Sarah Tonin Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 anyone have any advice on cutting handlebars?. im cutting my 2 pc bars but dont know where i should start or how much i should hack off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48:16 Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 measure it and scribe where you want to cut. use a pipe cutter or a hacksaw. done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 and lastly...if you're not sure how much you want to cut off...do it in small increments. you can always take more bar off, but obviously...you can't grow it back if you go too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 use tape.... put the tape around the handle bar to measure the amount you want off.... it's better to cut more than once than to cut way too much off the first time... but that's common sense. I've cut many handle bars in my day. Now get that hacksaw and about 3 replacement blades and an energy drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloner Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 three replacement blades?! are you cutting titanium? i used the same hacksaw blade forever to cut bars..it gets a little dull but you just have to saw 40 times faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Bike Messengers Take the Street to the Track By COREY KILGANNON Published: June 10, 2005 Need a package rushed across car-clogged Manhattan? Hand it to Alfred Bobe Jr., a 31-year-old bike messenger from Brooklyn. He lays claim to the title of America's fastest messenger on a track bike, the type of high-speed vehicle preferred by some messengers who favor its single fixed gear and lack of brakes. Skip to next paragraph Ashley Gilbertson for the New York Times Bolger is the captain of Team Puma. Mr. Bobe is a member of Team Puma, a cycling team consisting of city bike messengers that, since forming last July, has been dominating many of the messenger races held across New York and the country. "We're taking urban street biking to the track to represent New York and show we have the fastest messengers," said Mr. Bobe, who finished first among all track bikers participating in last month's North American Cycle Courier Championships in Portland, Ore. According to Mr. Bobe, working as a city messenger is the best training for track races, where bikers ride in tight packs. "Messengers have better instincts and reflexes and a lot sharper peripheral vision," he said. "If you're not conscious and in the moment at all times, you can die on someone's car door. That's what separates us from regular racers. We have a different inner core and strength because our messenger work is our training. "We ride wearing a 20-pound lock and a 40-pound bag," he added. "When you finally get to the track and take all that off, you feel explosive, like you have wings or you just took a shot of Red Bull or something." After work on a recent Thursday, Mr. Bobe gathered with five other team members in front of Trackstar, an East First Street bicycle shop that sponsors its own messenger team. The messenger-racers unloaded their heavy chains and large messenger bags. They checked their route sheets from the day's deliveries and traded work stories. The team was formed by Puma after it sponsored weekly races last year at the refurbished Kissena Park Velodrome, a 400-meter cycling track in Flushing, Queens, said Kevin Bolger, the team captain and a veteran racer. Puma officials selected nine cyclists for the team and provided them with expensive racing bikes, uniforms and other apparel. Puma, the athletic footwear and apparel company, also provides its team members with emergency medical insurance for the track and the street, and picks up the tab for them to race around the country. Puma's involvement reflects a recent rise in the popularity of track racing, which team members think will become as prevalent as skateboarding, in-line skating and snowboarding. Along with Mr. Bobe and Mr. Bolger, other team members include Felipe Robayo, Eddie Ortega, Hugo Giron, a master of bike tricks, and Carlos Ramirez, 30, from Brooklyn, who organizes Monster Track, popular races held on bustling Manhattan streets that emphasize messenger skills and allow only track bikes. Then there is Todd Marszalek, 29, a Polish immigrant who is also a well-known graffiti artist, and Massamba Niang of Harlem, 22, a handsome Senegalese immigrant with a flashy smile. Charlotte Blythe, 17, is the only woman on the team. Mr. Bolger, 33, has worked full time as a courier since 1992 and is known by his nickname, Squid. He lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, with his wife, Amy, a former bike messenger. He works for several courier services and delivers take-out food in Williamsburg for extra money. "We want people to think more of us than just that guy who ran over their foot," he said. "We also want to improve work conditions, since most messengers are underpaid and get no medical insurance." Mr. Bolger rarely wears a helmet despite having suffered five concussions as a messenger, he said. He has been hospitalized only once, after "dooring," a term for slamming into a quickly opened car door. Most team members work their routes on their custom-made Cannondale team bikes. Each bike weighs 14 pounds and has the Puma emblem and colorful graffiti built into the red glossy finish. Mr. Bolger has attached a hip flask to his bike. "In the winter, you put your Schnapps in there," he explained. So how does one stop a fixed-gear bike barreling 30 miles per hour down crowded, bumpy streets of Midtown Manhattan with no brakes? By sharply locking up on the pedals and applying reverse pressure. Riding a fixed-gear bicycle takes much practice and is a badge of honor for many elite messengers, said Bucky Turco, publisher of Fixed magazine, which is devoted to fixed-gear bikes. Team Puma members frequently invoke the name of Nelson Vails, a New York City messenger who won a silver medal in cycling at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Last month, at Kissena Park in Queens, several Team Puma members raced against Marty Nothstein, America's most decorated track cyclist and a gold medalist in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Puma members came in several seconds behind him. After the race, a winded Mr. Nothstein said he was impressed with the caliber of their riding. "There's a certain ability you get by messengering that you can't get from the road or the track," he said. Last Friday, Mr. Bolger knifed effortlessly through a herd of taxis and trucks, delivering packages and running errands in preparation for the Cycle Messenger World Championships in New York City that will take place over the Independence Day weekend. He was trying to solve a visa problem for the Warsaw Car Killers, a Polish messenger team. Experienced messengers earn about $100 a day, Mr. Bobe said, but a really good one can almost double that by "being fast, knowing your way around the city and having a good dispatcher." Mr. Bobe has worked as a bike messenger for 12 years and supports his two children with his courier earnings, which he supplements with prize money and bonuses from Puma for top finishes. Mr. Bobe hopes to qualify for the Olympics. "I'm one second off the qualifying time for the 200-meter sprints," he said. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/nyregion/10bike.html it's squid! haha.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Originally posted by Sarah Tonin@May 18 2005, 11:09 PM Quoted post Fucking nice! I'm currently ordering shit to get my FBM Angel Of Death back to where I want it... I see sooooooo many hipster kids riding those fixed gear bikes around now...What exactly is the practicality behind riding a bike set up like that? I've really actually been curious about that for awhile and have'nt replied to this thread in over 2 years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porque Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 ...i pulled up this thread only to find that symbols already added the story i was going to post...oh well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloner Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Originally posted by Tyler Durden@Jun 10 2005, 04:55 PM Fucking nice! I'm currently ordering shit to get my FBM Angel Of Death back to where I want it... Quoted post OHHH I hate that goddamn bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosoner Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 dont know if any of you have seen these, but there is a bunch of cool videos at http://www.digave.com/videos/ lots of fixes in the videos along with mt. and road bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosoner Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 i hope this thread isnt dead now, since i just jumped on the bandwagon. i just added this one to my collection thanks to a great deal on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rideli631 Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 i ride a standard trls250 frame built frame up. nothing better than cruising the streets, hitting ledges, and putting up stickers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanceypants Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 quick question im running a 48/16 on a fixed track bike, if i make the front gear smaller, say a 42, will it be easier to slow my roll going down hills/ easier to skid? thanks please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48:16 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 yes. you could also make the rear cog larger which would be a cheaper solution.. 42:16 is REALLY easy, you'll probably spin out going at a regular speed. i'd recommend somewhere in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Originally posted by dosoner@Jun 13 2005, 05:56 PM i hope this thread isnt dead now, since i just jumped on the bandwagon. i just added this one to my collection thanks to a great deal on ebay. Quoted post So... so... so fucking jealous. If it's a size 54 and you are considering to sell it, say... this time next year... you can ask me. I can promise you I'll be interested. I have been looking for one of those as well but having no luck. Good find Bastard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48:16 Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 joker, i thought you had this years model? wha happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 I had to send it back. Fortunately I hadn't ridden it very much so it still looked new and the bike shop was really cool about it. Funds were more important than smiles on Mr. Joker's face. See you in a few days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREANKAY Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh so modern Posted June 26, 2005 Share Posted June 26, 2005 not the greatest pic. 05 pista stock save quill pedals with clipped stainless clips, cinelli natural colored corktape, and a diacompe front brake soon to be replaced with either a shimano 105 if i am feeling conservative or possibly campy if i am feeling saucy. peace. edit: that cannondale daypack conceals one can nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh so modern Posted June 26, 2005 Share Posted June 26, 2005 had this one on the hard drive too: 1972 schwinn varsity (sierra? brown) absolutely dead stock down to the innertubes. immaculate. one love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh so modern Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 where have all the graffiti riders gone? bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackstand Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Out doing graffiti and riding bikes probably. Nice Schwinn for the condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 only a few more days till it begins... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Originally posted by Joker+Jun 20 2005, 04:16 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Joker - Jun 20 2005, 04:16 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-dosoner@Jun 13 2005, 05:56 PM i hope this thread isnt dead now, since i just jumped on the bandwagon. i just added this one to my collection thanks to a great deal on ebay. Quoted post So... so... so fucking jealous. If it's a size 54 and you are considering to sell it, say... this time next year... you can ask me. I can promise you I'll be interested. I have been looking for one of those as well but having no luck. Good find Bastard. Quoted post [/b] i just saw one of those concept pistas on craigslist (SF) the other day. so many people have those chrome bianchi's out here its almost annoying.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 I was gifted bike #18 last night. Its a really old ass western auto lugged frame. Perhaps the most beautiful one in my collection. I got a glimpse of what it will look like cleaned up, so I'm gonna stop working on all the other ones and convert this one to the prime numero uno position fixie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balki Bartakomous Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkaline Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Pictures of the new fleet coming soon. Alkaline is back online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 ^^shit, reason why i post in here. Good to see you back homie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 welcome back alkaline. I really should get a pic of ALL my bikes lined up sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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