It’s very rare that I get to build a single speed these days. When I worked at Circle A Cycles, it seemed like every other bike that went out the door was a fixed gear or single speed. The building of this one conveniently coincided with the fixed gear show in Brooklyn put on by Neil at ATW Builds. He let the fact that this is a single speed with brakes slide thankfully! I used a set of long out of production Nervex Professional lugs on the most recent build. Right out of the drawer they are pretty rough. Unlike most modern castings, they need every edge filed and shaped. It takes about an hour or two (more or less) to get a full set of lugs into a presentable form before starting the build. The final form is as clean as I could get them. Enjoy!
James’ singlespeed
March 27, 2024
It’s very rare that I get to build a single speed these days. When I worked at Circle A Cycles, it seemed like every other bike that went out the door was a fixed gear or single speed. The building of this one conveniently coincided with the fixed gear show in Brooklyn put on by Neil at ATW Builds. He let the fact that this is a single speed with brakes slide thankfully! I used a set of long out of production Nervex Professional lugs on the most recent build. Right out of the drawer they are pretty rough. Unlike most modern castings, they need every edge filed and shaped. It takes about an hour or two (more or less) to get a full set of lugs into a presentable form before starting the build. The final form is as clean as I could get them. Enjoy!