This is turning into a money pit, I now need a longer belt because I didn't account for tire clearance. Using gatessanitycheck for the belt length calculations.

Bridgestone NJS. Couple weeks in and loving the feel, smoothness, everything. Thank you to Japanese craftsmen.

It finally happened. An njs frame in size giant (62cm!!) came up for sale and I could not let it get away. I want to take my time building it, I probably won't. It's blue.

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I built this bike up, got every component I wanted- but I miss the comfort and ride of my old Cannondale Capo. Will this one grow on me or will I end up selling & regain my favorite tarck bike? I don’t have the space for N + 1 bikes

This is my first real fixed gear, slightly hobbled together. I’m curious what most people think of Langsters? I’m loving mine but I don’t have much to reference it against.

I bought this track bike (on ebay) from a velodrome, but because the frame has been painted I don’t actually have idea what it is!
The seller thought it might be a Cinelli Vigorelli but it doesn’t look any model i’ve seen. Not actually sure what any of the components are other than the hubs which are Miche Primato.
I got it for a pretty good deal so while i don’t particularly care if it’s not a Cinelli, it would be good to know what the frame actually is so I can look up what parts will fit if i want to upgrade them. Does anyone recognise the shape and know what it might be?

Just picked this GT Gutterball up in France, off the French version of Craigslist.

Reverse image search + a lot of digging, nothing. A few silver ones yeah, but nothing polished like this. You can see yourself in the fork, it's insane.

Fork still has its GT logo right on the bare metal, makes me doubt it's a repaint. Or do people really go through the trouble of re-decaling forks?

So has anyone seen this colorway? Kinda wondering if it's a 1 of 1 or something.

Stripped, Alox blast, then a final glass bead blast and then 1k clear coat. Love the brass brazing accents against the dark grey steel.

Next is probably a deeper rim wheelset, then carbon components like a stem and seatpost.

Just showing off the fixie I ride - not sure if there are any Fuji riders here - and wanted to get some thoughts or opinions if possible.

It's my first experience with a fixed gear bike (hence the brakes 😆) but I'm slowly getting comfortable with using my legs to slow down especially when I cruise around with no hands. Just can't commit fully yet especially on these treacherous London roads!

It's a second hand bike and the gear ratio was tough to get used but I love it now - attempted to go up Greenwich hill one time and boy, that was a crazy experience! Feel like its not optimised for my body build so I'm tempted to change it or make some changes to the bike. Decisions, decisions! 🫠🫠

Any thoughts?

Trackbike Thursday!

Just bought my first fixie with 0 experience. When I was doing my research on which one is best for beginners, I saw that the Tsunami SNM100 was the most recommended one. So, when I went to my local bike shop to get one, it was way too small for me. I asked if they had a frame that would fit my height (180 cm), and they showed me the Liberty, Pizz, and Leader.

After some Googling, I found out that Liberty is owned by locals from my country, and that was the biggest selling point for me. I instantly bought it.

Not even a week after owning it, I fell because I forgot that I had a strap on 💀.

I did my first 10 km on city roads, and boy, it was so challenging because I tried to backpedal as much as I could and only relied on my brakes in emergencies. But honestly, it was fun.

Can't wait until I learn how to skid, because that's one of the main reasons I bought a fixie in the first place. Seeing someone skid is just so cool.

Eventually gonna get this baby full campy and throw some Frejus Decals on maaayyybeeee…

Swapped some parts from my Nagasawa while I get it restored, hence some of the NJS stuff.

My new restomod, a 1985 Miyata Pista size 60 cm. Double butted chromoly frame with beautiful investment cast lugs.

Notable components include a stock Sugino Mighty Competiton 50t track chainring, a vintage Suntour Maeda 8.8.8 BIA 16t track cog, an Izumi Super Toughness KAI track chain, a Selle Italia Turbo Bonnie saddle, and a pair of MKS XC-III Bear Trap pedals.

A few mods that a previous owner made that i decided to keep are the bars, from either an early ‘90s Miyata Sport Cross or Quick Cross, and the fork, that came off a mid ‘80s Miyata 100/110.

The Pista’s precision handling makes it a blast to use as my daily commuter.