Originally Posted by
Horowitz
*SORRY FOR THE NON TECHNICAL TERMS BELOW*
Hey..i was looking through some "fixed gear" threads, and i noticed a lot of Road Bikes which have been converted..but where the gear levers should be (on the frame) there was nothing..it was just a smooth piece of Frame. The same thing where there should have been holes for the brakes.
Is there a way to do this, or am i just completely tripping out?
Because obviously track bikes don't have gears...so yeah
Thanks to anyone who actually understood what i wrote
Horowitz not only do track bikes not have but one gear, they also don't allow brakes of any kind as they would be dangerous in a velodrome race so track frames are not drilled for brakes. Fixed gear bikes used to be just a small niche in the bike world, until the bike messenger craze of the 1999-2001. Since that time there has been a premium on fixed gear bikes, especially those not drilled for brakes as being more "genuine or real". There are also those that pride themselves on riding in traffic without brakes; they're refereed to a organ donors. So yes, you can buy a frame that is not drilled for brakes or you can remove most the parts of a standard bike and have a fixed gear bike with holes in it; it's Your choice. If you want to know more about the fixie culture, checkout my blog..
http://onespeedbiker.blogspot.com/20...ster-bike.html