Bike parts you hate.

I have stronglight cranks and chainring too, which is why I hate them. Mostly because I've never been able to get decent chain tension with that ring. And the SG75s are ok on your bike (I don't like them on full NJS builds, including mine...) but not a fan of the zen, sorry bro.

I wonder who's the saddest person on this forum. I don't moan and I toucched boobs recently so it can't be me.

your own boobs don't count.. OH!

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2007/sept/2/BradKanfer-2.jpg

riser with bar tape....

I have stronglight cranks and chainring too, which is why I hate them. Mostly because I've never been able to get decent chain tension with that ring. And the SG75s are ok on your bike (I don't like them on full NJS builds, including mine...) but not a fan of the zen, sorry bro.

I know what you mean, the chain trends to just twist. But otherwise, they've been solid so far for me.

I think I'm slowly coming to the same conclusion. Its just a bit beefy. and 52t is slight overkill for brklz I think.

Would you rather have DA?

Would you rather have DA?

yes, I just can't be bothered to order them atm.

And a better alternative?

A road bike?

Balls

or one of these:
http://tklog.net/archives/2860

ETC ETC... including the rest of their range...

Gosh.. I like the Swift.. Its no choice for the track but for recreational cycling one of my favorites. Both my wife and I have have them on our Merckx MXL, resp. MAX, roadsters. Sure despite titanium they are not terribly light but not just more confortable but also robuster--- our saddles are, I think, older than some of the visitors to this forum--- than any of our other, albeit lighter, saddles.

or one of these:
http://tklog.net/archives/2860

most forks undrilled will be to tight to fit those though

yeah, tbh clamp on's do the job, plus these cost about £70, so they're not exactly economical either... still they do look a lot better

--- our saddles are, I think, older than some of the visitors to this forum---

:')

^^^^ I don't think I've ever caused such a stir (or got so much neg rep) from a single post, haha...

Curved seat stays. In either axis.

Just looks ugly/bent/damaged/crashed:

What appears to be total porn:

oh no, actually is ugly...

^agreed

amazed that hippy has not posted about continental tyres on this thread

A road bike?

As an alternative to a track bike with an outboard brake? No. While one can ride a track bicycle on the road for training or as transport to the velodome you can't ever ride a road bicycle on the track and there is absolutely no way one can convert a modern-- by modern I mean pretty much everything made since the 1970 or so--- road bicycle to track use. While there were some frames made in the 1960s into the early 1970s with high enough bottom brackets most of these also had longer wheelbases and were designed for wider tires and fenders--- not terribly worlds apart from what are called Audax frames these days. Even if one could "convert" a road bike to pass checks and is allowed to take it onto a track it will handle poorly.
A track bike is, of course, ABSOLUTELY no replacement for a road bike. I'd hope that this is clear to everyone. That's why the majority of the "fix gear" thingees sold are nothing other than, in their essence, road frames without braze-ons.

Wut?

My track bike works great as a road bike

most forks undrilled will be to tight to fit those though

Its a clever idea--- one that I had not seen before (thanks!!!)-- but there are a number of problems beyond just tight fit.

• No room. While road forks tend to have loads of room, most of the high-end track forks are too tight. To fit the limited space the metal would have to be so thin that it would not be torsionally stable.
  
• The lateral forces from braking can under some situations be quite substantial--- anyone who has bent a brake bolt can testify to the kinds of forces can one can encounter. Any bending of the bar would block the front tire.
  
• In contrast to the example the quil, I think, would need to be much longer to extend into the steer tube and not just hang into the cast lugs
  
• Would need a fork with steel steer tube. Carbon or alu could pose some safety problems
  
• Ill suited to threaded steer tubes given the potential to deform them.
  
  

Bottom line. What at first glance appears clever and elegant.. is, I think, unfortunately a death trap ...

"...A track bike is, of course, ABSOLUTELY no replacement for a road bike. I'd hope that this is clear to everyone. That's why the majority of the "fix gear" thingees sold are nothing other than, in their essence, road frames without braze-ons."

Wut?

My undrilled track frame and forks does perfectly well as a road bike and I have no plans to buy a geared freewheeling road bike.

And my fixed wheel bike has served me well on every Velodrome in the land except the newest two. And it has a hole for a front brake.