[QUOTE=Horse;2722064]some stuff that came in. sadly everything has to be taken off. gotta get a crank arm puller...

kmc chain... mmm greasy
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pake crankset
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[IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/jrmanuel/007.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

dude where do u get your bike parts at? I'm liking your setup especially your front rims.

[QUOTE=akdmx;2723824]It's packing grease -- remove it and oil the chain. The packing grease is a viscous protective layer, not actually designed to lubricate the chain while in use.[/QUOTE]
thanks for the tip. i probably wouldve tossed it on without reading the inside of the box. good lookin out.

[QUOTE=05_WRex;2723832]dude where do u get your bike parts at? I'm liking your setup especially your front rims.[/QUOTE]

im sourcing my bike parts everywhere on the internet, san jose, and santa cruz.

the frame and some goodies are for sale. please check out the classifieds if you guys are interested

[QUOTE=DUB;2723776]You have 2 brakes on the rear and none on the front. :der:[/QUOTE]

Two? That's news to me considering I built the bike. Where's the second?

Horse - the kilos run a little bigger than others since they measure them differently, a 50 is more like a 52. How tall are you?

[QUOTE=earlyapex;2724493]Two? That's news to me considering I built the bike. Where's the second?
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If it's a fixie and you have legs... then maybe he means those are the second set of brakes.

[QUOTE=Unit 91;2724500]If it's a fixie and you have legs... then maybe he means those are the second set of brakes.[/QUOTE]

It's a SS, hence the lack of foot retention. I don't like to bomb busy redlights and ride brakeless hipster fixed so I set it up SS with a single rear brake like I used on my old BMX bikes that I survived 34 years with.

[QUOTE=earlyapex;2724493]Two? That's news to me considering I built the bike. Where's the second?

Horse - the kilos run a little bigger than others since they measure them differently, a 50 is more like a 52. How tall are you?[/QUOTE]

anyways. i'm a little over 5'6. i set up the bike to where i can actually stand over it and the top tube is slightly touching my nuts (this is without shoes, 700s). they dont touch with shoes but i have less than an inch clearance and i want that extra clearance just in case i need to bail. a frame size lower will actually give me almost 1.5 inches of clearance to help protect my baby batter factory.

[QUOTE=earlyapex;2724503]It's a SS, hence the lack of foot retention. I don't like to bomb busy redlights and ride brakeless hipster fixed so I set it up SS with a single rear brake like I used on my old BMX bikes that I survived 34 years with.[/QUOTE]
See, I said [i]if[/i]. Relax. I also have a SS.

[QUOTE=Unit 91;2724517]See, I said [i]if[/i]. Relax. I also have a SS.[/QUOTE]

The hipster redlight bomber fixie pixie comment wasn't directed at you, chillax. ;)

[QUOTE=akdmx;2723824]It's packing grease -- remove it and oil the chain. The packing grease is a viscous protective layer, not actually designed to lubricate the chain while in use.[/QUOTE]

i did a little research and found this:

[QUOTE]Factory Lube

New chains come pre-lubricated with a grease-type lubricant which has been installed at the factory. This is an excellent lubricant, and has been made to permeate all of the internal interstices in the chain.

This factory lube is superior to any lube that you can apply after the fact.

Some people make the bad mistake of deliberately removing this superior lubricant. Don't do this!

The factory lubricant all by itself is usually good for several hundred miles of service if the bike is not ridden in wet or dusty conditions. It is best not to apply any sort of lube to a new chain until it is clearly needed, because any wet lube you can apply will dilute the factory lube.[/QUOTE]

i read on the kmc website that its basically a rust protector also so removing it would be a bad idea

[QUOTE=earlyapex;2724536]The hipster redlight bomber fixie pixie comment wasn't directed at you, chillax. ;)[/QUOTE]
I SAID RELAX!!!

Haha.

[QUOTE=Horse;2724545]i did a little research and found this:
i read on the kmc website that its basically a rust protector also so removing it would be a bad idea[/QUOTE]

The packing grease IS a great rust protector, but it's too viscous to be ideal for actual cycling. Essentially they put it on there to cover their asses, because if they put nothing on there then the people that don't know what they're doing would be complaining about the product. Let me compare this to cars that come slightly de-tuned from the factory to increase ease of driving: it's not a bad thing for many, but you can get more out of it if you know what you're doing.

How many links is the chain? I don't deal with KMC chains a lot, but I know they do a lot of BMX chains, so make sure you have enough links there before you do something that might prevent you from being able to return it.

112... is that enough?

[QUOTE=earlyapex;2724493]Two? That's news to me considering I built the bike. Where's the second?[/QUOTE]

Yes, as mentioned, a fixed gear has a defacto rear brake operated by resisting the forward momentum of the cranks. As it is impossible to tell by looking I assumed that bike was a fixed gear; I was wrong.

IMO, riding a freewheel bike with only a rear brake is the same as riding a fixed gear with no brakes; needlessly dangerous. But hey, it's your world, were just living in it. ;)

As for brand new chains, I [I]love[/I] the factory applied grease; so smooth. I wish it lasted forever.

Hey Horse I've got a headset, saddle, and double straps for sale, PM me if you're interested