Fillari

My fixed gear bicycle, based on a Raleigh Rialto some punks had salvaged from a ditch the summer of 2006. I began by salvaging a frontwheel from some random Helkama and buying a new chain. Then i stripped parts, including the gear to experiment with a new singlespeed, haven't had one for a few years. Oh, and some orange paint too. After somehow bending the rear axle near the end of the summer, i bought a new rear wheel with a singlespeed hub. The bike weights approximately 12.5 kilograms.

The bike's a bit crusty, i like it more like that; street aesthetics. Also i'd guess fancy bikes attract the narcs more.

I wish i knew which year's model the bike originally was. I've tried to interpret the serial-number, and i think the frame is from 1973 or 1983. I guess there is enough difference in the style and technology for a seasoned biker to tell which.

On 16.3.2007 i finally got to build the fixed side of the rear hub by bolting a cog to the discbrake attachment.

I rode the fixed side of this flipflop -setup until the end of september 2008, when i bought a new rearwheel assembled around a proper fixed hub.

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items are from between 05 Nov 2006 & 15 Oct 2009.