Hey everyone,
Since I now live in a city with no sign of getting out anytime soon I figured I should put together a road bike. There was really no question in my mind that it had to be a fixed gear. After a lot of reading and browsing on ebay I ended up with a pile of parts in my garage that I put together last weekend. The frame and fork are Lemond Zurich (Reynolds 853 baby!). I put it together with a mix of Shimano 105, TTT, Ultegra, etc. Anyway, this thing is amazing. The ride is just out of this world. The bottom bracket feels very low, almost like you're running. At first I was worried about pedal strike but with my 165mm crankarms I've had no problems and it corners like its on rails. The geometry is just amazing and it feels smooth as silk yet still compliant when I sprint. I don't think I'll ever get rid of this bike and that's saying a lot!
Oh ya, please excuse the ghetto electrical tape on the bars. I did a horrible wrapping job and it is coming off but I wanted to see if I need a shorter stem before I tried to re-wrap it.
Here's some pics....
Since I now live in a city with no sign of getting out anytime soon I figured I should put together a road bike. There was really no question in my mind that it had to be a fixed gear. After a lot of reading and browsing on ebay I ended up with a pile of parts in my garage that I put together last weekend. The frame and fork are Lemond Zurich (Reynolds 853 baby!). I put it together with a mix of Shimano 105, TTT, Ultegra, etc. Anyway, this thing is amazing. The ride is just out of this world. The bottom bracket feels very low, almost like you're running. At first I was worried about pedal strike but with my 165mm crankarms I've had no problems and it corners like its on rails. The geometry is just amazing and it feels smooth as silk yet still compliant when I sprint. I don't think I'll ever get rid of this bike and that's saying a lot!
Oh ya, please excuse the ghetto electrical tape on the bars. I did a horrible wrapping job and it is coming off but I wanted to see if I need a shorter stem before I tried to re-wrap it.
Here's some pics....
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