So I’ve been totally slacking on the blog. Yep, I know it. But life calls and projects beckon, so blog suffers. However, I do have some photos to share of the burgeoning pile of parts for my fixed-gear project. Without, further ado, let me introduce you to my new wheels!
This is a rear wheel that I found on Craigslist for $100 new:
It is a Suzue flip-flop hub on an Alex DR13 double-walled rim that probably would have cost me between $135-$150 if not for my man Duane. Duane is a super-sweet and somewhat secretive Bay Area native that lives amidst a pile of parts and bikes and who knows what else down in San Lorenzo. For fun he rebuilds bikes, talks about the 60′s, shoots BB guns in the house while drunk and studies philosophy at Cal State Hayward. My man.
Here’s a shot of the Suszue hub which will soon be a collector’s item (!) seeing as how Suzue has ceased operations:
Of course, one wheel does not a bicycle make. Hence the prefix “bi-”. It seems that the bicycle gods were with me that day. When I stopped by one of my favorite local bike shops, Re Cycles on Sacramento in Berkeley, I happened upon this front wheel:
I promptly snatched up this Alex R450 double-walled rim, all laced up nice and pretty, for $50. Big ups to Re Cycles for completing the pair with a near match!
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i was wondering how much a redline alex rim 7x23f would cost
if he has any other fixed gear wheel sets please contact me at serged@sfsu.edu
I’m actually in San Leandro, and have been hoping to meet someone who knows more about fixies than I do. Consider me a new subscriber.
Thanks for checking in, man. Drop me a line if you have any questions. I’m still riding fix and lovin’ it.