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  • really sorry to hear that dude.

  • Well this project will keep on rolling, so let's post projects again!

  • Simply reducing the headtube length would give similar position like this;

    dribbles...

  • So the crank on my bike was with a biopace chainring, first I didn't notice, so I cut of the bolts and made it into a nice single chainring crank. When I showed my dad he laughed and said the ring was broken :P So is it possible to ride fixed with a biopace ring? I mean, is it safe.

  • not so much.

  • EDIT: in fact, why aren't all track bikes like this? Surely this has to be stiffer than having a steerer + stem + bars?

    That would be UCI regulations for you. Banned from bunch racing.

  • So is it possible to ride fixed with a biopace ring? I mean, is it safe.

    Sheldon loves it though

    This is my ongoing but almost finished project:

    After myriad mudguard, derailleur and shifter issues it is finally running smoothly.

    In the near future, it will have gumwalls, cork tape (maybe, at least clean cloth tape) and more aesthetically pleasing mudguard shape.

    At some undefined time, it will probably have better wheels, leather pedal straps rather than nylon, and maybe some Berthoud or Velo Orange mudguards.

    I wish I had a camera.

  • I think they must have saved some weight as adding the new spider only upped the weight of the bike by 20g, which I found pretty surprising.

    mini iLinks --18.8gm
    iLinks --31.7gm

    Shimano shift --33.2gm
    campy brake --53gm
    Campy shift --38(ish)gm

  • I thought raceface were going under? haz they been bought out?

    They did go down and now they are back .. can't remember exactly who bought them.

  • cheers, I was a little confused, one month I'm reading about them going under, next I'm reading about a new range... couldn't figure out if the new news was old news or what....

  • So the crank on my bike was with a biopace chainring, first I didn't notice, so I cut of the bolts and made it into a nice single chainring crank. When I showed my dad he laughed and said the ring was broken :P So is it possible to ride fixed with a biopace ring? I mean, is it safe.

    sheldon swore by it check his pages

  • Easton should actually make a disc wheel so their teams don't have to ride rebadged Lightweights and Zipps

  • Easton should actually make a disc wheel

    How many do you think they would sell? There are probably more than enough disc manufacturers* already, since it's hard to generate any convincing marketing BS about a fairly simple product.

    *I thought half a dozen would be plenty, but found:
    3sixtydeg
    Ambrosio
    American Classic
    Campagnolo/Fulcrum
    Carbotech
    Citec
    Cole
    Corima
    DT
    Falcon?
    FFWD
    FiR
    Gipiemme
    Hed
    Lightweight
    Mavic
    Miche
    Pro
    Pro-Lite
    Renn
    Reynolds
    Rolfprima
    Token
    Visiontech
    X-Lab
    Zipp

    • doubtless more I've never heard of
  • Alesa
    Cinelli

  • Are they still making them? I ignored defunct manufacturers, hence the ? against Falcon as their website is up but I couldn't connect to their shop to check current availability.

    Also Wolber, Sugino, Juno, Araya etc. if we're including everyone who ever made a disc.

  • if we're including everyone who ever made a disc.

    spengle!

  • Oh yeah, well I saw FIR in your list and they're definitely out of business (didn't Shimano take them over?). Alesa are now part of Rigida.

    Two more:
    Ambrosio
    Silva

  • Carbotec, Radsport

  • Aerosports
    J-Disc
    Kuiper

  • Tioga tension disc?

  • Oh yeah, well I saw FIR in your list and they're definitely out of business

    FIR rocks on in 2011!

  • Wut?! I'd swear they were gone for a while.

    Looks like some Dutchies are behind this, interesting.

  • Looks like some Dutchies are behind this, interesting.

    Looks like a phoenix company, we'll not see the Killing System back


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  • Not completely on topic, but as this thread has lots of exposure, I thought this would be a good place to post.

    As we know, with the recent trend of bare metal frames, clear paint, nor clear powdercoat, prevents a frame from rusting - only temporarily. I've seen some other options coming by like linseed oil, which is sticky, wd40, which is greasy etc.

    Now, I was going through some hotrod fora and noticed some bare metal bodies. After some searching I found out those guys use a spray called Gibbs to protect their bodies.

    Might be of interest to anyone who either owns or would like to have a bare metal frame..
    I think it'll work for polished parts/lugs too.

    http://www.gibbsbrandeurope.com
    http://www.roadsters.com/gibbs/

    • Gibbs Brand has proven itself to be able to penetrate gaps that are as small as one micron, one-millionth of an inch.

    • The viscosity of Gibbs Brand is lower than the viscosity of water.

    • Gibbs Brand is the only penetrant / lubricant / waterproofer on the market that undercoats metal and can be painted over. It is completely suitable for use in body shops and paint booths.

    • You can take some bare metal that has been treated with Gibbs Brand and touch it with a dirty hand without leaving a stain.

    -Gibbs Brand leaves metal slippery, not sticky. Surfaces that have been treated with Gibbs will not attract dust or dirt. Any dust that does settle on metal that has been treated with Gibbs can easily be wiped off.

    -Gibbs Brand can be used on all metals, including aluminum, brass, bronze, cast iron, copper, magnesium, titanium, and on all types of steel including chrome-moly, mild steel, stainless, and tool steel.

    -In addition to working wonders on metals, Gibbs Brand has also been used successfully as a surface treatment on glass, leather, plastic, rubber, and wood.

    -Classic car restoration shops use Gibbs Brand to protect master cylinders and many other bare metal surfaces on cars that have to look completely original when they are judged in competition.

    -Cyclists use Gibbs Brand as an assembly lube on threads, for cleaning and protecting saddles, to add gloss to bare carbon fiber components, and as an extremely effective chain lubricant.

    -Race car chassis builders use Gibbs Brand to protect bare metal frames, and many other race car parts.

  • Lets not forget those dodgy russian Fluidisc wooden disc wheels

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