6 speed fixed gear?
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6 speed fixed gear?
I had a chance to ride a Retrovelo Otto Duo while I was in Portland. It had one of those cool Schlumpf planetary cranksets and it was awesome! I asked the Retrovelo guy if the Schlumpf could be used on a fixed gear and he said they were working on a version that could handle fixed gear riding. They make Unicycle hubs that shift so I'm guessing a two speed fixed gear crankset would be reasonable. If the ASC fixed three speed ever happens you could have a six speed fixed gear touring bike! He also said that he thought the current version would handle fixed gear if you weren't skidding and stuff.
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a fixed gear bike tour based on two different sets of proprietary and untested internal parts that can't be roadside fixed sounds like a good idea.
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we must put a stop to any effort to progress cycling technology before something terrible happens, like us being able to do things we were not able to before.
What a terrible prospect.
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...and it only costs 575 swiss franc! which, thanks
the current dollar value ...is only 530 usd!
the current dollar value ...is only 530 usd!
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I love advancing technology, but I only like to answer questions that need to be asked. Maybe its just me but I don't want to shift my fixed gear bike. Maybe change a cog for different riding, but I appreciate the lack of options when I am riding fixed. So this has no interest to me.
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you guys are all sheep.
I'm not hating on the BB (not particularly loving it either). Just saying that a loaded fixed tour on parts like that is probably a really bad idea.
I'm not hating on the BB (not particularly loving it either). Just saying that a loaded fixed tour on parts like that is probably a really bad idea.
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Oh puke. I'm sure this setup will offer some sort of warranty if they're really planning on selling it for a billion or so dollars.
I swear, nobody in the cycling community shuns new technology more than the fixed gear market. People actually show interest in new products on other boards instead of writing them up as failures before the thread is even over.
I swear, nobody in the cycling community shuns new technology more than the fixed gear market. People actually show interest in new products on other boards instead of writing them up as failures before the thread is even over.
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I dont know if Id care to ride it fixed, but I like the idea. Would be cool to have a touring bike with those cranks up front and an internal hub in the back. You could have a perfect chain line and enough gears to get around. The proprietary thing is an issue, but maybe these will do well and they will be more common someday.
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Anyway, that statement isn't totally true. Go check out the C&V forum or anything remotely related to Rivendell for some Grade-A, first class luddites.
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Technology for technologies sake is ******** and as someone in an industry where I see the "wheel" essentially being reinvented every two days by some wide eyed developer you gain a much more skeptical and practical eye for these things.
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I still can't figure out what's so bad about the ability to coast that would make one want to bolt this thing onto their bike, just so that they can ride fixed.
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I love advancing technology, but I only like to answer questions that need to be asked. Maybe its just me but I don't want to shift my fixed gear bike. Maybe change a cog for different riding, but I appreciate the lack of options when I am riding fixed. So this has no interest to me.
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Nah, I kinda feel the same way, too. Look at my post just above his.
This is the way I feel: If you want the ability to shift multiple gears, then why not just buy a geared bike. Derailleurs and shifters are pretty much a perfect technology – why do people feel compelled to muck things up, at high cost, just so they can't coast?
This is the way I feel: If you want the ability to shift multiple gears, then why not just buy a geared bike. Derailleurs and shifters are pretty much a perfect technology – why do people feel compelled to muck things up, at high cost, just so they can't coast?
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