Cinelli Laser

yeah so rad - stolen from Cinelli FB site

Goldsprint 13 Classic - Done!

It´s been exactly a month today since I got my Goldsprint 13 Classic frameset. Initially I planned about 3 months for building up this beauty but  I just couldn´t stand it any longer. So here it is and it came out way more expensive but a lot nicer than I thought in the first place :) It rides like hell - very agile, very aggressive and the steel fork really balances the stiffness of the aluminium frame. So if you ride in Leipzig you´ll probably see me on this bike in the future. For more information take a look at my pedalroom.

Farewell sweet Visp

I´ve sold my Visp yesterday. I´m sure I´ll miss it but it´s in the good hands of a friend and I hope he enjoys riding it as much as I did. There´s just not enough space in my flat for a fifth bike so it had to go. I´ve ridden this frame in quite a few configurations as you can see and the amount of sticker increased on a daily basis :D

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New Project - Goldsprint 13 Classic

Yes he´s got a new frame... again :D Last year in January i replaced my Charge Plug for a Cinelli Gazzetta and this time my cheap Visp Fixie is going to be replaced. It wasn´t really planned though, I just stumbled accross the Goldsprint 13 Classic frame about 3 weeks ago and instantly fell in love with it. And as I always wanted a Cannondale Track this frameset is really close to the original - 6061 aluminium track frame hand made by Colossi (the whole frame is basically the Colossi model "Al Colossione") and a 1" steel fork. The price of 399€ is quite a stunner in my eyes. It arrived today from Berlin and it´s amazing. I am planning to build it up with classic parts from Campagnolo and Nitto. More soon...

Textima Track Beauty

to be found on velospace

Track Tandem Pursuit

yeah! I dig that lo-pro geo!

source: http://www.lfgss.com/thread88985.html and its for sale...as for now...

Perfection

Just saw this on Pedalroom. Don´t you agree that it´s the perfect build? A custom Pellizoli Pista GP build up with quite the best parts available. Made my day.

Frame:
Pelizzoli Pista GP 54x54

Fork/Headset:
Pelizzoli double crown / Campagnolo Record Pista

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Campagnolo Record Pista/ Campagnolo Record Pista 111mm Carbon

Pedals:
Campagnolo Record Pista 1038

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Miche 16t Pista/Campagnolo Record Pista 50t/D.I.D. Racing Pro

Handlebars/Stem:
Cinelli 67-39/ Cinelli 2A

Saddle/Seatpost:
Brooks Team Pro chrome/ Campagnolo Record Pista

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Ambrosio Excellence/ Campagnolo Record Pista 32 LF/Veloflex Record

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Ambrosio Excellence/ Campagnolo Record Pista 32 LF/Veloflex Record

Accessories:
Campagnolo seatpost clamp, Campagnolo SR toe clips, Cinelli handlebar plugs, Alfredo Binda toe straps

Leader 722TS

source: flickr

Vicini Pista

found at flickr

goodbye plug - hello gazzetta

ok it´s time to lay it on the line. we never posted about our own bikes since we were writing this blog. we always thought it could easily turn this blog into a mere presentation room for our own bikes and that was never the intention of it. today i (fabian) decided to break these rule cause i am just too excited about my new bike haha. we (martin & me) both have and had several fixed gear bicycles since we started riding fixed in summer 09. we had to pay hard for some frame and parts decision but in the meantime we understood more and more what is worth buying it and what is just a waste of money. and in review my decision to buy a charge plug was on of the things i didnt knew better. i bought it at a time where frame geometry and aesthetics were just a mystery to me. i bought what i thought looked nice and realized later that this isn´t the right frame for me. don´t get me wrong the plug is a perfect beginner-frame but it´s relaxed geo bugged me more and more. for example the bb was way too low - i think i´ll never forget the sound of my toe clips scratching along the pavement while wheeling my bike - made me go crazy^^
so this christmas i decided to buy a new frame and finally get a more tracky geo under my ass. i had some requirements : as i constantly upgraded my charge plug i don´t wanted to buy too much new parts for the new frame and wanted to reuse as much as possible and i wanted a steel tubeset. that meant a threadless headset, british bb a 27,2mm seatpost size. my total budget was about 450 euros. after surfing two days and nights there were only few frames that got my attention and the cinelli gazzetta was the one i liked the most. cinelli - i always admired these frames and envied people that got one. i found an offer for a cinelli gazzetta for 399 euros (+ shipping) at fixie factory and ordered prompt. they delivered very quick within 6 days from france so the frame arrived at 6th of january. i waited way longer for parts from german vendors so thumbs up for fixie factory! i disassembled my charge immediately and build the gazzetta up within about two hours - i just couldn´t wait :) so here it is. i am sure there are quite a lot changes to come, especially a proper wheelset but for the meantime the old parts should do it.

the differences between in geo and therefore handling my old plug and the new gazzetta are huge. here some data to see the differences:

comparison plug/gazzetta:
- seatpost length (center bb-top) 59cm/59cm
- headtube angle 71°/74,5°
- seattube angle 73°/74,5°
- chainstay length 40,5cm/38,5cm
- toptube length 54,5cm/55,5cm
- headtube length 15,4cm/16cm

so you see the cinelli is a lot tighter and more nimble than the plug resulting in a wheelbase of 95,5cm (compared to 97,5 with the plug). the greatest effort of the new frame in urban riding is the much higher bb, which i unfortunately missed to measure before but the times of scratching in corners are over - yes! :)


my old frame:



fresh out of box:



there are only a few things better than unpacking a brand new bicycle frame <3

and here finally the photos of the whole bike. as i mentioned build up with used parts from my last bike. more changes to come.

first day with flatbar:




with risers



if you want to know the exact details of the bike you can look at pedalroom here

i don´t know if that´s my last frame, to be honest - i highly doubt it :D but for now it´s the most beautiful bike in the world to me and surely the best bike i´ve ever had.

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to a combination of circumstances the other author if this blog martin bought the exact same frame a few days after me. so it seems this is the official nafgb-frame now :D so be excited for his new build!! and off course we´ll post some "twin" photos of our bikes in the future ;)

Leader 722TS

found at lfgss today. really like the build.

Affinity Cycles

If you are into fixed-gear you most probably heard about Affinity Cycles. If not here´s a pretty well made video about them. I love their Kissena frames - awesome!

Affinity Cycles from Amitabh Joshi on Vimeo.

pretty rare frame shizzle

never seen anything like this. for sale at hilarystone.com

description:

TJ CYCLES FLYING GATE TRACK FRAME Truly Stunning
Seat Tube (ctt): 21.5in (55cm)
Top Tube (ctc): 21in (53cm)
Rear dropout width: 120mm
Wheel size: Sprints/700C with brake drop of 47mm
Wheelbase: 37.5in (95cm)
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531 double butted
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
TJ Cycles Flying Gate track frames are really rather uncommon and this is a very nice example. The paint and chrome is generally in excellent condition with just a few marks to the paint. It has a lovely Zeus 2000 fork crown and beautifully sculptured rear dropouts. And very for a small frame it has lovely tight clearances and track frame angles. The rear is not drilled for a brake. £545

Pelizzoli Leggenda Pursuit 2011

i didnt knew they make these frames with pursuit geo - just awesome!
to be found on velospace

Hübner Georama

this frame was (probably) custom-built for michael hübner and it´s for sale at njs export.

if hübner rode it or not - it´s a pretty hot frame. unfortunately the njs export frames are all veeeery pricey. but maybe you can afford it?

details (taken from the njs export site):

Color/Silver
Headset/Hatta Swan Super Deluxe
BB/Shimano BB-7400
Seat tube/64.5cm c-t/57.5cm c-c
Top tube/60.5cm c-c
Rear/120mm
Seatpost diameter/27.0cm
Standover/84.5cm
Model Year/1991
Condition/This NJS Keirin track frame was built for World Champion sprint cyclist Michael Hübner when he participated in the Japan Keirin.. it seems it was not a good fit for him so he did not ride it for long. We have no written proof that this frame belonged to Hübner, but we picked it up from the Georama factory and they said this frame was his. Also, there is a little surface rust on the left side of the front fork drop but is otherwise in really great condition. True Temper RC2 tubing.
.Price/Ask

Textima Spezial GDR National Team Pursuit Frame

what a dream...








source: flickr

ussr takhion pursuit track frame on ebay

a really rare soviet track frame on sale from ukraine at ebay for 700$. what a great frame. i dig the color!








Description:

For sale track frame pursuit TAKHION, 1992. Used.

Intended for training and competitions on the track in individual and team competitions.

Takhion was special make of sport bicycle from Kharkov, Ukraine, in former-USSR.
Developed by Central Design & Technology Agency, Bike Building, or CDTA BB, from 1981 to 1992, nearly 400 custom bicycles were produced, over a dozen models for road, track and time trial competitions, featuring original-patent aluminum, carbon and titanium components.

Takhion bicycles were originally designed for the USSR National Team, which used Campagnolo, Colnago, DeRosa, Rossin, Cinelli (from Italy) and RIH (Netherlands). A CDTA BB technical symposium in mid-1980s included experts from Columbus, Bianchi, 3T, Alpina (Italy). Takhion then supplied cycling teams of Republics Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Kirghizia. Several USSR National Championships, and at least one World Championship, have been won on Takhion.
Thanks to Reginald Vorontsov, Takhion's chief designer-constructor, and his son Vadim Vorontsov, for providing pictures and information.

Front wheel - 700C
Rear wheel - 700C.

Complete include:

* frame (steel, Cr-Mo), COLUMBUS;
* fork;
* headset;
* handlebar ITM;
* bottom bracket.

Center BB -> top seat tube - 59 cm

Center BB - center top tube 48.5 cm

Top tube cent to cent. - 55 cm.

Seat post - 27.2 mm.

Head tube – 85 mm.

Bottom bracket shell is italian threaded, M36x24.

Rear spacing -120 mm.

Front spacing - 100 mm.