Fixie, anyone?
09-23-06, 08:59 AM
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L. -- enjoyed your post. I don't expect to become a Mushashi on wheels, though!
NOS88 -- like I told Trackhub I'm looking to do my first fixie on the cheap. But if this "takes" those IRO frames look sweet. And the sprockets etc. they sell look to be good values for the current project. Thanks for that link. I am getting the feeling I'm being inducted into a cult.
I took the bike out for quick up and back on my street. Even before degreasing and lubing the rear derailleur shifted very smoothly, and the frame's ride quality and handling was nice. Effective TT length might be a tad short for me so it's off to eBay for a longer stem. Hubs need overhauling, tho. I already have cone wrenches from back in the day. Bike seems to have been lightly used. Everything cleaned up very nicely. If I weren't converting it, it'd be a nice 2nd road bike!
I'm going back to the thrift shop to buy that antique Bismarck if it's still there and not expensive. If nothing else it'll be a wall decoration for my "man cave" project. EDIT: Dang, it was gone. He who hesitates...
NOS88 -- like I told Trackhub I'm looking to do my first fixie on the cheap. But if this "takes" those IRO frames look sweet. And the sprockets etc. they sell look to be good values for the current project. Thanks for that link. I am getting the feeling I'm being inducted into a cult.
I took the bike out for quick up and back on my street. Even before degreasing and lubing the rear derailleur shifted very smoothly, and the frame's ride quality and handling was nice. Effective TT length might be a tad short for me so it's off to eBay for a longer stem. Hubs need overhauling, tho. I already have cone wrenches from back in the day. Bike seems to have been lightly used. Everything cleaned up very nicely. If I weren't converting it, it'd be a nice 2nd road bike!
I'm going back to the thrift shop to buy that antique Bismarck if it's still there and not expensive. If nothing else it'll be a wall decoration for my "man cave" project. EDIT: Dang, it was gone. He who hesitates...
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09-27-06, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by stapfam
I can remember one of my friends had a fixie Racing bike back in the 60's He loaned it to me when we went on a ride once and I realised why he had just got one of the Raleigh Blue streak racing bikes with 5 gears. Gearing was tough up some of the hills-(I was only 15 or so) too low on the flat and I could not pedal fast enough downhills. Next ride I went back to my Raleigh Trent Tourist with a 3spd sturmey archer.
In my teens in rural, hilly Somerset I would often change the Maclean from gears to fixed and back.
Now I have a Bianchi Pista which I love. On Monday, I took her for a spin in the paceline - first time for months - and surprised the group by how fast I could go on a 48x16 (81") gear. When I wind her up on the flat roads here, she really goes. I love fixed gear, but on the flat!!
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Seems like all I hear about is fixie this and fixie that. I'm guessing that a singlespeed bike is not as popular as the fixie?
09-27-06, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by dauphin
Seems like all I hear about is fixie this and fixie that. I'm guessing that a singlespeed bike is not as popular as the fixie?
09-27-06, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Artmo
Maybe, but the question was about fixies. I don't think a single speed is really comparable with a fixie in terms of feel, control and pedalling efficiency.
