10 mins quicker - holy shit

so tarini is at the station. if you in the area, springwood station, check him out. i am completely blow away. i took a serious 7-10 mins of my travel to the station. there was a few alterations before depature this morning. i have locked in the original purchased front rim [quick release alloy araya 27 x 23] because i need to run the front brake for the first couple of rides. i defunct the back brake and took of the calipers. i picked up the mini bbb "back style" lock to ensure no one rips of the front quick release wheel.
tonights trip home will be a challenge. i only have the two pistol lights because tarini doesn't have the drink holder to mount the spotties with. will be interesting.

whilst on a trip to melbourne to see a prospectus client. bardley snapped this shot for me... oh shucks. nice to see a fixie formost in the window.

Tarini is mobile

tarini is now a bike. a fixed gear bike. i have some shots but i haven't had time yet to upload them ect. the weekend was chaos with the boys kindy xmas party fri. karen worked saturday, which was the day i built up tarini. i couldn't really go for a serious ride until sunday so i took him with me for a ride with the boys. by the afternoon, which was when i was going to take him out for a proper photo shoot the rain was back.
after all the build up etc. i have already pretty much ruined the rims anyway. the build of the bike had left the original brakes on it from the "old skool road days" after a quick lap around the block i realises that just going down the driveway with the brakes on had stripped the black anodizing off the rim. a very small ring... ffs .. oh well thats life. time to move on and keep up the skills. i haven't done a skid yet. LOL. i am not powerful enough... or maybe the gatorskins are too "sticky"

it has been a little while but...

holidays do that to you. hugo is moving along... lol. no actually he is hanging up next to me.
Progess check:

bottom crank axle (that $10 bargin) - i think is bent - ffs.
tourney cranks are on... the above still needs to be confirmed
i will have to get to the bottom of the crank issue. right now it look like the crank arm is possibly bent - not the cranks or spider to the sprocket. i will need to pick up a socket to undo the crank bolt on fb so i can spin it on that and test for crank spider arm straightness.

stem has come up a treat after has been fully wirebrushed, 000 steelwooled and now polished. looks smick as. i am really appreciating the "old school" feel now. headset has been fully overhauled and re-greased. the lock nut is very pitted but again, personality is becoming very apparent

bars, chopped! to the bullhorn look. not a perfect job by any means. i am indecisive as to whether or not i should actually leave the bars chrome/pitted at the stem or black enamel spray then. i think the latter.
i know i will be wrapping them with some toshi black cloth

after a spray...

why the fuc would you do all that work then put stickers from another brand of bike on the frame. i just don't get some people at all. you could have at least created something from the decal name by cutting it up... re-arranging etc.
here you go Maciek - here is a couple of suggestions
cog - loca - glanco - calo - nag - goal ... or... cool?
idiot.

lachies new bike

again. another bike purchase from ebay. i am getting slightly obsessed with ebay and bikes atm, you only need to ask my wife, but...
lachlans original 12" bike was purchased from ebay. it has down him well up until now. he has been able to ride his bike without training wheels since he was 2yrs old so the bike has had about 2.5 years of riding with about 2 rides per week. the pedals are shot, the back tire keeps on going flat and there really isn't much point in fixing it as he is getting taller so quickly he does need to move up to a 16" bike.
so here he is

i need lachlan to name him once we pick it up. funny thing is it is the same colour as his last ebay bike. can't wait to see him ride it. his speed will increase with the larger frame/wheel size - that will be funny to see!
i still need to buy adian a 16" bike.

fixie project now complete - lol

well to day dawns the era of fixie heaven. i have now brought the second bike to complete the puzzle. thing is, i needed a second bike to work on whilst i continue riding the first bike to the station. so here he is. hugo the peugeot.



one of the main reasons i wanted a peugeot was that you can still purchase the decal sets on ebay. at this point i am really not expecting to go that far down the restoration path. i am more interested in this style of fixie. the more "research" i have done the more i realised i really am taken by the natural old-skool road/touring frames. i guess if i wanted a track frame... i would velo.

the first thing will be to pick hugo up, introduce him to fb, then start the long process of stripping him back. bottom bracket cleaning, frame cleaning etc. can't wait!

Fb -part 1

well the deal is done. i have brought the ugliest bike i could find on ebay for the cheapest price possible. it has a new saddle and new tires [so they say]
heres the ad description and image

RACING BIKE
Road bike older style recently serviced with new tyres,tubes and saddle ($30) would suit someone who just wants to get to the station or is not so fussed about the look of the bike you ride. This bike rides well and shimano gears work with no problems.
bike can be picked up in the Penrith area or Granville.



its awesome. after downloading the image from ebay and realising the image name is fbf7_1.JPG i have aptly named him Fb. my usual branding will always entail a capital "F" then a lower case "b".
look at that paint job, no man will every steal this from the station [nor woman]. first thing will be to strip the spokes of the coloured paint using steel wool. then onto the upgrade planning. i am thinking BB first with new cranks etc... then back hub and rim. followed by front hub then rim... etc.

stay tuned

fixies

i am just going to continue posting my favourite fixies here.

current favourite:


i think JADE owns this piece of art


bizarre name:

fixie time

i have found a new passion. i need to ride to the station so i am going to build a fixie bike. i am estimating it will take a year to do but i know will be an awesome little project. with my passion for bikes i need a cheapy to do the station run everyday. i know it will start out as a cheapy but in the end it won't be a cheap bike. this is the best example i can find of what i would love to build



it needs to be something simple and plain but i am going to see how it all comes together. lots of time on ebay looking for a candidate atm. although i may do a run to the bike seller guy at blaxland. i need it to be something that is functional now but i can buy the past and fix up over time.