Be Honest
07-30-08 | 08:06 AM
#178
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One skid from blown knees
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From: New York City
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.
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.
Last edited by bigbris1; 07-30-08 at 08:14 AM.
07-30-08 | 11:43 AM
#179
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From: Los Angeles, CA
Bikes: Late 80s Japanese Bianchi
um...no! especially once i shifted onto the small chainring and suddenly heard *SQUEAK* and came to violent halt haha.
here's the thing man...first of all, i think almost all of us who posted in this thread did, in fact, answer your question. i don't know if you know this (and most sane people DO know this...), but what you're failing to see here is that the English language carries connotations far beyond just what you write, AND that culture itself carries connotations well beyond what you see and do. this is a DISCUSSION forum. don't act all hurt because people don't exactly agree with you. you didn't come to talk to robots. you came to talk to cyclists 
oh and humans...
Originally Posted by bigbris1
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.
oh and humans...
07-30-08 | 12:25 PM
#180
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From: GA
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.
I made the evolution from geared road > converted SS > Converted FG > Track frame. I would never convert another frame, no matter how classic/expensive/nostalgic/flashy/etc. & if I had a frame I had to keep, I'd send it to have horizontal dropouts fitted.
For you losers with conversions https://www.63xc.com/mikep/mikep.htm
I think people do conversions because they are more concerned about the name brand of the frame.
Get a track frame & stop making excuses as to why you prefer your conversion. OR, just throw some gears on your bike & use it for it's intended purpose.
think that people might own the kind of bike that they can afford/have access to.
I made the evolution from geared road > converted SS > Converted FG > Track frame. I would never convert another frame, no matter how classic/expensive/nostalgic/flashy/etc. & if I had a frame I had to keep, I'd send it to have horizontal dropouts fitted.
For you losers with conversions https://www.63xc.com/mikep/mikep.htm
I think people do conversions because they are more concerned about the name brand of the frame.
Get a track frame & stop making excuses as to why you prefer your conversion. OR, just throw some gears on your bike & use it for it's intended purpose.
think that people might own the kind of bike that they can afford/have access to.
By the way do you think that the mm clearance between your filed down brake bridge and tire is "hot" or "sexy"?
07-31-08 | 11:40 PM
#183
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09-19-08 | 10:23 PM
#184
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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.
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.
09-19-08 | 11:17 PM
#187
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From: Tucson, Arizona
Bikes: '02 Lemond Buenos Aires, '98 Fuji Touring w/ Shimano Nexus premium, '06 Jamis Nova 853 cross frame set up as commuter, '03 Fuji Roubaix Pro 853 back up training bike
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.
2. If I see a front brake, I think the owner has more brains than ego.
09-20-08 | 08:38 AM
#188
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From: philly
Bikes: releigh fixed conversion, 70's ross conversion
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. 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.
09-20-08 | 09:15 AM
#189
it's easy if you let it.
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From: indoors and out.
1. Sweet.
2. Smart.
2. Smart.
09-20-08 | 09:19 AM
#190
I like to bike
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From: West Lafayette, IN
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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.
I have three young children to raise. My fixie has a front brake on it.
+1
09-20-08 | 09:19 AM
#191
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09-20-08 | 09:36 AM
#192
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1. Awesome, I hope that person rides at least
2. Smart, not another idiot on the road without a brake.
2. Smart, not another idiot on the road without a brake.
09-20-08 | 12:11 PM
#193
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09-20-08 | 02:47 PM
#194
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From: Bend, Oregon
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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.
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.
09-20-08 | 08:44 PM
#196
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From: Long Island, NY
1.) Hey, some else rides a fixie here too!
2.) and they're not a jackass
2.) and they're not a jackass
09-20-08 | 09:37 PM
#197
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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.
09-20-08 | 09:42 PM
#198
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From: four 1 OHHH , Maryland
Bikes: nagasawa, fuji track pro
09-20-08 | 09:53 PM
#199
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From: PA
can i kick it with you dudes?
i was a messenger in the 90s.
i was a messenger in the 90s.