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Mornings , I absolutely hear you and couldn't agree more , hence I'm on the look out for an old steel track bike frame in the 50 to 53 cm range .. .I will get one , in the meantime I will be "gently" be pedaling on the OCR3...

🙈🙈🤣🤣No ..not quite. ..I'm WAY TOO SLOW for that ...😆🫡

Ok , was not easy , half link chain helps a HUGE AMOUNT, but still missing the od few 5mils or so to get that tension on point ... I'm running a 42/18 as this is the same ratio as my SS MTB that I was using for commuting , 2.33 give or take a point....so , for climbing the 42/18 was just right and not too spinny on the flats. But...but...I still needed that extra 5 to 8 mill adjustment ...my one mate is a metal engineer, and he MacGyvered the vertical drop outs for me and it now works a treat ... The OCR3 weighs in at 7,8kg and the old Axis MTB I was using comes in at 13,4kg....HUGE difference and I tell you what , this OCR3 frame is SUPER nippy .. Sooo ..I'm very pleased and will now keep my eyes open for a 52 steel track bike for a future build .. Fixie riding is a drug....🙈😆🤣😆🫡🚴🚴

You took the words out my mouth , last week , just got that "relaxing" down ...must say , once I got that trick sorted , more control...flowing with the bike as it were....

Well , as you say the chain ...last week , I was on a downhill , and over a speed bump I went and chain was a tad slack , as I'm still getting to grips with the tension thing , and the chain hopped off...slight panic , and I put the old tekkies on the back tyre...🙈😆😆🤣...was pretty damn effective indeed ..

Well , it did in the beginning, now , it's just the very steep downhills that are still a tad tricky ....but , getting better all the time...East London is not exactly flat country...🙈🙈😆🤣🤣

Quite correct Boss ...first ride I pulled out of my driveway , 🙈🤣🤣...tried to adjust my helmet and freewheel at the same time , landed on the grass verge ....it's a VERY VERY STEEP learning curve ...indeed ...but...I'm going to be hard pressed to get back onto my MTBs ..

😉🫡🚴🚴Well , firstly , I've never ridden a road bike as such , only ever been around MTBs , then of course a fixie was just a pip of an idea in my head ...Sooo...this Giant OCR3 fell into my hands , I got "sucked" into this fixed gear drug by y watching many many videos in recent years , and way back in the 80s and 90s always read about the NYC bike messenger "underworld" ....has always fascinated me... Back to the brakes...🙈🙈🤣🤣...while I was building this OCR3 as a fixie , a front brake was ALWAYS in the plan.... But , my eagerness got the better of me and the build was 95% done and I just HAD TO take it for a spin ..the front brake still had to put together and in place ... It's now 4 weeks I've been commuting and the front brake is still sitting on my work bench🫡😉😆😆... Somehow , I just "took" to the no brake fixed thing , ...the skid , the conentrted back pressure to slow down , this then becomes part of the pedal every time I get onto the OCR3. .. Absolutely loving it ...

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No brakes...

Evening Folks , wanted to share this pic of Vusi , he is a fellow commuter and his bike is an old frame he was given and then built the bike up to what you see .. Also a fixed gear...he is running a 47 chainring and a 16 rear cog...we commute about 8k together and then he turns off to his place of work ...

I've been commuting to work n back for just on 4 years now...44k round trip , Monday to Friday and the odd Saturday....wind , rain or shine... I started out on my trusty Trek EX 7 , 2011 26er model and she is a beaut old bike , but , was clocking up the kilos.... I had/have an old cheaper Axis 26er MTB hardtail ....I converted it into a 1x7 and used it for quite awhile , AND THEN ...I got x blood rush and got it converted to a single speed ..38/16... Was tough at first , but really started enjoying the simplicity.... THEN ...I really got a blood rush ,🙈🙈🤣🤣🤣...found a 2004 , I think , GIANT OCR 3 ,road bike and went about converting it into a fixed gear ... Enter Jack!!!!.. Folks , I tell you what , I'm gonna be hard pressed to get back into my MTBs... DAMN ...this fixie is fun fun ....I am now on my 3rd week commuting on Jack the Fixie...

🤣🤣🤣..jip...I commute work n back everyday , got wet stuff to put on later .BUT....would not swop it for a car trip home...

Hi Chris ...thanks for that...what I needed ..just some confirm that it was the fall over and yes I now do have a spare and maybe getting one machined as a back up...