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Do you reckon a 80 notes is a fair price to ask for these:

Very light weight. These were bought from a few months ago and in great condition. Any questions, please ask.

Specifications:

• Hubs: Black track hubs // sealed cartridge bearings // flip-flop (fixed/free) // bolt on with 5mm allen bolts
• Rims: Alex AT-400 32h black w/CNC sidewall
• Spokes: Stainless steel black
• Includes: 18t sprocket, lockring and 18t freewheel

They´re basically off my Gen Flyer which I´ve had for X months. They´re here in Barcelona, so unfortunately, not London side. I´ve put them on a free-ads site over here, I´lll see what happens!

Has anyone seen this months issue of COG magazine? Bcn was featured as it hoasted a race a month or so ago. ..

that's in interesting point, although Velocity have been around for years. Maybe longer than DT have been making rims I think

Having said that, these look nice

exactly!

Hey all, it's been a while! I've seen these Velocity Fusion rims, they seem like a good compromise between strength and weight. Has anyone any experience of them, and any idea where to find them in the UK/Europe?

Cheers! :)

Just seen this in a write up when they were in London June '06

Earlier that evening, Public Enemy played a show in London. Tickets had not sold well, and half the venue was closed off. On stage, Chuck gave his speech about the weapons of mass distraction and praised 'all my brothers and sisters from the Caribbean', though it's hard to see who in the audience he was referring to. Then the show ground to a halt. Someone started chucking cans of Red Stripe at them. One hit one of the S1Ws, exploding down his front. Griff came to the front of the stage, furious. 'We're up here trying to educate people,' he fumed. 'And you throw cans at us?'

Ba$tards

cheers smeear!

I didn´t mean anything negative by it, was just a little surprised to see that top-end bikes are being made in Taiwan, not that it means anything these days, as long as the quality control is there AND as stringent as it would be in the US or UK, its all good.

taiwan?

http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=180&pos=21

nice bike, so many carbon parts, what does it weigh in at?

MrSmith was planning on being in BCN before it gets too hot out there, i'll give you a shout and see if i can round up some cards beforehand.

my friends boyfriend rides mtb out there and he thought i was mad for riding a ss mtb, having walked up tribedabo(sp?) i can see why.

Cool, sounds good, whisper me when when the time comes, and yeah, Tibidabo is a fairly killer climb, but rewarded with lots of nice singletrack when you get to the top!

MrSmith cool.
have you been to the velodrome in the north of the city yet? i was thinking of having a look next time i'm out (if there was any event/racing/training going on).
you must be the only fixed in the city, i never see any there.

Yeah Mr. Smith we´ve "spoken" about the velodrome a long time ago, back in the days of when the LFGSS spoke cards were being printed and distributed. I´ve been there many times but never seen any events, maybe I need to wake up earlier, but the track is available for practice.

As far as me being the only one, there are quite a few of us here, but pretty much all foreigners. I don´t think the spanish get why you´d want a "road" bike with one gear, let alone fixed!

(Are there any of those spoke cards knocking around, still waiting to get me mitts on one ;)

chris crash shorts! you bastard do you have any idea how cold it is in the civilized world?

haha, and it was a cloudy day!

aidan nice,whats the track?

I don't know! I was listening to a black market funk mixtape when I was putting it together ans thought it would go well. I'd like to find out

just spent a few hours experimenting and put this together from some clips taken off a still camera last summer. It's a face to bike, video thread all in one, i hope you like it!

cheers! :)

YouTube - reverse

[cite]Out of interest, have you tried ATACs? I've heard that the small contact point of eggbeaters can lead to hotspots and had a friend who swore off them after a rather nasty accidental unlipping accident launched him into a bus stop. I've also read a number of stories about CB pedals falling apart rather unhelpfully, although the company is meant to be very good about fixing them.

I haven't, no. Prior to the egg beaters, I was a Shimano man. There's always going to be the extreme negative stories in the media from any product, but I won't be changing my 'beaters anytime soon. Although, I will be keeping an eye on cleat wear and bolt tightness until I can gage durability.

What are those pedals above, they look interesting?

it's all true!

Just been out on the bike again for a longer ride, and after having adjusted the cleats. The eggbeaters that I replaced my clips and straps with, I think are the best pedals for riding fixed in my opinion as

1) (afaik) they are the only 4 sided pedal on the market,
2) you can clip into them backwards (ie, back of cleat first followed by the front),
3) they're much easier and quicker to clip in to than using clips and straps
4) you get a nice solid "CLUNK" when you clip in
5) even when the reduced release angle is set up on the cleats, I've had no problems with accidental unclipping, and they're fine if you need to make a quick release
6) they look much cooler than anything on the market :)

I've been using Egg beaters for about 3-4 years on my mtbs, and they make so much sense on a fixed gear, I totally recommend them!

i'm running 48x18.

I'd say I pull up equally with both legs. I'm using the standard brass cleats that came with them, but when they wear out, they'll be replaced with the harder wearing (I think they're called) Premium Cleats

I managed to get back to the UK last week and brought back a pair of my Egg Beaters and a pair of Specialized shoes for trying out on the fixed gear.

First impressions are very positive (though have been using clipless pedals for 15yrs, so no surprises there). When "braking" on fixed, I'm puling up on the forward stroke of the crank revolution, (ie resisting forward revolution), I'm a little concerned about the bolts that hold the cleats onto the shoe. Has anyone heard of these bolts stripping because of the tension applied when "braking"?

(before anyone asks, I am running a front brake! :)

Cheers!

I received a headset today from aspirevelotech with no issues, They put the value down as $18.35 too, in case anyone was thinking of ordering from them.

Has anyone else been as lucky with anything else ordered from the states (such as Phil Wood hubs!). I'm very tempted!

31trum [quote]redeye that looks sooooooo suspect!!

not too convinced about the shoddy looking nut and washer!

the hubs look the same as my old one apart from the centre peice, bearing covers etc, all the same[/quote]

Agreed, it does look similar to a hope (maybe it's a prototype??) But hope don't do fixed gear hubs, I've never heard of them making fixed gear/ track stuff, nothing is mentioned on their site, and that threaded axle doesn;t look "NEW", and not sure about the nut and washer, these dont look very Hope to me.

But the hub shell and drop-out grips look original.

I don't know, I'd be interested to see what reply Hope come back with

that looks sooooooo suspect!!

not too convinced about the shoddy looking nut and washer!

As a follow up, i've been playing around with the saddle position this morning, sitting on the bike stationary, with the cranks horizontal, when i aply downwards presure, i can feel the "ache" in my knees (above and behind the kneecap), when I slide back on the saddle, and do the same, it relieves it. moved the saddle back a couple of cm, and it feels so much more comfortable with power/pressure applied.

i'll see how i get on later. . .

jonaent (Jon) Wayne, have you thought about blood flow to your feet?

[quote]redeye [quote]redeye do you really think the saddle position can help when so much strain is going through yr kness when slowing down?

no-one's commented on my above coment! do you believe its possible to ride fixed, a lot, with a single or no brake, and still come away with happy knees?[/quote]

Yes, if u are fit and healthy and not overweight, and are doing similar amounts of miles over long periods of time then you'll be fine. It's like saying if load boxes onto a truck all day will my arms be fucked forever?... No. Purely repetative acts are not a catalyst for physical problems.... you must have a underlying weakness in the first place.... i.e. your knee/arm/back etc. muscles are weaker, or prone to damage when stressed.... hence why you can damage them after short powerful sprints. At the end of the day muscles are designed to tear and re-build as one repeats acts.

That's why some peoples knees hurt and other peoples knees don't.[/quote]

But thats just it, your knees arent muscle, they're bone and cartilage, that don't repair like muscle. my point was more towards that twice as much force, stress is going through yr knees than with a bike with a freewheel, isn't this bound to fu¢k them up more, or could it be avoided.

I find comments like hippys interesting, maybe it is possible!

redeye do you really think the saddle position can help when so much strain is going through yr kness when slowing down?

no-one's commented on my above coment! do you believe its possible to ride fixed, a lot, with a single or no brake, and still come away with happy knees?

i'm going to borrow a set of my eggbeaters from one of my mtbs and fit them to this bike, i'm sure this will help, also, as i'll be able to apply an even stroke through the full circle. and proper cycling shoes will be better than what i'm using at the moment too.

next step: move saddle back. i'll try it tomorrow!