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Hi firiends,

now I creating my first fixie (after 4 pcs with coaster brake for me and friends).

Frame: Favorit Special (CSSR 1978) 61cm Cr-Mo seamless tubes Chomutov (Mannessman licence seattube 28mm (no 28.6mm) and seatpost 26.2mm)
Fork: Columbus (not original)
Seatpost: new Sakae S-R
Headset: Favorit steel from female old bike from 1971
Stem: Favorit 7cm (from 1979, never used)
Bars: Eska (CS 1991) with design look like pista
Sadle: Selle San Marco Laser (1990) re-leathered by white leather from westgermany sofa :o))))
Rims: Remerx (czech) 32front 36rear (about 1998)
Front hub: Shimano XTR (1992) sorry, but I have this hub 5years without using... and high flange hubs at CZ not easy to buy...
Rear hub: RENAK IFA (DDR! 1980) re-assembled from 127mm to 120mm 40mm chainline standard
Pneus: very very uset Hutch and Conti 20mm
Brake: will be Sachs new success (Modolo 1993) front
Brake lever: Shimano Deore (I have it...)
Crank set: will be Walter (CZ) 144mm standard look like Campagnolo Record (no-pista)
Cogsring: Eska 46cogs 3/32, or Walter 44cogs 3/32

AND PLEASE FOR YOUR EXPERINCES WITH REAR SPROCKET COGS: HOW MANY COGS IDEAL FOR FIXED FOR BIKEPOLO??? Front I will have 44 or 46.

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Very Nice - whats the stem?

Stem: Favorit 7cm (from 1979, never used)

Nice lugs, very similar to those on the USSR frames that seem to be appearing quite often.

@ eyebrows... ended up getting the campag omegas in black and some miche primato pista low flange hubs, just waiting for them to arrive :D
rubs hands gleefully

W(h)eel done

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Joe, that looks a dream, great work!

Sweet. How's the lug lining look close up?

Sweet. How's the lug lining look close up?

Crap... But good enough... ;]

Perfect colour for the winter!

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fugly, i'll give you a 5 p to relieve you of that POS.

Perfect colour for the winter!

Daft, innit?

It's got mudguard eyelets though, they're trez been

just finished.

love this

Here's my new Gazelle, built up this weekend.

Only given it a quick spin, but it seems to ride very nicely. Quick and responsive and a lot smoother than my old Fuji Track Pro.

List of parts:

Campag Pista Crank/Centaur bb
Record headset
Phil Wood Sprocket 18t
Sram Chain
Fuji wheels
Kalloy stem/seatpost/riser
Regal saddle
Soyo grips

Still to come are a pair of Nitto drops that I've ordered. I'd love to have some Cmpag hubs on there, but the budget isn't allowing me yet!

Going to Reading velodrome next week to test it on the track.

For some reason I can't get the crank bolts (covers) to do up flush with the arms beacuse the actual crank bolts are protruding too far. Hmm...
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nice build, love it

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Fucking lush frame Joe.

first of three current projects completed, and i think this one will probably be more popular than the other 2. a mate 'found' an old 80's raleigh in his loft. it had some pretty choice bits on though...vintage miche seatpost, original brown nubuck selle turbo saddle and cinelli stem and criterium bars. now an ss conversion on a budget as his commuter bike...looks pretty nice though, and sorry for shitty phone pics

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nice frame jeanstain

jeanstain

!!! :D

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that look lovely, actually can you weight that frame please? (on a kitchen weight scale if you have one), trying to determinded whether mine have the 531 tubing or not as it tipped the scale at 2200g (without fork), which probably mean it's a straight gauge 531 tubing.

Sorry, Ed, no can do... I haz no scales... It's well light tho', at a guess maybe 1500g (with fork)... ;]

keep dreaming Joe...

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Lust!

Nice to see Steve Goff is making a bit more effort on the headbadge these days. Mine just has an S sticker and a G sticker placed over each other. He makes lovely bikes, but he could do with some nice decals designing for him.

.. a mate 'found' an old 80's raleigh in his loft...

That only happens to people living in lofts.

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Looks very much like chris's old holdsworth (though obviously not black).
Great work mate!