Lately I’ve been getting parts together for a new fixie. Bought an IRO Mark V Pro frame that should be arriving tomorrow! I’m super excited, but at the same time won’t be able to do anything with it until sometime next week. Should be pretty rad when it’s all said and done though. 
I’ve also order some pretty pimp wheels from Universal Cycles in Portland. Orange Deep-V rims with Surly hubs. When it’s all put together with the black frame, I think it’ll look pretty cool.
The plan is set it up as a fixie and put a disc brake on the the front wheel (as an emergency brake). I keep going back and forth on whether to go brakeless or not, but as soon as I start thinking about I think about all the things that could go wrong where I’d wished that I’d had a brake. The chain could break, I could injure a leg, anything. Just seems like the only reason not to have one is for ego. Screw that. So anyway, I have ended up getting everything set for a front disc brake which I think it’s gonna be totally rad and unique for a fixed gear. Went with the Tektro Lyra, mostly dude to price and weight. Half the joy of riding fixed is being able to slim down the weight of the bike a ton, so I didn’t want to get anything ridiculous and since I’m only planning on using it as an emergency brake, I didn’t want to get anythign ridiculous. The Lyra seemd to be a good fit. All I need now is a fork with disc mounts. I’ve got my eye on a Winwood, but my funds faded pretty quick between the frame, wheels, and all the other little stuff in between.
Rock.
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