wacky polo candy cane stripey flip-flop bikey
By unixd0rk on 04/23/2009.
Bike tags: Fixed gear | Commuter | conversion | Custom | freak bike |
unknown. found on the curb for trash by my buddy jo.
what was on there
fork is what was on there. the headset is interesting: has a burly top piece that screws down and then tightens with a hex key.
26" mtb wheel i had laying around
a wienmann rim that survived almost a year of learning trials with some crappy shimano casettehub.
crankset is what was on there. i replaced the bottom bracket with a decent one i pulled from another bike a while back
saddle is from another bike that jo found. it's a GT. it needs to be pink and black somehow. hmm...
same pedals that were on there. the chain is some chain i probably put 2500 miles on already.
chainring is a salsa 28t, fixed cog (tomicog) is a 16t, freewheel side has 18t, 14t, 12t, and 11t.
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unknown. found on the curb for trash by my buddy jo.
what was on there
fork is what was on there. the headset is interesting: has a burly top piece that screws down and then tightens with a hex key.
26" mtb wheel i had laying around
a wienmann rim that survived almost a year of learning trials with some crappy shimano casettehub.
crankset is what was on there. i replaced the bottom bracket with a decent one i pulled from another bike a while back
saddle is from another bike that jo found. it's a GT. it needs to be pink and black somehow. hmm...
same pedals that were on there. the chain is some chain i probably put 2500 miles on already.
chainring is a salsa 28t, fixed cog (tomicog) is a 16t, freewheel side has 18t, 14t, 12t, and 11t.
this is my experimental polo bike. i have also been commuting to work 7 miles total every day on it lately.
the pink stripe is hazard tape from home depot underneath clear tape. totally ghetto-tastic.
the 12 and 11t require a different length chain. i will probably make a chain with 2 quick links soon so i can just swap it real quick. for now, the low gearing is nice.