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Old 08-07-07 | 05:39 PM
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Jinks
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From: Irvine, CA

Bikes: 80's Fuji Fixie Conversion, Voodoo Bizango, 80's Performance mountain bike converted to single speed

Finally, remember that commuting aboard a fixed gear bike makes the possibility of a flat tire even more odious than just using the bike for training or fun riding. You'll need a pair of box wrenches as a minimum for the rear wheel and something to center the wheel when reinstalling. The chain might need to be broken as well. You want the most "flat-proof" tires you can find. (I settled on Continental Contacts with good results so far.)
Yikes! I never knew it was so hard. I must be changing flats wrong, because it just takes me one wrench to get my wheel off.
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