Fixie, but not really
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Depends on what it is you like about the fixie aesthetic.
You'll need two brakes, so you won't be fooling anybody. Disc or rim.
You could go belt drive instead of chain.
But there are some cool looking ones:
You'll need two brakes, so you won't be fooling anybody. Disc or rim.
You could go belt drive instead of chain.
But there are some cool looking ones:
#4
Sturmey-Archer | S2C Silver
Go to a bike shop and have them build you a wheel with that hub. Put in a brakeless bike and there you go.
Go to a bike shop and have them build you a wheel with that hub. Put in a brakeless bike and there you go.
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Ok. I just searched around and thought I should elaborate.
If you're looking for gears while maintaining the appearance of a fixed gear, you're most likely looking for a coaster hub and a shift mechanism that either takes place internally in the hub or is "discretely" changed with some kind of lever on the handlebars.
You want a coaster hub because that will keep you from having to put on either disc or rim brake calipers, ruining your image and street credit. You could just ignore that and Ted-Shred around but that's really pushing this fixie aesthetic to the absurd.
You're going to need some kind of internal shifting mechanism. Really, you should just make up your mind and ride the bike that makes the most sense, be it a fixed gear or bike that conventionally shifts, but if you're adamant about this, internal shifting will kinda look like a single speed. I suggested a kickback hub since that will keep your frame options open and save you the aesthetic-defeating necessity of running cable.
Wear a helmet.
If you're looking for gears while maintaining the appearance of a fixed gear, you're most likely looking for a coaster hub and a shift mechanism that either takes place internally in the hub or is "discretely" changed with some kind of lever on the handlebars.
You want a coaster hub because that will keep you from having to put on either disc or rim brake calipers, ruining your image and street credit. You could just ignore that and Ted-Shred around but that's really pushing this fixie aesthetic to the absurd.
You're going to need some kind of internal shifting mechanism. Really, you should just make up your mind and ride the bike that makes the most sense, be it a fixed gear or bike that conventionally shifts, but if you're adamant about this, internal shifting will kinda look like a single speed. I suggested a kickback hub since that will keep your frame options open and save you the aesthetic-defeating necessity of running cable.
Wear a helmet.
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Funny, I was thinking of putting swallow bars and a Brooks saddle to give my FG a city bike vibe.
Keeping the fixed cog though.
Keeping the fixed cog though.
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S-A S3x.. First test of S/A S3X fixed gear 3-spd hub FWIW..
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Fixie, but not really
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Fixie, but yeah really, bikes are still cooler.
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#24
Your cog is slipping.



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I suppose if a crazy old man walked up to me with his ass in the front proclaiming endlessly that it works better that way and I won't know until I try it, I'd think he's a kook too.



