Bloodknight, Butcher Dagger 1 HP Build by Tribrid

ability	cost	pts	%age	description
Health+	-	-	-
Base Attack+	-	x	y
Double Strike	-	67	100%
Life Steal	-	1	1%
Lifetime Wounds	15,000	9	100%	Permanently sacrifice 99.9% max hp to increase attack damage by 100%
Blood Barrier	30,000	-	-	Excess lifesteal health becomes a blood barrier limited to 20% of current attack dmage. Does not decay.
Leech	20,000	-	-	Gain 100% lifesteal for the next 5 turns.
Sonic Slash	40,000	14	200%
Anarchy	30,000	-	-	Gain a 1% stackable damage buff for every kill and maintain by attacking.

Mercier Nano Available Again

So the Mercier Nano is available again since mid-June of 2016. It's been a couple of years at least since the last time they were available. Since I never got a chance to purchase one during the first run, I'm really, really considering purchasing one. Here's a Mercier Nano Upgrade Thread on BikeForums.net.

Specification

Frame	Butted CroMoly Steel, features bottle cage mounts, rear rack mounts and replaceable rear derailleur hanger, 130mm rear spacing (standard road)
Fork	CroMoly Steel Aero StraightBlade with 1 inch steerer tube
Derailleurs	Shimano Sora RD-3400GS rear, SHIMANO FD-2303 DOWN PULL front
Shifters	Shimano SLR400F 16-SP
Brakes / Levers	C. STAR AS2.4D ALLOY SILVER Aluminum/ Aluminum ALLOY SILVER LEVER W/BLACK RUBBER cover
Hubs	ALLOY SILVER W/QR, Forged Aluminum shell
Rims	20"x1.5x32H JALCO DRX4000 DOUBLE WALL, ALLOY SILVER These accept standard 20" BMX size tires
Crank / BB	LSC 42T/52T, 170MM Aluminum arms SILVER / Cartridge SQ taper 68x113mm
Cassette / Chain	SUNRACE CSR8, 12-25T-8 speed Cassette (SATIN) / KMC Z-51 130mm rear spacing (standard road)
Saddle	Velo Ergo-Road (turbo style with comfort channel)
Seatpost / Stem	29.2mm x 300mm ALLOY SILVER Aluminum seatpost and Quill Stem EXT:90MMxLENGTH 200MMx0 DEGREES, ALLOY SILVER
Handlebars / Headset	Road Drop W:400MM ALLOY SILVER NOTE: Bars are road-drop only, NOT bullhorn / Contact-sealed, Cage Ball Bearing
Pedals	Flat pedals (free bonus, as shown)
Tires	20x1.5 BLACK Kenda Kwest K-193, Presta valve These are standard 20" BMX size tires (customers say they can use up to 1.75" BMX slicks but clearance is tight and fitment is not guaranteed)

2014 Fuji Single Speed/Fixed Gear

2014 Fuji bikes are beginning to be stocked by dealers in many places. I'm looking for a steel (non-hi-ten) single speed bike. Fuji has three models of single speed bikes: Feather (MSRP: $554), Declaration (MSRP: $489), and Track Classic (MSRP: $489). Please do not assume Feather is the best just because its MSRP is the highest.

So what's the benefits of each model? The Feather and Track Classic are made of 4130 cromoly steel making them lighter than the Declaration's frame which uses high tensil (hi-ten) steel good enough for kid bikes. Almost bomb proof if I'm not mistaken. Feather being expensive has the best looking pedals by far (alloy instead of plastic). The Feather and Declaration both come with flip flop hubs for versatility if you're into flipping wheels. Track Classic comes only with a fixed cog but I'm a full time fixed rider and the lack of free wheel and cog makes it lighter for me. Maybe the objective of Declaration is fixed gear free style (FGFS) because it comes with thicker tires (28mm) and made of the very strong hi-ten steel. Feather is by far the classiest in terms of stems. It comes with a quill stem instead of the more common stem + steerer.

	Feather	Declaration	Track Classic
Sizes (cm)	49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61	49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61	43, 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61
Colors	Black, Orange, Red	Black, Purple	Black, White
Main Frame	Custom Elios 2 (outer-butted seat tube)	Elios 1	Elios 2, custom-butted Cr-Mo
Rear Triangle	Elios 2	Elios 1	Elios 2, custom-butted Cr-Mo
Fork	Elios 2, crowned	Elios 1	Elios 2, custom-butted Cr-Mo
Crankset	Pavement, 44T	Pavement, 46T	Fuji alloy track, 46T
BB	Sealed bearing	Sealed bearing	FSA, sealed cartridge bearing
Pedals	Alloy w/ steel cages	Nylon platform w/ plastic cages	Aero Road platform w/ clips and straps
Cassette	16T fixed cog 16T freewheel	16T fixed cog 16T freewheel	16T fixed cog
Chain	F-410	F-410	KMC Z-510
Wheelset	Vera Corsa DPM27 rims 32h, alloy hubs, stainless spokes	Vera Corsa DPM27 rims 32h, alloy hubs, black spokes	Formula alloy hubs w/ 32H double-wall high-profile alloy rims
Tires	Vera Helios, 700 x 25c, 30tpi	Vera CityWide, 700 x 28c, 30 tpi	Vera Helios, 60 tpi, 700c x 25mm, wire bead, (XXS Vera Invictus 650c x 23mm)
Brakes	Tektro, road caliper, alloy (Silver)	Tektro, road caliper, alloy (Black)	Alloy dual pivot (Black)
Brake Levers	Alloy, 2-finger	Alloy, 2-finger	Alloy 2-finger
Headset	1" threaded, caged bearings	FSA, 1 1/8", caged bearings	FSA 1 1/8" threadless
Handlebar	Drop Bar, Pavement, alloy, 25.4mm	Straight Bar Oval Concepts, 6061 alloy, riser, 25.4mm, 6° sweep, 10mm rise	Drop Bar Fuji track, alloy 26.0mm
Stem	Pavement, quill, -18° rise	Oval Concepts, melt-forged alloy, 25.4mm, +/- 20°	Fuji 3D forged alloy w/ 7 degree rise
Tape/Grip	Pavement, keirin style	Oval Concepts 200, single density	Fuji cork wrap
Saddle	Pavement w/ steel rails	Oval Concepts P300 w/ steel rails	Oval R300
Seatpost	Pavement, alloy	Oval Concepts, alloy, 27.2mm, double-bolt micro-adjust	Fuji alloy, 27.2mm
Weight	22.572lbs / 10.26kgs	23.98lbs / 10.9kg	23.5 lbs / 10.68 kg

First thing to note is the frame material, i.e. Elios 1 and Elios 2. These are two types of custom steel. Elios 1 is a "straight-gauge steel tubing, made with high-grade, high-tensile steel. This frame material offers a superior strength-to-weight ratio for bikes that are built to last." Elios 2 is a "certified CrMo (chromium molybdenum) blend that is cold-drawn and custom-butted. Two wall thicknesses provide strength in high-stress areas and allow for decreased weight in other parts of the frame."

A customer at the bike shop I work at brought in his Fuji Track Classic. The red decal on the top tube is really noticeable. The bottom tube actually comes with eyelets for a water bottle cage. Although the rear hub comes with a single cog, the other side of the hub is threaded. This implies one can attach a free wheel and Fuji just didn't bother with "flip-flop" hub to keep the cost down.

Wheels for a Fixie

Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR ($2000???) (20 Bladed Spokes)
• Front: 725g
• Rear: 870g

Mavic Ellipse ($550) (20 Bladed Spokes)
• Front: 905g
• Rear: 990g

Forte Titan (16 Bladed Spokes)
• Front: 755g (MSRP $130 -> $39)
• Rear: 1000g (not for fixie)

OR build my own
Front: Shimano Dura-Ace Track 28H Hub (203g), Mavic Open Pro Black Rim (435g), DT Swiss Competition (311g for a set of 64 spokes at 264mm)
Rear: Shimano Dura-Ace Track 32H Hub (298g), Mavic Open Pro Black Rim (435g), spokes

H Plus Son Formation Face Rim (615g) $80
Velocity Deep V Rim (580g) $79

Front: Phil Wood High Flange Hub (225g)
Rear: Phil Wood High Flange Hub (389g)

Front: Phil Wood Low Flange Hub (185g)
Rear: Phil Wood Low Flange Hub (349g)

Thoughts on deep dish rims and durability: Jaime shared some ideas with me about durability of deep dish rims after I went on about trade offs between aerodynamics vs durability vs weight concerning wheels. He confirmed that I am correct when I say deep dish rims + high flange hubs are more durable by shortening the spokes. The side effect of using the combination is the spokes have less play and therefore stresses the rims more, decreasing durability of the rim itself.

In track racing the priority of the three issues described above would be prioritized as: aerodynamics > weight > durability. Deep dish rims weren't designed for the purpose of durability but for the advantage of aerodynamics. Then what's important for the poor street riders, whom includes me, where hills are involved? I would order them like so: durability > weight > aerodynamics. This prioritizing can be further complicated by adding aesthetics and cost.

Premium Rush Bicycle

Recently, I rewatched Premium Rush and became curious about the bike Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) rode in the movie. I stumbled upon a blog entry at FixieFamous.com regarding the components used on the bike. They broke it down, but I decided to expand on it by adding links to the manufacturers of the components.

Frame	Affinity Metropolitan
Crank	Sugino 75
Chainring	FSA 46t
Cog	All City
Hubs	Phil Wood
Rear Rim	H Plus Son
Front Rim	Velocity deep V
Saddle	Fizik Arione
Seat Post	Thomson
Stem	Thomson
Headset	Chris King
Handlebar	Nitto Bullhorn

Source: http://fixiefamous.com/2012/08/23/affinity-rush-an-inside-look-at-joseph-gordan-levitts-fixed-gear-from-premium-rush/

Skid Spots

The top row of the table below is the number of teeth on the chainring. The leftmost column of the table below is the number of teeth on the cog.

Table: Skid Spots


I believe it is easier to access multiple cogs than multiple chainrings. So I recommend having a good sized chainring. If the chainring's teeth count is a prime number, then you'll maximize skid spots to the number of teeth on the cog, i.e. 53, 47, 43, 41, and 37.

Light Source: 2013 Magicshine MJ-808U

So I finally broke down and purchased a Magicshine light. One of my cycling friends owned one and it was super bright. He received complaints from drivers of cars like, "That's stupid!!" It's super bright to say the least. It's rated by the company at 1100 lumens. But in reality, I'm sure it's 1000 lumen tops.

I ordered the Magicshine MJ-808U. The "U" is for Ultimate Edition, according to the packaging. Waiting for it to arrive.