My Bikes: FOR SALE: Centurion Fixie $250

Asking Price $250

Equipment

Frame & Fork:	61cm Centurion Lemans (steel frame)
Crankset:	Some cheapo road cranks from a used bin probably.
Chainring:	44t Messenger style chainring (messenger because it says so!)
Stem & Handlebar:	Probably from the recycled cycles used bins
Seatpost:	It's silver
Chain:	It's yellow :)
Brakes:	Long reach brakes for 700c wheels
Saddle:	Not entirely sure, but this is another old saddle I got from Tacoma Bike back a few years ago.
Water Bottle Cages:	Cages strapped on with automotive hose clamps.

Front Wheel:

Rim:	Mavic Open Sport
Hub:	Surly
Tires:	Conti Ultra

Rear Wheel:

Rim:	Velocity Deep V
Hub:	Shimano XT Front Mountain Bike Disc Brake Hub
Cog:	Tommy Cog custom made 16t cog
Tires:	Specialized Roubaix

Personal Stories about this bike

This is my super ultra-hip fixie bike. Actually, when I first bought it, it was this hunk of junk centurion with stem shifters and all. I did a little tour of Oregon with this bike wayyy back in 2007 and rode it all the way from Roseburg to Ashland and back (2 rides total) both in one day in a time when I didn't believe in using Chamois cream! That was painful.

Then I converted it to a fixie after buying an identical but maroon Centurion frame. All of the old parts were transferred to the maroon frame with the help of my friend Rodrick up in Seattle and the task to build it up commenced. I had won a pair of wheels for coming in 2nd at the Dead Baby Downhill Messenger Challenge that year and was gonna build it up to be a fixie because I felt like a bit of a loser competing in alleycats with a road bike, it just wasn't legit.

I first started out with this wheelset and was riding something like 84 gear inches. However, one day I was attempting to descend 15th Ave in Tacoma entirely brakeless all skidding and I was skidding so hard that the lockring popped out and I started coasting down the hill and stopped ironically right outside the Marcato!  I had heard from my evil laser-building friend Robin that some people instead have bolt-on cogs for the rear that are a much stronger setup. So I went in and had Tacoma Bike build up a custom rear wheel as described.

The very first ride I did with the bolt-on cog I was heading down Pacific Ave past the courthouse. I could sense the Tacoma Streetcar traveling beside me. The streetcar is approaching it's special phase where it gets a green and everything else except the crosswalk from the Art Museum gets a red. I am approaching said crosswalk at speed and there are 3 women entering the crosswalk. I immediately go into a skid and make a 90 degree turn leveling out flush with the crosswalk where I proceed to bike up the ramp following the streetcar past the stop on 15th back to my office. I knew that it was a truly solid setup from then on.  This bike has been on many a drunken evening ride and numerous alleycats, the last one of which was the Alleycat from last September put on by 2nd Cycle where I came in first!

I am honestly not sad to see this bike go. It is from a bygone era in my life where I was trying to be cool, but I am not such a purist because I believe in technology and thus freewheels and derailleurs. It's just hard on the knees riding this bike, but it was a fun ride.

All Your Wins Are Belong To Us by Fake HSP

For the next post on the DJStroky Racing Blog I shall interview Fake HSP (in a style inspired from some great interviews (like this one, or this one) from the PruDogBlog), the winning team of the last 5 road/crit races in a row in the Oregon Pro/1/2...

Fake HSP: Wait a second, are you saying we weren't racing in the 3s?

DJStroky: Yes you were in fact racing in the OBRA Pro/1/2 field.

HSP: Oh wow, we just assumed that all OBRA races were category 3 since you can't get a Cat 1 USAC upgrade from those races.

DJStroky: uhhhhhh, anyways, you guys have really been on a roll these last few weeks. Your team brought down a two-person squad to each of the last three weekends where a different person won each weekend in every single road and crit race. First of all, what made you all want to come down to Oregon to race?

HSP: Well, we're really a road racing team and like to compete, but all that was left on the WSBA calendar during August seemed to be a bunch of track races. It was a bit of a drive, but the OBRA races had some good money to be won.

Giro di Portland

DJStroky: Your first victory was at the Giro di Portland. Brian, tell us a little about that.

Fake Brian Hitchcock: Man talk about a crashfest! What is with the Oregon riders? Can't they keep their bikes up straight? I didn't really do much here except just hope someone in front of me didn't do something stupid and then in the end I had a great chance and was really stoked about that win.

DJStroky: As you should be, you came in front of Guinness's David Klipper (master national chamion on the track) and Scott Gray (current OBRA road race champion).

BH: Yeah, but then they made me wear this white Jersey on the podium. I dunno, I guess that's nice, but I was kinda sad because I only ever wear my HSP jersey (even around the house). Can you still see the HSP logo through that other jersey?

Longview Grand Prix

DJStroky: Moving on to the next weekend, there was the Longview Grand Prix. This race was on both the OBRA and the WSBA calendar, but only 10 people showed up for the 1/2 Men's race. There were 3 Guinness guys, 2 Team Oregon guys, 2 from HSP and then 3 other racers from Oregon. Why do you think more people didn't show up?

BH: Well, it may have been a little tricky for the WSBA'ers because on the WSBA website calendar it does say Longview, but there is no link to any event flyer. Luckily I had checked it out from the OBRA site where there was a link to the flyer. I told my teammate Aaron Shaw about it and that there was $1,000 6 deep, so we decided to give it a go. Plus there was the Squirrel Festival at the park next to the course! I love squirrels!!

DJStroky: The Squirrel Festival was pretty cool. Aaron, tell us about your win.

Fake Aaron Shaw: Well, since I let Brian win last week, he agreed to let me win this race.

DJStroky: It's that simple huh?

AS: Well if you all just let me ride away from the field what am I gonna do with that? Am I supposed to wait for you slowpokes or something? I don't think so. Why didn't you chase after me that final time, DJStroky, you were on every other move?

DJStroky: I got a flat with 5 to go and didn't have any spare wheels.

AS: Sucks to be you! Haha!

Eugene Celebration Stage Race

DJStroky: The next HSP winner to come to Oregon was Max 'Missle' O'Neal. Max, was Eugene on your calendar or had you been planning on doing this race?

MMON: Well, after Carnation got cancelled I was really bummed and I also really wanted to get in one more Time Trial before I sold my bike. DJStroky was pestering me a little bit about Eugene on Facebook, but then Brian told me how easy it was to win races in Oregon and what really sealed the deal was that there was a KOM on Strava up for grabs!

McBeth Prologue

DJStroky: Well, turns out Colby beat you on the McBeth prologue according to Strava.

MMON: Lies! I won that race!

DJStroky: Yes, according to OBRA you won, but Colby got the exact same time to the hundredth of a second.

MMON: Doesn't matter, I'm the one at the top. I'm Max 'MISSLE' O'Neal! Haters gonna hate.

DJStroky: Fine, you won, but on another note I got 50 seconds faster than my time last year.

MMON: Nobody cares!

DJStroky: Shutup, my Mom and Eddie French do!

Briggs Hill

DJStroky: Seriously, HSP stop it!

MMON: Hey, it's not like I'm the moron out there attacking the entire final lap just to get dropped on the final climb up Briggs Hill. All I did was defend my GC lead and in the end everyone else was much more worn out and much older in age than Colby and I, but I've got the better sprint. ;)

DJStroky: All right, you definitely deserved that win based on how well you did. I was amazed at how you and Colby bridged up to the break after the 3rd time up the climb to Fox Hollow Rd. How did you make that happen?

MMON: Rumor has it that our secret domestique from the Kehler Rohrbots gave a good jump for Colby and I to follow up the hill and after that it was only a matter of time before we closed in.

Coburg Time Trial

DJStroky: The HSP Win Streak is broken! Halleluiah! There was no chance in Eugene to hold up to the prowess and time trialing abilities of the likes of junior national team member Colby Wait-Molyneux, the reigning National Masters 45-49 time trial champion Brendan Sullivan in town getting ready to defend his title in Bend the coming week, a former 7th place British time trialist and now Eugene local Rob English and the newest name out of Eugene, Lee Ordonez. And I myself finally got a nearly complete time trial setup - the frame, the integrated aero-bars, front carbon deep dish rim, disc, skinsuit and an awesome looking Rudy TT Helmet on loan from Team Guinness. My time was only 47 seconds off Colby, 1:30 faster than my time from last year and ahead of Max!

HSP: You can't win them all...

Celebration Criterium

And now for a running commentary of the Celebration Crit...

Fake Brian Hitchcock: Oh look a OBRA Criterium! Don't mind if we win that and nearly all the primes!

MMON: Oh hey, one of the only moves I pick to chase happens to be this Soraz guy.

DJStroky: Oh crap, that's Kyle Medlin up the road. There goes the race.

BH: Oh oh! Field prime! Got it!

MMON: Oh dang gap down to 24 seconds. C'mon Soraz!!

BH: And relax back into the pack after the field prime.

MMON: Nice, gap up to 45 seconds! We are flying!!!

BH: Oh Oh! Another field prime! Weee!

MMON: Oh crap! Oh crap! Gap down to 27 seconds. Must push harder!

Kyle Medlin: I'm riding a bicycle super hard! Aaahhh!

BH: And relax.

MMON: Yes! Gap up to 40 seconds, I'm back up to 2nd GC! 10 laps to go!

Rob English: All right chaps, let's bring this back to 30 seconds and then I'll win the field sprint. By my calculations I'll hold 2nd GC by 1 second. Brilliant!

MMON: I am a winning machine!

Rob English: Well done lads, I held onto 2nd place GC by 1 second.

DJStroky: Oh gosh that was hard I hope I held onto 6th GC.

OBRA official: Results are posted!

Colby: Oh I won, cool I guess.

Rob English: My calculations were correct! 2nd place for me.

MMON: Gahhhh!!! 1 second!!

DJStroky: Whew 6th place. I really wanted at least 5th, but I did good this weekend.

And that's a wrap for this bicycle racing season of DJStroky Racing.