Hip's Next Machine - Road Fixie

hippy

Update...

Stage 5 - Almost lookin' like a real bike!
http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=54
('scuse the crap pix, poor light, rushed)

I've ridden it a little in its brakeless form but given that
I only know how to slow down and not stop, I think it
will sit idle until I sort out the braking issue.. the last thing
I want to do is bounce off a car before I've ridden 10k.

A present arrived in the mail today too.. all will be
revealed in due time (i.e. I forgot to photograph it).

hippy

Geoff

"hippy" <sbirnie@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote in message
news:cce5fa$2j7d$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> Update...
>
> Stage 5 - Almost lookin' like a real bike!
> http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=54
> ('scuse the crap pix, poor light, rushed)
>
> I've ridden it a little in its brakeless form but given that
> I only know how to slow down and not stop, I think it
> will sit idle until I sort out the braking issue.. the last thing
> I want to do is bounce off a car before I've ridden 10k.
>
> A present arrived in the mail today too.. all will be
> revealed in due time (i.e. I forgot to photograph it).
>
> hippy
>


From looking at your pics my guess is the problem with the brakes is a reach
issue due to you having 700C wheels in a fork designed for a 27" ones. Am I
correct?

Geoff

Marty Wallace

"Geoff" <ggoodyear@NOSPAMlabyrinth.net.au> wrote in message
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>
> "hippy" <sbirnie@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:cce5fa$2j7d$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> > Update...
> >
> > Stage 5 - Almost lookin' like a real bike!
> > http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=54
> > ('scuse the crap pix, poor light, rushed)
> >
> > I've ridden it a little in its brakeless form but given that
> > I only know how to slow down and not stop, I think it
> > will sit idle until I sort out the braking issue.. the last thing
> > I want to do is bounce off a car before I've ridden 10k.
> >
> > A present arrived in the mail today too.. all will be
> > revealed in due time (i.e. I forgot to photograph it).
> >
> > hippy
> >
>
>
> From looking at your pics my guess is the problem with the brakes is a
reach
> issue due to you having 700C wheels in a fork designed for a 27" ones. Am
I
> correct?
>
> Geoff
>
>

I reckon if he dropped the blocks down to the end of the slots they'd be ok.
I'm guessing he's waiting for some colour co-ordinated brake cables, (black,
red or gold coloured), or he's waiting for someone to give him deliver some
brake levers. Since there's probably plenty of old levers lying in scrap
boxes he'd be reluctant to pay for new ones and half the fun is doing it on
the cheap.

We'll wait with baited breath for Hippy to give us the answer. He's hinting
at some sort of suprise too.

Marty

Marty Wallace

"Marty Wallace" <mart@geo.net.au> wrote in message
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>
> "Geoff" <ggoodyear@NOSPAMlabyrinth.net.au> wrote in message
> news:ccgn01$23dv$1@arachne.labyrinth.net.au...
> >
> > "hippy" <sbirnie@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote in message
> > news:cce5fa$2j7d$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> > > Update...
> > >
> > > Stage 5 - Almost lookin' like a real bike!
> > > http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=54
> > > ('scuse the crap pix, poor light, rushed)
> > >
> > > I've ridden it a little in its brakeless form but given that
> > > I only know how to slow down and not stop, I think it
> > > will sit idle until I sort out the braking issue.. the last thing
> > > I want to do is bounce off a car before I've ridden 10k.
> > >
> > > A present arrived in the mail today too.. all will be
> > > revealed in due time (i.e. I forgot to photograph it).
> > >
> > > hippy
> > >
> >
> >
> > From looking at your pics my guess is the problem with the brakes is a
> reach
> > issue due to you having 700C wheels in a fork designed for a 27" ones.
Am
> I
> > correct?
> >
> > Geoff
> >
> >
>
> I reckon if he dropped the blocks down to the end of the slots they'd be
ok.
> I'm guessing he's waiting for some colour co-ordinated brake cables,
(black,
> red or gold coloured), or he's waiting for someone to give him deliver
some
> brake levers. Since there's probably plenty of old levers lying in scrap
> boxes he'd be reluctant to pay for new ones and half the fun is doing it
on
> the cheap.
>
> We'll wait with baited breath for Hippy to give us the answer. He's
hinting
> at some sort of suprise too.
>
> Marty
>
>

Ah ha.
On second thoughts, maybe it's not the reach of the calipers but the colour.
Check the comment under the pic.
http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/dis...?album=54&pos=1

Marty (again)

HUMBUG

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 19:57:34 +0800, Marty Wallace <mart@geo.net.au> Wrote :
<snip>
>
> Ah ha.
> On second thoughts, maybe it's not the reach of the calipers but the colour.
> Check the comment under the pic.
> http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/dis...?album=54&pos=1

Aha !! I can sort of half help - I can't recall seeing the other one of
these for QUITE a while. I'm not sure that I still have it...:-(
http://members.optushome.com.au/forsythm/shimano.jpg

There's two of these but they ain't black...:-)
http://members.optushome.com.au/forsythm/campag.jgp


>
> Marty (again)
>
>


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Humbug

HUMBUG

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 23:07:53 +1000, HUMBUG <humbug@bit.bucket> Wrote :
> On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 19:57:34 +0800, Marty Wallace <mart@geo.net.au> Wrote :
><snip>
>>
>> Ah ha.
>> On second thoughts, maybe it's not the reach of the calipers but the colour.
>> Check the comment under the pic.
>> http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/dis...?album=54&pos=1
>
> Aha !! I can sort of half help - I can't recall seeing the other one of
> these for QUITE a while. I'm not sure that I still have it...:-(
> http://members.optushome.com.au/forsythm/shimano.jpg
>
> There's two of these but they ain't black...:-)
> http://members.optushome.com.au/forsythm/campag.jgp
>

I've also got one of these http://members.optushome.com.au/busted.jpg but
it's clearly seen better days. LOTS of skin lost that day.


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Humbug

flyingdutch

come on! GIVE!!!

wot's the surprise?

the flip-flop hub has arrived???



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hippy

>Originally posted by Marty Wallace I reckon if he dropped the blocks
>down to the end of the slots they'd be ok. I'm guessing he's waiting
>for some colour co-ordinated brake cables, (black, red or gold
>coloured), or he's waiting for someone to give him deliver some brake
>levers. Since there's probably plenty of old levers lying in scrap
>boxes he'd be reluctant to pay for new ones and half the fun is doing
>it on the cheap.

Marty is definately on the ball!

Brake problems include:
- mainly, there's no brake cable installed = No braking!
- pads need to be moved down or longer calipers used
- not so nice looking calipers
- none of my spare brake levers look right or work right

>We'll wait with baited breath for Hippy to give us the answer. He's
>hinting at some sort of suprise too.

Don't get too excited guys the surprise isn't THAT cool

Now that I think about it.. I should've got a black headset too. Stupid
1" threaded cr mumble mumble mumble..

hippy



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hippy

flyingdutch wrote:
> the flip-flop hub has arrived???



Actually.. I haven't heard a peep from Dan about that.. I've got my
track bike's wheels on Vegemite at the moment so no biggie but I'll
chase him up about it sooner or later..

hippy



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Geoff

> >
> >
> > From looking at your pics my guess is the problem with the brakes is a
> reach
> > issue due to you having 700C wheels in a fork designed for a 27" ones. Am
> I
> > correct?
> >
> > Geoff
> >
> >
>
> I reckon if he dropped the blocks down to the end of the slots they'd be ok.
> I'm guessing he's waiting for some colour co-ordinated brake cables, (black,
> red or gold coloured), or he's waiting for someone to give him deliver some
> brake levers. Since there's probably plenty of old levers lying in scrap
> boxes he'd be reluctant to pay for new ones and half the fun is doing it on
> the cheap.
>
> We'll wait with baited breath for Hippy to give us the answer. He's hinting
> at some sort of suprise too.
>
> Marty

From my own experience with wanting to replace the 27" rims on my
fixie with 700C I found that even with the brakes shoes in the lowest
position on the calipers it just wasn't quite enough to correctly
reach the rim. My only reason for wanting to relpace the rims was
because in the wet polished alloy is not the greatest braking surface.
But with a fixie there are other means, as long as the chain don't
break, to stop or slow the bike so it was not a huge deal to stick
with the 27s.

My guess on hippy's surprise is Bullhorn Bars.

Geoff

suzyj

Originally posted by Humbug:
> I've also got one of these
http://members.optushome.com.au/bus...ers.optushome.-
com.au/busted.jpg but it's clearly seen better days. LOTS of skin
lost that day.

Geez. You could advertise that on ebay as "some small marks"

Regards,

Suzy



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HUMBUG

On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 04:14:58 GMT, suzyj <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> Wrote :
> Originally posted by Humbug:
>> I've also got one of these
> http://members.optushome.com.au/bus...ers.optushome.-
> com.au/busted.jpg but it's clearly seen better days. LOTS of skin
> lost that day.
>
> Geez. You could advertise that on ebay as "some small marks"

Nah - I'm gonna keep it as a reminder of my "Best Ever Crash"(tm) I
scored a night in hospital and a helicopter ride...:-) ( The first
of three heli rides in a nine month period - just a tad accident prone
for a while there...:P )



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Humbug

hippy

>Originally posted by Geoff But with a fixie there are other means, as
>long as the chain don't break, to stop or slow the bike so it was not a
>huge deal to stick with the 27s.

Other ways which I have yet to learn.. I mean, I can slow down, but I
wanna STOP or at least be able to lock the rear wheel. I've yet to check
if the pads will reach. If not, then 27's or longer calipers will find
there way onto the beast.

>My guess on hippy's surprise is Bullhorn Bars.

You PEEKED!! (Am I THAT obvious?)

Yes, I just took delivery today of a Profile Airwing "bullhorn" bar
which will battle it out with the Profile Stoker bar that arrived last
week for a place on the fixie.

I paid less than Suzy too, nyer nyer :P ;-)

hippy
- now has to find something "tricker" to impress...



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flyingdutch

hippy wrote:
> >Originally posted by Geoff But with a fixie there are other means, as
> >long as the chain don't break, to stop or slow the bike so it was not a
> >huge deal to stick with the 27s.
> Other ways which I have yet to learn.. I mean, I can slow down, but I
> wanna STOP or at least be able to lock the rear wheel. I've yet to check
> if the pads will reach. If not, then 27's or longer calipers will find
> there way onto the beast.
> >My guess on hippy's surprise is Bullhorn Bars.
> You PEEKED!! (Am I THAT obvious?)
> Yes, I just took delivery today of a Profile Airwing "bullhorn" bar
> which will battle it out with the Profile Stoker bar that arrived last
> week for a place on the fixie.
> I paid less than Suzy too, nyer nyer :P ;-)
> hippy
> - now has to find something "tricker" to impress...



wot's the difference between the bullhorns and stokers?



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