I am Henry from London and this is my fixed wheel time trial bike. The plan was to build a retro looking machine but built with modern components, rather like Ford did with the GT - the car looks like a 60s Ford GT40 race car from a distance but, get up close, and the engineering is far more current.. Hence the choice of a funny-bike frame like time trial bikes from 15-20 years back used, There are some upgrades planned. I will re-post the bike next year when I have made it perfect. I commute 30 miles a day on this bike and it is brutally fast which means it is very rapid but it crashes over bumps in the road and the handling is ultra sensitive. But it is great fun to ride.I love this bike and will keep it forever.
Frame:
La Piovra
Fork/Headset:
Wound Up Carbon Fork: Campagnolo Record Headset
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Miche 49t
Pedals:
Crank Brotheres Eggbeatear Stainkless
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
EAI Gold Medal 15t : KMC D101 SL Gold Chain
Derailleurs/Shifters:
None
Saddle/Seatpost:
Campagnolo C-Record Seatpost; Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio Saddle
Brakes:
Feather 199 Brake; TRP Carbon Lever; Black Snake Cable
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
DT Swiss 1.2 Rim DT Aerolite Spokes; Suzue Promax Hubs With Ceramic Speed Bearings; Continental GP4000s Tires
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
DT Swiss 1.2 Rim DT Aerolite Spokes; Suzue Promax Hubs With Ceramic Speed Bearings; Continerntal GP4000s Tires
Accessories:
Cateye Computer/Heart Rate Monitor
Added by Henryjpw. Last updated almost 13 years ago.
3 Comments
Very nice! That's one awesome build! Is your daily commute hilly?
Posted almost 13 years ago
Yeah, it has some hills. But fixed gear takes care of that. Strange but true. Read http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/article.... Tks for the appreciation.
Posted almost 13 years ago
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Borek says:
Love this, Do you race TTs on it?
Posted almost 11 years ago