I also forgot the HKK Vetex chain, Kashimax frame protector and some white champ grips to tie the mismatched white seat in.
Thanks.
Was thinking I’d get it resprayed in a metallic light blue.
I went ‘njs’ on a number of items including the stem (25.4) and they don’t make any non njs style bars that fit a 25.4 stem. The only way around this problem is to chop them.
I agree with icecream… get some risers or horns and keep the drops, it’s good having a couple of bars to swap between. If I ever chopped my 123s I’d regret it. Your bike isn’t all NJS anyway - so why stuff up a great set of bars? Plus, how many Keirin riders run flipped an chopped 123s? Something tells me as soon as you chop the bars, they ain’t NJS anymore.
Anyway, upload some photos when it’s complete, should look great - if the bars aren’t chopped .
Yeah it came with the Hatta Swan and it is the most used BB by Japanese keirin riders so I assumed it was a good bet. I also have another new R9400 BB to replace it with.
My Samson has a Hatt Swann BB. It was what was in it when I bought it.
And yeah, you’re riding a pretty tall gearing, but your cutting your bars. I’d assume this is going to be raced on the track… but with cut bars?
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I don’t intend on riding it on the track, just casually and around town.
I started riding fixed about a year ago on a 48/16 gearing and progressed to a 50/16. It just seemed a bit too small for this new build so I opted for the 49/15 and it works well after the few times I’ve riden it.
but yeh, don’t respray. it’s the kind of thing you’d be likely to regret down the track, like chopping those bars. just get some nice nittos or something.
and the thought of running 49/15 brakeless on the street does my head in…
If I chop the bars I can just buy another pair, unless someone can point me in the direction of a selection of wide (400mm) 25.4 bullhorn or pursuit bars.
On the respray, the junkie fillet brazing is growing on me and the scars of battle are kinda cool…
chips and bar scrapes aren’t bad dude. you do realise that there aren’t stones or pot holes etc on a velodrome, its bound to happen on the street aswell. The bike has got character, its had a past life. No need to mask up that fact that its a legit track bike. Sure if you bought of the shelf maybe, but shit son that frame you got isn’t an SE lager.