Fast Bike to compliment my Brooklyn. It is a fixed gear with dual brakes. It's my training and fast bike. I love it for any distance. Like my BMW I'm thinking about buying the same exact frame and just shelving it until this one fails on me because it is simply perfect for what I ask it to do.
Frame:
Ridley Oval 54cm
Fork/Headset:
Painted Black Alpina track drilled for brake at Kalavinka.
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
DA Octalink
Pedals:
PD-A600
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
49x13(fixed) DA/Sugino/HKK
Saddle/Seatpost:
Flite/Thomson
Brakes:
SRAM levers/SRAM brakes
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Open Pro/Dura Ace LF/Gatorskins 23c
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Open Pro/Dura Ace HF/Gatorskins 23c
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Current Stage Info:
Current flat road training setup.
Added by wastingaway. Last updated about 12 years ago.
As of about 12 years ago, wastingaway has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
34 Comments
the painting is great! Is it a wet paint finish done by a professional? Or have you done it by yourself?
Posted over 12 years ago
It was professionally done but it is just a simple gloss black.
Posted over 12 years ago
Your build really inspires me for my next upgrade.. Dual brakes it is then hahaha
Posted over 12 years ago
Hahaha... but you'll have to have your fork drilled or buy a new one.
Posted over 12 years ago
Damn this is cool! I wish I could run two brakes on my GT..
Posted over 12 years ago
Thanks Man... You have some real cool bikes yourself. I'm in Japan so we are supposed to ride with 2 brakes but I'm not complaining, just more ways to stop.
Posted over 12 years ago
good looking bike! and looks like you prefer the 3t compact bend bar to the fsa one. any comments on both?
Posted over 12 years ago
I have nothing against the FSA Compact bars. They were great, just too narrow at 40cm.
Posted over 12 years ago
Loved your build.
Gotta agree with you. Its stiff&light, even so it still manages to be comfortable. I got no regrets that i bought this instead of the mash bolt
Posted over 12 years ago
very sensible, i like it!
Posted over 12 years ago
Thanks. It's set up this way so I can go balls out fast. Well as fast as I can go, at least.
Posted over 12 years ago
That wheelbase is so tight. You dont have toe overlap, but foot overlap lol
Posted over 12 years ago
it's not as bad as it looks though(or maybe it is), I guess we all learned when we first got into fixed gears/track bikes how to deal with toe overlap.
Posted over 12 years ago
build a roadie instead of buying a duplicate frame. You won't regret the decision and you will understand the usefulness of a true distance machine.
Posted over 12 years ago
really nice bike - is there a break hole in the rear bridge? and are those the hard anodized tb14?
great bike anyway^^
Posted over 12 years ago
Thanks! Yes, there is a rear brake bridge and those are the anodized TB14s.
Posted over 12 years ago
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aluminum, fixed-gear, oval, ridley, road-bike, track-bike, training
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bigtoepfer says:
Was a very fast bike. Enjoyed riding it. (^-^)
Posted about 12 years ago
wastingaway says:
Yeah, it was definitely fast. It was a blast to ride it on the Velodrome in Osaka too. It really felt at home there.
Posted about 12 years ago