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Old 21st July 2008   #1
Fedster
Hard core customisation (+ one question)

Does your bike have all sort of fancy bits and bobs that make it unique and personal? That's nothing! have a look at this chap:

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008...lliErkkila.htm

Which begs the question, the second incarnation of the bike reminds me of some bike I think I should recognise (but I can't). Any idea about the model?
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Old 21st July 2008   #2
Jacqui
 
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looks like the tommisini (sp) at jos's (at least now it does)
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Old 21st July 2008   #3
Shinscar
 
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Whats the fucking point... not at you,

but what a waste of time... IMO I dont get it!
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Old 21st July 2008   #4
Jacqui
 
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i love it, but If i was of a mind to own a machine like that, I'd just got to a framebuilder..
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Old 21st July 2008   #5
edscoble
 
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you gotta admired him, even thought it's a pointless idea, methinks he did that to get the look and track without spending a bit.

it's cheap after all, I be a bit scared to ride it thought.
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Old 21st July 2008   #6
Shinscar
 
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the guys has skill enough to do that... why not start from the begining?
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Old 21st July 2008   #7
dogsballs
 
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whats the go with the big crack on the bottom of the seat stay in the last pic. OMG!!!!
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Old 21st July 2008   #8
Build
 
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Whats the fucking point... not at you,

but what a waste of time... IMO I dont get it!
+1. All that effort to make it look like one of those spastic GT track frames.

What kind of knob jockey would want one of them?
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Old 21st July 2008   #9
31t®um
 
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yeah!
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Old 21st July 2008   #10
dogsballs
 
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the knob jockey who is pissed off waiting for one to be built :(
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Old 21st July 2008   #11
jodie_harsh
 
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it looks like it will follow you and eat your face
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Old 21st July 2008   #12
Shinscar
 
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spastic
yes you are hombre, yes you are.
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Old 21st July 2008   #13
oleleo
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What kind of knob jockey would want one of them?
Bear in mind he is in Slovenia, I sincerely doubt that any manufacturers of quality (or any) parts that we know and love have expanded their export operations that far.
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Old 21st July 2008   #14
Andye
Boo , your all so negative.. ^_^ Here is the bike he built it after.
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Old 21st July 2008   #15
Dylan
 
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clearances are rather big and the curve in the seat tube isn't complementary to the wheel.
That's my only criticism.
Other than that it's top dollar.
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Old 11th August 2008   #16
ChopperOlli
My Rog

Hello!

Now this my first fixie is ready, final costs were about 100euros.
Its runs great and also whitout hands. There were no day that I didnt
drive whit it during the building!

Here some photos:













More hErE and HeRe

-Olli

www.ollierkkila.com
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Old 11th August 2008   #17
tynan
 
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ChopperOlli, Brilliant !!

:D
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Old 11th August 2008   #18
ChopperOlli
Ah, here is our small Slovenian Fixed Gear Blog. We have 3 bikes know here at the moment ;)
Me my self I'm from Finland and at the moment living here for this summer.

-Olli
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Old 11th August 2008   #19
ChopperOlli
That Green Bilenky was my great inspiration for this build. I just wanted to make all shapes
a bit more wild.

-Olli
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Old 11th August 2008   #20
tynan
 
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Also brilliant !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qiR7E3dpjk
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Old 11th August 2008   #21
tynan
 
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How much to make me a one bladed fork :)

?
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Old 11th August 2008   #22
flickwg
 
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your bikes are superb, and well done for starting a blog for slovenia, they have to start small but i'm sure it will grow

interested in the one sided fork, can you tell us how you did it?

thanks
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Old 11th August 2008   #23
Pifko
 
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hmm, not for me thanks.
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Old 11th August 2008   #24
nick
 
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I've seen the mono fork setup on mountain bikes... how does it work on a road bike, is your wheel held on by just one bolt & does the wheel have lateral flex?

Very nice & personal bike btw!
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Old 11th August 2008   #25
ChopperOlli
I need to check in autumn when I get back to Finland if I could make small series of those
forks.

Fork and axle is made out of scratch, exept thread is adopted from old fork.
Hub I use whit it is from wheelchair. Its hard to tell how I made it whitout pics.
Its kind a machining, welding, grinding...

-Olli
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Old 11th August 2008   #26
31t®um
 
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well done. love the frame and the fork/s
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Old 11th August 2008   #27
the-smiling-buddha
 
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ChopperOlli I think you are a bleedin genius you got some skills my man !
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Old 11th August 2008   #28
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I've seen the mono fork setup on mountain bikes... how does it work on a road bike, is your wheel held on by just one bolt & does the wheel have lateral flex?

Very nice & personal bike btw!
yeh, Cannondale have a lefty suspesion fork.. never seen a rigid version tho! thats awesome!
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Old 11th August 2008   #29
hippy
 
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Pretty unique with that fork man. Nice work.
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Old 11th August 2008   #30
pajamas
 
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I imagine you've just started the next custom frame frenzy with that mono fork setup.

It'll be the lo-pro of summer '09...
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Old 11th August 2008   #31
pete
 
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yep.. look into how you can start making them quick.. ull make a fortune!
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Old 11th August 2008   #32
Pifko
 
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Is the weight actually reduced? I assume a stronger metals in the fork, hubs and spokes will have to be used, no?
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Old 11th August 2008   #33
31t®um
 
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mike burrows made a mono-bladed fork a few years back too.
who's that old nutter who rides around england? he has one on his pink and yellow bike.
here's his track one



and one here too.
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Old 11th August 2008   #34
Jacqui
 
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that is SO HOT!!! NICE one dude - good on you ;)
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Old 11th August 2008   #35
Booga
Looks great Olli! I like the snowflake wheels.
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Old 11th August 2008   #36
IRLeo
 
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isn't that monkey dave's bike
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