I wanted to catalog and archive these builds before I get rid of them.
I forgot to add them here when I first got them, so now I share!
Story/ TLDR:
I’ve been riding fixed for over 15 years. (circa 2007 freshman year of HS)
My first bike was this 1999 Specialized M4 Allez Pro.
It was a roadie conversion and a head turner because aero/ thicker tubings started rolling out compared to the established thin-steel-track bikes. (Bianchi Pista Concept 2003, Cinelli Vigorelli 2006, etc)
Size was clearly too big for me lol. Velocity B43’s, IRO cranks, red chain. Parts bin everything else. Fixie swag on the lowest budget for a noob ah kid lol
48×16
I stopped riding in 2010 and didn’t pick it back up until the pandemic in 2020.
I got tired of being called out for having a “fake” fixie by all the youngbluds (even though I would still drop they ass at the group rides) so I finally saved up for my first “real” track bike which was a 2013 Cinelli Historgram…
2026
Sold it this year to a kid who said he plans to make it a fixed gear :’)
Soo many good memories. RIP
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waddup goons!
I wanted to catalog and archive these builds before I get rid of them.
I forgot to add them here when I first got them, so now I share!
Story/ TLDR:
I’ve been riding fixed for over 15 years. (circa 2007 freshman year of HS)
My first bike was this 1999 Specialized M4 Allez Pro.
It was a roadie conversion and a head turner because aero/ thicker tubings started rolling out compared to the established thin-steel-track bikes. (Bianchi Pista Concept 2003, Cinelli Vigorelli 2006, etc)
Size was clearly too big for me lol. Velocity B43’s, IRO cranks, red chain. Parts bin everything else. Fixie swag on the lowest budget for a noob ah kid lol
48×16
I stopped riding in 2010 and didn’t pick it back up until the pandemic in 2020.
I got tired of being called out for having a “fake” fixie by all the youngbluds (even though I would still drop they ass at the group rides) so I finally saved up for my first “real” track bike which was a 2013 Cinelli Historgram…
2026
Sold it this year to a kid who said he plans to make it a fixed gear :’)
Soo many good memories. RIP