fixed gear bikes
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- stewart0
at least people who ride those gear/brakeless bikes mostly have philosophies that are in no way to combine with 9-5 jobs, desks and bosses. right?
- MLPROJECT0
you'd be surprised... i've read some forums and there's these dudes that are like 40 or 50 and are all fixed gear uber alles... and they ride on like $2k frames and brag because they think commuting 2 miles to work on a bike is amazing.
- Mimio0
Maybe you retro-grouches should use your fingers to brush your teeth as well.
Technology sucks...
- turd0
i just got myself an entry-level track for city riding.. not just for dirty vegans anymore!
- stewart0
now that's a threadkiller pur sang
- stewart0
oh, it wasn't
- MLPROJECT0
someone's jaded...
you could always get some brush-ups... that'll work.
- stewart0
* bump
cool eh, bicycle talk.
- MLPROJECT0
thread resurrection...
just laced up a new pair of wheels to my bike with a pair of sugino 75's... mmm.
- shwax0
those vulture frames look gorgeous. I have been mining for parts on ebay lately - putting together a mountain fixed. I ride a 03 rockhopper now. Anyone have any photos of their rides? I will put one up later...
- stewart0
mlproject, those are chainrings right?
- blindpilot0
i rode a fixed once and i swear it was one of the scariest things - i live at the bottom of a hill and so had to cycle up for a while first, so didn't coast atall, thought i had the measure of the fixed hub, but going down the other side, i tried to hop a hole in the road and almost got thrown off. it would take some getting used to
the guy i borrowed it from lives in london and never chains it up, more than once he has had it stolen but finds it a short sprint away - the thief had picked up some speed and coasted and not been able/bothered to stay on - useful i suppose
i ride singlespeed 38/18 chameleon, rearbrake only
- moth0
fixed are all well and good 'til you forget and get thrown over the handle bars... i'd be careful with those things...
- MLPROJECT0
sugino 75's are cranks...
if you're used to your bike, you won't 'forget' it's fixed. you'll get used to it don't worry. the only thing that sucks is when your chain breaks and you do a flip over the bars.