Hello Apollo

[Adrian E]

I have a new bike (and no, its not a new, new bike... as if!)... see:
http://cyclingybr.blogspot.com/2007/12/ ... pollo.html
(sorry, I would put the pics straight up but I've forgotten the password to my flickr account)!!!

Many thanks to everyone who's given me bits and pieces to put this together, especially Lindsay who built the track wheel, straightened the frame and put it all to together.

[fixedgear]

I see from the blog that your bike fetures a "bar tap $15".

Where do you hide the beer?

And what kind of brew is it?

[Adrian E]

The stem doubles as a 'bar tap'. Its part of a new Cinelli product range. The brew is flying fish pale ale of course.

[Simon Llewellyn]

Very nice!... What's the gear ratio?

[Adrian E]

I think its 40x15 (or 72 inch).

[lindsay]

Where were the photos taken?? Thankyou for the kind words. I love those 28mm gatorskin tyres, I'll be getting some for my tourer.

[weiyun]

Nice build Adrian! When will we see it in real life?

I note that you used differential rim depths for front and back. Was that deliberate from a technical point of view or incidental?

[Huw]

I love the chainring, and the old "APOLLO" decal. Nice one!

Will you be submitting this to Fixed Gear Gallery, for possible criticism by Bike Snob NYC?

[lindsay]

That front wheel came from one of our friends at the track who has donated some wheels to me. In the junk box first sprit of fixies it was the perfect fit. Notable is the beautiful shimano 600 hub & radial spokes & pretty blue nipples.

[Adrian E]

The photos are at the top of the hill near Homebush Bay West... (somewhere in Sydney Olympic park).

Weiyun, the choice of rim depths is for no deliberate purpose. I got the rear velocity rim which I needed for the track hub. At the front, I could'nt knock back some Mavic Open Pros... sweet!

I did my first long ride on the fixie yesterday, up to macquarie uni, out to Parramatta then back to Burwood. When i got home, I could really feel the difference in my legs... the fixie really pushes you to work alot harder. i slept like a log.

[weiyun]

Weiyun, the choice of rim depths is for no deliberate purpose. I got the rear velocity rim which I needed for the track hub. At the front, I could'nt knock back some Mavic Open Pros... sweet!

Nice. For a moment I thought you were getting highly technical in your choice of rims. Irrespective, I think there's good science to support your current setup.

I did my first long rider on the fixie yesterday, up to macquarie uni, out to Parramatta then back to Burwood. When i got home, I could really feel the difference in my legs... the fixie really pushes you to work alot harder. i slept like a log.

Masochist!

[Adrian E]

Will you be submitting this to Fixed Gear Gallery, for possible criticism by Bike Snob NYC?

Why not? Here's what I said to Mr Fixed Gear Gallery.


Hi Dennis,

Greetings from Sydney.

This is my first fixed gear project. I wanted to build a fixie so I could go on my cycling clubs inaugural fixed gear century ride. See: http://dhbc.org.au/index.php?pr=touring1
But, unfortunately it wasn’t finished in time!

My main consideration for this build was to spend as little money as possible (because I’m a poor university student and I’ve got more important things to spend my money on, like food and rent). Ideally, I hoped that the fixie would cost less than a Brooks Saddle. On this note, my fixie cost a bit more than the standard B17 and a lot less than the titanium model. Almost everything on the bike has been donated from other cyclists in my club, including the labour of helping me put it all together. The fixie has a 1980 56cm Apollo IV roadbike frame with Tange Champion 2 tubing, Sugino 40T chainring and crankset on a 15T sprocket, a rear Velocity track rim with an unknown track hub, Mavic Open Pro front wheel with a Shimano 600 hub, Nittro bars, 28mm Conti Gatorskin tires and not much else in terms of bling.

I’m using the fixie for commuting now and it's a real joy to ride.

For more info on the bike, I can be contacted at other_scene@yahoo.com.au

Cheers

Adrian

[Toff]

Hi Adrian,

You and Lindsay did a great job, although I have to admit I'm just a little disappointed you didn't stick with the original forks...

Where did you get the frame date? My research put it a few years earlier than that.

[Adrian E]

A guy with an Apollo III commented on my blog that the frame was probably from the early eighties, but I may be wrong here.

http://riderredux.blogspot.com/2007/08/ ... -roll.html

And, yes, the original forks would have been good but I'm not really into dipping the fork into a suppercharged alkaline bath. Thanks again for giving me the frame and all the other bits.

[Adrian E]

I wasn't sure if I'd get in!!!!

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2007/de ... milsen.htm