View Poll Results: How long have you been riding a fixed gear bike?
More than 2 years
15
32.61%
About 2 years
7
15.22%
Less than a year
13
28.26%
Less than 3 months
11
23.91%
Voters: 46. You may not vote on this poll
How long riding fixed?
06-24-04 | 01:22 PM
#1
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Joined: Jan 2004
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From: East Alabama
Bikes: 2004 Litespeed Tuscany, Trek 5500, Breezer Storm, Bianchi road bike (fixed)
How long riding fixed?
I'm new to fixed gear riding, having built my 80s celeste Bianchi into a fixed commuter about two months ago. How long have you been riding fixed gear bikes?
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06-24-04 | 01:29 PM
#2
ready for the freakout
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: the 757
Bikes: Spicer track
Originally Posted by Moonshot
I'm new to fixed gear riding, having built my 80s celeste Bianchi into a fixed commuter about two months ago. How long have you been riding fixed gear bikes?
06-24-04 | 01:31 PM
#3
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Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,002
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From: The Poconos, PA
Bikes: Converted 1997 Trek Singletrack 930 singlespeed and a Kona Lavadome singlespeed, fixed Dahon folding bike, fixed 27" Miyata road bike, early 70's Raleigh Chopper
I've been riding fixed between 2-3 months now but have been riding my SS mtb for 3 years.
06-24-04 | 02:06 PM
#5
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Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 6,357
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From: Sacramento CA
Bikes: Too Many
I built my first one last December. I can't ride anything else now, coasting feels very unnatural.
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06-24-04 | 02:09 PM
#6
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Now with racer-boy font!
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From: East Alabama
Bikes: 2004 Litespeed Tuscany, Trek 5500, Breezer Storm, Bianchi road bike (fixed)
I wish I'd added an option for those with more than two years but less than five. Sorry.
I'll ask a moderator to change the top option from more than five years to more than two years.
I'll ask a moderator to change the top option from more than five years to more than two years.
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06-24-04 | 02:22 PM
#8
One knee is enough
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 281
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From: East Central Illinois
Bikes: 1978 Fuji - now fixed and pegged. 1980s Cannondale Touring - pegged with 18 speeds. 2001 Cannondale CADD 3 - not being ridden
I used to ride fixed for a couple of hundred miles every spring as part of training back in the mid 1980s.
I've been riding fixed exclusively now for about a year, but that's because it works best when riding with just one leg.
I've been riding fixed exclusively now for about a year, but that's because it works best when riding with just one leg.
06-25-04 | 09:10 AM
#13
Gizmo
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 312
Likes: 0
From: Austin, TX
Bikes: custom Moyer track bike, '94 Bianchi track bike, 99ish Bianchi Reparto Corsa 9speed record/chorus, '81ish Koga Miyata FullPro, '84 trek 720 touring bike, mid-80s Montagner slowly being built w/period campy
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06-25-04 | 08:28 PM
#15
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Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 457
Likes: 0
From: Mini Apple Us
Bikes: Merckx Miyata Barracuda!
I built my first SS in the spring of 2002 and did the FG thing I think either that summer or fall. Now it has gotten way out of hand, as I am sure all of you can understand. Just come over and take a look at my basement, you will get a good idea what I mean. I remember a couple of years ago, I actually had plans to get my license and learn how to drive, now I cannot imagine dealing with that stress.
Phil
Phil
06-26-04 | 07:07 AM
#16
I need more bikes!!!
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 472
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From: Durham, NC
Bikes: 2 roadies, 7 fixed-gears, 1 hardtail, 1 full suspension mtb, and 1 hybrid...so far.
I rode a friend's fixie one day. We did a 12 mile loop. I was in love!!!
I had him convert a Motobacane Nomade to a 42 x 18t (63") and have
been riding mostly fixed ever since. That bike has since been redone.
That was about two years ago. I currently have four fixed-geared bikes:
The Nomade now has a 52 x 18t
The Motobacane Mirage runs a 52 x 16t
The Van Dessel has a 44 x 16t
and my newest (ridable as of yesterday) is a Schwinn Le Tour with a 42 x 16t.
I'm working on a Lotus Elan now. It will run either a 52 x 19t or a 42 x 15t, depending on the hub and chain line.
My longest fixie ride was 67 miles over lots of hills in North Carolina on the VanDessel.
I had him convert a Motobacane Nomade to a 42 x 18t (63") and have
been riding mostly fixed ever since. That bike has since been redone.
That was about two years ago. I currently have four fixed-geared bikes:
The Nomade now has a 52 x 18t
The Motobacane Mirage runs a 52 x 16t
The Van Dessel has a 44 x 16t
and my newest (ridable as of yesterday) is a Schwinn Le Tour with a 42 x 16t.
I'm working on a Lotus Elan now. It will run either a 52 x 19t or a 42 x 15t, depending on the hub and chain line.
My longest fixie ride was 67 miles over lots of hills in North Carolina on the VanDessel.
06-27-04 | 12:25 AM
#19
Yup
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,083
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From: where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins
Bikes: Kona Unit, planet X cx bike, khs fixed gear
Fixed gear, a little while. S/S, a little while more.
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