bmx fixed gear?
10-01-05 | 06:35 PM
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intense
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From: New york city
Bikes: pinarello track, mongoose california pro bmx
bmx fixed gear?
anyone ever make a bmx into a fixey? why? i dunno sounds like fun
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10-01-05 | 08:10 PM
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crotchety young dude
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Wow. Quite the gearing there. Well, hey - small wheels can do that!
10-01-05 | 08:42 PM
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I've been thinking about turning a 24" BMX cruiser into a fixed gear. I just want to do it for the fun of it. I'm surprised I haven't seen more people do it since tons of fixed riders have a BMX background.
10-02-05 | 04:15 AM
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I've never seen a brakeless BMX fixie.
However, I see kids riding brakeless BMX freewheel bikes all the time around here. I guess technically not brakeless... they use huge rubber brake pads on the bottom of their feet.
However, I see kids riding brakeless BMX freewheel bikes all the time around here. I guess technically not brakeless... they use huge rubber brake pads on the bottom of their feet.
10-02-05 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by sellbymar
anyone ever make a bmx into a fixey? why? i dunno sounds like fun
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https://www.bikecult.com/works/archive/gtprog.html
found this one
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https://www.bikecult.com/works/archive/gtprog.html
10-02-05 | 01:53 PM
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I did briefly with a 24" BMX- converted it back, since 180mm cranks plus fat platform pedals made pedal strike a serious problem.
Also- ever try going over jumps with a fixed gear? It's an interesting sensation.
If i get around to buying a square taper american bb, i'm going to put some shorter cranks on it and try again.
Also- ever try going over jumps with a fixed gear? It's an interesting sensation.
If i get around to buying a square taper american bb, i'm going to put some shorter cranks on it and try again.
10-02-05 | 02:43 PM
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From: PGH
Yeah, I had one for a little while that i did some travelin with. Dumpstered 90% of it. had to ditch the frame cause i was gettin a ride back to Texas and couldnt fit the whole thing in the car.
They are fun! Bunny hops of fixed are weird but great.
A friend of mine in NYC has one that he built a DuraAce up onto a 20" recumbent wheel so its a bmx with skinny tires. Cool stuff.
They are fun! Bunny hops of fixed are weird but great.
A friend of mine in NYC has one that he built a DuraAce up onto a 20" recumbent wheel so its a bmx with skinny tires. Cool stuff.
10-02-05 | 05:37 PM
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My friend in ny built one. It's mad fun to tool around on.
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