fixed gear bikes
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- e_b_c0
is that really your last name on your site? it sounds cool.
Jaline
(Jun 14 06, 09:38)Thanks. I like my last name just fine, but i wouldn't choose it.
- acescence0
yeah, i'd never ride a conversion brake-less. suicide.
- e_b_c0
if your rear drop come loose for whatever reason on a track bike, you'll be okay. if the same thing happens on a fixie, you are fucked. the wheel will come completely out of the drop.
- Jaline0
i do. but the way i ride isn't so hot. i'm much better on a bicycle.
e_b_c
(Jun 14 06, 09:34)is that really your last name on your site? it sounds cool.
- acescence0
fixies are so much fun, but popping the lockring and kissing the rear window of a cab is not so fun
- Mimio0
Running barefoot with the bike over your shoulder is the new fixed gear...well that or square wheels.
- e_b_c0
you guys should ride motorbikes. that would be hawt.
Jaline
(Jun 14 06, 09:32)i do. but the way i ride isn't so hot. i'm much better on a bicycle.
- e_b_c0
freewheels are the new fixed gears.
build up a track frame if you are going to ride fixed.
- Jaline0
you guys should ride motorbikes. that would be hawt.
- acescence0
hah, yeah. i'm an idjut.
- Mimio0
lol. You mean Rivendell?
- acescence0
conversions can be fun, but it's tricky getting the gear ratio and chain length right for non-track dropouts, as you can't slide the rear wheel forward/backward. have you ever done a conversion before?
for fixies i've got a pista, a specialized langster, and i just ordered a custom rivendale (yay!) that i won't have for another 6 months (not so yay).
- fooler
who rides 'em? should I convert my ole schwinn s. sport into one?