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Head2Head Sprints: 2009-03-15
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Friday, March 20, 2009. I am on the hunt for a couple of vintage schwinns to convert to fixies and serve as the first generation of roller racing bicycles. With the weather improving, these nearly all steel gems are popping up here and there on craigslist. Some for reasonable prices. Conversion should be easy enough. Given they will come apart. Pedal adapters to accept 9/16 pedals. Ditch the freewheel for a track hub. Toss all other non essential parts. Shifters, derailleurs, brakes, reflectors, etc.
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Head2Head Sprints: Transformers
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Sunday, March 29, 2009. So, I picked up a couple of vintage schwinns. Last weekend. A very lightly used, red, approx. 59cm, Sprint and a smaller, yellow, rusty but, still revivable. Le Tour. I got a little excited and forgot to take some before pictures before I started in on their transformation. With improper tools/technique. It's got it's share of scratches but, it says sprint on it. So, I couldn't justify painting it. This one was proof to the fact that pictures are deceiving. Just need to order up s...
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Head2Head Sprints: Parts Are In
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Friday, April 10, 2009. Parts are in. Bikes will hopefully be together by Saturday afternoon. I put the bottom bracket and fork back on the white bike last weekend. It turned out pretty sweet. The chrome forks look good. The rear wheel will need to be trued. It's a wobbler. Jim, if you are reading this, time to build a forkstand. :).
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Head2Head Sprints: No progress but, fun planned
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Thursday, January 7, 2010. No progress but, fun planned. Well, what can I say. I've done nothing. On the bright side, the event that inspired this project last year is just around the corner. Maybe it will be the motivation I need to finish things off and get some folks together to try it out. Hell Yes Sprints at the Blind Pig. 9pm, January 19th. Flyer says 7pm. However, doors don't open until 9pm. Click Here To See The Flyer and Details. Click Here For The Official Website. This image will soon expire.
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Head2Head Sprints: 2009-03-01
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Saturday, March 7, 2009. Things are looking positive. I wrote the quick test program that I had been dreaming up this week. Then, I soldered up a sensor to a 20ft e thernet. Cord and taped it to my bike. Jim from BIT was kind enough to lend me a home brew fork stand. I got in a minimal amount of testing before the kids got in bed and had to quit. Of a mile. Not bad. Pretty exciting actually. If that keeps up and the computer/ DAQ. The following is a screenshot. Man, you should hear the sound the set up i...
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Head2Head Sprints: 2010-01-03
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Thursday, January 7, 2010. No progress but, fun planned. Well, what can I say. I've done nothing. On the bright side, the event that inspired this project last year is just around the corner. Maybe it will be the motivation I need to finish things off and get some folks together to try it out. Hell Yes Sprints at the Blind Pig. 9pm, January 19th. Flyer says 7pm. However, doors don't open until 9pm. Click Here To See The Flyer and Details. Click Here For The Official Website. This image will soon expire.
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Head2Head Sprints: Waking the Dead
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Really not too much left to do. Just need one forkstand and a way to mount them and a couple of sets of rollers to some plywood.
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Head2Head Sprints: 2009-02-22
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Thursday, February 26, 2009. Daddy's got a logo. Check out the official beta release logo at the top of the blog. Links to this post. Arrived yesterday. I spent about an hour and half in some seriously deep thought with my nose buried in my laptop reading through the DAQ. Seems like these requirements would be so simple to meet. However, they are not. Well, not for a semi perfectionist, bent on having this set up be more than just remotely accurate. The DAQ. And it's inputs and perform its own logic on t...
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Head2Head Sprints: 2011-12-04
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Sunday, December 4, 2011. It's been some time since I've messed with this project. I've been working on bikes a bit in preparation of selling my SS and setting up my other MTB for a stint on the trainer this winter. Apparently, it's been enough to peek my kid's interest and refresh their memory on this project and a request was made to revive the home grown roller racing system to pass some time in the winter months. Test rider, anxiously awaiting first go. More fun to come. Links to this post.
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Head2Head Sprints: 2009-03-29
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Sunday, March 29, 2009. So, I picked up a couple of vintage schwinns. Last weekend. A very lightly used, red, approx. 59cm, Sprint and a smaller, yellow, rusty but, still revivable. Le Tour. I got a little excited and forgot to take some before pictures before I started in on their transformation. With improper tools/technique. It's got it's share of scratches but, it says sprint on it. So, I couldn't justify painting it. This one was proof to the fact that pictures are deceiving. Just need to order up s...