My first fixed bike

[fossala]

All City Thunderdome



Chris king no threadset in silver
PRO stem (70mm) and FSA Standard road bars with roubaix specialized thin tape(black)
Thomson inline elite post (Black) with Thomson bolt up clamp (Silver)
Syncross TI Saddle
Open Pro CD Ceramic laced to Gran compe (Silver) hubs with Alpina Double butted spokes (Black) and brass (Black) nipples.
Sram Omnium 165mm(Black) crankset and BB with 48T Ring1/18
Izumi Standard Track (Silver) chain 1 1/8
EAI 17t Standard Track sprocket with Dura ace lockring
Conti Gatorskins 23c tyres and tubes
MKS 8mm aluminium frame chain tugs
Standard mtb shimano clips

Arrives on Wednesday, I'll try not to kill myself!

[Mr Larrington]

Wot?  No brakes?

[fossala]

It's being sent with tiagra front brake and a diacomp lever. I will fit it before I go out.

[greenmeansgo]

Looks nice. Second hand I assume?

[fossala]

Yup, cost me 500. As it's only 2 month old I thought is was a bargin.

[zigzag]

wot? no bottle cage mounts?

[fossala]

This did upset me but beggars can't be choosers. I'll get some plastic clip on bottle mounts and if they don't work I'll add a seat one. This would only happen if I ended up riding the thing. I live in Cornwall and the hills are quite steep.

[Crumbling Nick]

I don't know which part of Cornwall you inhabit, but my experience is of valleys rather than hills. A steep descent followed by a steep climb is fun if you're used to riding a fixed wheel.

Repeat several times and it becomes a challenge.

After a few/several I concluded that 50 Cornish miles were roughly equivalent to 100 Warwickshire miles. I opted for a 60" gear; ymmv.