FISHSTICKS

NBD again! And so soon after last one..

Some thoughts after few weeks.. Haven't had too much time to ride but after a few rides I can say that I like the bike. The handling is just right, I think a bit nimbler than my previous track bikes on road which is nice as (a strong)maybe intend to use is for cyclocross also at some point. The previous bike I used felt a bit lazy(steamroller) but this doesn't. It's also easy to ride without hands, maybe will try a inline post at some point if I add bags into the mix to move the weight a bit to the front. 

The winter is still very much present around Helsinki. Have used it with 35 knobbies and also with 32mm slicks and I think it rides well with both. I feel that the pedaling is effective and on flat surfaces the ride feels smooth even though the road has some debris and unevenness to it. Obviously it's not a mountain bike and the occasional uneven frozen paths in the forest feel terrible on 35mm tyres with speed and relatively high pressure but of course that is the case with the setup. 

The finished welds look great and smooth to me and the bike has had an overwhelmingly positive and praising reception with a hint of jealousy of course.. as it should hehe. :) Was positively surprise that the holes for the rear rack were above the brake saddle(as ordered but forgot about this) so can actually choose any rack I wish opposed to disc specific racks like tubus disco. 

I have to say that I feel really good from ordering this frame from Orłowski. Right from the initial touch & talk to the finished product. 

More to come..

FF

So never actually was after one like hunting the 'dale but when an opportunity presented itself I had to go for it. Just to be sure. :)

It's a nice ride. A tad bit heavier than the steamroller, a quite bit heavier than the bare knuckle but it has that certain something.. I like the look and the story behind it. I also know the few last owners so know where it's been.

It takes 35mm at the back and even 2" in the front so will be holding out to this atleast this winter, but it seems that this particular frame has switched owners once a year every january..

Parts can be pretty much seen in the photos.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/59775261@N04/sets/72157650193445682/

Or actually it's been a few NWD's lately but maybe more on that later..

http://bit.ly/1AA7AEp

Jaska made these so would like to think of them as bombproof.

a time has come to part with the 'roller. well served ride has to be sold in face of upcoming custom project, athough will be sorely missed.

latest shots although a blue ck headset installed atm

The weather isn't always best or even ok for alleycats in Helsinki, but riders of the storm race anyways.

A great day of riding in great spring weather. Sun was shining and just shy of 120km was ridden with a bunch of single speed enthusiasts ( although many had gears ) with a few stops along the way.

First we rode to Porvoo where we had a longer food and coffee brake after which took a slightly longer route back with a few km of graver grinding and lots of hilly terrain. Constant head wind of course as was expected.

Pretty decent average speeds with 27km/h there and 25km/h back (fixed gear of course ), really beat at the end. Ran on fumes the last 10km.

Splendid though.

more @ https://www.flickr.com/photos/59775261@N04/sets/72157644361095262

So finally after winter I can ride the 'dale again. Had some misfortune with the mavic 520 hubs and had to sell those on. Luckily mack had a set of nice fuchsia/pink track hubs ready so didn't have to wait for 8 weeks for those.

Pics taken at Hernesaari again, due to terribly windy couple of days had to settle for secondary location for the pics as there was no chance taking pics with the bike standing supported in an open place. Gotta do another round a bit later as the spring moves even futher towards summer.

The patriotic scarf was jiggling in the wind which probably can't be seen in photos, but you can spot the stones in front of each tyre to keep the bike in place. And even though I think it's ready now sudden changes can always take place..

here are a few and the rest @ my flickr

Detailed specs and bike history&comments can be found in pedalroom

Just counted 6 shot rolls at the fridge and my long lasted love for disposable cameras has taken me to shoot a small plastic bag full of forgotten memories.

I should really start the process at some point before summer's photos jam the fridge totally..

Went up to the Velodrome in Helsinki to take a few shots of a fellow riding his Pelizzoli around the oval. The velo is in terrible condition but still rideable with proper road tyres.

Film will be developed as I've shot all the 36 frames, probably next week as I plan to ride the 'dale again this week after a long hiatus..

A road bike with hoods felt somewhat at home there although the 49x19 was a bit short..

Beautiful Mack’s arrived on tuesday. The Phil Wood of Poland did a great job and the will be put to use asap. Had a wheelset built around mack hubs which was sub 1.5kg and fantastic, ended up selling it though. Didn’t hesitate bying these as I’ve been on a look out for “pinkish” hubs for a while..  Will be paired with Omega V’s.

Been slow lately. Not much to post as the winter in Finland holds it's on-off grip of the land. Right now it's shit but the weather should take a turn for better soon. 

Had my first longer ride of the "spring" last week, was plenty of fun. It was to me the first warm day this year with probably +10°ish in the shadow. Had my Giro Lx mitts on and went on comfortably for some +60km.

Bought the phils for future, maybe for a track setup in the future. The expiry date on those isn't coming any time soon so they might end up in my drawer to be used in the not so near future.

beautifully machined