{"id":93855,"date":"2018-02-02T20:25:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T11:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&#038;p=93855"},"modified":"2023-04-24T19:01:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T10:01:31","slug":"my-affinity-lo-pro","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/my-affinity-lo-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"My Affinity Lo Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I took time from my schedule to build up my new bike the other day, the Affinity Cycles Lo Pro. I got this frame from Matsumoto from Blue Lug Yoyogi Park.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/39873580382\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4670\/39873580382_dd70bbefac_b.jpg\" alt=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/25034710377\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4753\/25034710377_a9211b385d_b.jpg\" alt=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/39873580092\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4754\/39873580092_be121ce0d5_b.jpg\" alt=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nI still have <a href=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/bike-catalog\/821\/\">the Fairweather track<\/a>, but I didn\u2019t ride as much since I build up ALL CITY space horse disc. Probably tubular rims aren\u2019t the best choice for a commuter bike. It wasn\u2019t easy to maintain.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/25034710307\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4712\/25034710307_de413b0074_b.jpg\" alt=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Affinity made the Lo Pro and Kissena with rear brake holes and internal routing exclusively for Blue Lug.\u00a0<\/span> This frame is painted by our sister company, <a href=\"http:\/\/cookpaintworks.com\/\">Cook Paint Works<\/a>. I just told them like please paint any color you think it will match for my <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=chris+king\">Chris King<\/a> purple headset. He also painted the purple logo for me. <a title=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/39195766974\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4666\/39195766974_3520053522_b.jpg\" alt=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe crankset is the <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=sram+omnium\">SRAM Omnium<\/a>. This one is the stiffest crankset I&#8217;ve\u00a0ever\u00a0ridden. It feels so direct. For a track bike, I can\u2019t think of any other choices.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/39873580562\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4678\/39873580562_636e9f877c_b.jpg\" alt=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe chainring is <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=aarn\">AARN<\/a> track. It was sold out on our website just hours\u00a0after going on\u00a0sale.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/25034710167\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4705\/25034710167_1b72390e71_b.jpg\" alt=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe hubs are the dead stock <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=philwood\">Phil Wood<\/a> high-flange SLR track. I changed <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/philwood-carbonite-bearing.html\">Philwood carbonyte bearings<\/a>. These should high performance and last longer.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/39195766514\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4766\/39195766514_25de4a92d9_b.jpg\" alt=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/25034709737\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4711\/25034709737_e69cd61f9b_b.jpg\" alt=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe handlebar is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=b355\">the Nit<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=b355\">to b355 k<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=b355\">ite bar<\/a>. Even though Lo Pro is designed for track racing, I wanted to ride like a little up-right position for commuting. The grips are <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=ritchey\">Ritchey<\/a> sponge grips.<br \/>\n<a title=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/25034709897\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4718\/25034709897_a28715ac51_b.jpg\" alt=\"*AFFINITY CYCLES* lo pro (S)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe saddle is <a href=\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=Gilles+Berthoud\">Gilles Berthoud<\/a> Saddle. I&#8217;ve been using this for a while and now it&#8217;s the best condition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-93794\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0028-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0028-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0028-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0028-1179x786.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0028.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Benu5ChFxJ-\/?taken-by=affinitycycles<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Affinity posted a photo of my bike on their instagram! 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