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Picked this up today. It's going to be butchered and re welded as a cannondale track replica. £29 well spent.
I honestly can't believe how light it is!
Instead of butchering a nice frame, why not put gears on it?

This has neither form nor function. It'd be more aero with drops than tribars that high up. Gearing looks a bit low too, unless the owner's quite slow.... which he might well be given the position.

The frame would make a very nice track bike, at the moment it's set up poorly for it's intended use. = anti porn, for me.

Looks like a bunch of FGGTs have Banged their koks on the front wheel.

etc.

pm sent.

I think it's english. probably.

61 cm Fuji Track 2008 frame only NO FORKS - SOLD
Suits someone 6'1" and taller.

61cm Seattube
59cm Toptube
120mm rear spacing
1 1/8 steerer
27.2mm Seatpost

Looks like this (but doesn't have braze ons for rear brake):

Includes:
Seatpost clamp
Bottle cage
Original BB - needs replacing
Original Headset (but doesn't include crown race, can't get it off the forks)

Been a good frame, done loads of miles and I even raced on it but I need something smaller. Paint is fine but there are 2 marks on the inside of the right chainstay where the tyre must have rubbed on it.

Thank god we live in the future, both women and bikes were so very ugly in the past.

A lot of people ride TT bikes fixed, so why not?

I'm not saying HatHeChewed was trying to be a dick, but by just posting a picture of a bike from the 'current projects' thread and not mentioning that could give that impression.
Would it make me less of a dick if I had got it from fixedgeargallery ?

Isn't this a bike from the 'current projects' thread? If so, posting it here is a bit of a dickheaded thing to do.
So it's ok to take the piss out of someone's bike, as long as they aren't a member?

It's an Old skool Hooligan lo pro.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l110/fredbennett_2006/Image041.jpg?t=1247698757
I'll just leave this here.

You don't get the £65 S bends for £195 though.

£195 : http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/bontrager-xxx-lite-item93592.html

Are they oversize?

It's not the designer's fault the brief is probably:
**"Marketing says customers want it to look like the sponsored pro bikes. Leave no space unbranded because unbranded never made any money right? Oh and everything in slanty type... slanty is fast you know?"

**If you shot the marketing man, and let the graphic designer work with the bike designer... the results would be better. But that's life.
But surely the middle aged weekend club riders who buy these bikes, do indeed want them to look like sponsored pro bikes.

I passed someone yesterday on a discovery channel Trek.

I'm 6'2" and ride a 61, but I like a long and low position. If you prefer a more upright position, get a 58 and just have more seatpost showing.

Doesn't mean you're a wimp if you bought an 18t cog, just means you're unfit.
Fixed

To match the garmin slipstream team colours, like the rest of the bike.

I'm sure there will be the usual critics questioning "why not just use racks and panniers"...but i'm really happy with this setup. Couple of changes i want to make on the second version, but for now i'm well happy :)
Those bloody critics and their damned logic and reasoning. ;)

Good luck with the ride scot.

:)

Was it heavily discounted due to the colour? :D

If you can afford a Brooklyn and 2 dozen low pros.....

Can you think of a better solution than mounting them on the fork legs?
An audax bike with panniers and normal bottle cages? :D :D

Yes...i used to run tri bars years ago...believe it or not i'm not new to cycling...i didn't just join the 'fixie' craze. :)
No, I mean have you tested this bike out over long distances?

The forks have had proper bottle mounts brazed on, so they're no weaker than a downtube with bottle mounts.
I wasn't suggesting it would weaken the forks, but it's a lot of effort to go to, to fix a problem that doesn't exist.

You've answered your own questions on tri bars...they're not just for going fast in races...why do you think practically every bike in the RAAM uses them?
Do many RAAM riders ride fixed?

They offer a position to rest on out of the wind....and when set up higher as on my bike they're far less uncomfortable.
have you tested them over long distance yet then?