.

1 Attachment

due to stupidity, the BB on my bike is now mangled.

1) new pre cursa frame?
2) something else?

it's been a while since I have been in the market for a new frame, is there anything that would be an obvious replacement?

I'm sick of square taper BB's and Sugino 75's!

1 Attachment

Nice vibe is going on there. I like it.

Totally love mine. Thought I'd cut them down but they're still standard. Bit of a pain squeezing into tight spots, but great for everything else. Launching over stuff is fun again.

Picking up a bike tomorrow to build into a tracklocross set up, anyone in SE got any suitable routes / want to go ride?

Bombtrack Arise - any reason why not?

Looking for single speed commuter that can take light off road duties mainly with family cycling (which underplays what an adventurous child can get up to), but could also tackle more interesting stuff (SDW in a day on a SS anyone?)

Functionally it seems to fit the bill, and I really like the ability to go 1x later on.

Don’t like the weight (11.5kg!!) or the cost (but c2w and a one in one out rule means it will work out at a few hundred real pounds, rather than a grand)

Thoughts?

Haven't ridden one, but I really like the spec of them - 700c/650b, sliding thru axle for SS or geared, drops or risers, and looks tough enough to handle light offroad.
People seem to be happy with their Bombtracks generally.