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It's still a work in progress but rides fine. The seatpost and wooden bars I have are reinforced with carbon fibre and the acrylic has been stress tested in our DT department at school where i teach. They won't break. I'm not going to risk having a wooden spike up my harris.
I'll probably end up having a more 'normal' set up but it's just a bit of fun really, a Sunday ride. The rear brake bridge was glued solid so drilled it out and ran the belt through there. Have rethreaded the bridge if i ever want to run a back brake, but cork pads work fine on wooden rims.
I'd appreciate any ideas on suitable bars for this. Seatpost is hard as standard Campi 25ml post is too short.
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I'd appreciate any ideas on suitable bars for this. Seatpost is hard as standard Campi 25ml post is too short.
Stain some of these to match.
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one way of saying your bike is too small for you, still;
http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/product/61/sapb48e/push-seatpost-all-sizes.html
not hard to find.
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Nice!
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I have a genesis flyer and the belt drive would go real nice. Does the frame have to be split to instal a belt drive and any ideas how much a conversion and parts woul cost? I live in Manc and have seen someone with belt drive, v.nice, any ideas please?
definitly need a split. On a steel frame, a S&S coupling or similar (fixie.inc, paragon machine works etc) will do it. On a steel frame, you can get a frame builder to fit them. On an alu frame I'd guess it would be trickier. The belt kit is also pricey.
You'd be better off trying to get a complete belt driven bike.
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https://www.lfgss.com/thread77424.html
I meant to link this a while back - here's my Demon frame from Current Projects which is belt driven - recently completed and had it's first outing on my commute today. It rides absolutely beautifully - quiet and smooth as anything.
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Paragon Machine works do a whole series of split drop-outs. They even do the newer 'rocker' style drop-out with a bolt on one end.
So if you're converting an existing frame. You can have a frame builder put these in, and get the split, and chain adjustability in one.
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Thought I should put this in here. I've had a fairly issue free experience so far with my belt drive and would definitely recommend to anyone thinking about it!
Calfee Dragonfly Cyclocross frame that I managed to pick up on the US ebay for relative cheaps. Need to put a shorter stem on soon and I'm definitely thinking of making it fixed but need a screw on cog for the back. If anyone is thinking of buying a belt drive I can definitely recommend Mark at Milkbikes. He imported a whole load of stuff for me and was incredibly helpful.
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Hi guys, I'm new to the community. Just ordered my first ever fixie. Really excited as I've been cycling to work (Tooting to London Brigde) for the past few years on a geared racer but will be switching to this... Hope the transition won't take too long or end up being too dangerous. What do you guys think of the design and components - and don't hold back I know some of this stuff is subjective so I'm not bothered if I get a few negative comments (within reason)... Its called the Base Urban FX 1.0.
http://www.theurbanbike.com/?portfolio=fx-1-0-the-fixed-drop
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The frame is weird, not sure of the advantage of the double top-tube but stranger still is the kink in the down tube which makes it look like it's had an accident. I also don't think much of the components on there.
About the only thing I like is the belt. I guess the question of whether it's worth it really comes down to the price. If it's a few hundred quid then hey... with a belt drive that's a lot of bike for the price, but if it's over £400 I'd start to go, 'eh'.... and £500 or above and I'd basically say you should walk away.
Some of the components are pure hipster spec, 'fixie' this 'sexy' that. Ultimately they should just work.
What finishes it off for me, is that it looks like a ghost bike.
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Yep... Paid £800... :-(. It was either this or the schindlehauer (another belt drive ghost bike that someone posted a pick of on here) but that was £1,300... Oh dear.
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Price is in the ball park for an entry level belt drive, but you can pick up a Trek district for a couple of hundred quid less.
As Velocio says it is a full on Hipster, looks first, spec, but if you like it and it puts a smile on your face then have fun riding it
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Looked at the District too but the model I wanted (2009) was sold out and since then they're hard to come by - think they had a mass product recall... Evans used to sell them. Plus the 2010 and later models had a price of c£900... Admittedly i don't know as much about frames as the guys on here so the advice is appreciated but I researched consumer (i.e. affordable) belt drives for some time and Schindlehauer for me looked by far the best (but too pricey) then the Trek until it disappeared of the face of the earth. The revised Trek models I didn't like the look of and as already mentioned seemed to get recalled... The £800 I paid is pricey but I never would have been competent enough to build my own. Fixie Inc made a nice belt drive Peacemaker but again that disappeared too.
District recalled:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/10/bikes-and-tech/trek-recalls-fx-and-district-bicycles_196461 -
pfft - 2011 model reduced from £850... :-( Not the one I wanted though... Think there are some discounted green 2010's but again didn't want that either.
http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/m14b194s180p8223/TREK_District_2011/RS_GB/21989
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Me too. I recon classic drops with a nice subtle colored cloth tape would look better.
But that's a very clever route of getting a belt drive. Is it definitively done this way:
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^ there wasn't really any need to quote aaaaaaaaaalllllll those pics from a post almost above yours, now was there?