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Single Speed

Magical Miele

  • Owner: andychung
  • Country: Canada
  • Brand: Miele
  • Posted: 18 January 2010

About this bike

Decided to convert my old Miele into the cleanest possible singlespeed. The coaster brake is definitely a lot of fun!

– Frame: Mid 80’s Miele (powdercoated off white)
– Fork: Alien track fork
– Stem: 80mm Nitto Pearl
– Bars: Soma Noah’s arc
– Grips: Yoshida Champ
– Cranks: Sugino RD-2
– Pedals: MKS Sylvan track + toe clips
– Seat: Brooks team professional
– Seatpost + headset: generic
– Hubs: Paul FHUB (front), 1970’s Fichtel & Sachs Komet coaster brake hub (rear)
– Rims: Mavic OpenPro
– Tires: Vitorria Zefir 22’s

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Robin Lundgren
01 March 2010  at  12:28 AM

Wow, that is a beauty!

How much do you need to spend to build something like that?

Andy Chung
19 January 2010  at  4:02 AM

@roman I just picked it up at a local shop

Roman Lapaev
18 January 2010  at  8:23 PM

Great job! I love it!
Owning a coaster brake by my self, and absolutely love it.

Where did you get the rubber loop for your frame to hold the coaster arm?

Andy Chung
18 January 2010  at  1:39 PM

Thanks for the compliments on the bike -

@Dripper wouldn’t mind riding in some sunshine for once, it’s warm enough to ride in Vancouver right now, just way too wet!

@Andy I think I’m ok without the backup brake, just going to regularly keep an eye on the chain and make sure to switch it up a couple times a year. Coming from a brakeless bmx background I am thinking it shouldn’t be too bad. ps - I just clicked your portfolio and realized I’ve seen your work all around the net before, good stuff!

Andy
18 January 2010  at  12:21 PM

This is beautiful. I am thinking my next build will be a coaster brake single speed, but how do you feel about having no backup brakes? I have read that it’s dangerous and in the event of a chain breakage you may be screwed. Thoughts?

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