Why do lots of fixie riding hipsters use straight bars
07-04-08, 11:50 AM
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chopped flat bars are flop.
that being said, if you ride your fixed gear and do mad stunts, it's function.
"I chopped them to navigate city gridlock" is blowing smoke.
if you've chopped your bars narrower than your buddies in a one-upmanship fashionista battle, yet can't spin your bars while stopped, you win the poseur prize.
Fixed gear idiocy is currently in vogue with youth.
that being said, if you ride your fixed gear and do mad stunts, it's function.
"I chopped them to navigate city gridlock" is blowing smoke.
if you've chopped your bars narrower than your buddies in a one-upmanship fashionista battle, yet can't spin your bars while stopped, you win the poseur prize.
Fixed gear idiocy is currently in vogue with youth.
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07-04-08, 12:29 PM
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Not relevant to commuting but this is where I post and read so deal with it. Why do I see all of these fixed gear bikes with wee little straight bars about the same width as my drops. Its like drops but with less hand positions available. And its clear than most of these bikes have been converted from bikes that would have had drops. So someone must have taken the drops off and replaced them. Is there a good reason for this? Am I missing something?
Also otoh, those multiple hand positions on drops really equal "too low to see", "second rate braking", "can see, but can't brake" - at least in traffic. (Most drop bar users haven't realized all of the above because they don't know how to brake aggressively, so braking grip isn't an issue for them.)
As for cutting flats down, the correct size is about shoulder width, for fairly obvious reasons. (Hint: try sticking your arms in front of you.)
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07-04-08, 01:25 PM
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These really are just neutered drops, and provide very little leverage, or function (tricks are not a function).
07-04-08, 03:24 PM
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Kershaw looks almost the same
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Weird, I thought bullhorns will all the rage with fixies. I know a local bike shop that runs a blog in which they post builds and conversions and several of their fixies has been converted with bullhorns.
Also, I found this video when looking up a pair of Nitto bullhorns... it's cool as hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoTMnlSFU64
Also, I found this video when looking up a pair of Nitto bullhorns... it's cool as hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoTMnlSFU64
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Also, I found this video when looking up a pair of Nitto bullhorns... it's cool as hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoTMnlSFU64
Fruitboots vs Fixies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeNmFhIjGXE
And something completely irrelevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vy2aJY6rq8
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07-04-08, 05:02 PM
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Weird, I thought bullhorns will all the rage with fixies. I know a local bike shop that runs a blog in which they post builds and conversions and several of their fixies has been converted with bullhorns.
Also, I found this video when looking up a pair of Nitto bullhorns... it's cool as hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoTMnlSFU64
Also, I found this video when looking up a pair of Nitto bullhorns... it's cool as hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoTMnlSFU64
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While gliding downhill, an inline skater in a tucked position can achieve speeds that exceed the speed of a tucked cyclist. This is due to lower wind resistance. The rolling resistance is similar for a cyclist and a skater -- it is only when actively skating (i.e., in the skating stroke) that the skater incurs greater resistance. Skating is roughly 50% slower than cycling on flat ground. Skaters routinely achieve downhill speeds of 60 km/h, similar to cyclists. Compared to cyclists, though, skaters particularly suffer on uphills, when the drafting advantage disappears.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_skating
Wouldn't want to hit a bump going fast on inlines.
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Wouldn't want to hit a bump going fast on inlines.
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On the other hand I think swept back upright bars (Albatross bars and the like) look great on racing frame single speeds (especially if it's an older lugged steel frame). /QUOTE]
+1 ..... got one of my havnooians set up that way.
On the other hand I think swept back upright bars (Albatross bars and the like) look great on racing frame single speeds (especially if it's an older lugged steel frame). /QUOTE]
+1 ..... got one of my havnooians set up that way.
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A flat bar will have fewer hand positions. Otoh, "look around" and grip for steering and braking will be MUCH stronger. Hint: why do you think MTBs have flat bars? For riding in traffic flats can make much sense.
Also otoh, those multiple hand positions on drops really equal "too low to see", "second rate braking", "can see, but can't brake" - at least in traffic. (Most drop bar users haven't realized all of the above because they don't know how to brake aggressively, so braking grip isn't an issue for them
Also otoh, those multiple hand positions on drops really equal "too low to see", "second rate braking", "can see, but can't brake" - at least in traffic. (Most drop bar users haven't realized all of the above because they don't know how to brake aggressively, so braking grip isn't an issue for them
You're kidding, right? Can't brake? Don't racers decelerate from 50mph? The difference in stopping power between road bikes and MTBs isn't because of the levers. It's because of the brakes. Would a road bike with drops and discs be a poor stopper? There's absolutely nothing about the drop bar that gives a rider less visibility. There are bike fit issues that do, but I've seen plenty of fixie hipsters running their flat bar way lower than I run my drops.
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All fixie riders... yes. They're both. Fixed gear riders on the other hand are a whole different breed that are actually dedicated to fixed gear riding. And then there's track bike riders. Now, fixed gear and track bike riders can be the same but there are some differences in the two. But back to the topic at hand, fixie riders are all form over function with their cheap but "attractive" frames and heavy deep v wheel sets. Anyways, I hope we can all learn our proper terms in this vastly diverse fixed gear community.
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Not relevant to commuting but this is where I post and read so deal with it. Why do I see all of these fixed gear bikes with wee little straight bars about the same width as my drops. Its like drops but with less hand positions available. And its clear than most of these bikes have been converted from bikes that would have had drops. So someone must have taken the drops off and replaced them. Is there a good reason for this? Am I missing something?
Yes...Three Rollfasts, a Schwinn and soon a Shelby. Actually, so are they. But they are also MTB riders and can't shake it I think.
I just can't ride in a dropped position, I'm fat and can't turn my head like girls used to in those daze...
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Probably because it was much better than the sub-prime crash...oh wait...CRASH.
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