new bike - fixed gear road cruiser

One of the reasons I haven't been blogging a lot is that I've been building a new bike, bit-by-bit. It's an alloy beach cruiser frame, with just about everything else new on it.



My old singlespeed bike, (The DR06, 2004-2007, RIP) got nicked, and I wanted to build a fixed gear bike. But the whole vintage road track frame things wasn't for me, so I decided to get a cheap US cruiser frame and make it into a usable every day commuter.

It looks "different" in the same way teachers in school told me my paintings were "different", and I like the way it rolls around. Riding brakeless is good fun too - you actually do feel a bit more "at one" with the ride.

So all the bits are now finally in place - next stage is a re-spray, and adding diamond spokey dokeys.

frame: Schwinn Alloy Cruiser
front fork: Kona project 2
wheels: white Velocity rims 36H, System-ex hub back, Shimano disc brake hub front
seat: brookes, unknown alloy seat post
bars and stem: unknown
drivetrain: seguino messenger 44T, 165mm cranks, back cog unknown
pedals: unknown with clips