ALL OF THE TRACKLOCROSS COMING AT YOU!

doing my best to stay brakeless for as long as I can tolerate, but the rotor is there ready to party when required!

Spindatt fixed gear rim brake = learning/ safe Fixed gear brakeless- pretty confident with their ability Fixed gear disc brake= this person doesn’t fuck around

hell yeah! though.. once the trails are open again i'll want a modern AM bike haha

Singlespeed rocks! Fixed offroad is more fun than should be legal! These bikes make all those familiar, local (kinda boring) trails new , fresh and fun again. On a fixed especially, you really focus and concentrate on what you're doing on the bike. Underbiking rules! RIDE MORE, WRENCH LESS!

I keep thinking I’ll run out, but heck they keep coming out!

@@Spindatt please don't run out of funny comments....they help with this quarantine crap

lol that last sentence is very relatable.

Ive always had XTR cantis on mine. I don't use them much. Same pads after 4 years and lots of mud. Main thing is Im 58 and I still Iike my knees and enjoy 4 hour rides. The brakes are there mostly for longer road descents and my piece of mind, not to mention avoiding lectures from my mother!!

I run a front brake on my street fixie... 09 SE Draft. I use the dual sided Dia-Compe shot lever, can brake with either hand. (Although one side is for slowing down while the other one has a longer arm for stronger braking)

@@rollinrat4850 hey, do you use just front or both?

kevinjfeeney77 I use both when I ride technical trails. I need to time the pedals and easily lock the wheel so I don't bang my toes into rocks and logs. Im old (and wise) enough that I NEED to care for my knees! Brakes front and rear also make long descents and long rides much more doable. I use brakes much less since I've started fixing and singlespeeding. My old roadie friends say I ride much smoother in packs. I don't do many group rides anymore !

RJ is a good guy

@@jarifauti4586 I've watched RJ for a while and I've seen many cases where his viewers ask question in the comments and RJ replies like an ass. I like to call him RJ the Bike Bully.

@@RuezgaDaniel We are all humans. Some good days, a bad one... I like his videos he is good at explaining things... Have a nice one :)

@@RuezgaDaniel can you give an example? I've only seen him be very respectable.

@@RuezgaDaniel I don't know as I've not seen it. Would you care to shed some light and provide examples/evidence to back up what you say? Cause I've been watching RJ's videos for 6 to 7 years since I've worked on my own bicycles and build up bicycles as a hobby. So to say that he replies like an ass, I think it may seem that way, but I doubt it unless you can give an example.

I use a cowbell. MORE COWBELL! I call it the 'Get the hell outta the way bell'. Hikers and equestrians compliment me on the bell often. My local trails are just about the only open ones in the area and they've been busier than ever. People hear my racket and just get out of the way!

@@rollinrat4850 Do you ring it intentionally, or just let it dangle and ring as you go? It sounds like a great thing either way!

Jim Brittain It just hangs and rings all the time. Its an old habit from backpacking in bear country. I often ride alone and there's big animals like mtn lions and feral pigs where I ride.

Jim Brittain REI sells some fancy bells that go on your handlebar. They have a switch that disables the noise. The bell annoys some of my riding partners!

@@rollinrat4850 ... for me, the whole POINT is that the bell annoys some people... especially the real serious guys. My regulars have attitudes that either like, or at least tolerate, the bell (and, in turn, we tolerate some of their peccadilloes). For the ones who are always goin' on about carbon this, VO2 Max that, and DI2 the other, I look forward to pissin' 'em off.

Chain line would be effected, but it’s not perfect with this crank either

If you want to use tubeless but don't have tubeless wheels you can always check out ghetto tubeless. It works with anything. Ive used split tubes for almost 20 years and have very few tire issues. They feel much like tubulars! I'm not sure a real track bike on real trail would be much fun. Exciting yes! Just make sure your teeth don't rattle out!

its the old school side mount, post mount bracket thing. Don't know the actual name, but you can definitely make that happen.

@@Spindatt sweet, IS to Post Mount, thanks Eric. 👍👍

Whoa....talk about narrow! I'm used to 42cm at the minimum.

I use 52 cm Nitto Dirt Drops. I can't stand narrow bars!

Niklas Evers kind of difficult because old road bikes didn’t have a lot of clearance. That being said a vintage gravel bike would be so rad.

I got raleigh record with 27 x1 3/8 i ride It anyware , looking to upgrade to 700x 32 or 35

Niklas Evers Tire size is the 1st thing I look at. You want to use at least a 35c tire. You're going to be seated a lot more over bigger bumps. Look for an old steel 'cross or touring bike. It must have horizontal drop outs! They have clearance and canti posts and more relaxed geometry. If you ride technical trails, these things are nice. I'm not a fan of long reach brake calipers either although they probably work fine. Because you control speed with your feet so much you don't need ultra strong brakes. They're only for longer steeper descents and emergency stops. They WILL SAVE your knees! The heavier tubing of touring bikes also helps absorb lots of trail buzz. I Iove my Miyata Sport Cross. I got it for free! Old flat bar crossover (fitness) bikes make good conversions too. Just try to get a cromoly tubed frame not Hi Tensile steel. Lots of people have bikes like this gathering dust and taking up space in their garage. They're really common. Put a tall stem on and some dirt drop bars and you're ready to rock!

I have a 1976 KHS Gran Sport mixte converted to 700c wheels. I'm running 38s with room for more. Uses centre pull Dia-Compe calipers. Or are they Weinmanns... i forgot...lmao

kevinjfeeney77 WOW! Cool, I didn't know KHS had been around that long. Is it lugged? What tubing? I love old Japanese frames!

its half the fun to do for yourself, but when taking it on for someone else its just stressful!

@@Spindatt I believe it's fun as long as you have parts to swap and knowledge about it. If you are on a budget it could blow up your morale pretty quickly, I guess... I'll start with a less faithful mindset my next build just to not get too much burnt ;)

It just takes time and patience. You will learn as you go. Great learning experience! If you get frustrated or broke, Stop for a few weeks and then resume progress. The nice thing about bikes this simple is that you can often find things for cheap or free. Check around for co-op bike shops or shops that sell used stuff. Its always best to buy parts in person. I only buy things online that I'm absolutely sure of. No guessing. I always look forward to riding my perfect bikes. I keep changing stuff until I get exactly what I want.

What do you mean? Like pick a topic and do a Q&A?

Rims are tubeless, tires are not

They build some cool stuff. My old silver fixed gear before the Cinelli was an SE that I changed a bunch of stuff around on.

I have an 09 Draft. Love it....

It’s there. Doing nothing

yes, but a calliper road style brake only.

Yes, agreed! Gearing/crankset, handlebars, fork, brakes... Can't believe the frame is so affordable.

I will in an upload soon!

Thanks! The closest thing I've seen in concept to this is something like the wabi thunder built for more urban applications

you bet they are!

46/17

Its a specialized.. a cheap one but I can't remember the name of it

25 to 30psi. As I get more comfortable with this bike it’ll be flirting with 20

Not really. Its just returning to simpler times. Every time I roll down my driveway I feel like a little kid getting away with something! The best feeling in the world! And I'm old and almost retired!

this comment is already good reason enough!

@@Spindatt in THIS economy?!

Lol I’m changing your cleats then

This build is 46x17

I ride a 42x16. no shame in spinny gears!

KintroDDO 44x19 makes a good do it all gear. Low gears teach you to spin and pedal properly. Spinny gears also keep me warm in the winter! Mashing big gears and skidding lots will eventually damage your knees. Believe me, I'm old. I've got a dinglespeed set up. 2 chainrings, a Surly double cog and a White Industries double freewheel on the flip side. My 4 gears are 40x17, 36x21 fixed, 40x16, 36x19 free. Its a real versatile trail/road set up suitable for technical trails and steep mountains. Strong, simple and foolproof. The fact that I need to stop and get off to change gears motivates me to pedal a lot harder.

You deprived everyone of getting to say FIRST!

@@Spindatt you edit out the assembly of a derailleur cage. I ruin the first fun

Hahahhaha fair deal

I’ll just steal your shoes

@@Spindatt well, catch me if you can 😜🚴🏻‍♀️

Will steal shoes

Depends on pressures, where and how you ride. I get them ALL the time

i get them a ton too, although i do admittedly run rather thin tires on pretty chopped up roads

Except for one, every other bike I've owned has had a pinch flat or multiple pinch flats.. My fatbike, at 10psi or less, is still on the original tubes.

Well, I run tubeless at low pressures 25-35 psi and feel my rims banging into things at least twice each ride. I NEVER get flats! (knocking on wood!😁) Before, with tubes I got a few flats and was forced to ride slower and use higher pressures. Now, knowing that difference, it's like night and day. I never feel confident with tubes in there and traction suffers greatly. IF you want the best tire performance and ride comfort and IF you have PATIENCE to perfect your setup and MAINTAIN it, once you go tubeless you won't go back. Patience and persistence is key!! And you don't need expensive tubeless ready stuff. Ghetto tubeless is where it's at. The original tubeless is still the best. I haven't had one tire issue in 15 years of rocky riding! This on skinny 'cross tires!

meh

Its there as a reminder of no brakes!

@@rollinrat4850 nice

@@rollinrat4850 thats a good one

Scared?

@@Spindatt No, just not a sadomasochist.

Hahaha I had to look that up, but that’s pretty good

Wise words!

Ive never paid anyone to fix my bikes. I started fixing tires at 6 years old when my dad taught me and told me learn or walk! I learned! Walking sucks! Now I'm sorta retired, have a side business building custom wheels and wrench in shop part time for the pro deals. Im also slowly learning how to braze, tigweld and collecting frame building tools.