fixed gear bikes
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- e_b_c0
you'll never switch back.
until your knees blow out.
- skelly0
go fixed, conversion if you like, but you should eventually get a real track bike. i have got an IRO frame and couldn't be happier.
it's a lot of fun, you'll never switch back.
- mrdobolina0
hahaha.
When I worked for Waterford my big boss was Richard Schwinn, we used to have a race through the small town where the factory was and the Schwinn Museum would come through once a year. We got to ride all these crazy ass old vintage bikes. That high wheel is no punk.
- acescence0
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i just waxed up my 'stache, give me 10 fingers onto my old-timey bike
- mrdobolina0
acescence, you need some dope 1890's facial hair.
- acescence0
acescence, you should get one of those old timey high wheel bikes.
;)
mrdobolina
(Jun 14 06, 11:29)you mean ANOTHER one? haha
- mrdobolina0
acescence, you should get one of those old timey high wheel bikes.
;)
- xenicon0
I meant that dutch guy
- xenicon0
competition?
calling all cunts...
- acescence0
i ride brakeless in the city, and i'm not remotely any sort of unwashed tough guy. it's hard to describe the experience, it's just something you have to try! rider and bicycle are one and you have so much more control. oh, plus it gives you legs of fucking kryptonite. after traning a season on a fixed, jump on a geared bike and you will be leaving everyone in your dust.
- mrdobolina0
All of the bike messngers use fixed gear bikes, then again none of them wash their clothes either, must be a trend.
- soynutz70
yes brakes would be nice, unless u wanna whisper sweet nothing to the backend of a car
- mrdobolina0
why have a fixed gear bike in the city? just to be a tough guy?
- fooler0
excuss my ignorance but is the diff between fixed and single gear is that a single gear allows you to coast without pedalling?
Meaning you'd need brakes?
- acescence0
iro bikes seem pretty solid, have a few friends with them and they are all happy.
- NegativeSpace0
One of my friends runs Misfit Psycles which sepcializes in Single Speeds, he sells conversion kits, and parts. Not sure if this is of any use or help.
- soynutz70
I own a IRO jamie roy, love it. got it set up as a singlespeed instead of a fixed, but its got a flip flop hub if so choose. You'll find some good review of IRo bikes in the forums. Its a taiwan made frame but aren't most of em. Anyways i think its a great deal for its price.
- Supplemental0
'Spoke' cards are usually received when you race in an alleycat. Its a memento of the race. But they have caught on with kids, and people make their own and put them in now.