I took these parts from my Kissena and put this frame together, just bought different headset and stem, bottom bracket, and seat post. Very fun =)
Frame:
(50) Parallax
Fork/Headset:
Carbon match Parallax
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
SRAM Omnium/Phil Wood outboard bottom Bracket
Pedals:
Look Keo Max
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
18T EAI/Sugino Zen 49T/SRAM 1/8" chain
Saddle/Seatpost:
Fizik Versus (Antares)/Thomson Elite
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
HED 3/ Continental GP 4000
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
H+Son FormationFace/ Michi Primato Pista high flange/ Continental Gatorskin (25)
Accessories:
Cinelli Caleido handlebar tape. xLab P-Cage bottle holder. Knog Blinders
Added by BKPakeRider. Last updated over 9 years ago.
20 Comments
is it true that on 50cm parallax the crank arm hits the tire?
Posted almost 9 years ago
The crank arm and pedals don't. But the tips of my clips do if I'm taking a hard turn.
Posted almost 9 years ago
nice build, what do you think about your tire continental GP4000?
Posted about 10 years ago
I like it a lot actually, really smooth compared to the Gatorskin on the rear...It's no tubular though haha
Posted about 10 years ago
Yeah it's actually really comfortable. Even went on a 70 mile ride with it on my Kissena. Great feel and comfortable, well, for me that is.
Posted about 10 years ago
how tall are you? I think if you get a smaller stem, you can get a relaxed yet aggresive geometry with horn dropped down. Other than that, this is a rad steed :D
Posted about 10 years ago
5'5". I've been playing around with different stems, seat positions, saddles, and bar angles (which works best as I've come to learn). It does look pretty odd, I know, but when I'm riding around it's comfortable. Though ultimately I'm saving up for drop bars.
Posted about 10 years ago
saddle and bar angle need to be dropped down a bit
Posted over 10 years ago
For cruising I keep 'em upward, more comfortable and smoother ride. Also, horns were making my hands numb, turned out it was the downward angle of the bar (and hands) that through off my blood flow to the hands. Crazy stuff, like bad, as in by mile 10 I couldn't feel 'em.
Posted over 10 years ago
Very nice. The fee l(turning, maneuverability) of the parallax when you ride, how does it compare to the other fixed gear bikes you have?
Thanks
Posted over 10 years ago
Haha I was wondering how long till someone asked me this. It's incredibly forgiving. It's honestly unbelievable taking turns while shifting weight at how well it moves with me. It's truly as though someone took a track bike and gave the feel of a road bike (criterium).
Posted over 10 years ago
I like having to sit upside down to look at bikes too ;)
Posted over 10 years ago
Haha I removed them when I got home then synched them from my computer, all right side up, but the middle picture for some reason just refuses to invert. I too was getting a kink in my neck. My apologies.
Posted over 10 years ago
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cinelli, continental, criterium, eai, fixed, fixed-gear, gatorskin, gxp, hed3, hson, look, mash, mashsf, michi, omnium, parallax, singlespeed, sram, thomson-elite, track-bike, xlab-p-cage
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_debo says:
Hey there, to follow up the previous comment, what size is your crankset? Thanks.
Posted over 7 years ago