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The New Road Bike Thread :)


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Need new road bike. probably going to buy a lo pro tt frame and go from there.

I'm in love. New pedals and close ratio cassette on the way. 1988 Harrison lo-pro in showroom condition. 700c rear, 24" front, all Reynolds 753. NOS Dura ace and campag throughout. The nicest vintage time trial bike I have ever ridden...

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back ache much? Dont tell me you went 30 miles without sitting up..

Back doesn't hurt at all. It's completely 100% comfortable. The distance between the bars and the seat makes it feel exactly the same as being on the drops on the normal bike. I was on the bull bars the whole way, so I guess I didn't really sit up.

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Got my bike back on the road... (Y)

Here's a pic as she stands at the moment...

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Need to sort out my gears really... Bodged my rear gear shifter as it was incorporated into the front brake lever which was in turn riveted into place so I just cut the lever off rather than have to buy a new shifter and so on.

In need of some new tyres though. Still might go along the new smaller wheels with larger profile tyres though...

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What's happened to all the road riders on here?!

Did 45 miles today, and it's awesome. Such a natural, efficient riding position. Love it!

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Sorry for the black and white. It looked really strange in colour, I think it was because the light was so flat and it's a green frame agsainst a green background.

I'm happy with it though :)

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I don\'t get how that can be comfortable to ride for long distances without sitting up.

I can\'t be bothered with photo shop, and the only example I can find is a track LoPro, but this shows that the riding position on one of these isn\'t really any more extreme than being on the drops on a standard bike.

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Building up a geared time trial bike now too (another LoPro). The Harrison is awesome for hacking around and into town, but I want to compete.

The new frame haas very similar Geo to the Harrison, but a larger front wheel. I'm sticking gears on it, and a single front ring. Should be an absolute flying machine when it's finished.

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Thje Zipp is going on a dura ace front hub, and the ambrosio disc wheel is going on the back. Loads of carbon fibre parts to go on it.

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I'm going to put a spoked rear wheel and a clincher on the harrison and get rid of the brake again to make it a more practical everyday bike. It should still be shit-quick (I managed to overtake the 'Suffolk Safe Cam' speed-camera van on it yesterday!).

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So I'm the only one left in here riding road bikes?

TT bike is done. Brakes are fitted now too.

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Cyclo cross bike is all up and running with full ultegra groupset(needs a bit of fine tuning).

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Need a new rear wheel for the Harrrison, as it was using the disc with a track cog.

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I'm pretty happy with my 'stable' at the moment. All pretty much exactly how I want them (the harrison will be when I get a new rear wheel atleast!). I can't believe everyone else who posted in this thread has just lost interest or stopped riding?

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Don't call them 'fixies'. And build your own for that money. Second hand track frame and forks, for £150, £80 for a wheelset and £70 for the rest. You'll end up with a pretty nice bike for that money. Much better than an 'off the peg' for the equivalent price.

So what components should I look for to build my 'fixed gear bicycle'?

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