First build, hopefully fast.
- Thread starter LandSpeedRecord
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I will find out some info on pads. Part of the problem is all the modern development has been around carbon fiber rims which use cork pads. Yes bike shop pads will not typically last as long as box store pads because of the compound but if you want serious stopping power it's a trade off.The standard Shimano pads are going to be one of the best. I am probably going to run Shimano 105 pads for all around street riding but will be testing others.
Just hit 40 on flat ground still on the stock 44 tooth rear. The 700c bike is working out well. I have my old Garmin Edge 305 charging so I can back it up with GPS next time I go ride.
Those 700c tires really spin, I'd get some 23 mm Gatorskin tires and really go.
I want to build a steel frame fixie MB now
I ride my 26" MTB coverted MB to and from work.
I have also achieved ridiculous speeds on my Giant road bicycle with a nice 105 hub wheelset, Gatorskins, aluminum frame, without a motor, on the same stretch of downhill road on the way home. That roadie has gone plenty faster than my MB without a motor on that stretch. I'd put money on any 700c bike with even decent wheels smoking a cruiser or mtb build with the same exact motor.
I want to build a steel frame fixie MB now
I ride my 26" MTB coverted MB to and from work.
I have also achieved ridiculous speeds on my Giant road bicycle with a nice 105 hub wheelset, Gatorskins, aluminum frame, without a motor, on the same stretch of downhill road on the way home. That roadie has gone plenty faster than my MB without a motor on that stretch. I'd put money on any 700c bike with even decent wheels smoking a cruiser or mtb build with the same exact motor.
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Yep the 700c wheels really spin. In the bicycle world they have tried and tried to make other sizes fast over the years and none are as quick. Some of this is due to the way humans pedal but it does seem to translate at least somewhat to these little motors.
Agreed... very nice color choice... I'm doing mine in a green similar to that but its gonna be black and green. I just need to do a few tack welds before I take my engine out then strip the bike down, do a few welds, then it'll be ready to paint. I got a few small pieces painted but need to get everything ready so once its taken apart it wont be apart but a few days...
Well hurry & get them on! Can't wait to see the results.I have not been messing
much with mind, for it's just too dam cold here. You lucky devil, living were you do.
My wife & I are trying to find away to live out there, at least there Jan & Feb. My
Son lives in Tucson, but NO WAY he will let me move in for two month. But if I
can I plan to. It just too $$$$ unless I can find some thing less.
Oh well get it going, mine must wait for now.
Fly
much with mind, for it's just too dam cold here. You lucky devil, living were you do.
My wife & I are trying to find away to live out there, at least there Jan & Feb. My
Son lives in Tucson, but NO WAY he will let me move in for two month. But if I
can I plan to. It just too $$$$ unless I can find some thing less.
Oh well get it going, mine must wait for now.
Fly
I am quite sure the red engine is faster! Flyman, Tucson has a pretty low cost of living. The job market is not great except in engineering and a few fields like that. I am from Miami FL so it feels cold here to me by comparison. Great riding and beautiful scenery though. Well you travel here so know the ins and outs I'm sure. If I can help in anything locally for you let me know.
Well it looks like I have secured a rider for Bonneville. He is 5'6" and 135lbs. He rode pro bmx and has raced a couple seasons of motorcross so he has motor experience also. Will start work soon on making him and the bike as aero as possible within the rules for non streamliner. I hope to break the record with my not so thin self on the bike then put him on it to break my record. A quick guess has him about 35 percent lighter and tough to guess exactly but measurably more aero. We will probably be around 80 percent of our power being used to get thru the air so every bit will help.
Any thoughts on using carbon bits just for the run? Maybe tubeless carbon rims, carbon seat /seatpost, bars, stem and that's about as far as I'd go, maybe the fork too. Replacing the heavy steel and cheaper heavier aluminum parts can save a lot of weight.
I wouldn't recommend it for daily use on a motorized bicycle, but for a speed run it should be fine
I wouldn't recommend it for daily use on a motorized bicycle, but for a speed run it should be fine