Welcome to the Siclista Fixed Gear Website.

Purely about Siclista Fixed/SingleSpeed/Geared Adventures

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

SURLY FIXXER

ITS ALIVEEEEEEEEEEEE FEELS GREAT ILL POST SOME CLOSE LATER









finally trying the surly fixxer it converts most shimano free hubs over to fixed gear...

WHY DOIT??

Here is what i have found. the market for track equipment is very small. Meaning high prices on bikes and additional addons...like rims, handle bars, cogs, and crank setups.

So if you wanna be like chris hoy or a tleast attempt to have an aero setup. An inexpensive way is to convert a set off deep v road rims or buy a used set. and switch over to track with a sulry fixxer.

the fixxer costs average 75 dollars..+ you need to redish the rim about $20 bucks at your favorite bike store.

a set of used carbon road rims 300-500 dollars..OR if you have some I have a set of hed cx rims with a rear hed deep.

compared to a new set or track deep carbon rims for about 700+

and track disc costing 1200+

you can definatley save some dough..

Now i wont lie and say this is a cheap option but if you want some other than velocity or alex. this is the way to go.

I will post pics as the work is being done at witts bicycles in hayward. Clarence the shop mechanic wil be doing the work...

3 comments:

  1. Richard, i like this option. I've got a couple of mavic wheels laying around (u know the stock ones that comes wen u got yur roadie:-). Will look into it, since having a set of beater wheels with different cog sizes wud be niz.

    ReplyDelete
  2. ITS DONE MANNY IT WENT ON GREAT. AND IT IS NICE PIECE

    ReplyDelete
  3. Hey long time no talk Richard. I like your Surley fixer..looks very sick. You d' fixie man!

    ReplyDelete