London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

Hello,

Just wondering what upgrades people have made to their fuji tracks?

cheers!

err.. choped the stock bars for when i go anywhere, pair of nitto risers for teh tricks...errr... and a 17t sprocket.

i fail to see why i should spend money on a cheap bike

I know a bloke who changed his pedals...

First I changed the saddle. Next I changed the frame, bottom bracket and stem. After that the seat post, then the handlebars. Next the cranks. All I'm left with is the wheels.

i changed the stem, bars, pedals, saddle then the frame

Wheelset, saddle, stem & bars.... oh and toeclips/straps but kept the pedals...

And the reason for your enquiry is....?

I decided not to invest too much in upgrades so just saddle. tyres & sprocket for me. Realised it is a better course of action to put better bits on a better frame and started building up the next project on that basis.

usually the way I do it is simply upgrade the bike a lots, even with compound that too good for the frame, so when I buy a new better frame, all I have to do is simply swap it round.

that's as long you know that certain part will fit in the next frame.

changes to my fuji track, in chronological order:
stem, bars, tiagra front brake and cane creek lever, pedals (SPDs), 18 tooth cog, saddle.

had mine 2 weeks, so far added a 105 front brake and a goldfinger lever. need to change the cog to an 18t as my thighs are dead. will be going clipless shortly. not too sure i like the feel of the bars. that'll be it though, bought it as cheap trainer for winter when i cant ride off-road so easily.

Why was the stem the first thing you changed, what's wrong with it?

well, i changed the stem/bars/brake lever at the same time.

i didn't like the stock bars, so i upgraded to a set of profile airwings, but for some reason i ordered the oversized ones, so i had to change the stem as well (now using a quill-ahead adaptor and an ahead stem with oversize clamp).



the stock stem on the 07 model was pretty heavy and ugly though...

@badtmy what width are those profile design handlebars??

40cm. i'm a big fan of them, they're very comfortable.

I'm pretty much in love with the Fuji Track frame. I've never had a frame fit so well on top of being a great handling frame and really responsive it makes it ideal for me.

So I'll upgrade it to the nth degree. I'm waiting on a new stem, headset, forks, bars, from wheel and seat post. That's what my budget can manage right now (okay it cant manage it but.. ).

When I head back to Dublin I'll be back on clipless peddles too.

Peace

Awesome!, thanks, I wanna get some, but every one I've spoken to says they are uncomfortable, but then I find drops uncomfortable, you have just accelerated my wallet to till ratio.

I am getting an 08 track soonish hopefully, and I have to say, I like this setup a lot.

you have to make sure you set them up at the right angle, but i find them as comfortable as any other bars i've used.

cheers, me too :) i don't think the airwings look good with more "classic" frames, but the fuji is no design classic. great fun to hammer around the streets of london on, though!

even a simple black set-up can make the fuji look really nice;

Whoooooa that is either really plush shag pile carpet or those tyres need pumping up!!! looks nice though

2008 was absolutely brilliant.

the 2009 looks awful. once you've had matte...

this is basicly all ive done to mine... swapped and chopped the bars, put on some horrible bar tape, and found a sticker to match

I think what you pay for with the Fuji Track is the frame. And it's a perfectly good frame. The components themselves are pretty cheap and although I bought an '08 track as a sort of stop-gap bike while I did up a vintage frame I found myself really enjoying riding it and decided to upgrade one or two bits, this soon turned into more. All that's original on it now are the frame, fork, and wheels. Replaced the stem, pedals (Smarty - Crank Bros), bars, saddle, Cane Creek lever, Shimano Ultegra 6600 caliper, tightened all the spokes by 1/4 of a turn and wheels feel better for it, 18 tooth sprocket on the back, swapped over the tires to Continental Grand Prix 4 Season as the original tires really were quite dreadful (only go up to 90 psi).

least it's not as bad as the Fuji 2007 one, that was awful, especially the red, blue, etc. one.

the 2009 isn't that bad at all, not as nice as the 08 one but it's not ugly thought;

Yeah the frame is great. But mostly the bars, stem, headset and tyres are where it suffers.

So I'm replacing them. That said, I've hammered it around London since I got here a year ago so it's probably done 4000 miles and I'll I've done was replace the back tyre so far. Antijinx!!

Peace

My mate want's to get one, but want's to ride ss to start with, do they have a hub that will take a freewheel?

yes. its flipflop

Sweet, cheers Pete.

Mine is fixed/fixed bought online from biddle bikes '08 model...

mine is a 2008 US version... hmmmmmm

the biddle 08 I bought is fixed/free

^Curiouser and curiouser said Alice...

best to go fixed, if he like it after getting used to it, he save money, if he doesn't, just buy a freewheel hubs.

cheaper that way if you buy a freewheel hubs and then go fixed, that'd be a bit of a waste of money when you only use the freewheel for a short while.

Gotta say it is a cracking bike for the cash. Some people knock it but I have to agree with scaryeire the frame is great. It obviously helps if it fits well, but mine was spot on.
Yes original tyres are a bit poor, the wheels will probably want sorting after a ride or two so get to know someone handy a twiddling nipples.
Pimp my fuji - Pedals and toeclips to shiny track pedals and clips. Fuji drop bars swapped for the same profile pursuit bars above (them be super doody and great for ragging it up hills as they are pretty long) Stock stem to a 3T stem (same length just more angle so I can get lower on the pursuit bars, stem now runs parallel with top tube (ie flat). 17t miche / 19t EAI (to give me a few choices depending on hills) Oh yeah and a front brake + crosstop lever.
Considering - new wheels as the hubs aren't running like butter anymore, more like butter with bits of toast in.
What's with all the seat bashing too, I quite like my little fuji saddle, have completed 30/40M rides without a hint of numb bollies.

it would be great if Fuji sell the frame on it's own for £100 included the headset, bb and seatpost, imaging how much better would that be and a greater control of what compound you'd want to put on the bike.

are wankers!

my first 'mod' was to add a nitrous turbo. 2nd was full fairing.

i'm thinking about about going for a knog front light next..... whatchathink?

is that yours edscoble? what are those bars?? i dont like the stock fuji track drops on mine, those look nice

it's not mine, but the bar is easily the Nitto B123.

http://www.hubjub.co.uk/nitto/nitto.htm

get the B123AA, very light.

ta

This is my first post, I would just like to say i really reccomend the Fuji track.

It's also my first single speed, i have a flip flop on the back so i will eventualy ride fixed just want to get used to riding again. Here are some pics:

brakes on a non machined rim? eek

Does Fuji tracks come with loose ball or sealed bearing hubs ?

Sealed bearings.

That's a very nice Fuji Track Alexander. But I hope you realise it's against the law to put a Brooks on a Fuji?

:(

;)

I've got a Brooks saddle on my Fuji Track, a green one, but covered in a Mac User plastic bag. The badness continues with silver flat bars, yellow Oury grips and a Paul Comp lever. Round bits are also a weird mix; Phil Wood on Mavic 33 rim at the front, stock rear wheel, but with a 22t cog on it. Add a few stickers into the mix, et voila...

It's turned into a bit of a Frankenstein's bike, to be honest.

very nice bike Alexander, what have you upgraded?

Burn him! Burn the witch!

;)

Hey, it might look a bit out of place, but at least it's comfy. *

* It's not comfy, my backside is killing me.