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this baby is a beaut.....did Herald 106km with this.....stripped for upgrade now.....need some new racing rubber and new 46/15 gearing to go with the carbon crank.. I want it at 6.8kg when done....fastest SS by a mile

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Seeing as everyone is back on the SS threads here is my project.

She will be built up over the next 2 months or so:

Specs:

SimpleSam SS frame

FSA Gimondi crankset

Shimano Aksium rear wheel

Shimano Ksyrium Front wheel

Custom Sella Italia carbon rail seat

Tri Bar

 

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I will be using this frame: post-19039-0-37074000-1392127702_thumb.jpg

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Here is my Fixie. Running a 48:19. Has a flip/flop hub. Saddle and bars covered in red ostrich leather.post-40907-0-56534200-1385486570_thumb.jpg

Where did you get that handlebar?

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Busy with this ..

Bought a kozure fixie previously but it was not my style.. Not one of a kind ...

So sold it and now a year later I've decided to build my own single speed road bicycle..

Emptied my bike bits stash....

Had a saddle ,peddles , brakes older shimano road calipers .. Short bar .. 105 wheels..

Just needed a decent steel frame .

I managed to "trade" a chromoly( track frame set..)

From LBS ...

Took the lot home sanded and assembled her ...

Just need tubes then fit tyres..

I need to find top tube cable clamps for the brake cable.. Anyone know where I can get pls pm me..

Here is my SS roadie all black ...

Tomorrow I fit tubes and tyres and give her a test run

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Put in tubes .. Tweaked the rear sprocket with a decent 16tooth sprocket and ALU spacers.. Now. .. 48 ...16 .. Did maiden ride about 1km to our complex gate and back .. Slight uphill .. Back .. This ladies gonna make me strong..

Put her on the hanging scale and in second hand hand me down spec she sits

At 9.1kg.. Heavy .. Now to source nice light weight wheels and bits

I will post pics tomorrow..

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Retro Single speed track almost done ..

Just need to tweak the brakes

Put some aero wheels .. On ...

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Have tossed the normal bars, and put bull horns on with redbar tape

Using Bmx brake levers.. As the TT levers look messy on the SS..

Moving to red on black.. So red jag wire added

Added some light alloy chain tensioners in red..

Will do the rims in red and some other detailing..

now she weighs in @ 8.80Kg

running 48/16..

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