What are the reasons you ride fixed???
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What are the reasons you ride fixed???
Hi all,
Just curious as to what the reasons are you ride fixed. I see a fair amount around here in Madison, WI.
I am one of those old-school "roadies" and I have one exclusively for winter training, and nasty weather commuting, geared 44x17. In WI, winters are nasty, slushy, and salty, and destroy a more complex machine in short order. 2000+ winter miles cost only 2 chains, a chain ring, and 1 severely chewed DA cog.
What makes you ride one of these archaic machines? I hope not everyone is as strictly utilitarian as I am.... I am sure this is not the case.
Cheers~
Just curious as to what the reasons are you ride fixed. I see a fair amount around here in Madison, WI.
I am one of those old-school "roadies" and I have one exclusively for winter training, and nasty weather commuting, geared 44x17. In WI, winters are nasty, slushy, and salty, and destroy a more complex machine in short order. 2000+ winter miles cost only 2 chains, a chain ring, and 1 severely chewed DA cog.
What makes you ride one of these archaic machines? I hope not everyone is as strictly utilitarian as I am.... I am sure this is not the case.
Cheers~
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For me, it's a combination of reasons.
1. fewer parts to maintain/worry about
2. exercise
3. generally lighter-weight than geared bikes
4. fewer dollars required to build & maintain a fixed gear
5. fixies are sexy. I rarely see a geared bike that makes me want to blur the line between man & machine in an erotic fashion.
1. fewer parts to maintain/worry about
2. exercise
3. generally lighter-weight than geared bikes
4. fewer dollars required to build & maintain a fixed gear
5. fixies are sexy. I rarely see a geared bike that makes me want to blur the line between man & machine in an erotic fashion.
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The quiet.
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Fun. Different than my roadie. I use it as a winter commuter/rain bike (though I rode it in to work today). And it's fun.
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sorry if this doesn't help at all ( and sorry for the car reference ) BUT it's a similar feeling to why people choose manual transmissions.
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It feels that void in between running and geared biking. I don't know if you'll understand, but I feel like you earn the speed you maintain. If you want to go fast, you gotta pull your legs fast, if you tire out, you still have to pedal through it. It doesn't give you a choice, just makes things simple. With a geared bike, it's should I drop to lower gear, coast, brake, on a fixed, you just go or stop. If reminds me of the days when I was a runner but now I'm moving much, much faster.
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Originally Posted by camashtorcal
It feels that void in between running and geared biking. I don't know if you'll understand, but I feel like you earn the speed you maintain. If you want to go fast, you gotta pull your legs fast, if you tire out, you still have to pedal through it. It doesn't give you a choice, just makes things simple. With a geared bike, it's should I drop to lower gear, coast, brake, on a fixed, you just go or stop. If reminds me of the days when I was a runner but now I'm moving much, much faster.
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well i started because i saw June on www.oldskooltrack.com do reverse circles and wanted to try it myself then it went to the feeling of having so much control and fun on the bike. it's true that you really exerience what biking is on a fixed. its also cheaper because of less parts needed (unless you get into the aesthetics realm) and is just so much fun. Did i mention its fun? o yea its fun.
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Originally Posted by moe sizlack
cause dudes in spandex are gay.
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Dudes in spandex are Bi-curious is a little more accurate.
Fixed gear is an attempt to control a rocket.
Fixed gear is an attempt to control a rocket.
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thighs of power from running big gears
my drive train is a ninja
chicks dig fixed guys ;-)
the feeling of control
the simplicity
also, see thread about the pros and cons of fixed vs. free
my drive train is a ninja
chicks dig fixed guys ;-)
the feeling of control
the simplicity
also, see thread about the pros and cons of fixed vs. free
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Skidding is fun, and there is nothing to maintain. I don't have to worry about it, just jump on and go.
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Because I absolutely adore the way riding fixed makes me feel connected to my bike and the road. I like feeling that I am soley responsible for my own mechanical advantage.
And because it gets me lots of kissings from cute skinny boys that are into girls on bikes.
And because it gets me lots of kissings from cute skinny boys that are into girls on bikes.
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Aside from maintenance, simplicity, exercise, etc., it's all about controlling speed with your legs. I hate hitting brakes, even when I'm driving my car (that said, I will always ride with a front brake on my bike). I just hate that grinding feeling. I've found countless other reasons after I made the switch from free to fixed, so I dont count those.