May 30, 2021
by jon
Comments Off on Post COVID racing
At last some racing has kicked off again. The Fixed Beers crew are running a fixed gear crit league at Herne Hill and Sam from the 1lifecycles team was kind enough to give the Tomo track bike an outing. It … Continue reading
June 22, 2020
by jon
Comments Off on Tracklocross So-Ez forks
Finally got round to finishing off the @Squidbikes So-Ez forks for my tracklocross build. I wanted to fit a disc brake mount and then match the paint to the frame in @spray.bike copper and green.
May 10, 2020
by jon
Comments Off on Tracklocross is coming
My son had wanted a tracklocross bike for a while so we designed one with a few specific requirements that could also double as a geared tourer if needed. We had hoped to go to the Tracklocross champs in Sacramento … Continue reading
May 9, 2020
by jon
Comments Off on Copper Tracklocross
I modified my old copper singlespeed removing the carbon seatpost to replace it with a curved steel one to give clearance for the larger tyres. That meant replacing the chainstays too. Repainted in Spray.bike copper and green paint. Some time … Continue reading
January 21, 2019 by jon | Comments Off on Raf’s track bike
Having got heavily into riding fixed geared bikes over the last year my son wanted the chance to have a go on the track. After a thoroughly good initial outing with Sutton cycling club at Lee Valley we got down to design his own bike. We used Columbus Max and Spirit tubing, some specially made aero tubing for the seat tube and a whopping tapered head tube. Topped off with some Cinelli components and carbon wheels.
September 15, 2018 by jon | Comments Off on Red Hook Crit Milan Fixie
Running a bit late but trying to get this bike together to take to Milan Red Hook Crit. High bottom bracket, Columbus Max, Spirit and Zona tubing. Bentley Components dropouts. The first full frame build on my new Bicycle Academy jig. Seems to be working out alright. Definitely quicker to setup than my home made version. Can’t wait to ride this thing.
