View Poll Results: Do you prefer fixed gear, single speed, or both?
Fixed gear
51
51.52%
Single speed
23
23.23%
Both
25
25.25%
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Do you prefer fixed gear, single speed, or both?
11-18-10, 12:29 AM
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Holy crap. Large image is large.
When you upload on imageshack, it gives you an option to autoresize. Anything up to 800x600 usually works well for forums.
When you upload on imageshack, it gives you an option to autoresize. Anything up to 800x600 usually works well for forums.
11-18-10, 01:06 AM
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... sigh... I like my SS once in a while around town but its mostly for cx racing... guess im still a sissy... I ride fixed most of the time unless its on a mountain... and my bars match my tires too, black...
11-18-10, 01:38 AM
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... sigh... I like my SS once in a while around town but its mostly for cx racing... guess im still a sissy... I ride fixed most of the time unless its on a mountain... and my bars match my tires too, black...
11-18-10, 02:47 AM
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11-18-10, 03:04 AM
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just means you only can increase the rear wheel's momentum with the pedals and decrease wheel momentum with brakes. you can't increase backward momentum with the pedals either.
people act like that's big deal but it's really not, especially because WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO GO ANYWHERE BUT FORWARD ON A BIKE????
i have right now three bikes; fixed, ss, and geared.
i'm selling the ss, but that's mostly because it doesn't fit me. i like the other two more- if i'm going to coast i'd like gears so i can get up to speed and then coast when i'm going faster than anything else on the road. and even then, i hardly ever coast on a freehub bike anyway.
people act like that's big deal but it's really not, especially because WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO GO ANYWHERE BUT FORWARD ON A BIKE????
i have right now three bikes; fixed, ss, and geared.
i'm selling the ss, but that's mostly because it doesn't fit me. i like the other two more- if i'm going to coast i'd like gears so i can get up to speed and then coast when i'm going faster than anything else on the road. and even then, i hardly ever coast on a freehub bike anyway.
11-18-10, 07:14 AM
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I prefer 3x9.
But my mountain bike is single speed because I am not coordinated enough to pedal, turn, shift, and avoid trees; my foul weather commuter is fixed because it is less likely to break in salt and snow at ten below.
Variety is the spice of life.
But my mountain bike is single speed because I am not coordinated enough to pedal, turn, shift, and avoid trees; my foul weather commuter is fixed because it is less likely to break in salt and snow at ten below.
Variety is the spice of life.
11-18-10, 12:28 PM
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When I converted my bike to fixed/single, I expected that I would ride them equally. But it turns out that I like fixed a lot more because of the feeling of control. While I was learning how to handle the bike with the fixed gear, I flipped the wheel almost daily. But after a week or two of that I have ridden on the fixed gear about 99% of the time. One day I flipped over to the freewheel to see if I felt stronger as a result of riding fixed for a while, but I was actually shakier on the SS because I was trying to resist the pedals and nothing was happening.
11-18-10, 12:41 PM
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When I converted my bike to fixed/single, I expected that I would ride them equally. But it turns out that I like fixed a lot more because of the feeling of control. While I was learning how to handle the bike with the fixed gear, I flipped the wheel almost daily. But after a week or two of that I have ridden on the fixed gear about 99% of the time. One day I flipped over to the freewheel to see if I felt stronger as a result of riding fixed for a while, but I was actually shakier on the SS because I was trying to resist the pedals and nothing was happening.
I've never ridden "SS" because it seems pointless to me. Mind as well get some gears (insert Getsomegears.jpg)
so yeah, im not voting.
11-18-10, 09:30 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
My beard eats sissies for breakfast.
11-18-10, 09:33 PM
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11-18-10, 10:42 PM
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11-19-10, 03:21 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
11-19-10, 03:26 PM
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i liek biekz liek dis:
coaster brake freewheel...
fixed gear w/ front brake....
1x9s (or 1x8s, what im about to do to another road bike)
coaster brake freewheel...
fixed gear w/ front brake....
1x9s (or 1x8s, what im about to do to another road bike)
11-20-10, 07:48 PM
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I'll speak up on the side of the freewheelers. Granted, I haven't given riding fixed a fair shot, but I find that I get so uncomfortable on my bike when riding fixed as opposed to riding on the freewheel. I don't ride SS for any ideological reasons, I just find that it's more comfortable.
11-20-10, 10:42 PM
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I'll speak up on the side of the freewheelers. Granted, I haven't given riding fixed a fair shot, but I find that I get so uncomfortable on my bike when riding fixed as opposed to riding on the freewheel. I don't ride SS for any ideological reasons, I just find that it's more comfortable.
