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tarini is now a serious part of the fixed gear world culture
7,341 happy days

no pedals this weekend

unfortunately with family commitments i didn't get out for a ride. friday i did take tarini into the city for a ride from work to randwick AMF bowling, restuarant, then back to central, train trip then a trip home from springwood. was fun.

i am going to attempt to ride to work tomorrow. don't know how i will go. it will be an early start - 5.30 departure. hoping to make it all the way. scottie is decked with slicks. should be fun

i still love fixies & vimeo

Macaframa SF Track Bike Promo from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.
tomorrow evening we are having a bowling night at randwick bowling alley. i will bring tarini to the city. its just easier to get from place to place on a bike. especially when you have to make it back to central, then from springwood station to home.

vimeo is the shit. the video quality is just hands down so much better than youtube

to quill and beyond

tarini and i departed at around 10.15 this morning. he needs the stem taken out @ a place that has more than around 25 tools. i have also spoken to them about the chainline. i know it is out and we are going to work on what is the best way to sort that issue out. does anyone know someone with a buffing wheel? i really need to hit the 80 up badly for that real shein .... doh i forgot, no one reads this blog.

the docket is quiet funny.
no it isn't a "blue - fixed Road Bike" it is a "blue - Broken fixed gear Road Bike"
NOTE: security black bar created in photoshop. every docket requires some kind of digital manipulation to improve is validity if viewed on the internet.

blog newz. i am going to try and create a full custom blog using moveable type. if it all goes to play you will see it. if not... you won't lol.

shit bugga poo bum and wee

the stem is frozen!
so all the new bits can't go on. now i have to seriously make a decision about the frame. if i intend on powercoating it then i am going to have to get all the stem item fixed at the same time. arhhhh. decisions decisions decisions....

105 has arrived

scott from NOS has delivered way ahead of when i thought i would receive the headset. as expected it is in NOS condition. good thing is it here before the stem, bars etc.

i have sent an email off to cycle underground to see what the cost would be to re-coat tarini. i also asked about taking off some of the "excess" road bits [bottom bracket cable guides - top tube cable guides - shifter mount - bottom bar derailleur guide], what it would cost to remove the road drop outs and replace with horizontal track tips. i also don't know what the go is with rust removal and cost.
i am quiet un-decided about colour as well. i am in two minds - white or blue....
lets see cost and what colours are avaliable.

tarini now has 46/15 gearing. bring on the hills!

Saturdays are bike days

seen in sydney update. on friday on my way back to the silver ghost the intrepid traveller had been stood up by someone. it brought a smile to my face after what was a short working week but the first for the year.

LBS - i have now completely moved across to blackmans penrith as my LBS. lifecycles for some reason just never really felt that friendly even though it was where i purchased scottie from. todays bring homes were:
1 x 15T 1/8 track cog
1 x VIP bottle cage clips - these are for hugo to run the 25 watt total halogens
1 x 16T 3/32 track cog - again for hugo.
3 x single chain ring bolts - FREE

i did/was planning on taking the boys down to SOP today but again the weather has the better of me once again. because of the weather hugo is now my main focus. i need to get him up and running so he can take over the bad weather day commuting to and from the station. he is 80% complete but is in need of 2 more single chain ring bolts and a new chain. i am thinking i will put the brakes only on hugo and running the tarini without. he now has the wheel set from tarini in place and i was trying to get hold of a lockring remover that would fit the cassette but as it turns out i can't get hold of one so i am going to have to take the wheel to Blackmans to have them remove it.

going to blackmans is sad. i just wish we were a little more financially stable. i would love to upgrade scottie to a new MTB and pass him on to karen. not going to happen anytime soon

xmas order

i have just placed my xmas order... whoo hooo!. details and images below
also i have found out tarini is a NZ bike manufacturer in the 80's/90's. the high tensile steel is high carbon steel. the tarini was a lower mid range model.

so... the order is
1 x Shimano NOS - 105 headset
1 x NITTO NJ Pro NJS Track Bike Stem - 80mm Length
1 x Nitto B-125 Track Handlebar 40cm - NJS
1 x CHAMP GRIPS FOR TRACK BIKES - Black 2.0mm
1 x Tektro RL Series Levers

nice. firenza will be a full fixie... shortly!

bloody weather!

the weather has been a shocker of late. almost 5 weeks of rain... in summer. very unusual for sydney. normally by now the fires are a serious threat but this year there hasn't even been close to one in the Blue Mnts. all this rain is not allowing me to do much riding at all. i rode yesterday for 12km total and the first 3 was a complete downpour. i was so wet again i had to stop and ring my shirt out at the local shops. i did get to take the boys down to the regatta centre with firenza [tarini].
santa was good to me. so i do have the cash to pick up some nice bike gifts but the places i want to go shopping have sold out of what i want. i have to do a once only shop due to shipping costs.

i've found another couple of pretty impressive online bike stores
NOS - has some really awesome New Old stock that is just another reason i need to win lotto!

i am still bidding on the NOS presto steel valve caps. bizarre turn of events. i was outbid by one bidder then i had a second chance offer, but didn't take it at full price - i am still hoping to get them to AUS for under $20 AUS. fingers X'd

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"

oh so close... tarini

i have brought another bike. i know, i know. i am a 1 mad mother but it was necessary!
welcome tarini to the fold. tarini will be the build up bike.
i have purchased some alien cranks [silver] with bottom bracket as well as alien 36h hi flange wheel set.
these will be for tarini ... the sakae crank set from him will be "moved" across onto hugo.