Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Going roadie

Ok. Ive made a decision.

After my bike got stolen, I was thinking......at the present time theres little chance of finding it. And ironically I had been planning on another single speed build so the Windsor could go fixed permanently.

However, after lots of consideration as to my commute to school, which is mostly uphill for about 7 miles, I was like......wtf. My friend rides his mt bike uphill for 7 miles. I can't possibly do that up the steeep hills on a singlespeed/fixed.

Ive made a decision.
Im going roadie and im going back to gears.

Yes. A GEARED ROAD BIKE!!!!

Haha. Good bye guys! .....iuf i get my windsor back im still gonna ride it..after riding ss/fixed (very little) for the time that I did, i loved it dont get me wrong.

Now I believe ive discovered a love for road bikes. I just want one with gears now. (a track frame gone ss with brakes is still technically a road bike yes?).

you talk too much, ride too little.

later bro.

Sounds like you've gone over to the light side.

I have both. Does that mean im on the translucent side?

Yep, get the bike that makes the most sense for your commutes.

If you're not now, you never were.

No need to make an announcement...

And learn to shift...

I have both. Does that mean im on the translucent side?

It means you're bipolar.

If you're not now, you never were.


exactly. Riding your fixed gear isnt about comfort or making it easy on you. Its about making your legs burn and an unmistakable link between man and machine.

you talk too much, ride too little.

snap

If you're not now, you never were.

Fixed break.

Sell out.

I'm going, errr, Tourie. I just finished fixing up a Raleigh Alyeska, so sucks to your fixies and road racers!

anyway, having a road bike doesn't make you a roadie.

I like to mix it up.. road bike one day, fixed the next.. keeps things interesting.

exactly. Riding your fixed gear isnt about comfort or making it easy on you. Its about making your legs burn and an unmistakable link between man and machine.

You are doing it wrong.

gl, hf.

I will miss your wild ideas. No recuments after all then :(

I have both. Does that mean im on the translucent side?
+1... ????

He always was kinda shifty.

He always was kinda shifty.

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I bought a Look 566 a couple months back... so I switch back and fourth. The fg is fine for short fun cruises, but I use the road bike for everything else.

It means you're bipolar.
and so are half the people on this subforum? :rolleyes:

and so are half the people on this subforum? :rolleyes:

What are you talking about? :(:cry::lol::love::mad::twitchy::crash::p:)

"manic depression is such a... drag"
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Ok. Ive made a decision.

After I finished my chicken salad, I realized there's very little chance in getting it back. Ironically I was planning to eat a bologna sandwich later.

However, after lots of consideration to my physique, which is alright but I wouldn't mind toning up a little, I was like......wtf. My friend has a six pack. I can't possibly achieve that eating chicken salad.

Ive made a decision.
Im going vegetarian and I'm getting a fruit bowl for lunch.

Yes. A FRUIT BOWL.

Haha. Good bye guys! .....if I get my chicken salad back I'll probably eat it. After the (long time) I ate meat I gotta say I loved it!

Now I believe I've discovered a love for fruit bowls, and I never see myself going back. In this one for the long haul, guys!

You're supposed to start a new thread for than, newb;)

better hide your cocktail fruit.

No, a track frame in SS mode is a SS not a road bike. I got a geared roadie last and am loving it. The SS is for getting back and forth to work, and jetting around the city. Learning the gears once more has been fun, and my legs are feeling the increased resistance.

3 months from now I'm gonna be making the same post in the Fruit Cups forum, talking about how I'm going to the Paleo Diet (Cyclocross).

I loled

veer off time.


I want a roadie as well, but something fixed/track style. Suggestions?

Funny I was just in seattle and noticed a real lack of fixed gears. Almost everyone had geared bikes. Now it may have been the part of town I was in (the U district) but I really thought I'd see more than I do in pdx. I'm on a tour right now, so got the geared bike up again (my knees prefer fixed actually) but a soon as I get back I'm going back to fixed. I'm looking to turn my cross check into a 29er fixie for the winter. I'd like to give my leader at least one winter inside lol!

Seattle has more hurtful hills than Portland.

Funny I was just in seattle and noticed a real lack of fixed gears. Almost everyone had geared bikes. Now it may have been the part of town I was in (the U district) but I really thought I'd see more than I do in pdx. I'm on a tour right now, so got the geared bike up again (my knees prefer fixed actually) but a soon as I get back I'm going back to fixed. I'm looking to turn my cross check into a 29er fixie for the winter. I'd like to give my leader at least one winter inside lol!
When are you making a stop at Vancouver?