As much as I loved the Fooj, it became painfully evident that it wasn’t exactly what I wanted in a fixed gear bicycle. The touring geometry was just too long and lazy, and I could never get entirely comfortable on it. I decided that the Fooj deserved to be returned to its original glory (another post on that in the near future), and a new frame found.
I settled on the Scattante SSR frame and fork from Performance. The price was just too low to beat, leaving more money for quality components. I don’t expect the quality of the SSR to be any issue, but if it is, I can take all my good parts to a better frame later. Seemingly thanks to the complete lack of street cred that a Scattante inspires, they ship the frame with the decals outside the clearcoat for easy removal, and even advertise that fact. As soon as I got it I pulled them all off.
The build-up went quick and easy, with many parts transferring over from the Fooj and the guys over at No Brakes getting me a few new pieces, as I needed a new stem and seat post, and wanted a new BB and bars. The Miche post proved to be difficult to get from anywhere in the States, but No Brakes pulled through by finding me a gently used one locally! In addition, Edgemont over at Outback wins for helping me get the right seat post clamp, and No Brakes double wins for swapping it with me since we both wanted the other color.
The full specs:
Frame: 2008 Scattante SSR 56cm
Fork: 2008 Scattante SSR
Headset: IRD Technoglide
Stem: Nitto UI-5GX 90mm
Bars: Chinelli blue annodized
BB: Miche Primato Pista
Cranks: Miche Primato Pista 48T
Pedals: Crank Bros Candy C
Chain: Izumi
Cog: EAI 17T
Hubs: Miche Primato Pista 36H
Spokes: DT Swiss
Rims: Velocity Deep V
Tires: Michelin Speedium
Seat Collar: IRD Sting Ray
Seat Post: Miche Supertype
Seat: Selle Italia Gel Flow SLR
So far it has proven to be very comfortable. As it is a modern road racing geometry, this is no surprise, since that’s what I’m most used to. It remains to be seen if it will be appropriate for the track. The angles are a bit lax for a track bike, and I’m concerned about the BB shell height. As I’m planning to take the beginner track course at Dick Lane Velodrome soon, I suppose I’ll be finding out…
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those tires are too pretty to skid!!!!
well, I rode them through a bunch of berries the other day. now they look like they have blood on them.
[...] didn’t make it out to the track last night but here are the results. ~Thanks Graham for the Shout Out about his most recent build. Which made it onto HK [...]
wowwwww! that is a pretty bike!!
Nice job on the Bike! What’s the stand over height on the 56cm ?
the top tube slopes from 30.5″ to 31.75″, so the stand over in the middle of it is a little over 31″.