lol...

When i first started, I also had a couple times when i'd stop pedaling to adjust myself on the seat, learned real quick that doesnt happen... Now ive gotten used to all the lil quirks of a fixie and now it feels wierd at first to ride a road bike...:rolleyes:

If you think about the way we propel ourselves on our fixed gear bikes, are'nt we essentially carrying on the tradition of the BIG WHEEL? Pedal to go, resistance pedal to slow and lock up the wheel to stop, skiiiiiiid! Man I used to get into so much trouble when I was little cuz I was always skidding on my big wheel, it was like a month or two old and I had a huge flat spot in the front wheel.

please learn to read and get back to me. thanks.

yeah thats kinda scary at first...but after about an hour or so of riding, it becomes natural.

Learning to ride fixed is no harder than learning how to use clipless pedals..well actually maybe its even easier. I mean, when you go clipless you usually fall once or twice. I never fell when I learned how to ride fixed.

Actually the hardest part of riding fixed, I discovered, is passing gas. Its easy with a freewheel....coast, stand, fart. With fixed it a little more challenging to coordinate everything because you have to stand and pedal and fart all at the same time.

i was waiting for that

What do you think the holes in Brooks saddles are for?

My, someone is touchy. Too many people passing you over for 'Praddas'? :)

Terry saddles have a HUGE hole, You could probably drop a deuce through those if you needed to. And Specialized's have that groove...

My first ride on fixed was about four feet and then I fell over, same as my first ride on a coasting bike forty years before. In both cases, after a minute of practice and experimentation, it became like riding a bicycle.

Most of my falls have been from cornering too fast, more often on coasting bikes because they give less feel for one's speed.

Let's make sure Puma includes this in their next fixed gear book.

I hate fashion logos

i hate freedom.

I learned fixed and clipless at the same time. I fell over. It was embarrasing. My right foot recently likes to pop out of the pedal, and I try to coast to re-clip, but that doesn't work... it feels really funny moving your foot in a circular motion without anything there to try to get it in the right position to clip-in while you're still moving. I've unclipped twice while skidding... and I was very grateful for the brake. Time to adjust the tension!

On the whole though, I love it, because it's easy and fun. It IS a little more challenging than geared bikes though, because of always having to plan ahead and be aware... I know you should do that on a road bike to, but it's just soo easy to get diistracted, and riding fixed kind of forces me to watch where I'm going more closely, and what traffic is doing a little more attentively. Just my experience. It's more challenging, but not in any technical sense.

oh, and ryand, we ALL hate freedom. that's why we're here, isn't it?

where, at work? yeah probably. although i think you need to get a job in the district so you can come play lunch break bocce ball with us. its ****ing amazing.