70s? bianchi polo steed
By OoerictoO on 07/15/2008.
Bike tags: Fixed gear | bianchi fixed burlington gear polo bike celeste
some conversion road frame
cheap nitto riser stem and straight bars. "celeste" oury grips
stock 1" threaded
some cheap 700 road wheel with coro-plast disks
sun rim & miche hub
155mm cranks on shimano 110mm BB
cheapo fuji black saddle and whatever seatpost i could find to fit (i think it's 25.2mm??)
silver cheap mks pedals. whatever chain i had
pretty low for polo. i think it's 42:20
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some conversion road frame
cheap nitto riser stem and straight bars. "celeste" oury grips
stock 1" threaded
some cheap 700 road wheel with coro-plast disks
sun rim & miche hub
155mm cranks on shimano 110mm BB
cheapo fuji black saddle and whatever seatpost i could find to fit (i think it's 25.2mm??)
silver cheap mks pedals. whatever chain i had
pretty low for polo. i think it's 42:20
tough to ride around town; super low geared. but i can strap 4 mallets and a push broom to this thing and limp it to the polo rink. super easy to wheely and skid with this gearing.
it looks as though this is the "official" "polo bike" of bike snob nyc:
Fixedgeargallery...of Out With the Old, In With the New