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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-03-13, 11:41 AM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

Great looking bike. What's with the old school...

Great looking bike. What's with the old school water bottle, though? Who uses such things anymore?

I guess I do!

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2012/nov/2/DaveWyman/DaveWyman-1.jpg
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-12-13, 01:13 AM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

How long have you been riding 10 to 20 miles per...

How long have you been riding 10 to 20 miles per day? If you just started, then maybe you need to cut back and gradually build up the miles. You've got actual sores, or you're just sore?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-09-13, 01:26 AM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

That's a little high if you aren't in good shape...

That's a little high if you aren't in good shape for hills. 72" will help, and isn't so low you'll spin out on the flats.

If you could get yourself into great shape, not only would you make it up...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-06-13, 01:08 PM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

I posted the photos below in late October, in the...

I posted the photos below in late October, in the SS/Fixie forum, of my new bike frame (with components transferred from another bike).

With only four rides on the bike, I crashed on November 1st,...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-24-12, 03:14 AM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

As per BoSoxYacht, brakes work the same on a fg...

As per BoSoxYacht, brakes work the same on a fg bike as they do on a geared bike.

As for skidding to a stop, well, it's fun to learn how to do it. I can, although, once mastered, I don't bother...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-07-12, 02:51 AM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

You don't have to skid to stop. Brakes work...

You don't have to skid to stop. Brakes work exactly as they do on a geared bike. Pull the levers and you will stop - the brakes are far stronger than the inertia of your rotating legs.

Skid for...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-03-12, 01:06 AM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

http://www.pbase.com/davewyman/image/141268372/lar...

http://www.pbase.com/davewyman/image/141268372/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/davewyman/image/141268416/large.jpg

I just turned 64. After selling my old fixie, I treated myself for my birthday...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-25-12, 03:26 AM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

Merely convention. Shouldn't matter on your bike,...

Merely convention. Shouldn't matter on your bike, though.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-08-11, 01:34 AM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

New Fix on a Fixie

Last summer, Fed Ex Ground stamped a Meteor Crater-sized dent in the top-tube of my beloved, polished chrome Langster fixie. From what I've determined, it's only cosmetic, the tiny cracks around the...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-01-11, 04:46 AM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

I purchased my FG bike a little under two years...

I purchased my FG bike a little under two years ago. When I bought it, I liked it. Then I realized that I'd of fit in more with the young crowd if I'd pulled a beater out of a dumpster or purchased...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-23-10, 01:48 PM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

8,600 feet of climbing? And descending? THAT'S...

8,600 feet of climbing? And descending? THAT'S impressive.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-14-10, 11:24 PM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

Northbend, where was the photo made - and what...

Northbend, where was the photo made - and what did you have to pedal up to get there?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-30-10, 03:26 PM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

Thanks - and as I've pointed out a few times on...

Thanks - and as I've pointed out a few times on BF, it still (mostly) fits; it's my La Grange (Los Angeles) team jersey from, as best as I can remember, 1976.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-29-10, 03:18 PM
Replies: 1,012
Views: 304,075
Posted By icyclist

http://davewyman.net/fixed1-1.jpg ...

http://davewyman.net/fixed1-1.jpg

http://davewyman.net/newyorkfix5.jpg
Brooklyn Bridge

http://davewyman.net/peugeut.jpg

Bridge over Ballona Creek
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