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Project Fixie | New Bars, Different Saddle

March 27, 2011

I’ve not really done anything to my other bike for a while, as the UK winter this/last year was brutal and I hardly rode at all. Now that the weather is on the up though, I thought I’d start working on the project bike again. 

I bought a set of Shimano SPD mountain bike/commuter pedals for the bike, which work real great with my Shimano shoes I got for Christmas. I trashed my road bike in a nasty accident in November last year, and I’m hunting for a new one for this summer; RIP to my faithful Giant. Seeing as it won’t be ridden ever again, I moved the (beat to shit) saddle onto this bike. It’s a Specialized Tritip which has been an excellent racing saddle for a couple of years. I also got bored of my drops, so decided to take a hax saw to them and create a nice set of bullhorns: 

I think these look sick, and I’ve also moved my lovely ITM Racer stem across from my road bike. 

New things to purchase for the project bike in the coming weeks:

  • New bar tape (lime green Fizik, if possible)
  • New front wheel (no idea which)
  • SRAM front brake calliper
  • FSA crankset