La Diabla aka Bacon Bike aka Sylvester Stallone

Posted on October 5th 2009

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(Better pics to come soon)

Flipped my old fixed gear and ended up building this fast little ol’ pot hole destroyer.

Current setup:
- Frame/fork: Pake Track 53cm
- Wheels: Brisbane 43s w/ Velocity hubs + red powdercoated DT Swiss spokes
- Drivetrain: Randomly thrown together crankset(for now)/Dura Ace cog/Look Keo Sprint Pedals (48/16 setup = nasty for city…so far)
- Tires: Blk/Red Vittoria Rubino Pros
- Seatpost/saddle: Specialized Toupe saddle with Specialized Carbon seatpost with Zertz insert thingy
- Bars/Stem/Headset.: Riser bars/ TruVativ XR stem, FSA Orbit X headset

Submitted by Chad

11 Comments Received

alsdkjf
October 5th, 2009 @11:12 pm

red spokes is a little much. otherwise cool.

rodus
October 8th, 2009 @6:16 pm

Simple with a twist of evilness. I like it!
What kind of bars are those?

daniel
October 9th, 2009 @2:44 pm

i love it! the red spokes are brutal ^^ !!

Scozzy
October 10th, 2009 @10:55 pm

I like the spokes too.

2zRescue
October 13th, 2009 @12:22 pm

Aka a red seat would look even better.

Chad
October 25th, 2009 @1:45 pm

My responses:

- I wanted color and IMO better/less common to do red spokes over flashy red rims (but I may go to all black Vittoria/Conti tires next for a little more subtle look over the red stripe tires)
- Bars are nothing fancy - gloss black plain old flat bars
- Red seat would “bring it all together,” but that would be getting to be a little too flashy/Urban Outfitter’s-esque for me. I’ve done enough color already. Plus, I love the Toupe saddle - ride it on my road bike too (of course).

Wooden Shoe Biker
January 16th, 2010 @6:10 pm

I like all the colors except possibly the grips, a closer match for the saddle maybe. That gear is quite high for no brakes, I imagine you skid for a panic stop if some fool cuts you off or you misjudge crosstraffic as I have done. Nice bike. Thanks Eduard

Wooden Shoe Biker
January 16th, 2010 @6:14 pm

On 2nd look keep the grips as is. I like the photo when you were obviously moving down the road as you took the picture, the black top is a blurr. Good work captain!