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  • March 17, 2009 at 8:18 pm #11621
    matrs

    I have been away from my road bike for nearly 20 years following a nasty accident with a Renault 4, been mountain biking ever since and the last two years I have enjoyed my singlespeed, now I fancy converting my old Roberts and need some inspiration please B)

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  • March 18, 2009 at 11:51 am #626811
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    DaveP

    Singlespeed
    Can’t see the ‘fun’ in fixed.

    Here’s my commuter, a standard Giant Bowery ’08:

    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2861785567_5d776c2b02_m.jpg

    March 18, 2009 at 10:31 am #626809
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    Anonymous

    My Pug…
    Here’s my pride and joy track bike….

    http://images.fotopic.net/ylxsr9.jpg

    It’s been a labour of love, the frame and forks were originally built for Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle when he was riding for Peugeot in the 80’s.

    It’s had a full Argos re-enamel and full fork re-chrome, then built up with as much NJS as I could afford or lay my hands on. There are some upgrades planned in the near future.

    The parts list does read like a Hubjub product catalogue:

    Hatta Swan headset (NJS)
    Nitto Pro AA stem and seatpost (NJS)
    Nitto B125 cromoly bars (NJS)
    Sugino 75 bb, cranks and ring (NJS)
    HKK Vertex chain (NJS)
    MKS chaintug (NJS)

    The wheels are at present Miche Primato hubs to Mavic Open Pro CD rims and DT revolution spokes, but plan to change the hubs for Suzue Promax in the near future.

    Also have a Kashimax FB-4P saddle coming soon to add to the NJS-ness of it all.

    March 18, 2009 at 9:52 am #626807
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    matrs

    Nice bikes! Classy resto on
    Nice bikes! Classy resto on the Freddie B)

    Flo K – The frame is 1988 Reynolds 531, my plan is to take it back down to Chas and have the gear and guard mountings removed and then have it sprayed in a nice metallic may even have a little chrome work done.

    March 17, 2009 at 11:15 pm #626805
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    Shaun Audane

    Fixed

     

    Here’s some before and after shots taken of my 1955 Holdsworth road path frameset The frame was kindly gifted me by a friend who’d stored it in a garage for nigh on a decade. Tastefully hand finished in Mooreland blue, it had begun to look tired and so was blast cleaned, filled and refinished in what my girlfriend dubs "Ninja" blue.

     

     

     

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    March 17, 2009 at 10:51 pm #626803
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    thebikeboy

    Nice bike
    Great pictures of the restoration too, I particularly liked the one of the Cinelli 1A stem.

    March 17, 2009 at 10:35 pm #626801
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    michophull

    Fixie / Singlespeed
    My 1977 Freddie Grubb Galibier is shown below. I did a full restoration job on it at the end of last year. It was 12 speed when I bought it second hand back in 1980. I converted it to single speed about 2 years ago and have stuck with it. Still thinking about going fixie too. Gearing is 48 – 18 which is about right for me.

    See more photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31392615@N06/

    This is my first post, so hello everyone.

    March 17, 2009 at 10:09 pm #626799
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    Flo K

    Fixie / Singlespeed

    This is my trusty Kona Paddy Wagon that I use for daily commute. Complete with Yanco frame pad, Halo Twin Rail courier tyres in purple and a winter season of grime. Fixed or single speed simplicity is great for bad weather, city riding or simply if you like a clean look. Despite being off the peg, apart from the tyres and saddle, the bike is light weight yet sturdy, a great balance for dodging traffic, the pick up from track stand at traffic lights is brilliant, direct and responsive. What Roberts frame is it?

    Flo K

    March 17, 2009 at 9:01 pm #626797
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    Tony Farrelly

    Not mine…

    but sure to inspire you. This was on German ebay yesterday – think it went for €880. Scroll down the ebay page to see the full gallery of pics.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interesting to see that in Germany you are allowed to bolt a Shimano crank to a Campag chainset 🙂

     

    March 17, 2009 at 9:00 pm #626795
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    Flo K

    fixies / singlespeeds

    Hi,

    what do you have in mind? I have a thing for fixies and singlespeeds myself.

    Flo K

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