tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post1793460258981394053..comments2021-01-30T06:51:48.529-08:00Comments on Huffman Bicycle Club: A History of FixiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post-71874240612132082762013-09-11T06:31:33.103-07:002013-09-11T06:31:33.103-07:00I expect the chainring will be 48 tooth, as that i...I expect the chainring will be 48 tooth, as that is my current parts-bin option. Thus, 48-16 is a fairly likely configuration. Taller, you say?<br /><br />Maybe not SLO this Thanksgiving, but perhaps next year sometime, let's do a fixie week/long weekend somewhere. I vote for a random place like the U.P.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722786211652015559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post-47471051202856792612013-09-10T17:03:14.647-07:002013-09-10T17:03:14.647-07:00I suspect the blue spoke nipples will be subtle en...I suspect the blue spoke nipples will be subtle enough to look nice rather than gawdy.<br /><br />Of course the real question is gear ratio. Do you go with a "triathlete special" 42/17? Or a far more manly 52/15?<br /><br />I'm currently at 42/14, but sorely tempted to go taller.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215727841155911987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post-52404812645981696032013-09-10T16:47:24.359-07:002013-09-10T16:47:24.359-07:00Be wary. I have blue spoke-nipple accents on the ...Be wary. I have blue spoke-nipple accents on the way. But because no real rim maker makes blue rims, no danger there.<br /><br />The full on track bike build is indeed awesome, but frankly, anything that preferences form over function necessarily looks awesome. Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722786211652015559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post-22516497110028289202013-09-10T00:49:44.500-07:002013-09-10T00:49:44.500-07:00Not I. Those are both bad news. The color matched ...Not I. Those are both bad news. The color matched rims are a step too far. And it violates the first rule of bike building:<br />1. Thy chain shall not be colored<br /><br />Perilously close to this:<br />https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/EJ38Idppti2Mn6ScNCPpqA<br /><br />This one though is all kinds of awesome:<br />http://www.pedalroom.com/p/cervelo-t1-japan-3584_14.jpg<br /><br />Though someone needs to remove those atrocious Zipp decals.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215727841155911987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post-51676796028481836522013-09-09T12:45:33.798-07:002013-09-09T12:45:33.798-07:00Really? I go thumbs up on both of the bikes pictu...Really? I go thumbs up on both of the bikes pictured here:<br /><br />http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=3466211<br /><br />Not you?<br /><br />Mark V: because it's about what you'd make if you had a welding torch and a bunch of steel tubing lying around. Not too polished but pretty good work for a regular guy.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722786211652015559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post-68307967393226846692013-09-06T15:48:39.443-07:002013-09-06T15:48:39.443-07:00Needless to say, I am eager to see the final produ...Needless to say, I am eager to see the final product. A google images search for "cervelo fixie" turns up some interesting builds. I recommend not using them as a guide!<br /><br />And, that white Mark V Pro frame in a 62cm is enticing. Why, I am not precisely sure. And yet it is.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215727841155911987noreply@blogger.com