brakes on a fixie?
08-03-07 | 04:31 PM
#52
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08-03-07 | 04:33 PM
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08-03-07 | 05:38 PM
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Why does a conversation about fixies always turn into some kind of pissing contest between geared riders and fixie riders?
Get over yourselves!
Get over yourselves!
08-04-07 | 12:24 PM
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Hey, I ride fixed, but I do it on the track. I'm just trying to inject some reality into what riding fixed on the street is about, especially to warn a newbie asks about something as critical as brakes and pedal strikes. Just a foil to some in the hipster crowd that advocate no brakes.
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Il faut de l'audace, encore de l'audace, toujours de l'audace
1980 3Rensho-- 1975 Raleigh Sprite 3spd
1990s Raleigh M20 MTB--2007 Windsor Hour (track)
1988 Ducati 750 F1
08-05-07 | 04:01 PM
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I wouldn't consider it so much a pissing contest between people, but more akin to a situation where enviro-hippies are heckling shoppers at a mall.
08-05-07 | 04:37 PM
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08-06-07 | 09:26 AM
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I know I'm late to this conversation but put a brake on the bike. You can stop faster and easier with a brake than you can with back pedaling alone.
The only reason not to have a brake is image.
As for pedal strikes in corners, it is possible with fixed gears, however track bikes (vs. converted road bikes) have higher bottom brackets, shorter crank arms and narrower Q-factors which all greatly increase the lean angle one can achieve in a corner without having pedal strike. So basically track bikes do not generally have a big problem with pedal strike.
Craig
The only reason not to have a brake is image.
As for pedal strikes in corners, it is possible with fixed gears, however track bikes (vs. converted road bikes) have higher bottom brackets, shorter crank arms and narrower Q-factors which all greatly increase the lean angle one can achieve in a corner without having pedal strike. So basically track bikes do not generally have a big problem with pedal strike.
Craig
