You can touch it if you like. It's extra funky, super fast, fluorescent green, which makes it look tough. I'd give it to you if I could, but I'm not done with it.

This is the model. F. Moser Leader AX.



I bought it used, and so pretty cheap. I am sick, so I deserve the treat. Also, cycling is liberating, and so why not do it in style.

Hey, that's a sweet looking rig. Congrats!

Hope it helps.

fp

With?

Thanks.

:wink:

sweet steel rig.

get a lock for that thing or keep it inside.

i imagine bike theft is as bad in montreal as it is in TO. they've even figured out how to bust open those circular bike racks.

hey 12xu (or anyone else for that matter). . . how much can i expect to spend on a one speed and/or fixed gear bike? just need something to get around on. there's a bikes-not-bombs around the corner that i'd like to give the business to.

plusses and minuses of single, free-wheel gear v. fixed gear?

Check this out- I was talking with an employee at the LBS, and he's getting one of these: Less than 5 bills for a 29er? Yup.

Disc tabs, so you can add disc brakes later if you want. If you're not familiar with the benefits of 29" wheels, Google.

I'd sure get a front shock for it, though. I think.

Redline.

fp

I paid a little over $150 CAD last summer for a really beat up Fuji Absolute setup as a single speed. Everything on the bike was of 70's vintage. There's a guy downtown that builds these things up from parts he scavenges or is donated (he's reputable and known in the cycling community for not selling stolen rides).

I think for something you're going to be locking outside, SS is perfect. By eliminating shifters/derailleurs you're saving yourself a whole bunch of maintenance headaches down the road. I just check the brakes, make sure the rear wheel bolts are nice and tight and throw some oil on the chain every few rides. As far as free wheel / fixed goes, that's kind of up to you. I ride free wheel just cause a fixed rear wheel would've pushed the price on the bike up to more than I was willing to spend. Just make sure you get a gear ratio you're comfortable with.

I know I'm in the minority, here, but my On-One SS has been nothing but a headache for me, as far as maintenance. It seems like something is always wrong with it, be it a grinding in the drivetrain, to a chain/cog wearing out, to a strange crack/creak somewhere in the headset area, to...? I'm just now learning how to adjust the eccentric bottom bracket- what a pain that is. But I will be the first to admit being ham-fisted when it comes to bikes. Even though I've been riding them for 45 years.

My Specialized Enduro, on the other hand, is a gift from the gods.

Oh - don't get me wrong, I love the gears on my Cove and Jake the Snake, but they aren't bikes I'm leaving outside in shitty weather while some punk tries to rip it off the bike rack with a 2x4. I'm not the greatest mechanic either, but have no trouble getting everything running smoothly on those bikes. I think for a cheap, grocery-getter - gears are going to be more trouble than they are worth.

so the fixed gear is more $$? but yeah i want to stay under 2 bills, thanks.

oh, and if you need a "bell" - i highly recommend one of these:

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441777409&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302693017&bmUID=1157604885525

great fun for scaring the shit out of clueless drivers.

Bike theft in Montreal is really bad. There's obvious thefts for sale all around the city. I'll keep her inside mostly, but will have to invest in a better lock pronto, because I'll inevitably need it.

Get two. Seriously. Even if the second one is a cable lock.

And buy a second bike, a real beater. Take the seat off & sharpen the hell out of the top of the seatpost. Drill a hole in the seat, then cover the hole with thin fabric. Put the seat back on, loosely. Set out the bait. First bump the thief rides over, he'll get a surprise he'll never forget.

GO FIXED!

i love my conversion - it's a total beater, perfect for nyc riding. took an old 80's nishiki roadbike & threw a fixed rearwheel on there. the trick is to calculate the gear inches & find something in the low/mid 70's. yr top speed will be a little slower, but you'll kill it on the hills & have much more control when yr in traffic [or if, i should say].
plus the limited amount of moving mechanical parts & the ease with which any of those can be fixed without having to deal with a derailleur makes it a great choice in terms of upkeep. all i have to do is keep my chain clean, make sure my headset is tight, and every once in a while overhaul/regrease the bearing in my bottom bracket and i'm done. the wheel maintenance is obviously the same.
also, i think riding in inclement weather is actually much safer on a fixie - since you control yr spin with yr legs and slow down by applying backpressure, you never have to worry about yr brakes being wet and failing when you try to stop. i do run with a front brake, but i use it about once a month, literally. plus the fact that yr always pedalling puts you much more in tune with what's happening.

i highly, highly recommend trying someone else's fixed, seeing what you like/dont like about it, and going from there.

Apparently I got a retarded deal on this piece, but into a potential disaster if I get a flat before learning how to fix it, because my tires are tubular/sew-ups.

All the parts are Campagnolo. I paid $280 CDN for the whole she-bang when the rims alone are supposedly worth as much. It's a rad cycle and kind of funny that I ended up with it.

oh shit, that's pretty freaking awesome.
if you want i can fwd you a pretty funny pictorial essay on how to fix tubular tires.

Yes, please. I appreciate humour, especially constructive humour. Need my e-mail?

jls at ninjatune dot net

My bike is hot green.

holy shit - that is a good deal. good luck with those sew up tires.

Yep congrats.. I started and I can't stop ridding too. Light frame work?

I don't understand this question fragment. Yes, the light frame is better for me.

Colour update: I was misguided in calling my new whip fluorescent green. It is RAD APPLE GREEN.

oh thanx, you answered my question already.. I meant is the bike's frame Light or heavy?

Yes, my light frame is RAD APPLE GREEN and SILVER.

I'll take a picture this weekend.

I would probably be a bike person if I were a city person

<----doesn't live in city