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[TwoWheelsDC]

Made some progress in modernizing the Cannondale and moving from chrome/silver accents to black…with new handlebars courtesy of ACL, I added new brakes, new stem, and a new seatpost. The groupset is still silver, but it works flawlessly despite being a decade old, so I won’t replace any of those parts until they break down. Here’s how it’s looking, with cages installed for the wife.

This is how it looked previously…I think it’s a nice improvement:

[dcv]

Thanks to Dirt and FreshBikes for my son’s new Pure Fix bike. It’s a good bike for the money and looks sharp. It has a front brake, flip flop wheel with both cog and freewheel and originally came with riser bars. It comes stock with 44 – 16 gearing (72 gear inches). When we got home we swapped out a few spare parts I had – bullhorns, saddle, pedal clips & straps.

The frame is hi-ten steel (heavy), if you ride SS I would add a rear brake and if you ride fixed foot retention is a must (clips or clipless pedals). My son absolutely loves this bike, look at that smile on his face. My wife did a test ride and now wants a fixed gear too, I’m a lucky guy.

[mello yello]

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My new IRO Rob Roy, purchased in ’07 and left in my basement for 6 years. Fixed/SS for commuting & everything.

[eminva]

@mello yello 58478 wrote:

My new IRO Rob Roy, purchased in ’07 and left in my basement for 6 years. Fixed/SS for commuting & everything.

You get a “Like” and an “Elite” because what could be better than a bike named after a freedom fighter and folk hero?

Liz

[mello yello]

The name is just an added bonus! I didn’t even know it at the time, I just liked the fixed specific frame w/ canti posts and rack mounts!

[Dirt]

Finally fixed it.

[mello yello]

hahaha… I like it!

@Dirt 58631 wrote:

Finally fixed it.

Now time to see about that seatpost collar!

[cyclingfool]

This is my new (to me) steed. 21″ 1995 Trek 830 MTB frame built up pretty much from scratch. This (at least for the time being) replaces my Surly LHT, stolen in in March. I’ve been riding the Trek for a couple months now. The drop bar conversion was very recent. Before that I had trekking bars on it. Fenders just added, too.

Once I swap out the canti brakes for v-brakes(in the next week or so — parts already ordered), budget dictates that I’ll be done tinkering with it for a while, though it still needs a Brooks saddle, front rack and eventually a new front wheel with a dynohub and dynamo lighting. Long-term goals. All components (besides seatpost and headset) would swap over directly to an LHT frame for 26″ wheels, if and when I spring for a new Surly frame. That said, this old Trek frame is growing on me, and with the same Cro-Moly steel as my old Surly, the ride is nice. Plus I have the pride of knowing I’ve done all this work myself. Between wheel builds, bike build, and tinkering, I probably have around 50 hours of love put into this thing.

Sorry for the poor picture quality. My phone’s camera leaves much to be desired, and the attached picture was taken in the basement/bike storage area at work (read poor lighting).

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Other pics and build progress photo-documentation here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10757602@N08/sets/72157633495812347/

[ShawnoftheDread]

I’d like to do a drop bar switch like this to give my commuter a bit more range and comfort, but I’m not sure I could get a short enough stem to make the longer reach to the hoods work.

[cyclingfool]

@ShawnoftheDread 59688 wrote:

I’d like to do a drop bar switch like this to give my commuter a bit more range and comfort, but I’m not sure I could get a short enough stem to make the longer reach to the hoods work.

I’ve got a 90mm 107 degree stem and I’m quite comfy so far, between the angle and the relatively short length, though I’ve got longer torso and shorter legs than your average human. I have seen stems as short as 60mm online, and there may be even shorter ones I’m not aware of. I’ve ridden flat bars, riser bars, butterfly trekking bars, and drop bars, and I find drop bars by far to be the most comfortable option, so I was glad to get this conversion done.

[PeteD]

This is the bike that got me around France. The thing I’ve noticed since coming back and riding my Synapse is how “little” the synapse feels. I almost feel cramped up on it, and now wonder if I shouldn’t get something with a more race style geometry, or if I now need a longer stem/handle bars.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@cyclingfool 59691 wrote:

I’ve got a 90mm 107 degree stem and I’m quite comfy so far, between the angle and the relatively short length, though I’ve got longer torso and shorter legs than your average human. I have seen stems as short as 60mm online, and there may be even shorter ones I’m not aware of. I’ve ridden flat bars, riser bars, butterfly trekking bars, and drop bars, and I find drop bars by far to be the most comfortable option, so I was glad to get this conversion done.

I have a 1 1/8 inched threaded stem, so there are far fewer parts available.

[TwoWheelsDC]

@PeteD 59693 wrote:

This is the bike that got me around France. The thing I’ve noticed since coming back and riding my Synapse is how “little” the synapse feels. I almost feel cramped up on it, and now wonder if I shouldn’t get something with a more race style geometry, or if I now need a longer stem/handle bars.

I’m finding that, as I put more miles on my road bikes and spend more time riding in the drops, my body is getting more flexible and I’m much more comfortable in a more aggressive position. It has basically gotten to the point where I’m seriously considering slamming the stem on my Cervelo, as well as getting a longer stem and/or losing some spacers on my commuter.

[Tim Kelley]

twowheelsdc;59699 wrote:

i’m finding that, as i put more miles on my road bikes and spend more time riding in the drops, my body is getting more flexible and i’m much more comfortable in a more aggressive position. It has basically gotten to the point where i’m seriously considering slamming the stem on my cervelo, as well as getting a longer stem and/or losing some spacers on my commuter.

SLAM that stem.

[cyclingfool]

@ShawnoftheDread 59696 wrote:

I have a 1 1/8 inched threaded stem, so there are far fewer parts available.

There is always this route. I did something similar with my 1″ threaded so I could use regular old 1-1/8 threadless stems.

http://www.ebikestop.com/profile_conversion__254mm_1_18_fork_to_286mm_1_18_threadless_stem-SM6402.php?PARTNER=GOOGPS&gclid=CN39iI6q2rgCFY5r7AodUVgAnQ

That said, this seems to be the only adapter for 1-1/8 threaded. There were several options for 1″.

Anyway, just a thought.

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