Francesca's Bike
By mcatano on 01/15/2006.
Bike tags: Fixed gear | Single speed | Track bike | 650c | Custom |
Homemade 42.5cm (seat tube) x 48.5 (top tube) track frame.
70mm SR Sakae stem with flip n' chop bullhorns
Homemade fork and Shimano 105 headset
32h Nashbar track hub to 650c Sun Mistral semi-aero rim and Bontrager Select tires.
32h Nashbar track hub to 650c Sun Mistral semi-aero rim and Bontrager Select tires.
155mm Campagnolo Pista and Campagnolo Veloce BB
Miche Supertype seatpost and Vetta SL seat. The Vetta probably won't stick around for too long...
Suntour Superbe pedals with 1/2" spindles and an Izumi Eco chain.
Geared 42x16
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Homemade 42.5cm (seat tube) x 48.5 (top tube) track frame.
70mm SR Sakae stem with flip n' chop bullhorns
Homemade fork and Shimano 105 headset
32h Nashbar track hub to 650c Sun Mistral semi-aero rim and Bontrager Select tires.
32h Nashbar track hub to 650c Sun Mistral semi-aero rim and Bontrager Select tires.
155mm Campagnolo Pista and Campagnolo Veloce BB
Miche Supertype seatpost and Vetta SL seat. The Vetta probably won't stick around for too long...
Suntour Superbe pedals with 1/2" spindles and an Izumi Eco chain.
Geared 42x16
This is my first forray into framebuilding. It's a very small bike for my very small ladyfriend, Francesca. Columbus SL tubing; Long Shen lugs; Kalavinka BB shell, fork tips and track ends; lots of filing, sanding, etc; and it sort of looks like a bike. Given that I hadn't held a torch of any kind since Jr. High Industrial Arts class, I'm pretty excited with how it came out. I made it for Francesca as a Christmas gift. It's a work in progress so I'll update this page as the bike moves closer to completion.