noel alanguilan

bike messenger and inline skater play tag in the streets of london. awesome cut!

a friend of mine, felix, sent me a fixie. well, he sent a picture of a fixie. sneaky devil. the bike in the photo does look pretty cool. its from alta bikes of norway (i think). their site is cool (and hilarious) too! take a peek.

let’s see… €665 plus tax plus shipping from norway… wait, i’ll just hit my head on the wall…

okay. reality check. the bike comes in size 54 and 58 only. and i’m a 49~50.

that wall is starting to look good…

its been a while since my last post about my fixie/ss project and since its a new year, i think its time i revisited it. there have been some improvements but, as expected, things are a little slow due to either lack of funds or the absence of fixed gear parts.

the begging list:

1. road frame (*1)
2. fixedgear hubs/flip-flops/single speed hubs (*3)
   
3. 700c rims (*2)
4. pedals
5. headset (*1)
6. bottom bracket (*1)
7. cranks
8. seatpost
9. saddle
10. front brake caliper
11. front brake lever
12. handlebar (*4)
    
13. sprocket and lockring/single speed freewheel (*3)
    
14. did i forget anything else?

if you’d like to donate a used item that on the list to this project, send me mail. i’ll try make it worth your while.

notes:

1. someone is selling me an old steel custom frame. it comes with a headset, stem, square taper bottom bracket and some loose parts from the brakeset. the rear drop outs are vertical so if i decide to get it i may have to have the drop outs replaced.
2. i have two araya 27″ rims — one has a big taco and the other one has a tiny little taco. i’m not sure if the first one can still be fixed but i think the second one still has a life. i have to check with the lbs.
3. i got a pair of unused suzue hubs for free. yey! the rear is for single speed though. but i’m still hoping for a rear fixed gear hub. but this is great!
4. i decided to replace the handlebars i have with the bullhorns i got from christy’s and i like using it so i guess the handlebars will be for the project now.

i’ll update this page as additions come in.