The couple of long-term readers I have might remember that I bought this unfinished F1 frame from Rockfish Cycles and then removed the vertical dropouts and brazed in track-ends to convert it to a mini-velo fixed gear. (Of course, now you can buy frames like this from Sillgey, purpose-built.)
I originally had a set of bullhorn bars on the bike, but I ended up putting them on a buddy's bike. Since then, I have had a couple of different bars on it, none of which looked too good to me.
Today, I pulled the bike down and installed these old BullMoose style bars on it, and I like it. This looks pretty similar to the setup that Formula One bikes had from the factory. The proportions look good, and it's quite comfortable to ride.
Kinda hard to see the bars from this angle...
and this angle gives you a feel for the drop from the seat, but not of the shape of the bars...
Ahh, there we go. The curve, and the one-piece aspect show up pretty well in this shot.Now, the problem is that I was changing bars out as preparation to sell the bike. I was going to put it up on eBay, starting at $125 plus shipping, and see if anybody bit.
I am trying to raise some cash for a pretty cool upcoming project, so I could use the dough. But now, I'm not sure I should get rid of it. I suppose I could always get a Sillgey frame, later, if I felt I had to have another small-wheeler...
Opinions?
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2 comments:
I say sell it. you can always re-aquire it from ebay at a later date.
It's an interesting bike but it sounds like you are already leaning towards selling it. Go ahead and sell it and get to work on the new project.
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