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theslunk
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bencolem
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by bencolem on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:50 pm
quattrings wrote:These rims don't do it for me. Looks like a hipster fixie

That was my first though - a road bike dressed to look like a fixie

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theslunk
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by theslunk on Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:22 pm
Buffalo wrote:What size? And did you weigh the frame?
Its a 56cm. Bike shop weighed it in at 1152...2 grams over claimed weight for the anodized frame.
PS - Thanks for seeing this bike for the sum of its parts and not just the look.
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fa63
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by fa63 on Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:32 pm
You posted pictures of your bike on a public forum (and one where the quality of bikes are higher than average), and were expecting to receive only positive opinions?
With that said, I think the bike looks OK and the weight is pretty good as well, but I am not too crazy about the wheels and all the red bits on there.
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theslunk
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by theslunk on Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:46 pm
bencolem wrote:quattrings wrote:These rims don't do it for me. Looks like a hipster fixie

That was my first though - a road bike dressed to look like a fixie

As much as I hate to even respond to these comments on a forum about bike building (not bike style or "dressing", if you will)...I must. I am not the resident expert on fixed gears and hipster style. Apparently there are a few others on here who own them and know far more about these subjects than me. If, in the midst of me building a bike that would satisfy
ME and my cycling enjoyment, my machine ended up looking like something other cyclists would frown upon....good.
They can yell "hipster" at me while I slice by them on my buttery smooth and terribly fast white American Classic wheelset.
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veloryan
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by veloryan on Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:07 pm
You mentioned that you're 6'2" tall. You also mentioned that the frame is a 56cm.
That seems like at least one size, if not two, sizes too small (unless you have a crazy short torso).
I'll keep my opinions about the aesthetics to myself.
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5shot
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by 5shot on Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:12 pm
theslunk,
Awesome build. I cannot wait to see it with Cannondale cranks. American Classic makes excellent wheels and your wheelset is no exception. Anyone who sees that as a hipster fixie is a fool.
Also, it is an unfortunate fact of this forum that people are quick to criticize everyone else's bikes. People often don't appreciate the variety of bikes that naturally occur when lots of people from different places, with different backgrounds and certainly different tastes, all show off bikes they build for themselves. I figure that all the haters are just natural born assholes or are hiding their jealously of your bike with feigned dislike.
Don't let the bastards get you down!
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theslunk
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by theslunk on Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:15 pm
veloryan wrote:You mentioned that you're 6'2" tall. You also mentioned that the frame is a 56cm.
That seems like at least one size, if not two, sizes too small (unless you have a crazy short torso).
I'll keep my opinions about the aesthetics to myself.
Thank you. I assure it rides like a dream regardless of its repulsive appearance.
After much bickering with my bike shop about fit. I rode a 56 they had in the shop. And minus a longer stem it felt really good. I do have a somewhat un-proportionate body. We put a longer stem on the bike and keep the saddle back a tad. The real thing for me is having the drops hit me in the hands just right. With the traditional bend and the shorter top tube...it just feels right to me. Very comfortable. Might not go along with the fitting handbook. But again...it works for my needs.
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veloryan
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by veloryan on Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:22 pm
As long as YOU are comfortable it's all good. Now go ride the wheels off it!
theslunk wrote:Thank you. I assure it rides like a dream regardless of its repulsive appearance.
After much bickering with my bike shop about fit. I rode a 56 they had in the shop. And minus a longer stem it felt really good. I do have a somewhat un-proportionate body. We put a longer stem on the bike and keep the saddle back a tad. The real thing for me is having the drops hit me in the hands just right. With the traditional bend and the shorter top tube...it just feels right to me. Very comfortable. Might not go along with the fitting handbook. But again...it works for my needs.
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theslunk
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by theslunk on Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:22 pm
5shot wrote:theslunk,
Awesome build. I cannot wait to see it with Cannondale cranks. American Classic makes excellent wheels and your wheelset is no exception. Anyone who sees that as a hipster fixie is a fool.
Also, it is an unfortunate fact of this forum that people are quick to criticize everyone else's bikes. People often don't appreciate the variety of bikes that naturally occur when lots of people from different places, with different backgrounds and certainly different tastes, all show off bikes they build for themselves. I figure that all the haters are just natural born assholes or are hiding their jealously of your bike with feigned dislike.
Don't let the bastards get you down!
A man after my own heart. Happy cycling!

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theslunk
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by theslunk on Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:26 am
Buffalo wrote:Will the drops be in the right spot when you cut the steerer?
Only taking off 5mm. Basing it of the fit of my old 78 Schwinn Voyager 11. No bike has ever fit me like that. This one will be really close after the stem drops a few mm.
Its an anatomy thing. Riding in a typical setup kills my lower back for some reason. After years of listening to the bike shop and trying to change my form....I am just doing what feels good for me. I want to enjoy myself. That's why I do it.
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