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What are the lanyards from ?

What are "lanyards"?

so... does this thread have a point or should we just make something up? or would you like us to praise your bicycle some more?

Sorry, do whatever you like. I just wanted to show you guys how I hang my bike. I believe it was a thread in here on "hanging bikes" but I could'nt find it.

Ps! If you dont like me to post pics of my bike let me know...

cruz

københavn

i want to be able to go backwards too. i find skidding at trackstanding far easier to learn

Køben er vakker! Det var der jeg for første gang syklet en fast nav sykkel. I mai i år.
I Christiania av alle steder... :-)

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Yeah I'm working on the backwards trick every day now.
I have done 10 meters now! Not to bad for a guy that buildt his first ever fixed this month. I have been riding it for almost a week now...

But I have some problems with this: http://www.londonfgss.com/thread8264.html

ill headbutt the ceiling

Say what?

you should get some rollers for that room too.

get a bit of spin practice in.

I know, I have a TrackStand trainer. That'll do it I think...

ha! i knew it all along. you never ment to ride it.
haha "uh, it's too prezzziouzzz to take to the street"
nah, den er flott

/drøn

Takk for det! (Hvem er du og hvor er du?)

I use it all the time dude...
I practice on tricks and I do skids. And I have even figured out how to go backwards (almost...)!

So this prezzziouzzz ride is not a "trailer queen"...

Race your ass of...

Here hangs my Moto' in my home office...

For the seatpost I used a titanium bolt from 3-piece Artec car rims...

Mounted a cool leather top tube protector from Freshtripebikes!
http://www.freshtripe.co.uk/

love the graphics on the down tube. you could lose the stickers on the wheels tho...

Stickers are gone...

cruz

sounds like the headset is not sitting right in the frame.

That might be it! I'll check it out later...

thnx!

AND THANX FOR F'N UP MY TOPIC!!!

I found out that the allignment was little bit of. So I tried to bend the fork a little bit. But the fork was a loft "softer" than I thought. So of course I bendt it to much. I was afraid I was to brake it. So then I had a hard time getting it back to where it should be. But I think after some bending/adjusments it now runs better than it did before. But it still leans to the left only not that much.

@ pilky: the headset is brand new so I dont think that's the issue. But I will try to take it apart the next couple of days just to see if there anything there...

if your headset is too tight then the front wheel wont naturally swing back to stabalise the bike in its "natural" upright position, if that makes sense.

Makes sense! But I think maybe it even was a bit loose...

I think I have to have my friend ride the bike so I can check it from the behind if it's alligning...

maybe your 'wanking arm' has some effect on uneven weight.

No that's my left...

are your forks bent?

Not sure. maybe it's little bit of. It is 34 years old...

Check wheels are true.
Check rear wheel is centred properly in the track ends.
Check stem is adjusted correctly so that the bars are perpendicular to the forks.

Edit: How much is a lot?

Wheels are brand new so they are true (I hope).
The rear wheel is pretty much centered.
The stem and fork looks perpendicular to the forks.

But I'n not sure if the fork is 100% straight. How do I check the alignment of the front and rear wheel easiest?

Wel a lot is almost as much as it's impossible to ride it without the hands on the bar. 10 degrees maybe? I dont know?

When I ride my bike with no hands on the bar it has a tendency to lean to the left. I have to compensate a lot to the right with my body. This feels very wrong and looks stoopid. Why is it like that? Is it crocked of some kind?

Any idea anyone..?

"eat Cheese Or Die"

I'd rather eat cheese...

Quite a transformation.
Get a brake and some real pedals on there.

Will do!

I'm waiting for a Hayes brake handle and I have cleaned up an old Campagnolo front caliper.
The pedals are in the mail. I shopped a set of MKS Sylvan Track Pedals...

Hei Cruz! Super nice job! I was actually planning on getting the same colour scheme my self - no joke! Maybe its a norwegian thing. And the stickers are awsome! Did you put on the sticker just at the end so they're exposed, or is there a sprayed finish over the lot?
Kjempe jobb !

Takker og bukker!
Nice to see others from the right side of the ocean on here... :-)
Well the stickers are on as is and not sprayed on. This way I can change them if I want to have another design or color. But it's no problem to make a spray stencil and spray them on. They might hold up a bit longer then...

L8R

cruz

Taking a stand against people unreasonably taking a stand against newbies using the term 'fixie'

1. Nimhbus
   
2. cruz
   

Taking a stand against (ab)usage of 'fixie':
1 - Shinscar
2 - provenrad

You guys have to much time. Get a job...

c

What, are you people all on CRACK?!! It was definitely better in the Before picture. I think its ruined now. The blue version was lovely.

Runs. Hides.

Ok, I'm sorry if I ruined a rusty old rat for you...

Cool, fancy making me some? This http://www.londonfgss.com/thread7321.html will be getting a respray at some point and although I know not why she's called noodle, I would like it to remain, but perhaps with a slightly more interesting decal design.

Very nice bike by the way, amazing what imagination and an artistic flare can do.

I could set up a cool design and you get them produced at your local signshop...

cruws