Something I got into in the middle of 2009 was ridding a fixed gear. I built one from scratch and called him Jeffery. Unfortunately he was 55 years old when I got him, and he quickly died. So in early 2010 I built a new bike, and his name is Patterson. His name comes from the coolest man on British Television, Patterson Joseph. 
The new bike is a Surly Steamroller. Mines a 59cm, as finding the 62cm in this country is like trying to find something, that’s, well, really hard to find. I settled on a Steamroller for a few key reasons:
- By all accounts, its built like a brick shit house, and I’m a large chap.
- Looks pretty! Check out the brazed fork crown.
- Its pretty plain, and has nothing other than two braze-ons for a watter bottle. Perfect!
- It comes in Matt Black (or Blaque as Surly put it), which will look sweet with my purple tyres and chain.
- Its a little mix of old school and new school, which I think somes up fixies quite well.
- Ive not seen one about in my Bristol trekking, so hopefully will be pretty unique.
I finaly got him built on the 21st January 2010. Hes pretty. Take a look on Flickr.
Full Spec
(..or as much of it as I can remember)
- Frame: Surly Steamroller (Blaque)
- Hubs: Unknown (They where cheap!)
- Rims: Mach 1 Omega
- Tyres: Halo Twin Rail Courier (Purple)
- Handlebar: Charge Split Bar (Black)
- Chain: Blank Chain 140 (Black)
- Cog: VeloSolo Track Cog (Gold, 1/8″, 18t)
- Freewheel: Dicta Singlespeed (1/8″, 18t)
- Crankset: Lasco Track and Singlespeed Chainset (1/8″, 48t)
- Bottom Bracket: Stronglight Sealed BB (107mm)
- Pedals: Unknown (They where cheap!)
- Saddle: Unknown (It was cheap!)
- Seatpost: Unknown (It was cheap!)
- Toeclips: Unknown (They where cheap!)
Accessories
Future Upgrades
- Charge Chopstick Seatpost (Black/Purple)
- Charge Spoon Saddle
- Knog Nerd Cycle Computer (Black)
- Velo Solo Track Cog (Black) / Halo Fixed Cog (Purple)
- Power Grips
