<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ballermc5 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">picking up a centurion ironman from the 80's later tonight... soon to be converted to fixed gear </TD></TR></TABLE>

i say you do a build up, im interested in making my old centurion a fixy

EDIT: page 7 i own

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by OVNI_CIVIC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
i say you do a build up, im interested in making my old centurion a fixy </TD></TR></TABLE>

i'll post up progress pics, i just got paid today so i can finally order some parts to convert it...

its a centurion ironman expert, and from the serial number and info i've looked at online it should be a 1989 model

so far i've ground off all the old brake line guides, shifter mounts, and derailer mounts... right now i'm still trying to decide what color i want to paint it

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b16_madman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i guess i'm a loser b/c i'm not rolling on deep v's and i have a brake
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no andy... your just a loser anyways haha
you get that lockring problem fixed?

 

needs mirrors...

no, really. i think u shud get some rearview mirrors. lol

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ballermc5 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

i'll post up progress pics, i just got paid today so i can finally order some parts to convert it...

its a centurion ironman expert, and from the serial number and info i've looked at online it should be a 1989 model

so far i've ground off all the old brake line guides, shifter mounts, and derailer mounts... right now i'm still trying to decide what color i want to paint it

no andy... your just a loser anyways haha
you get that lockring problem fixed?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I got some pics I want to post also of a similar build
Picked up an old Bridgestone Eurasia road bike and did the same. Just got everything shaved off and picked up some parts yesterday.

 

blah blah. bars are chopped now. risers are the ****.

 

looks sick

 

thanks. i don't care how many people have pista's, in the end, it's a true track bike... not a crappy converstion.

and i got it for almost half the retail cost, it saves me gas from driving to work (and the stress) and let's me work off the beer i consume quite a lot of.

win+win

 

yeah man i love the pista, who cares, it's a nice bike. i want a chrome one for the bling

yeah i fixed the lockring. i looped the chain into itself, unhooked it fron the front and tightened it down liek that

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by brace &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">blah blah. bars are chopped now. risers are the ****.

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so are brakes... sike~

 

suggestion for gears for my SS conversion peeps?

short hills along with the flats.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wnOUH2jk8

eerie music vid

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by brace &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">... not a crappy converstion.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Here are pics of my crappy conversion in progress
Frame: Bridgestone Eurasia
Parts so far: Sugino Mighty seat post(NJS)/Suntour Super Pro crank (NJS)/Shimano 47T front (NJS)/Shimano 16T rear (NJS)/Nitto bar (cut/NJS)/blah blah

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b16_madman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">as far as i know it there isn't a 'scene' of kids with fixies here, and yes i use my brakes, i value my life, and my knees, baby steps my friend. no brakes may look cooler, but no brakes isn't smart when you are in traffic and you have to stop quick. sure i could enter a skid, but that's equally dumb</TD></TR></TABLE>

i live in the inman park/little five points area and i see fixed gears all over the place, only a few nice ones though.

i've been riding track bikes in city enviroments since '95 and have been hit a few times, never once could it have been prevented by having a brake.

 

Looking good ken

Sammy if I were in a car and I saw you riding a bike I'd make sure you never got up after I hit you

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NIKE SB’d &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sammy if I were in a car and I saw you riding a bike I'd make sure you never got up after I hit you </TD></TR></TABLE>

my bike has a special keirin forcefield. you can do no damage!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sammysnakes &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

my bike has a special keirin forcefield. you can do no damage! </TD></TR></TABLE>

so how did it get that crack by the bottom bracket?

 

hahaha

 

i've raced BMX, and mountain biked for years...been watching vids of the fixie guys and been looking at frames to start a build on...any knowledge on what to look out for, where to buy parts...blah blah blah (turorial for the newbs...i need some direction)

also how the HELL are those fools stopping those things, and making the rear skid like that?! (possibly a ignorant question, but i don't even care LOL!)

 

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so how did it get that crack by the bottom bracket? </TD></TR></TABLE>

that happened before i ordered the forcefield.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LoSt is BlaCk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i've raced BMX, and mountain biked for years...been watching vids of the fixie guys and been looking at frames to start a build on...any knowledge on what to look out for, where to buy parts...blah blah blah (turorial for the newbs...i need some direction)

also how the HELL are those fools stopping those things, and making the rear skid like that?! (possibly a ignorant question, but i don't even care LOL!)</TD></TR></TABLE>

start out with something cheap, because you will probably wreck it while learning.

skidding is easy. take your bodyweight off of the rear wheel for a split second while locking your legs. then keep your legs locked, hope your chain doesn't break and try not to flip.

 

vn pics

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sammysnakes &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my bike has a special keirin forcefield. you can do no damage! </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'll rear-end your keirin. I have NJS certified bumpers on my car that can break through any force field w/ the greatest of ease

 

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I'll rear-end your keirin. I have NJS certified bumpers on my car that can break through any force field w/ the greatest of ease </TD></TR></TABLE>

nuh uh. my forcefield has a NJS stamp on it, so that means even NJS bumpers have no effect. the only thing that can damage a keirin forcefield is another keirin forcefield, kinda like diamonds.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sammysnakes &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nuh uh. my forcefield has a NJS stamp on it, so that means even NJS bumpers have no effect. the only thing that can damage a keirin forcefield is another keirin forcefield, kinda like diamonds. </TD></TR></TABLE>

you mean like this?



diamondplate NJS wrecking bumpers.

 

you guys need to track your bikes, not hard park them. and go to bike meets to show off. track your bike, build it for yourself.

 

lol hard parked
i ride mine 12 miles to work on milder days. in chicago theres a great bike path up against the lake just east of LSD.