Bike 10: Felt Curbside

I have been slacking of the bike pics. *meh* 

Bike #10 was seen in front of the Bard coffee shop on Middle Street. The bike is a Felt Curbside and seems pretty obviously that the person who owns it diddn't want to build up a bike but wants the 'cool' look and presumably the simplicity and minimalism of a fixie/ss. The rear hub is a flip flop style. I didn't check which side it was on. I presume that it is SS since both the front and rear breaks remained attached.

Its a nice bike.  But for $700 there are alot better bikes out there.

Plus in my opinion the purity of building up a bike has been neutered.

Carry on.

Bike 8: SE...twice

I took a picture today of this fair looking SE single speed.  It had a flip-flop hub and was respectfully on the fixed side.  The chain was slightly rusted and definitely needed some chain oil and a scrub down.  The bull horn bars are cool. The alexa rims, tektro breaks and levers are stock.   The track style rear drop outs are excellent. So, I got in and opened up the pics and realized that I had taken a pic of this bike only three months ago.

The seat is totally different, perhaps for comfort reasons. The sheath on the top tub pad is gone,sadly. A water bottle cage and fenders have been added. The glass jar filling in for a water bottle has GOT to be replaced.  Dude, if you hit a bump and that thing jumps out...glass all over the place; And it will probably be in a bike lane where another rider could flat from your glass; And you yourself could get cut from glass in a crash. 

The owner is pretty obviously a local commuter/rider and seems to be riding it hard and putting it away wet. 

Bike 2: Winsdor

Adam went zinging past me on his fixed gear bike this afternoon.  The orange Velocity rims caught my eye right away.  Luckily for me he stopped in front of the Nick and I was able to catch up with him for a photo op.

Location: Temple Street. In front of the Nickelodeon.

Bike:  The frame is by Winsdor.  Rims are Velocity, which Adam laced up to a high flange hub up front. I didnt get a look at the rear hub.  I beauty Chris King headset, anodized blue and nice Salsa stem.  The white chain turning the 46x15 rings.

Comments:  Another nice fixie with a color scheme appropriate for fall. 

-Thanks Adam.