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Oh,that reminds me redted,loved the look of your OHs DH bike.[Thinnking about it]Neil.
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I don't know much about road bikes, but love the look of all the LeMond frames.
Been trying to see where I can buy them but it seems they don't make them anymore? 🙁
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Oh,that reminds me redted,loved the look of your OHs DH bike.[Thinnking about it]Neil
Really sorry bud, It's been sold, It's in the french Alps now, so It's got a nice home.
Blimey Doctor, how tall are you?
So you guys who are SS on road, do you find you spin out a lot or is it ok if you have a hard enough gear?
_tom_ that's a very good question! Most of the bikes I really love are SS but trying to decide whether I can cope with SS on the road, fixie is out of the question
Mmmmmm that Holdsworth.
[i]So you guys who are SS on road, do you find you spin out a lot or is it ok if you have a hard enough gear? [/i]
Depends on the gear. And the rider.
My pompino, which I do a bit of road riding on (in between offroad stuff), has 44:16 on it. That's great on the road with some big fat tyres on it. It's a bit tricky down hills mind. It's a monster up offroad climbs though.
So you guys who are SS on road, do you find you spin out a lot or is it ok if you have a hard enough gear?
If your journey is pretty much flat, you just keep at a constant, comfortable speed and cruise. If you're going up and down loads of hills you wouldn't be riding SS now would you 🙄
Never mind...I'm going cycling...will post pic later.
If you're going up and down loads of hills you wouldn't be riding SS now would you
um yeah actually
Blimey Doctor, how tall are you?
Only 186cm tall. The bike looks big in the pic but it was properly sized for me with a full bike fit!
With drops
[img] http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=139n2p&outx=800&quality=70 [/img]
With risers
[img] http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=139c8o&outx=800&quality=70 [/img]
Now with black tyres and a lower front end. Campy chorus carbon 10 speed, Bonty wheels and cockpit, godawful Look seatpost that can't hold a saddle for toffee. Weight is 8kg/17.5lbs.
I've got it the wrong way round- my fixie is alu (I use it for a flat commute and don't spin out).
Also, my old fixie.
Le Jeune, french, custom built for a triathlete, cost me AU$180 (£75 at the time), converted to fixed.
If you're going up and down loads of hills you wouldn't be riding SS now would you
riding 48:18 on the road, its a big enough gear to be able to accelerate with the traffic in town and just about small enough to [i]just[/i] get up the hills i need to.
That said i dont commute fixed because the hills are too steep to get down!
If you're going up and down loads of hills you wouldn't be riding SS now would you
Well, now you come to mention it...
FRAME - On One Il Pompino XL (57cm)
FORK - On One Il Pompino
WHEELS - Mavic Open Pro 36h / Goldtec hubs (fixed) / DT Swiss spokes
TYRES - Vittoria Randonneur 700 x 28C
INNER TUBES - Continental Cross 28 - 25-35c 42mm
SPROCKET - Dura Ace 16t
LOCK RING - Dura Ace
CRANKSET - Sugino 75 - 170mm, 48t
BB - Sugino 75
PEDALS - Burgtec Penthouse Flats MKII
SADDLE - SDG Bel-Air RL Ti
SEATPOST - Thomson Elite 27.2 x 410mm
SEAT CLAMP - Salsa 30.0mm Lip-Lock
STEM - Thomson X2 100mm x 10deg x 31.8
BARS - Answer Pro Taper OS
GRIPS - ODI Ruffian
BRAKES - Avid Single Digit Titanium
BRAKE LEVERS - Avid Speed Dial Ultimate Ti
HEADSET - Chris King NoThreadSet Sotto Voce 1-1/8
CHAIN - KMC Kool
C/TENSIONER - Surly Tuggnut
QR SKEWERS - Shimano XTR M960 / Quando











