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sellbymar
10-01-05, 06:35 PM
anyone ever make a bmx into a fixey? why? i dunno sounds like fun
found this one
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http://www.bikecult.com/works/archive/gtprog.html

Griffin
10-01-05, 07:35 PM
i tried to convince my friend to convert a BMX bike he bought for $50 to a fixie for fun, but he never did.
el twe
10-01-05, 08:10 PM
Wow. Quite the gearing there. Well, hey - small wheels can do that!

Anthony King
10-01-05, 08:42 PM
I've been thinking about turning a 24" BMX cruiser into a fixed gear. I just want to do it for the fun of it. I'm surprised I haven't seen more people do it since tons of fixed riders have a BMX background.
shecky
10-02-05, 04:15 AM
I've never seen a brakeless BMX fixie.

However, I see kids riding brakeless BMX freewheel bikes all the time around here. I guess technically not brakeless... they use huge rubber brake pads on the bottom of their feet.
genericbikedude
10-02-05, 11:49 AM
anyone ever make a bmx into a fixey? why? i dunno sounds like fun
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http://www.bikecult.com/works/archive/gtprog.html

thats an old skool crank on there--very cool
fatbat
10-02-05, 01:53 PM
I did briefly with a 24" BMX- converted it back, since 180mm cranks plus fat platform pedals made pedal strike a serious problem.

Also- ever try going over jumps with a fixed gear? It's an interesting sensation.

If i get around to buying a square taper american bb, i'm going to put some shorter cranks on it and try again.
bikeskatethrash
10-02-05, 02:43 PM
Yeah, I had one for a little while that i did some travelin with. Dumpstered 90% of it. had to ditch the frame cause i was gettin a ride back to Texas and couldnt fit the whole thing in the car.

They are fun! Bunny hops of fixed are weird but great.

A friend of mine in NYC has one that he built a DuraAce up onto a 20" recumbent wheel so its a bmx with skinny tires. Cool stuff.
williamw
10-02-05, 03:47 PM
I've got a fixed gear bmx that I built up. I'll post photos when I get a chance.
killsurfcity
10-02-05, 05:03 PM
found this one recently. looks like a brakeless bmxie to me!
smurfy
10-02-05, 05:08 PM
Oooh, that looks wierd, but kinda cool.

Anyhoo, would skids be easier with small wheels? How about trackstanding?
ImOnCrank
10-02-05, 05:37 PM
My friend in ny built one. It's mad fun to tool around on.
dustinlikewhat
10-02-05, 05:47 PM
some flat land riders use fixed hubs, better control for certain tricks...
Shiznaz
10-03-05, 12:05 PM
here is mine
http://www.wwmovers-africa.com/haro/haro1.jpg
carleton
10-03-05, 12:53 PM
Pro BMX Flatlander Trevor Meyer rode a fixed wheel back in 2000 for a while.