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| 532.1 | Is this what you're after? | AKOV11::POLLARD | | Thu Feb 11 1988 08:04 | 5 |
| There is a (used?) Bianchi fixed gear road bike in the basement
of Belmont Wheelworks. I think they want $200 or so for it. It
is set up with Campy front caliper which is actuated by a bar end
shifter.
The tubes must be straight-gauge, because it feels heavy.
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| 532.2 | | MENTOR::REG | Function(al(ity(able(ness)))) | Thu Feb 11 1988 08:38 | 5 |
| re .1 Thanks, I'll check into it by phone today and maybe
go see it over the week end.
Reg
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| 532.3 | <road and track> | HARDY::NUZZO | zk01-3, dtn: 381-1111, weez'in wheels | Wed Feb 17 1988 08:37 | 21 |
| re: .1
There was (as of two weeks ago) a Schwinn Fixed geared bike with
a two speed rear wheel (geared on each side). It went for about
$225 if my memory serves me well. The store CASTER's Bike Store
in Warwick RI (pronounced wore-ick). I'll post the phone # tomorrow.
The store is 2 minutes from RT 95. The bike is an ugly white (not
that white is ugly, but this white is ... sort of dirty already.)
I think it had brakes also (at least a front brake ... cheap Dia-Comp's
maybe.)
I was looking at it myself for the rear wheel. I've a Schwinn
Paramount Track bike (yeah its "right" but alloy stem and bars
dramatically reduce the road shock...but still it ain't no road
bike). If you come across a rear hub (in a set or standalone) that
allows two fixed gears please post or contact me at HARDY::NUZZO.
Good luck.
jbn
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| 532.4 | Whats the sales tax in R.I. for Mass residents ? | MENTOR::REG | Function(al(ity(able(ness)))) | Wed Feb 17 1988 09:52 | 26 |
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re .3 Its the Schwinn Madison. As I understand it they imported
a lot of them as road trainers when Kehrin (sp ?) was getting a
lot of publicity here about 5 years ago. The price THEN was $350
but they never sold (understandable; its loW tecH, who needs it ?)
Anyway, there seem to be some of them still around for $225 - $250,
"Clearance price", which isn't a bad deal. I think the brakes are
dia_comp 400N, but it wouldn't much matter, who uses 'em on a fixed ?
Re "threaded fixed both sides", there's at least one low cost
(oriental) hub that comes that way, I've seen it on ~$350 bikes,
the Dura Ace Track hub can be ordered that way, but its expensive,
make that VERY EXPENSIVE ! I have a very old B.H. wide flange,
(much wider than Campy, about 4 1/2 inches, I know I can change spokes
without removing a 19 tooth sprocket), 40 hole rear hub that
I use with 17 and 19 on it, with zero dish this is some kind of
a strong wheel, it also has a Q.R. axle and skewer through it.
"Ugly white" ? Sure, who cares ? Its for riding in ugly white
New England slush before getting the pretty bike out, right ?
"A different kind of Camo' " If the marketeers hear that they'll
sell 'em for $899.
Reg
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| 532.5 | All I ever wanted in a bike; and LESS ! | MENTOR::REG | Please don't ask about my new bike ? | Mon Feb 22 1988 15:32 | 22 |
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George Gamache has now reduced his stock of Schwinn Madisons
to 2, a 19 and a 21 inch. The 23 inch one was sold on saturday
for $250, not a bad deal. He changed the gearing for free (or should
I say, "fixed" ?) by swapping the rear cog. The freewheel is off,
its a BMX type of single freewheel, can't put a fixed on that
side. He was willing to change the chainring too, but that would
have left him with a 1/8 inch ring on the wall for ~30 years, so
I declined. I like George.
So, its basic. Non QR brakes, non sealed bearings, bolt on
hubs (should be a feature, wheel theft deterrent), NO braze ons
even the rear brake kable has outer kasing throughout, no silly
little stops to save ~18 inches of outer kasing, klunky kinda
klinchers (oops, KKK, & its white too, what have I DONE ?) 700s,
no krome, klips hold the rear brake kable to the top tube.
Starting out at 50 x 21 with 165 mm cranks, should be a good
year 'cept for the hills.
Reg {w/o fenders too, sucha FEATURE !}
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| 532.6 | Update, the new toy is "Wunnerfull" | MENTOR::REG | Keep Right, ACcept being passed | Mon Mar 14 1988 13:35 | 19 |
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Well, its OK ! (a long OK, as in "Ooohhh, Kayyy") I did about
100 miles on it last week, three commute days, various long routes
to and from work. Someone passed me in Berlin on the way home
wednesday night, if I could have caught his wheel I might have been
able to hold it, but it was flat/slightly down and he was spinning on
the big one, I'm on a 50x21 with 165s remember. I was catching up on
the upgrades, but couldn't make enough to offset the downs and flats,
maybe one tooth less at the back and I'll get him this week:-^) Its
nice to have bearings once again that drain water and come apart for
cleaning, adjusting and lubing, though I havn't done much of it yet,
water hasn't been REAL DEEP. Its a tough way to get started in the
spring, but probably worth it, with only so many daylight hours to ride
they may as well be HARD ones. Yeah, I'd say a "fixed" metric is
about equal to a freewheeling mile century.
Reg
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