Peugeot fights back (pics)
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Peugeot fights back (pics)
against owner, rather than remain in fixed gear status:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/amalate...n/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/amalate...n/photostream/
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I was talking to a couple of bike shop owners a couple of weeks ago, and we all quietly agreed that this fixie trend is really stupid and that there are going to be a ton of cheap used track bikes and components becoming available over the next 5 years. A lot of nice old bikes are going to be sacrificed in the meantime. This one chose an honorable death over further embarrassment.
Adieu, braves soldat.
Adieu, braves soldat.
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I was talking to a couple of bike shop owners a couple of weeks ago, and we all quietly agreed that this fixie trend is really stupid and that there are going to be a ton of cheap used track bikes and components becoming available over the next 5 years. A lot of nice old bikes are going to be sacrificed in the meantime. This one chose an honorable death over further embarrassment.
Adieu, braves soldat.
Adieu, braves soldat.
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Yeah, I wonder what that guy put that bike through? Perhaps the inside of the downtube was really compromised with rust b4 this accident took place? Also, surprising is that it appears to be a 501 tube---I thought they were sturdy? This photo has me thinking twice about the strength of my pug---of roughly the same age, with its super vitus tubes.
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Wow! How the heck did that happen?
Re: the anti-fixed comments; Bicycles are meant to be ridden. It would be a pretty boring world if we all rode the same kind of bicycles and besides, 1 less car/1 less ton of emissions and 1 more bike is always a good thing. Be happy, thankful, and greatful that young people have a renewed interest in bicycles and let's not us old farts start acting like dictators ok?....
Good enough for Sheldon Brown, good enough for me......And I'm willing to embrace anybody who wants to talk about vintage steel. Some of the younger less experienced riders will figure out what works for them just fine without our influence.
Re: the anti-fixed comments; Bicycles are meant to be ridden. It would be a pretty boring world if we all rode the same kind of bicycles and besides, 1 less car/1 less ton of emissions and 1 more bike is always a good thing. Be happy, thankful, and greatful that young people have a renewed interest in bicycles and let's not us old farts start acting like dictators ok?....
Good enough for Sheldon Brown, good enough for me......And I'm willing to embrace anybody who wants to talk about vintage steel. Some of the younger less experienced riders will figure out what works for them just fine without our influence.
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Yeah, I wonder what that guy put that bike through? Perhaps the inside of the downtube was really compromised with rust b4 this accident took place? Also, surprising is that it appears to be a 501 tube---I thought they were sturdy? This photo has me thinking twice about the strength of my pug---of roughly the same age, with its super vitus tubes.
As I've said before, to an extent I'm fine with the fixie fashion, as it gets folks riding. But I've seen so many examples of fixie idiocy here in RVA I wonder. Riding with no hand brake while unable to skid stop or trackstand. Riding with no handbrake and loose chain tension (seen two riders desperately trying to stop after throwing a chain). My favorite, the kids on a freewheel single speed with no brakes. The strangest recent trend, no front brake but a back one and a freewheel.
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I'm all for getting people out riding. As long as they're not killing themselves or pissing off non-bikers.
Still think fixies will go the way of elevated chainstays and neon lycra.
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Ummm...I was about to post a snarky comment for that photo when I noticed he hadn't converted this Peugeot to a fixie. Please note chainrings and obvious derailleur-guided chainline photo here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/amalate...n/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/amalate...n/photostream/
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As for the downtube rupture, the front of the downtube is a high-stress point at which frame failures are relatively common. (The bottom bracket and the drive side chainstay are other trouble spots.)
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Ummm...I was about to post a snarky comment for that photo when I noticed he hadn't converted this Peugeot to a fixie. Please note chainrings and obvious derailleur-guided chainline photo here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/amalate...n/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/amalate...n/photostream/
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I was making a 40+ mph, 5 mile decent down Gold Camp road yesterday and wondering about just such a failure. You ever find yourself in that situation and wonder, "Hmmm, what if the guy that built my bike 40 years ago was having a bad day?"
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Yes, that second photo is definitely a different bike.
I don't see anything wrong with this guy's conversion that merits derision, other than some questionable fashion choices. There was nothing done that couldn't be undone, and the break was obviously going to happen whether it was fixed gear or not.
You know, converting old road bikes to fixed gear or single speeds has a long history in cycling.
I don't see anything wrong with this guy's conversion that merits derision, other than some questionable fashion choices. There was nothing done that couldn't be undone, and the break was obviously going to happen whether it was fixed gear or not.
You know, converting old road bikes to fixed gear or single speeds has a long history in cycling.
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Ummm...I was about to post a snarky comment for that photo when I noticed he hadn't converted this Peugeot to a fixie. Please note chainrings and obvious derailleur-guided chainline photo here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/amalate...n/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/amalate...n/photostream/
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I'm haunting swap meets & garage sales for a decent bike to turn into a single speed. No components will be trashed & nothing will get ground off the frame. Repainting is out of the question. An old Peugeot is on my list- I just like the name. I'm trying to keep the entire project under $100.00
The fixie thing has me puzzled. I like coasting & stopping. Riding one in traffic or anywhere that a hill might appear sounds suicidal to poor naive me.
The fixie thing has me puzzled. I like coasting & stopping. Riding one in traffic or anywhere that a hill might appear sounds suicidal to poor naive me.
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