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Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Fixed Wheel
Have decided upon a fixed wheel bike, from a company called swobo, should be lighter too ride than a rickshaw . . more to come soon, one of the major factors was the way swobo do their business..
http://www.swobo.com/history.aspx
8 comments:
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Did you look at the UK based On-One Il Pompino? Operating out of his garden shed, Brant sounds like a sound bloke and the Pomp has achieved near cult status. Really tempted myself, but I'm being told 5 bikes is more than enough ...
ah yes, i did look at the pompino, in fact there was one on ebay the other day. It's had some great reviews and looks a solid unit.
For me I wanted a balance between racing angles and practicality and when I started to do the maths of either building or buying it made more sense to go for a built bike.
I think you can get a pompino for £375 (no pedals or tyres) which is a cracking price. I just dont think I could have bought one and then gone through the process of making it a bike that didn't look worth stealing, it looks to nice! The swobo has a galvanised frame which is interesting and some cool components. It's kind of lile the bike equivalent of a skateboard, just pick it up and go, but I dont think it'll look to nickable...
been browsing http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/ and I'm wondering also how i can justify adding another bike to our collection. Be nice to build one from scratch though, and there is a carbon fibre frame on ebay at the moment...
Very sad, but necessary, reflection on our society that one of the main considerations when choosing a bike is how nickable it looks. With a fixie, yer average scruff will only manage a few yards before falling off but thats hardly the point. The galvanised frame is a unique selling point, I'd like to see one.
Fixed and single speed really appeal. Hence the flip flop hub (freewheel one side, fixed the other). I'll stick a front brake on for a while as well until I master the art of the fixed skid.
The simplicity is the idea great thing, zero maintainence. And yeah, steel all the way..
8 comments:
Did you look at the UK based On-One Il Pompino? Operating out of his garden shed, Brant sounds like a sound bloke and the Pomp has achieved near cult status. Really tempted myself, but I'm being told 5 bikes is more than enough ...
ah yes, i did look at the pompino, in fact there was one on ebay the other day. It's had some great reviews and looks a solid unit.
For me I wanted a balance between racing angles and practicality and when I started to do the maths of either building or buying it made more sense to go for a built bike.
I think you can get a pompino for £375 (no pedals or tyres) which is a cracking price. I just dont think I could have bought one and then gone through the process of making it a bike that didn't look worth stealing, it looks to nice! The swobo has a galvanised frame which is interesting and some cool components. It's kind of lile the bike equivalent of a skateboard, just pick it up and go, but I dont think it'll look to nickable...
been browsing http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/ and I'm wondering also how i can justify adding another bike to our collection. Be nice to build one from scratch though, and there is a carbon fibre frame on ebay at the moment...
changed my mind. it would have to be a steel frame. definitely...
Very sad, but necessary, reflection on our society that one of the main considerations when choosing a bike is how nickable it looks. With a fixie, yer average scruff will only manage a few yards before falling off but thats hardly the point. The galvanised frame is a unique selling point, I'd like to see one.
Fixed and single speed really appeal. Hence the flip flop hub (freewheel one side, fixed the other). I'll stick a front brake on for a while as well until I master the art of the fixed skid.
The simplicity is the idea great thing, zero maintainence. And yeah, steel all the way..
you might have a frame you can turn in to a fixed jon, horizonal dropouts are all you really need.
Well they dont have to be horizontal, are you after a city hack then jon? http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2007/may/EvanFranz.htm
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