Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - what is the cloth padded thing on top tube

i see it on all fixed gear bikes and i am sooo bewildered

http://reloadbags.com/bags/list.php?t=accessories

Keeps the tubing warm in cold weather.

another way for fancy people to spend their parents' money.

i thought it was a thigh protector

it is. . .

It is, if you're doing fancy skids. It's also a nut/labia protector, and a dent protector and a scratch protector when locking up.

it also comes in different forms:
-small and plastic $50 (njs certified)
-small and plastic $2 (home made)
-bandana
-old tube and a bit of tape
-just a bit of tape
-extra bar-wrap (any bar wrap material)
-knit stretch of yarn

speaking of skids. who does one do that. when i put back pressure the pedal pulls me up. i keep putting more and more pressure backwords but i just go up slower

Shift your weight forward (crotch to the stem). You need to unweight the back wheel to skid.

http://www.63xc.com/gregg/101_10.htm

guys, let the jokes fly. as stated in her "backwards fork" thread, this is now the third question that we have taken seriously... someone's gotta start with the hazing.

this one is worst than the last one

ok, i'll tell you how it goes. I might lose my eggs i the process but all worth it

guys, let the jokes fly. as stated in her "backwards fork" thread, this is now the third question that we have taken seriously... someone's gotta start with the hazing.

i concur wholeheartedly. the bike forum has a "search" function that will answer all questions.

seriously, letting someone go without a beating after trying to fit a front wheel onto a frame with the forks installed backwards was one thing... now we politely answer what top tube pads are for (which should be obvious) and now answering how to skid? we held our tongues from the first mention that it was a mercier even....

these are serious questions. some other guy asked how he stops. now that's crazy. and the fork thing, it was dark in my apt and it was my first build. like i said earlier, i'm a biochemist so i don't get my hands involved in things alot. i was very proud. you can laugh, but in ten minutes' i'll have other crazy question and someone will answer.

my excuse is i didnt realize it was the same person and im feeling nice.

why am i making excuses for being nice? this place is ****ed up. :D

Do you mix chemicals in a dark lab?? Why would you build a bike in a dark apartment??

i used a tampon wrapped in a piece of waxing tape for mine.

PP Brooklyn 10pm on Thurdsays, all your questions answered

wow, pp brooklyn. that is way deep.
I just don't have good lighting in my apt. dark labs are for photo's. I work in an organic lab. plently of light and im the only female obsessed with bikes. i've become an outcast.

where's teiaperigosa?

my excuse is i didnt realize it was the same person and im feeling nice.

why am i making excuses for being nice? this place is ****ed up. :D
i know!!
i'm so not used to this.

but i guess its a nice break for all of us

wow, pp brooklyn. that is way deep.
I just don't have good lighting in my apt. dark labs are for photo's. I work in an organic lab. plently of light and im the only female obsessed with bikes. i've become an outcast.
i think you're one here too by looking at the posts.
jk, well...
DAMN IT..
i have to be meaner

It's for handstands.

hahaha
i made this exact thread once
i demand noodz, with the bike

i think pistaboy is too young for her, and he lives on the other coast. otherwise, a match made in newbie question heaven.

It's called a "top tube protector" and it's purpose is to protect your delicate steel frame from being damaged by impact with hard objects like your nuts, or perhaps (in your case) your silly little girly bits.

did you know that until the second trimester, everyone is considered a girl. you penis doesn't grow in to way late. so really ur silly little boy parts are just swollen late bloomers. and this is why i've become an outcast. i hope u all enjoyed that unless information and i suppose now you'll all have something to laugh at.

this thread needs to die. . . .

did you know that until the second trimester, everyone is considered a girl. you penis doesn't grow in to way late. so really ur silly little boy parts are just swollen late bloomers. and this is why i've become an outcast. i hope u all enjoyed that unless information and i suppose now you'll all have something to laugh at.


That's cool! Now, if I want to make a conversation more interesting I can interject a little gem about my being a FTM trans with functional male equipment.

Max

did you know that until the second trimester, everyone is considered a girl. you penis doesn't grow in to way late. so really ur silly little boy parts are just swollen late bloomers. and this is why i've become an outcast. i hope u all enjoyed that unless information and i suppose now you'll all have something to laugh at.
wow, i guess ya really do learn something new everyday.

did you know that until the second trimester, everyone is considered a girl. you penis doesn't grow in to way late. so really ur silly little boy parts are just swollen late bloomers. and this is why i've become an outcast. i hope u all enjoyed that unless information and i suppose now you'll all have something to laugh at.

Whatever. Run what ya brung. Just don't come crying to me when you get labia shaped dents in your purty new track frame.

Do you mix chemicals in a dark lab?? Why would you build a bike in a dark apartment??


you do if theyre photo chemicals. but whatev

did you know that until the second trimester, everyone is considered a girl. you penis doesn't grow in to way late. so really ur silly little boy parts are just swollen late bloomers. and this is why i've become an outcast. i hope u all enjoyed that unless information and i suppose now you'll all have something to laugh at.
do you really have to become a biochemist to know that?
i learned that in 9th grade biology class.

just saying :/

dear boys- we are obviously not all like this. this girl gives a bad names to the non-biochemist yet way more intelligent girls who ride bikes.

just saying.

**** you all.

plenty of people here ask stupid questions, but you've got to point out the fact that the OP is a women in a series of sleazy, ****ed-up ways, and just can't resist deragatory genetalia comments.

y'all are seriously a bunch of fourteen year old *******s.

bull****

Troll...just saying...

Troll...just saying...

already called it. just for the record i notice juvi-kyle never posts in dianag4's threads. just sayin…

**** you all.

plenty of people here ask stupid questions, but you've got to point out the fact that the OP is a women in a series of sleazy, ****ed-up ways, and just can't resist deragatory genetalia comments.

y'all are seriously a bunch of fourteen year old *******s.

qp!!!
such language from a lady!! ;) :)
what's wrong wif a li'l fun!!?? :) :D

did you know that until the second trimester, everyone is considered a girl. you penis doesn't grow in to way late. so really ur silly little boy parts are just swollen late bloomers. and this is why i've become an outcast. i hope u all enjoyed that unless information and i suppose now you'll all have something to laugh at.

I prefer to believe that I advanced past a rudimentary vestigial stage by managing to grow a full fledged third appendage that is good for, among other things, leaving strange mushroom shaped marks on annoying biochemist forheads (true story, I actually did date a biochemistry major once)...

wow, you guys are way tooo into this forum. I just wanted to know that it was actually used for. That's it. It's really not that serious.

Hey haze her as you want...I have read two threads on this subject and I still haven't found a good reason to have a top-tube protector. Though, if I could get one to match a mess bag (both from reload) then I might buy one. But I still wouldn't have any justifiable utilitarian reasons for buying one.

Hey haze her as you want...I have read two threads on this subject and I still haven't found a good reason to have a top-tube protector. Though, if I could get one to match a mess bag (both from reload) then I might buy one. But I still wouldn't have any justifiable utilitarian reasons for buying one.

Well I'll be nice and list all the virtues fo the TT pads for you:

-prevents handlebars from denting TT.
-lessens the pain when hitting nether parts on TT.
-prevents scratches on TT cause by locking up.
-comfy place to hang out after difficult skids or stop lights or just hanging out.
-makes carrying of bicycle more comfy.
-when doing sideway skids it provides padding for your leg.
-mine has a pocket so I can fit my keys in there, makes life easier.
-keeps TT warm in the winter.
-looks badass.