Monthly Archives: April 2008

The first bike I wanted when I walked into a bike store when I was a kid was a Colnago. Expensive taste!

On the brain. One-on Mary, Jones H-Bar and On-One Midge, so many bars to try out!

He’s my new hero. His site (drools). His Blog.

Felt great, the furthest the single speed’s been from home! (I didn’t eat that shit of-course, Jing did though lol).

OK, final update on the single speed for a while. The bike’s finally semi-finished!

Avid BB7 brakes came in today. They were an absolute pleasure to install and the a2Z rear disc caliper mount worked perfectly.

I rode it around the block, it’s awesome. I do miss not having clip ins, would suit the bike a little more perhaps, will just have to try it now that I have a spare set (or 2) of clipless pedals. The steering is damn fast, almost twitchy, but I like it. Brakes aren’t working too great. I assume they need some bedding in/adjustments. Grips are a little strange, chunky, soft, but not sure if I like them or not. Still not used to working hard on a single speed, but I love it, it’s fast and simple.

A few things to do:
– Lighter wheelset to get her into the 9kg’s
– Try to remove tensioner, or at least shorten chain with half link
– Red Chris King headset
– Comfier seat, this one hurts!
– Figure out a sexier way to route rear brake cable