Wish my Dad would have built me a bike

[Steelhead]

:) Wow - check this out, Don Walker's daughters bike from fixed gear gallery:

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008/apr/3/DonWalkerCycles_aol.htm

[Too Tall]

Hoss, you done good :)

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[Fixed]

d.w. makes one fine looking ride imho
cheers

[Steelhead]

I am curious on one thing..... check the seatpost insertion point into the seat tube, ie. no fixing bolt/tightening bolt that is visible? What keeps the seattube from twisting and/or slamming the collar?

I am sure the tolerance between the post and seat tube are precise, but surely it has to be clamped.... ??? :)

[Tony Edwards]

Beautiful, but I don't know that I'd be comfortable putting a child on a fixed gear.

[swoop]

Beautiful, but I don't know that I'd be comfortable putting a child on a fixed gear.


no tricycle for your little one?
i think kids are great on fixies. especially at the track.. its grown ups who are new to them that are a mess for all the unlearning.
i have had the luck to teach kids how to ride track bikes at the track and they get it much faster than adults do. we did it for big brothers big sisters for a few years and the kids love it. they are naturals for the lack of gears and the logic of a fixie.

[RPS]

I am curious on one thing..... check the seatpost insertion point into the seat tube, ie. no fixing bolt/tightening bolt that is visible? What keeps the seattube from twisting and/or slamming the collar?

I am sure the tolerance between the post and seat tube are precise, but surely it has to be clamped.... ??? :)I don't know how he did it, but one possible way would be to use an expansion wedge much like on a quill stem. The bolt would run down the middle of the post, hence not visible. I can't imagine doing it other than for a show bike since adjusting would be a pain.

edit:
P.S. -- On second thought if that is what he did, it may not be too hard to reach through the cut out in the saddle.

[soulspinner]

Beautiful, but I don't know that I'd be comfortable putting a child on a fixed gear.

Helmets bro... ;)

[Ligero]

I am curious on one thing..... check the seatpost insertion point into the seat tube, ie. no fixing bolt/tightening bolt that is visible? What keeps the seattube from twisting and/or slamming the collar?

I am sure the tolerance between the post and seat tube are precise, but surely it has to be clamped.... ??? :)

He took off the seat clamp for the pictures. He posted about it here http://frameforum.org/forum3/index.php?topic=294.0