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I honestly don't think I'll ever fit a lo pro. Am i missing out?

To get a rough idea just ride in the drops 100%, no cheating and moving to hoods/tops at any point at all as would not have that choice.

anyone know what tires these are? I want some gumwalls but they need to be clincher and 23mm or less. oh, and have decent puncture protection as they'll be used on the road

https://www.lfgss.com/thread47964.html

lush!

http://prollyisnotprobably.com/2010/07/the_return_of_the_brooks_colt.php

excuse the chainset, any idea what forks these are?

rode 100 miles on my dave yates fixed lo pro on sunday and its set up in a similar fashion with bullhorns but i admit to running a brake, so its possible to go further. whether or not it comes recommended is a very different issue!

did southend on your old lo-pro EEI
it hurt but its definitely possible.
first ride longer than 30 miles as well.

lo-pro's aren't as bad as people make out.

The hand position isn't that much lower than riding on the drops the whole time, which should be perfectly doable on your bike. Have a look at the height of the drops compared to the tyre of a low-pro vs a track bike.

Also what is important but missed is the seat tube angle, as it determines how much weight is placed on your hands, any bike with a very steep seat post is going to be uncomfortable because you body is balanced on your hands.

The hand position isn't that much lower than riding on the drops

If you get your lo-pro built to match your road bike, as I did back in 1990, the contact points line up precisely from one to the other. We've been through this a million times.

If you get your lo-pro built to match your road bike, as I did back in 1990, the contact points line up precisely from one to the other. We've been through this a million times.

Ed will wheel* out that picture of a fuji track in a minute.

*pun totally intended.

the problem people have with lo pros is probably down to the fact that they never ride in the drops 100% of the time so cannot deal with it. I ride in the drops more than 80% of the time but it is nice to sit up sometimes...

The problem people have is using them outside their intended purpose. They were for pursuits and short distance time trials*, where you'd be on the drops 100% of the time.

*Short by RTTC standards, i.e. distance events rather than time events.

Obligatory "Who makes those wheels?" enquiry.

The problem people have is using them outside their intended purpose. They were for pursuits and short distance time trials*, where you'd be on the drops 100% of the time.

*Short by RTTC standards, i.e. distance events rather than time events.

And yet people ride track bikes on the street, where in their intended purpose not riding on the drops is disqualification.

I don't like the welded triple triangle on that bike, oh and for a low pro the hand position is very high when using that many spacers so whats the point?

It's because it wasn't designed for TT/Pursuit in the first place, just a fixie skidder with a low-pro appearance, like the Cinelli MASH.

And the spacer is pretty normal, far from excessive.

It's because it wasn't designed for TT/Pursuit in the first place, just a fixie skidder with a low-pro appearance, like the Cinelli MASH.

And the spacer is pretty normal, far from excessive.

True the front brake should have told me that.

Does skidding work with a belt drive?

well, I'm sure you know it does, after all it's a fixed wheel transmission with belt instead of chain.

well, I'm sure you know it does, after all it's a fixed wheel transmission with belt instead of chain.

I was more thinking of the rigidity of the belt as opposed to chain which i thought would be quite different

think of all the belts used in a car...

Aren't the drive belts they'ere using for bikes carbon/kevlar weave or some spaceage something?

The problem here is that you're thinking of belt as a piece of rubber that stretch, which is far from it.

There's a discussion about it, it's defintely the next big thing.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread10338.html

I can't imagine this not being a repost - but I think i just fell in love a little bit

^ apart from strange construction of what appears to upper headset bearing, it's ok

i think max has already got hisd hands on this by the looks of it
re painted and very tall

Obligatory "Who makes those wheels?" enquiry.

Burt

^ ahaha funny