Ridin' Dirty
By hobbsc on 10/22/2006.
Bike tags: Fixed gear | Commuter | Bianchi | fixed gear | IRO
1983 Bianchi Nuovo
Bianchi or Campy, whatever came on the bike
Bianchi
IRO Standard
IRO Standard Wheel
Bianchi (stock, again)
Random seatpost, random saddle ("Vetta VSA")
Crank Brothers eggbeaters, KMC ZChain Z610HX 3/32" BMX chain
IRO cog and lockring. Bianchi chainring(s). I run on the 42 in front and a 16 in back.
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1983 Bianchi Nuovo
Bianchi or Campy, whatever came on the bike
Bianchi
IRO Standard
IRO Standard Wheel
Bianchi (stock, again)
Random seatpost, random saddle ("Vetta VSA")
Crank Brothers eggbeaters, KMC ZChain Z610HX 3/32" BMX chain
IRO cog and lockring. Bianchi chainring(s). I run on the 42 in front and a 16 in back.
This bike was free, given to me by my previous supervisor. It had been sitting in his barn for about 10 years. I overhauled the entire bike, repainted it and converted it to a fixie. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it. It needs a little work (seat, seatpost, bottom bracket, and the headset is a little choppy), but I enjoy it. I've also added a spoke card. The entire process was photographed, and can be seen here: http://altbit.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=69
This is my first fixed gear, and my first road bike.