How could I have missed posting this? Edi, who’s been commenting the heck out of this blog (well, he’s the only person who leaves any comments!) has a fixed tikit, too. His is really special, though, in a lot of ways.
For one, unlike a lot of fixits here, he’s got a production One Way tikit.
And then there’s the Phil Wood track cog. Drool.
I love his nameplate: “Major Taylor – miles ahead.”
Lastly, Edi’s simply a good guy, with an awesome-looking Pocket Rocket Pro.
Talk about accessorizing, huh? It comes as no surprise to me that he has a B.U.B. from Momovelo, as they were like the boutique of bike shops. We were hoping that he was going to come out with a special version of the Bike Friday and then *POOF* he was gone.
Oh well, you got to see what Edi’s done with the tikit. He really outdid himself this time. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves but Edi did provide a poetic script to this visual masterpiece:
1930 era Lauterwasser handlebars
Nitto lugged stem
Paul’s brake lever connected to a Mrazek v-brake for super stopping power
Brooks saddle w/ Nitto seatpost
Sogreni bell and lights
Tioga spyder pedals.
P.S., check out Mrazek’s 20″ bike! And he’s in Portland now!! Is everyone up there now?
So, How is progress on a tikit with sliders/horizontal dropouts?
Dude, you didn’t see the new dropouts?
Ack How did I miss this? Are they production? Can I order them on a tikit?
Good stuff! Let me know ASAP. Email me dammit!
They’re going to be the new standard, at the very least on the One-Way (fixed) and Season (internal hub) tikits. As I said in the previous post, the latter is pretty much ready. By that, I mean that we want to make sure that all of our parts for the dropouts are in stock before really going live but if you’re willing to exercise a little patience, you can order one now.
Don’t worry, Tarik, I’ll be in touch.
Thanks Pal!