any fixie rider?
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got some finger injuries so riding fixed gear while taking it easy climbing. |
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pieced together by a friend of mine. Only spent $50 and it's been an absolute road warrior for 4+ years. |
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where do you get the parts to build a bike like this for only %50?! Looks sweet! I rode a fixie once and didn't realize the difference in the braking system. Almost broke my foot. haha. Would love to try building one though. |
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How to build a bike for cheap: |
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I got my first fixie, a DeBernardo, in 1998. I've had a fix of one sort or another since. It's a nice simple ride. |
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Big fan of fixies not a big fan of bull horns, toss some drop bars on that rig.... |
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I suppose its a question of how you ride it. My experience with fixie riders has been almost entirely negative, so I've never been that interested in trying it myself. Maybe a dumb question, but where are your reflectors? |
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My brother got me into fixed gears a few years back. Since then I've turned it into a trick Fixie with beefy tires and what not.it kinda just looks like a big bmx bike. Its fun but there's something about the actual "track bike" set up with the skinny tires and the tall seat post that I miss. I'm sure eventually I'll build another like that. |
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Unless you're riding on a track I'd highly recommend putting a brake on your city bike. Even if you're a maestro behind the bars with some legitimate all weather control, unwavering attention, and somehow never get cut out by pedestrians, vehicles, or cats (yes), you're going to want a brake. |
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Taylor J wrote:Big fan of fixies not a big fan of bull horns, toss some drop bars on that rig....Yeah, some nitto or cinelli track style drops are all de rigueur now. Get hip! |
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Don't only hipsters ride fixies? If so then I recommend no brakes, no helmet, loosen that front quick-release, and always ride against traffic. |
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Here's a better question- |
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44/15 Back when I was in seattle. Was a little brutal going up some hill but for the most part was perfect on flats and small hills. |
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Ben Beckerich wrote: What?You know, since your all-black, super-skinny jeans aren't making you visible while you're weaving in-and-out of traffic like you own the place, how do you make yourself visible to motorists and not end up as the biggest bug in the radiator? Or is this one of those "takes away from the simple aesthetics of the fixe" things? I basically stopped riding my bike at night after I nearly collided with such a fixe rider who was going the wrong way in the bike lane and nothing on his bike really caught my bike light enough to actually see him. |
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Ben Beckerich wrote: That's pretty damn stiff... that's not unpleasant?It is stiff but not unpleasant. I sort of wound up there gradually. Over the course of 3 years I started with the stock 44/16. Replaced shitty rear wheel with decent used one with a 14 cog. Rear wheel got stolen, replaced it with a new one with a 12. Bent a crank so got a new crankset with the 46. I ride with a 20L pack filled with rock gym gear, change of pants/shirt, 2L water, a book, various odds and ends. I find that too high an rpm has the pack bouncing all over me. I can go faster, steadier, with the high gears. As for reflectors, yeah no. But 80 lumen bike lights at night, absolutely. Riding in nyc at night (especially through brooklyn and queens where bike lanes are scarce) without helmet and lights is just stupid. |
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Damn, Roger be riding tall! |
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I would really like to build a 3 speed single speed with a geared hub. Has anyone ever heard of anyone doing this? |
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It would be 3 speed but the chain wouldn't need to move from cog to cog. It would purely be a fun thing to do. |
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love how they look, but had a bad experience. didn't konw what i was doing the first time i tried to ride one and nearly broke my ankle trying to brake at high speed. lol. not smart. |
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nicelegs wrote:It would be 3 speed but the chain wouldn't need to move from cog to cog. It would purely be a fun thing to do. Fixed and single speed has nothing to do with performance, anyone who says different is justifying their expenses.I agree it has nothing to do with performance but I would argue it certainly makes you a stronger rider, and being that there is less parts it makes maintenance easier and less shit to break. |
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Now that it's nice out again, I rebuilt this old beauty. ~'70 Fuji Finest (one of my biggest regrets is cutting the deraileur hanger off like a total idiot when I first got it for $10 with original tubular wheels from the recycling center...) Anwyays, it's the best ride I own, just silent and so much fun. Could really use to go from 44:16 to a 17 tooth cog for hills with clips and straps versus the SPD's shown. Converting a solid old road bike is the way to go if it's got horizontal dropouts...flip that bottom bracket spindle for a reasonable chainline, maybe respace the rear hub, and strip off all the old dirty parts and you're a few pounds lighter and ready for some fun. Brakes are good, keep those. |