Back in 2018, my first fixed gear bike was an adaptation of an aluminum road bike frame with vertical dropouts. For a first bike, it was ok. Adaptations like these are very common in Brasil. Fast forward to late 2021, I've found this frame in Instagram for a good price, sold the remains of the other and started gathering parts to this build, which I plan to made a dream build out of this.
Frame:
The frame is a handmade República, a brazilian brand from Porto Alegre. It seems to be an early model, something between 2017 and 2018, since its made of steel, and I'm not sure if they still made frames of other materials other than chromoly.
Fork/Headset:
Fork is a FIB, aluminum body and steel steerer, nothing much here. Headset is a FSA, nothing much as well.
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Rinpoch 1.1 165mm from Aliexpress, good and cheap, paired with a generic 103mm bottom bracket.
Pedals:
Generic aluminum ones, one of the things that remain of the last bike.
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Rinpoch 48t chainring in a 17t generic cog, paired with a KMC S1 golden chain.
Derailleurs/Shifters:
I guess not.
Saddle/Seatpost:
Stripped Selle Italia SLR, paired with a NOS Easton EA70 31.8mm seatpost.
Brakes:
A pair of used All Stars.
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Vzan Spin, generic hub and Pirelli Tornado Alfa 700x25.
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Vzan Spin, generic hub and Pirelli Tornado Alfa 700x25.
Accessories:
Cheap and generic bar tape, @velodeathofficial foot straps and @beofixed Barbed headset top cap.
More Info:
Still very comfortable, the saddle fits like a dream and this thing attacks curves like it has tons of downforce.
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Current Stage Info:
Changed the riser bars for drop ones, and managed to get a stripped saddle, shout out to @marinooc for selling it.
Added by camnj_. Last updated over 1 year ago.
2 Comments
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Marino says:
this is sick bro! how tall are you? this bike looks like a construction ladder
Posted almost 2 years ago
camnj_ says:
Thanks for the compliment and for the advices on the build man! I'm 1.83 m, about 6 ft tall in the imperial system.
Posted almost 2 years ago