othites11
06-13-09, 07:43 PM
What's are some ways I can make my fixie faster. and i mean gear wise, right now my gear ration is 44:16
Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Ways to make a fixed gear faster
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06-13-09, 07:44 PM
get some stronger legs, lungs, and cardiovascular systems
Cy Trivialities
06-13-09, 07:49 PM
Lol
Scrodzilla
06-13-09, 07:49 PM
Wear tighter jeans and put a whole deck of cards in your rear spokes.
:roflmao2:
:roflmao2:
PedallingATX
06-13-09, 07:52 PM
Aside from getting stronger, you need to make your bike lighter.
A lot of fixed gear bikes are not very light. I suggest getting a CF fork and a lighter wheelset.
Also, if you are used to riding with a U-lock or back pack on, try riding w/o all that stuff. It's amazing how much faster I go when I don't have a backpack on...
A lot of fixed gear bikes are not very light. I suggest getting a CF fork and a lighter wheelset.
Also, if you are used to riding with a U-lock or back pack on, try riding w/o all that stuff. It's amazing how much faster I go when I don't have a backpack on...
maddyfish
06-13-09, 08:08 PM
Joke question right?
if not-ride more and get stronger, aerobars for a more aero position, raise the gearing as high as you can handle.
if not-ride more and get stronger, aerobars for a more aero position, raise the gearing as high as you can handle.
Thetank
06-13-09, 08:08 PM
eat better, lose weight, go faster!
CharneK
06-13-09, 08:18 PM
Nitrous Oxide, low-pro slicks, and a cheap after-market spoiler. :thumb:
Really though, cheapest way is to just ride stronger, after that, buy a smaller cog.
Really though, cheapest way is to just ride stronger, after that, buy a smaller cog.
Thetank
06-13-09, 08:19 PM
or ride your bike down hills only!
kennykaos
06-13-09, 08:20 PM
pedal faster, loose weight
dougland89
06-13-09, 08:21 PM
****ing newbs. this **** is so dumb.
Jabba Degrassi
06-13-09, 08:21 PM
Buy carbon fiber everything. Frame, cranks, seatpost, handlebars, chain, grease, bearings, couch, television, car, iPod, foundation, insulation, pants, comb, watch, wallet, stereo, flooring and on and on and on.
Ideally you will reach a point where you can no longer afford to eat, and that's when you'll see some real weight savings in the saddle.
Ideally you will reach a point where you can no longer afford to eat, and that's when you'll see some real weight savings in the saddle.
tgscordv6
06-13-09, 08:24 PM
Wear a pair of your sister's jeans, don't wash your shirts for weeks, and grow a mustache.
Cyclaholic
06-13-09, 08:30 PM
Hang out exclusively with people that are slower than you?
Cyclaholic
06-13-09, 08:32 PM
What's are some ways I can make my fixie faster
put gears on it!
<runs and hides>
:p
put gears on it!
<runs and hides>
:p
bikeybikebike
06-13-09, 10:14 PM
leave bikeforums
Jabba Degrassi
06-13-09, 10:24 PM
leave bikeforums
Is this in response to his question or are you just telling him to get out? Who knows! It works on so many levels!
Is this in response to his question or are you just telling him to get out? Who knows! It works on so many levels!
cccorlew
06-13-09, 10:26 PM
add gears
dougland89
06-13-09, 10:34 PM
seriously, these forums have been littered with ******* lately. stupid ass threads like this, stupid threads where people don't ****ing search, this **** is pretty lame.
ianjk
06-13-09, 11:30 PM
streamline/fairing.
LoRoK
06-13-09, 11:35 PM
Bikes aren't fast, dip****. Riders are.
xxguitarist
06-13-09, 11:36 PM
you can actually gain a bit of speed by switching from a crappy tire to something like a michelin race tire.
bumperm
06-13-09, 11:38 PM
Add a Whizzer motor?
jhaber
06-13-09, 11:56 PM
Bikes aren't fast, dip****. Riders are.
So much anger.
Actually some bikes are faster than others, all things being equal, as new disc wheels can generate lift and forward momentum.
So much anger.
Actually some bikes are faster than others, all things being equal, as new disc wheels can generate lift and forward momentum.
itsIRIEpat
06-14-09, 12:13 AM
if your bike is sub 20 pounds you won't really get faster by getting lighter components especially if you are just farting around town on the streets. Beyond that really narrower tires will provide less resistance on the road; should convert power to more speed.
Some pro cyclist one said, "don't buy upgrades, ride upgrades", if you want to go faster.
Some pro cyclist one said, "don't buy upgrades, ride upgrades", if you want to go faster.
caloso
06-14-09, 12:38 AM
Intervals. 1 min. on, 1 min. recovery, repeat ad vomitum.
LoRoK
06-14-09, 01:19 AM
So much anger.
Actually some bikes are faster than others, all things being equal, as new disc wheels can generate lift and forward momentum.
Lay a bike with a new disc wheel next to a heavy non-disc wheeled bike and tell me when one starts going faster than the other.
Actually some bikes are faster than others, all things being equal, as new disc wheels can generate lift and forward momentum.
Lay a bike with a new disc wheel next to a heavy non-disc wheeled bike and tell me when one starts going faster than the other.
not required
06-14-09, 01:45 AM
check for any tightness in wheel bearings, bottom bracket, pedals, free-wheel(if fitted)
anything that moves in order to make the bike move
stop brakes from scrubbing
anything that moves in order to make the bike move
stop brakes from scrubbing
birthdaytronic
06-14-09, 04:36 AM
http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040616/040616_space_hybridrocket_hlg4p.hlarge.jpg
cradduck
06-14-09, 06:18 AM
eat well
sleep well
ride fast
rinse
repeat
sleep well
ride fast
rinse
repeat
the_don
06-14-09, 06:36 AM
http://www.grandprixgroup.com/c2rider/modules/Forums/files/bvsa-rocket-bike_510.jpg
PedallingATX
06-14-09, 10:46 AM
http://www.grandprixgroup.com/c2rider/modules/Forums/files/bvsa-rocket-bike_510.jpg
hahahahhaha thats awesome
hahahahhaha thats awesome
SoreFeet
06-14-09, 10:49 AM
sew ups.
djeucalyptus
06-14-09, 10:51 AM
Add a Whizzer motor
WINNAR!
waiting for pics :popcorn:
WINNAR!
waiting for pics :popcorn:
ilikebikes
06-14-09, 11:54 AM
Bet the OP never replies.
lattanzio
06-14-09, 11:55 AM
drops or bullhorns
clipless
tire pressure and lubed chain
better/lighter parts
training
/thread
clipless
tire pressure and lubed chain
better/lighter parts
training
/thread
bicycle
06-14-09, 01:31 PM
drive a car
jhaber
06-14-09, 03:00 PM
Lay a bike with a new disc wheel next to a heavy non-disc wheeled bike and tell me when one starts going faster than the other.
Place them at the top of a big hill and let them go? :lol:
Place them at the top of a big hill and let them go? :lol:
clink83
06-14-09, 05:30 PM
Convert it to a SS and you can go faster..
wild style
06-14-09, 05:44 PM
Ride with a brake lol.
Johnny Nemo
06-14-09, 08:36 PM
Get some 'cahones' !
adriano
06-14-09, 10:41 PM
Get some 'cahones' !
cojones!
cojones!
Johnny Nemo
06-14-09, 10:55 PM
What he said!
itsIRIEpat
06-14-09, 11:34 PM
cojones!
Cabrones
Cabrones
thatcher
06-15-09, 12:17 AM
chingones
Ken Cox
06-15-09, 12:41 AM
Try a 25mm tire instead of a 23mm tire, and experiment with pressures.
Instead of going for an aerodyamically-efficient body position, experiment with different stems (your lbs should loan you a few stems) and find the stem angle and reach that makes it easier to pedal out of the saddle.
Get a smooth unpadded saddle with a shape that lets you move fore and aft on it as needed.
Ride at 72 gear inches or below (get a 19t cog), and learn to spin.
Lower gear inches give you more acceleration, easier climbing, and the ability to brake without brakes and without skidding.
Instead of going for an aerodyamically-efficient body position, experiment with different stems (your lbs should loan you a few stems) and find the stem angle and reach that makes it easier to pedal out of the saddle.
Get a smooth unpadded saddle with a shape that lets you move fore and aft on it as needed.
Ride at 72 gear inches or below (get a 19t cog), and learn to spin.
Lower gear inches give you more acceleration, easier climbing, and the ability to brake without brakes and without skidding.
uke
06-15-09, 08:19 AM
44 posts and no one's mentioned the magic of aerospokes?
the_don
06-15-09, 08:25 AM
the ability to brake without brakes
Makes me think of ThunderCats!
Makes me think of ThunderCats!
dsh
06-15-09, 08:29 AM
44 posts and no one's mentioned the magic of aerospokes?
can you get aerospokes on deep v's
can you get aerospokes on deep v's
Dubby
06-15-09, 08:42 AM
What's are some ways I can make my fixie faster. and i mean gear wise, right now my gear ration is 44:16
Get an larger chain ring. Try out 46 or 48. you'll need a new chain if you do this. So, it might be cheaper to just get a 15t cog in the back.
Get an larger chain ring. Try out 46 or 48. you'll need a new chain if you do this. So, it might be cheaper to just get a 15t cog in the back.