So whats it like?
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So whats it like?
Im interested in fixed gear but haven't bought one yet. Wonder what they are like to ride, I figure there is a reason 18speed are more popular but I dont usually do what is 'in' anyhow. Comared to a standard 18 speed road bike with equal riders which is faster in a city race through trafic for instance. Didnt know what difference there was in a fixed gear compaired to picking an equal ratio on my 18 speed and just not shifting. The frame geometry I have seen looks like it would be a fast handeling bike.
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Riding fixed STILL makes me a better lover.
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If you've ever had a major crash that involved spilt blood and a broken bike that you've stood up from smiling, you may well dig the fix.
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If you can't go, can't stop, can't afford a bike, you'll love fixed.
You know, that'd make a great bumper sticker......if I had a car.
You know, that'd make a great bumper sticker......if I had a car.
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You grow a larger c**k from riding fixed. Sooner or later you have to find a place to hide it so it doesn't get crushed on your tiny seat. Eventually you have to start taking anti-growth pills to reverse the trend.
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If you like a super light bike and lived in a cramped apartment you will love fixed. After owning a Trek Navigator for a while I practically threw my Langster up in the air after trying to lift it. It has to weigh atleast 15 lbs less!
If you are wondering whether or not to buy one and don't want to spend a crap load of cash I hear you brother. See my other recent thread on the Langster. For around $400 you can own a fixie that will give you a bigger hard on than a case of Viagra.
As for speed - this thing is pure torque. Ever see that tech demo movie for the upcoming x-box video game, "Rallisport Challenge 2"? The music and insanity of that is what I think of when I ride this bike. I can't wait to go down a hill on this thing on the drops. Oh dear god help me now..
If you are wondering whether or not to buy one and don't want to spend a crap load of cash I hear you brother. See my other recent thread on the Langster. For around $400 you can own a fixie that will give you a bigger hard on than a case of Viagra.
As for speed - this thing is pure torque. Ever see that tech demo movie for the upcoming x-box video game, "Rallisport Challenge 2"? The music and insanity of that is what I think of when I ride this bike. I can't wait to go down a hill on this thing on the drops. Oh dear god help me now..
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Originally Posted by kurremkarm
Riding fixed is like having a tiger by the tail, hold on, don't try to stop.
How the hell do you stop the damned thing anyways?
How the hell do you stop the damned thing anyways?
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This question is like a virgin asking about sex. You just gotta do it to understand the feeling.
And just not shifting on your road bike is just self pleasure, you might convince yourself that it's the same, but it's not, and you know it.
You know you'll like it, just find one to jump on and ride, you'll want to do it over and over.
And just not shifting on your road bike is just self pleasure, you might convince yourself that it's the same, but it's not, and you know it.
You know you'll like it, just find one to jump on and ride, you'll want to do it over and over.
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Originally Posted by crustedfish
direct drive = pedals moving = backpressure on pedals = brakes
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Originally Posted by familyman
This question is like a virgin asking about sex. You just gotta do it to understand the feeling.
And just not shifting on your road bike is just self pleasure, you might convince yourself that it's the same, but it's not, and you know it.
You know you'll like it, just find one to jump on and ride, you'll want to do it over and over.
And just not shifting on your road bike is just self pleasure, you might convince yourself that it's the same, but it's not, and you know it.
You know you'll like it, just find one to jump on and ride, you'll want to do it over and over.
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If you hate your knees, you'll love fixed.
If you think that becoming "one with the road" means leaving a long, bloody trail of yourself on the pavement, you'll love fixed.
If your camel-back is filled with whiskey instead of water, you probably already ride fixed.
If you think that becoming "one with the road" means leaving a long, bloody trail of yourself on the pavement, you'll love fixed.
If your camel-back is filled with whiskey instead of water, you probably already ride fixed.
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You people are FREAKS! That's why I would love to meet some of you for PBR, whiskey or whatever HereNT has in his camelbak that day.
Hey 165, is that Auto or Long Colt. I prefer Long Colt but the Auto is definitely more packable.
ClevelandGuy, don't let 'em scare you. Go to Sheldonbrown.com and read some of his stuff on fixed gear. You just have to kind of expose yourself to the concept and see if it grows on you.
Hey 165, is that Auto or Long Colt. I prefer Long Colt but the Auto is definitely more packable.
ClevelandGuy, don't let 'em scare you. Go to Sheldonbrown.com and read some of his stuff on fixed gear. You just have to kind of expose yourself to the concept and see if it grows on you.
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Nothin to be scared of. It takes a little bit of getting used to because you'll forget you can't coast at least once. Once you get the hang of it, ain't no thang.
In fact, my fixie is much better at driving me home after a long night of drinking than my road bike ever was.
In fact, my fixie is much better at driving me home after a long night of drinking than my road bike ever was.
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Originally Posted by [165]
1911a...straight
side note: for the batsignal to work, it would have to be cloudy for signal to have something to reflect off of, otherwise you'd just see a spotlight shooting up. Did they only get ahold of Batman on the overcast nights in Gotham?
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Originally Posted by superchivo
Once you get the hang of it, ain't no thang.
...said the man whose left collarbone is conspicuously shorter than its rightside counterpart.
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Originally Posted by [165]
1911a...straight
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You will know if the fix is for you in the first 50 feet of riding. After that, and you are lucky enough to become a convert, you will find excuses to ride the damn thing 50 feet because it is such a ball. It is a perverse thing, like not being able to keep your finger or tongue off a sore tooth.
Expect your riding buds to not understand, but that okay, as you are the one that gets the giggles on every ride.
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Expect your riding buds to not understand, but that okay, as you are the one that gets the giggles on every ride.
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Doesn't anyone use a sawed off shot gun anymore?
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It's like smoking skank bud all your life wondering what everyone is going on about. Then smoking some primo Hawaiian bud, and you see god, or your version of a supreme being. It's definately life changing.
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Originally Posted by familyman
This question is like a virgin asking about sex. You just gotta do it to understand the feeling.
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