Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - fixie q's ;)

Hey I got a fixed gear bike like last week (bikes direct kilo tt!!!!) but I am having trouble coasting, whenever I stop pedaling the cranks still rotate. Whats the deal?

Return it. Tell them it wont coast. I'm sure they'll take care of it.

no

I think I am going to take it to my LBS (local bike shop) too see if they can fix it, maybe it just needs some more grease?

try hitting the cranks with a heavy hammer until they give

How to coast:

1.Remove Brakes & toe clips+straps
2.Find the steepest longest hill you can.
3. Pedal as fast as you can down the hill.
4. Take feet off pedals.
5. You are now coasting.

Someone made this joke yesterday. (http://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=408321)

I am going to take my brake off whenever they fix it (I am all about simplicity and low profile, kind of a zen thing).

Anyways how do I re-wrap bars? Can someone show me a tutorial? Also I have the green kilo tt, do you think white would be good or should I get something out there, like yellow?

Someone made this joke yesterday. (http://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=408321)

this isn't a joke, I crashed yesterday because of it, thanks for making a mockery of me like you did that guy.

there is a guide in my sig on bar wrapping

there is a guide in my sig on bar wrapping

I need one on how to wrap bars without brakes, I think its a lot different. I wont be riding with brakes (I will be riding brakeless) so I need a diff tutorial, thanks though!

Why do you want bar tape that just slows you down, also bar ends are a terrible idea.

Someone made this joke yesterday. (http://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=408321)

OWNED!

why are all of the OPs in here such flockin' idiots?

damnit, do a search and stop wasting my extremely valuable time which I spend on here because I'm awesome, and you're not.

OWNED!

you have an anime avatar

Why do you want bar tape that just slows you down...

So that explains why I rarely break 30mph on my commute. Danged bar tape!


...bar ends are a terrible idea.

Next time you crash and mellon-ball your spleen with the open bar end, you will realize the value of bar end plugs.

The spleen will only slow you down.

So that explains why I rarely break 30mph on my commute. Danged bar tape!



Next time you crash and mellon-ball your spleen with the open bar end, you will realize the value of bar end plugs.

i dont see how you could miss the clear facetiousness of this thread

shhhh!

and jeez, there's no need to get personal, leave his face out of it.

i dont see how you could miss the clear facetiousness of this thread

Didn't miss it. Trying to perpetuate it.

shhhh!

and jeez, there's no need to get personal, leave his face out of it.

That got the best laugh out of me all night.

I need one on how to wrap bars without brakes, I think its a lot different. I wont be riding with brakes (I will be riding brakeless) so I need a diff tutorial, thanks though!

check the right side under wrapping bars 102

this is the best thread in months!

This thread must be for senior members only, because I don't get it.

So that explains why I rarely break 30mph on my commute. Danged bar tape!



Next time you crash and mellon-ball your spleen with the open bar end, you will realize the value of bar end plugs.

hey 20+mph jack **** no one gives a damn how fast you are on your commute take that and get out

Lol

hey 20+mph jack **** no one gives a damn how fast you are on your commute take that and get out

Very well then. ON YOUR LEFT! Bye-bye.........

in any other city 20mph+ might seem slow, down here you're flying by any other cyclist on the road, on the other hand, the same could be said for 12mph+ (how the average cyclist in NOLA even maintains forward motion I don't know, cockroaches in their hub do the work?)

Goddamn you guys commute fast. Here's a cookie.

what kind of cookie?

dude... I want my cookie, you offered, this is my acceptance...

in any other city 20mph+ might seem slow, down here you're flying by any other cyclist on the road, on the other hand, the same could be said for 12mph+ (how the average cyclist in NOLA even maintains forward motion I don't know, cockroaches in their hub do the work?)

Most have to drag their feet to stop. So they don't want to be moving too fast. Wish I were kidding.

dude... I want my cookie, you offered, this is my acceptance...

What's your paypal address? I'll email you some Mrs. Fields.

Y'know, it kind of loses its humor if everyone keeps doing it.

blech, Mrs. Fields?

I revoke my acceptance!

Y'know, it kind of loses its humor if everyone keeps doing it.

The converse is true of fixed gears. The more kids ride them, the funnier they get.

i wish i had gotten the kilo i hear it's much faster than my windsor "the hour". also I've been thinking about getting some of those aerodynamic bmx wheels but how do you put a fixie hub on them?

duct tape.