Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - coasting is weird

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baxtefer
03-06-05, 06:14 PM
Today I took my shiftie-coastie road bike out for for a spin the first time since October. It was a strange experience.
I kept finding myself pushing too hard of a gear, or spinning out because I didn't want to shift. I threw off my balance everytime I started to coast. I kept thinking that I had to soft pedal instead of coast, and was constantly expecting the pedals to keep pushing my feet around. it made for a pretty jerky ride. The aluminum wasn't too comfy either.
On top of that I almost crashed into the back of a car because I forgot that I needed to use the brakes to stop. :D
So now instead of selling my extra set of track wheels, I'm thinking that maybe I should sell the road bike and get myself a nice steel track frame instead. maybe a custom Marinoni (http://www.marinoni.qc.ca/images/2005/velos/grand/05_pista.jpg)?
ack.
what do you guys think? actually i already know what you guys are going to say.

sloppy robot
03-06-05, 06:23 PM
how much does that frame and fork go for?
baxtefer
03-06-05, 06:37 PM
I haven't wandered down to the LBS to ask yet, but from what I hear it's around $650 Canadian. Custom geometry. Columbus Zona. the fork's aluminum though. ick.

custom's the only way they make them.
it sounds like an amazing deal to me.

cavit8
03-06-05, 06:39 PM
Checkout their website's used listings
http://www.marinoni.qc.ca/
BostonFixed
03-06-05, 06:42 PM
650 CAD, what's that, around $500?
But for full custom, zona steel, that does sound like a great deal. Maybe if you get it without the fork you can get it a little cheaper, and find a suitable steel fork, such as the $57 bikeworksnyc straight blade fork. It has the same look as the straight blade alu one on there...
baxtefer
03-06-05, 06:42 PM
hmmm, the first listing is a track bike, in my size, in my city, in an appropriate price range.

this is starting to look bad.
baxtefer
03-06-05, 06:43 PM
650 CAD, what's that, around $500?
But for full custom, zona steel, that does sound like a great deal. Maybe if you get it without the fork you can get it a little cheaper, and find a suitable steel fork, such as the $57 bikeworksnyc straight blade fork. It has the same look as the straight blade alu one on there...

that's exactly what I was thinking.
maybe 2 forks. i drilled for a brake. yes, I'm a wuss.
Cynikal
03-06-05, 07:42 PM
Marinoni's are sweet. I have a late 80's SLX road frame decked out with brand new ultegra 9 speed (yep I go both ways). This is the road bike I've always wanted, retro Italian steel (well kinda) with a new comp set. Sorry to bring up a geared bike but I just built it up and am still very stoked. Go for the Marinoni track frame, that thing is sweet.