"Grandad" thrasher.. prelude to a fixie
off the kerb special. Mid 80s 10speed no-name cheapie
flipped and chopped 42cm drops. no-name stem.
OCLV Carbon fork - primarily to run 700c front wheel with a brake
no-name 700 rim, exage hub. exage dual pivot brake - I know, I know.. I was getting a bit extravagant with that....
mavic 700 rim, cheapie no name BMX hub (kerb special)
175 Sora, 107mm no-name b/bracket
Indi 500 kerb special
kerb specials. new kmc 1/8" chain
46T Rocket chainring (new) 16T Cheapie BMX freewheel - you guessed it from the kerb.
Rescued from the kerbside... I actually saw the previous owner, and old bloke, wheel it out with a "free" sign on it. Hence 'Grandad'
Recently reincarnated as a second thrasher machine. Also putting my chainline theory to the practical test before investing in some more specific parts for a fixie.
I actually commutted on this beast through several mods for a couple of months, until the old cheap adjustable cup bottom bracket disintegrated on me - which was reason enough to pull my finger out on the Surly Cross-check and get it finished :D
Once the Surly was cruising, Grandad was reborn as you see here with the yellow & black flair.
**** Update 25th Jan: He's dead, Jim.... structural failure on a slight uphill. Undoubtedly due in no small part to my very dodgy job of grinding off the down-tube cable stops. Oh well.. the frame shall return to whence it came - the verge.