Be Honest
09-21-08, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Understanding
1.) Hey, some else rides a fixie here too!
2.) and they're not a jackass
2.) and they're not a jackass
09-21-08, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by bigbris1
What do you think when you see someone with
1. A FG conversion?
2. A front brake?
1. A FG conversion?
2. A front brake?
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
09-21-08, 03:02 PM
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Who dragged this back up? 
09-21-08, 03:38 PM
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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'
09-21-08, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by bigbris1
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.
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.
09-21-08, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by dougland89
to the OP, honestly i think you're a dumbass
Originally Posted by Adam G.
That is pretty cool.
09-21-08, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Brvn
"Theres someone who probably has fun riding a bike, cool."
09-21-08, 07:50 PM
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Are you really worried that much about what other people think?
1. Get a life.
2. See number one
1. Get a life.
2. See number one
09-22-08, 04:51 AM
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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.
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.
09-22-08, 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by bigbris1
What do you think when you see someone with
1. A FG conversion?
2. A front brake?
1. A FG conversion?
2. A front brake?
Hmmm, another cyclist.
09-22-08, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by azukisingle
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.
09-22-08, 07:11 AM
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1) A properly done conversion (no changes to the frame such as cutting or dremeling off parts of that which make up a road frame) can be a good FG bike. It's esp nice to see a classic steel frame from the 70's being ridden instead of gathering dust. Even a lesser quality frame can make a good candidate for a FG conversion as long as it has horizontal drop outs (so as to get the correct chain tension).
Many of the old school road frames make a better FG than the cheap entry level FG specific frame (such as those from BD) because the tubing and workmanship is of a higher quality.
2) As for the use of brakes, that means the rider values his/her own life and that of others (such as pedestrians). As has been already posted, with a brake you can run a higher gear and thus go faster. No one who values their knees runs a 75-85" gear and tries to backpedal. At the track they tell all the noobs to NEVER backpedal so the only riders doing this are are the urban chic.
Many of the old school road frames make a better FG than the cheap entry level FG specific frame (such as those from BD) because the tubing and workmanship is of a higher quality.
2) As for the use of brakes, that means the rider values his/her own life and that of others (such as pedestrians). As has been already posted, with a brake you can run a higher gear and thus go faster. No one who values their knees runs a 75-85" gear and tries to backpedal. At the track they tell all the noobs to NEVER backpedal so the only riders doing this are are the urban chic.
09-22-08, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by GeraldChan
1) A properly done conversion (no changes to the frame such as cutting or dremeling off parts of that which make up a road frame)
What the #^%$#@ ever
09-22-08, 07:37 AM
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Thanks to the folks who actually answered the question, especially those who answered honestly.
Maybe the rest of you should start a blog or something.
Maybe the rest of you should start a blog or something.
09-22-08, 11:47 AM
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Re: Be honest
Originally Posted by bigbris1
What do you think when you see someone with
1. A FG conversion?
2. A front brake?
1. A FG conversion?
2. A front brake?
09-22-08, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by whalesalad
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.
Just kidding, but seriously, do think that road geometry with fixed-gear is wrong in some way?
bf
09-22-08, 01:08 PM
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1.Good, they showed some initiative and creativity instead of buying another cheap made in China POS
2. Good, maybe they're not reckless or a poseur
2. Good, maybe they're not reckless or a poseur
09-22-08, 01:23 PM
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I ride a FG conversion and use a front brake. I used to ride no brakes, but then I began to feel it in my knees. So on the front brakes went and a drop in gear inches.
09-22-08, 02:06 PM
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i refuse 2 b honest and resent the implication that i might b
02-19-10, 07:16 PM
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Top.
02-19-10, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by imoscardotcom
Honestly, put on a pair of blinders on if what other people ride bothers you that much. Converting bikes is an enjoyable process that keeps a lot of vintage bikes out of the landfill.
Originally Posted by bicycleptic
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.
02-19-10, 10:11 PM
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This.
