New fixie road bike

My nice track bike commuter, beakham succumbed to a nice big crack a month or so back.

here is the replacement

above from a single track ride 12/05
as of 12/05 I have about 1000 miles on this and really like it. The bars need some work still, maybe a scotch higher and a bit more up on the brakes, but it is really comfy. The 28mm all condition pro tires are GREAT! as much as I love michelin 23 and 25mm axial/carbon pro tires, they cut a bit easily offroad, the specialized all conditions pro seem to be cut proof, they roll well off road and roll well enough on road to use on the tuesday night time trials here in Los Alatoast.
I commute on it, with a 4 mile singletrack to fire road component often. I use it on smoother single track trails. I flop the wheel for a 48-16 for a very hilly time trial here, good good good good good.
PC-1 chain has held up pretty well, but is a bit noisy, I have a pimpy gold izumi waiting in the wings for the spring
Still do not like the arionne without bike shorts on, with shorts on it is pretty good. I think I need an aliante.
Below in fendered/coffeed commute format

Two Pics from the maiden voyage in march:

The short list:

Kelly Bonestock Single Speed Roadframe 59cm (small production run)

True Temper OX Platimum Tubes

Surly Single Speed Dropouts

Kelly Fork (1 1/8")

Beautiful DARK Blue with Subtle Sparkles Powder Coat

Ritchie BioMax bars, ritchy something stem

Cane Creek SR5 Brake Levers

King Head Set

Some Ritchie Stem

Old Superbe Pro Front Brake

Dura-Ace track gippetto (thats a joke): Hubs , bb, and 165mm Cranks

48-19 gearses for a 65 gear ratio, with a 48-16 on the flop for time trials

welgo BMX pedals with spd on one side. Great pedals!!!

openpro rims with 28mm specialized all condition sport tires

thompson post

Fizik Arione saddle

SRAM pC-1 chain

Planet Bike BRT-1 front and rear LED lights

cinelli tape

Race Blade fenders for wet commuting

First Ride impressions :

Woo!!! I felt fast and swoopy and fixtastic.

Maybe the bars need to go down a bit, I did not cut too much off the steer tube for the first ride.

Bike is tight and responsive and light and is a MUCH better match for the fancy dura-ace track stuff than the old one. Unbelievably different response to stomping on the pedals.

I may hate the arione saddle. Anyone want to trade me for an aliante? I LOVE the aliante on my road bike, maybe the arione is crooked, or something.

Somehow it seems to be ridiculously stable at low speeds no hands, even more so than my road bike, which is nominally the same geometry, just a bit more stretched out and lower bars...

Don't know if I trust the PC-1 chain. The connector seems extra cheezy compared to normal 1/8" chain connectors or compared to the SRAM 3/32" connectors.

New bike, new bike, new bike!!!

And I "discovered" that Los Alamos has a BMX track on the exploratory shakedown ride.
Woo!.