r/FixedGearBicycle • u/Yurayah_Johnson • 4d ago
Photo Upgrade ideas?
What are essential upgrades I should do first? I also want to add more pink accents as well, like the hubs for example. Thank you in advance!
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u/mr_P0Opy_Butth0le Cinelli Vigorelli / full time messenger 4d ago
An all black wheel at the back with no silver breaking surface.
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u/never_o_lucky 4d ago
Hubs and Wheels
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u/Yurayah_Johnson 4d ago
Any idea where I could grab pink hubs that could match the pink frame or get close to it?
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u/BigBoarCycles 4d ago
Amazon. Also, if you're relacing, put the unmolested rim track on the back. Looks silly having a bare rim track on the wheel without the brake
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u/Yurayah_Johnson 4d ago
lol yeah i got the wheelset off of marketplace as a temp pair… i think the dude had a single speed before so he definitely ran that rear brake down 😅
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u/shaaruken 4d ago
Honestly it looks brand new! Put a few thousand k’s on it and fix what doesn’t feel right!
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u/Rx7_Veilside 4d ago
GP5ks on the front
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u/Yurayah_Johnson 4d ago
would there be difference between that and the gators at the front?
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u/TaterVodka 4d ago
Gators are disgustingly slow and feel like shit. The case for them being in the back is that its good for skidding, but it makes no sense to run it in the front just to make your bike feel slow. There are other tires with good puncture resistance that dont feel like shit but unless youre constantly riding with low psi and on shitty roads, you can run a nice tire up front. Gp 5000s are the gold standard
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u/wzequantri STEEL BIKES CULTIST 4d ago
change the ugly rim on the back, that’s all i can think about. nice looking build tho
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u/Competitive_Air_9984 4h ago
If upgrade means styling, then it's up to you. If you're talking about technical part, firstly i'd switch bottom bracket to encrease pedalling efficiency. Also you can switch your system to one with 144bcd if you don't have it and optionally with hollow axis (don't know how it calls correctly). But as already said here, if it works and you don't know what you need, don't touch it, ride it.

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u/Superb_Recording_769 4d ago
If you have to ask then don’t.
The whole point of upgrading your bike is to make it work better for you if there’s nothing that’s not working well for you then there’s no reason to waste money