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Originally Posted by dutret
(Post 7168826)
By the way do you think that the mm clearance between your filed down brake bridge and tire is "hot" or "sexy"?
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bump. :)
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Originally Posted by bigbris1
(Post 7142257)
What do you think when you see someone with
1. A FG conversion? 2. A front brake? |
Originally Posted by bigbris1
(Post 7166601)
The OP started this thread with the intent to gather thoughts from other riders, particularly their mindset & unspoken thoughts in relation to other riders.
However, this has turned into a "put yourself [in a category] thread" & people have actually gone on record & have done so. The of people who caught feelings on this thread is immense, laughable at best. There are no underlying "hidden meanings" to any of my threads. Stop telling on yourselves. Thank you to those who actually answered my question. |
Originally Posted by IllSpecialist
(Post 7142489)
1. Get your money up
2. Get your skills up |
1. fak, epic.
2. fak, epic. |
1. I'm not sure what you mean by conversion. If you mean a fixed-gear bike based on anything other than a track frame, this, in turn depends on where I'm seeing it. If I'm seeing it on the track, then it's out of place. If it's on the street, it's also where it belongs.
2. If I see a front brake, I think the owner has more brains than ego. |
I think..
1. Conversions are cool because not everyone wants or can afford a track bike for the STREET. The rider figures it will be stolen anyway (philly) 2. Front brake. Good idea. Id rather look like an idiot with a brake than an idiot in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. |
1. Sweet.
2. Smart. |
Originally Posted by bicycleptic
(Post 7142568)
i really dont understand the hatred for someone not riding the same kind of bike we do. If you drive do you hate anyone not driving the same kind of car as you? When i am riding i am always happy to see someone else riding. Dont matter if they are a hipster. Dont matter if they are on a 20 speed colnago. Dont matter to me if they are on a cobbled up conversion. At least they are riding a bike instead of riding in a cage and waisting fuel.
I have three young children to raise. My fixie has a front brake on it. +1 |
Originally Posted by Ride Among Us
(Post 7166511)
it appears he's neg on both brakes and conversions now that he got the real deal... a bikesdirect windsor.
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1. Awesome, I hope that person rides at least
2. Smart, not another idiot on the road without a brake. |
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When I see a front brake on a fixed gear bike I see it as a smart thing to do.
I hardly ever use my front brake, but when I need it I need it. As for conversions, I see them as a good use of resources; I wonder if the rider has ever had or will have a pedal strike; and I wonder how much difficulty the rider had with chain length, chain line, chain ring and cog issues. I have a friend who rides a conversion (to save money) and he had a pedal strike with the original 175mm cranks. He changed to a 165mm crank and that solved the pedal strike issue. As for the chain length/line/ring and cog issues, he got some good guidance from our lbs and didn't have much trouble. |
Originally Posted by Brvn
(Post 7142296)
"Theres someone who probably has fun riding a bike, cool."
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1.) Hey, some else rides a fixie here too!
2.) and they're not a jackass |
I think to myself.There is a bike and it is a conversion and a front brake.I'm being totally honest when I say this.
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Originally Posted by bigbris1
(Post 7142257)
What do you think when you see someone with
1. A FG conversion? 2. A front brake? |
can i kick it with you dudes?
i was a messenger in the 90s. |
Originally Posted by jpmartineau
(Post 7181090)
i think, "hey man, that's my bike".
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Originally Posted by Understanding
(Post 7510560)
1.) Hey, some else rides a fixie here too!
2.) and they're not a jackass |
Originally Posted by bigbris1
(Post 7142257)
What do you think when you see someone with
1. A FG conversion? 2. A front brake? |
Who dragged this back up? :deadhorse:
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i think 'wow, it's great to see more people out riding bikes these days, rather than sitting around getting fat and killing our planet in their cars'
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Originally Posted by bigbris1
(Post 7142639)
I sold my Miyata to someone who asked, "you selling that?" on the spot 12 years ago (with bag still strapped on my back full of packages) because I had enough of the no-insurance-dangerous-job-inhaling-box truck fumes all day-career. I walked off the rest of my runs & took a desk job.
I have a family too so now I ride for the enjoyment. Fortunately for me, those in-traffic instincts are still with me all these years later. But I find myself on bike paths & out of traffic all too often. I don't hate, per se, someone riding with a brake. It's just it seems like they're either too scared to be riding fixed gear, or too lazy. The other day I saw this guy on a fix going down one of Manhattan's steepest hills sans brake. Man, he was really cranking to slow the bike in traffic. I yelled to him, "yeah! No brake!" His head whipped around quickly & I saw him smile as if all of his effort was not going unnoticed. That's what I'm talking about. There's a dude I can kick it with. |
Originally Posted by dougland89
(Post 7513108)
to the OP, honestly i think you're a dumbass
Originally Posted by Adam G.
(Post 7514117)
That is pretty cool.
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Originally Posted by Brvn
(Post 7142296)
"Theres someone who probably has fun riding a bike, cool."
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Are you really worried that much about what other people think?
1. Get a life. 2. See number one |
1) When I see someone on a conversion a little piece of me dies and god kills a kitten. Not because I think down upon them or anything, I agree with a previous posters sentiment that "oh cool, another person out having fun". Mainly I am sad because hardly anyone riding in the city on a fg bike is on a real track bike. A few messengers have real track bikes.
2) I like my front brake. I like riding fast. I ride a higher ratio and enjoy riding as fast as I can into work. Sadly it means I am generally pretty nasty for about 20 minutes until I cool down... but I love love love riding fast, and If I am going to get in the way of a car I would rather be going as close as fast to them as I can rather than just rolling along like a blonde hottie on a beach cruiser switching between the street and the sidewalk like a downhill skier. So, I like my front brake because a few times it has saved me from getting in some hairy situations. I am sure a lot of you believe in having some sort of spiritual zen-like chi-energy flow blah blah connection with your brakeless fixie, and I have yet to experience that, but I don't feel like you guys are any better nor am I missing out on anything with my little e-lever on my bars. I do try and use it as infrequently as possible, but sometimes after a long sprint or if I know that running that yellow might put me at risk, I need to stop fast. |
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