Capricorn UberRad
By shortpants51 on 03/15/2007.
Bike tags: Fixed gear | Single speed | Commuter | Anti-whip | Brooks |
Capricorn fillet-brazed city bike with oak-panelled porteur rack
Bontrager (Albatross wanna-bes) and SR cast stem
Capricorn fork/ Ritchey Logic
Shimano/Araya
Dura-Ace/Araya
Old stuff
Brooks B72 and cheapo
Suntour XC and KMC
42x16 Fixed
Capricorn fillet-brazed city bike with oak-panelled porteur rack
Bontrager (Albatross wanna-bes) and SR cast stem
Capricorn fork/ Ritchey Logic
Shimano/Araya
Dura-Ace/Araya
Old stuff
Brooks B72 and cheapo
Suntour XC and KMC
42x16 Fixed
I built this with great defference to the European city bikes of the last hundred (or so) years. This is basically my version, made with double butted True Temper so it's way lighter. The rack's 4130 and I can sit on it (though I can't do that and ride at the same time). It took a couple rides to get used to sitting upright, but I'm beginning to see the birds and the treetops again and that's pretty special. By the way, these pics were taken at Cafetto, my favorite coffee shop in Minneapolis.



