Bicycles

[smoking_robot]

highscheme said:OK, well all this talk has got me considering riding fixed with a front brake only.





How do you get rid of cable guides on a frame? If I can't get rid of them before I get the frame powder coated then I might as well keep the back brake.




you would have to get them sawed and sanded down but make sure they dont leave holes into the top tube or something.





maybe someone else can chime in with more specific info. post a picture of them maybe? give us a better idea of how they look etc.





i had those water bottle rack things attached to an old frame i had and i wanted to get rid of them, but they would leave a hole in the frame if you just cut them off, so i was stuck with them unless i wanted to do a little more extensive work-shopping on them.

 

[jaysus]

highscheme said:OK, well all this talk has got me considering riding fixed with a front brake only.





How do you get rid of cable guides on a frame? If I can't get rid of them before I get the frame powder coated then I might as well keep the back brake.




If you are going to repaint the frame, just take a sharp chisel and give them a quick whack. Make sure you lay the chisel as flush to the frame as possible to not cause a dent. Any remaining solder can be filed down. Not too tough of a job. Good luck!

 

[highscheme]

here are some pics of what I am working with...

 

[jaysus]

highscheme said:here are some pics of what I am working with...




Nice frame, all lugged steel, you will be happy with it, but i would for sure put on a rear brake because if you remove the braze ons you will still have the cantilever brake mounts on the back of the frame sticking up which will ruin that fakeafixie look. This is a touring frame and can probably accommodate bigger tires.





If I were you I would get a decent set of used cantilever brakes, wheel set and a set of cyclocross tires (probably cheaper to get these from a local shop or craigslist than ebay) and build it up as a do anything commuter. The relaxed frame geometry will lend itself well to racks (i prefer a big front rack over rear racks or panniers, they are a pretty big pain) and cruising even on gravel/fireroads.





If you post a closeup of the sprocket/crank I could tell you if you will need a new crankset or not to run singlespeed.





Good luck.

 

[highscheme]

jaysus said:highscheme said:here are some pics of what I am working with...




Nice frame, all lugged steel, you will be happy with it, but i would for sure put on a rear brake because if you remove the braze ons you will still have the cantilever brake mounts on the back of the frame sticking up which will ruin that fakeafixie look. This is a touring frame and can probably accommodate bigger tires.





If I were you I would get a decent set of used cantilever brakes, wheel set and a set of cyclocross tires (probably cheaper to get these from a local shop or craigslist than ebay) and build it up as a do anything commuter. The relaxed frame geometry will lend itself well to racks (i prefer a big front rack over rear racks or panniers, they are a pretty big pain) and cruising even on gravel/fireroads.





If you post a closeup of the sprocket/crank I could tell you if you will need a new crankset or not to run singlespeed.





Good luck.




Thanks for the advice.





Yeah, I forgot that the brake mounts. I'm not exactly sure what I am going to do with it.


My original idea was to go with the Fuji headbadge theme and make an all Japanese parts bike. Dark Plum color powdercoated frame, moving parts silver, everything else blacked out.





The cranks and pedals currently on the bike are going to have to go they are pretty junked up. I do have a seat post that should work.

 

[bandagekills]

highscheme said:are there any tricks or ways to have brakes and still keep the lines on the bike clean?




As stated before an internal routing frame is one option (agreed on the high maintenance tip). I was thinking about using black zip ties on my frame for my cables. Coaster brakes are very fun, I think I am going to build my next bike around this part. Most of my friends that rock both brakes do so because they are beasts when it comes to doing wheelies (back brake is very helpful).





http://hubstripping.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/sturmey-archer-shows-2-speed-kickback-hub-with-coaster-brake/





Oh and new grips.

 

[HairyBelafonte]

and to keep it record related:

 

[HairyBelafonte]

 

[dukeofdelridge]

still broken, but I still go watch the dudes jump. Had a pretty big double birthday jumping jam out in the woods about a month ago with a lot of dudes jumping. I had my digi elph and made another epic:


[media]http://player.vimeo.com/video/15926476[/media]birsday freakout at the trails from a man on Vimeo.





final crash with real camera:


[media]http://player.vimeo.com/video/16002340[/media]JBVO Trail Crash from Mike Hammond on Vimeo.





these dudes get up and walk around after packing on a 20 foot hip...





INJURY UPDATE:


My scaphoid is still dead. CT scan from three weeks ago looks like the CT scan from ten weeks ago. No change. I am trying to jumpstart bone growth (ayo) by any means necessary: piles of supplements, I'm going in and out of ice/hot water all day, and I'm using an ultrasonic bone stimulator. Embracing quackery, but I don't want to look back on all this and think, "I wish I would've tried that..."





Friday will be six months.





/bish

 

[kicks79]

Thats tough bro, Hang in there. Nerve and bone damage takes a long ass time to repair.

 

[corsic]

if you like bikes and good music check out this film that uses my old band's music. It's premiering with the Bike Film Festival http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/

 

[The-gaffler]

gettin sprung off that fall foliage

 

[SoulOnIce]

awesome.

 

[billbradley]

ost said:


I have to do a couple of adjustments on this 1987 Diamondback:

(not a full restore, more of a tune up & update, it's not worth investing too much cash imo) I did get the chance to soak one of the mags in bleach for 6 hours to whiten it. It worked really well, gotta soak it for another 6 hours & repeat with the other one. Gotta clean it, re-lube/grease the whole thing, bleach/whiten mags, & update a couple parts like get a white chain & install a Potts Mod.




I had that exact Diamond Back when I was younger..





BTW, Westley's Bleche Wite Tire Cleaner works great on my white walls on my car. It takes off all road grime from the wheels too. I'd imagine it would work good cleaning up those white tires.





http://www.westleys.com/

 

[dukeofdelridge]

BLEACHIN_MAGGZ.

 

[triptoyourmind]

Some cool bikes in this thread. Here's My Miyata Seven Ten - The bar tape and seat are a bit ratty - i'm tempted to put some nice brooks gear on - we'll see.

 

[Jimster]

Foll.

 

[Jimster]

No foll.

 

[dukeofdelridge]

J i m s t e r said:





No foll.




wow.


that's his best one yet. pretty much guaranteed that i'll be getting that emailed to me for the next what--four months?





the pipe moves on the dam whatever are hectic.





dude's craze.

 

[highscheme]

wow. what if he fell