who actually flips their flop
10-18-04 | 11:37 PM
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neon black
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who actually flips their flop
I have yet to meet anyone who actively goes between fixed and ss,
except myself i have never seen this actually done, is there a reason for this or am I just not paying enough attention? stop staring at me when i stop and flip my wheel over, its not that wierd.
except myself i have never seen this actually done, is there a reason for this or am I just not paying enough attention? stop staring at me when i stop and flip my wheel over, its not that wierd.
10-18-04 | 11:58 PM
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I should really take off my freewheel, its just dead weight
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10-19-04 | 12:02 AM
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I flip mine, but it's fixed on both sides...
10-19-04 | 12:28 AM
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Someday I will accidentally ride up ten miles of 12% grade and find myself very tired. And, when faced with the task of descending that ten miles of 12% grade, I will flip my wheel.
10-19-04 | 01:12 AM
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seriously, doesn't sound like all that bad an idea. ... unless you're a purist. not that there's anything wrong with that. real question here, though: somebody told me flip flop hubs are not reliable. can anybody elaborate? or disagree?
10-19-04 | 05:34 AM
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I did once. But have never gone back to free. I should mount a larger fixed cog on the other side for more variation. Plus! Then I will also can be called a "flip-flopper" by the Republican Party and for once they won't be wrong.
10-19-04 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by andylago
seriously, doesn't sound like all that bad an idea. ... unless you're a purist. not that there's anything wrong with that. real question here, though: somebody told me flip flop hubs are not reliable. can anybody elaborate? or disagree?
10-19-04 | 06:16 AM
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I bought a fixed/free flip-flop thinking I might want a freewheel on the other side. I was wrong.
I suppose I might like a larger cog over there. Sometime I might do that + the loctice & BB lockring. My fair weather ride has a much taller gear than my rain ride. But with winter coming on, there will be lots of otherwise clear days with bad wind.
I suppose I might like a larger cog over there. Sometime I might do that + the loctice & BB lockring. My fair weather ride has a much taller gear than my rain ride. But with winter coming on, there will be lots of otherwise clear days with bad wind.
10-19-04 | 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by bostontrevor
I bought a fixed/free flip-flop thinking I might want a freewheel on the other side. I was wrong.
I suppose I might like a larger cog over there. Sometime I might do that + the loctice & BB lockring. My fair weather ride has a much taller gear than my rain ride. But with winter coming on, there will be lots of otherwise clear days with bad wind.
I suppose I might like a larger cog over there. Sometime I might do that + the loctice & BB lockring. My fair weather ride has a much taller gear than my rain ride. But with winter coming on, there will be lots of otherwise clear days with bad wind.
Thpppt.
10-19-04 | 06:50 AM
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i don't know why i wasted the $ on a flip flop-- i have nothing on the other side and don't have brakes, so the freewheel i have sits new in the box.
(anybody wanna buy a 16T freewheel? )
(anybody wanna buy a 16T freewheel? )
10-19-04 | 07:04 AM
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The problem with flipping the wheel on the regular is that it's messy and you have to get your chain tension right all over again. Once I have my fixed side running with the right tension, I don't want to monkey with it until I have to. Also, riding freewheel is boring.
10-19-04 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by fixinskitchin
I have yet to meet anyone who actively goes between fixed and ss,
except myself i have never seen this actually done, is there a reason for this or am I just not paying enough attention? stop staring at me when i stop and flip my wheel over, its not that wierd.
except myself i have never seen this actually done, is there a reason for this or am I just not paying enough attention? stop staring at me when i stop and flip my wheel over, its not that wierd.
10-19-04 | 10:04 AM
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I spun a freewheel on the flop side once. A few months later decided to flip it and try some freewheelin'. I didn't make it three blocks before I fixed it. It didn't feel right at all. I've got a single speed cross bike and a fully geared road bike so it wasn't freewheelin' that felt wrong, it was freewheelin' on my fixie rig that was wrong. One day I will scrap together some cash and buy the right tool to take off the freewheel.
10-19-04 | 10:29 AM
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I just flipped mine to the freewheel side. I wanted to ride through a fairly hilly area. Plus it was just something different to do. Single speed is alot different from fixed gear...but it has its appeal as well.
I've not flipped it during a ride however.
I've not flipped it during a ride however.
10-19-04 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by fixinskitchin
oh,
and who here uses brakes on a fixey?
and who here uses brakes on a fixey?
10-19-04 | 07:47 PM
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my hub is threaded fixed/fixed, just in case the side i'm riding gets jacked somehow i have back up. by the way, anyone got a 16t cog they wanna mail me. i'm hella broke.
brian is a sissy-la-la
brian is a sissy-la-la
10-19-04 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by skitbraviking
I did once. But have never gone back to free. I should mount a larger fixed cog on the other side for more variation. Plus! Then I will also can be called a "flip-flopper" by the Republican Party and for once they won't be wrong.
Of course, in retrospect, one probably could have just taken then chain off and held it up, but that was much easier and cleaner.
10-20-04 | 09:38 AM
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i used to flip/flop, but only a few times. so i ditched the freewheel. always planned on getting a bigger cog for the other side, but never did it.
i run a front brake on my fixie, b/c i like brakes and the illusion of safety more than i like crashing and madness for the sake of some sort of pseudo-hipster fashion show on wheels.
-rob
i run a front brake on my fixie, b/c i like brakes and the illusion of safety more than i like crashing and madness for the sake of some sort of pseudo-hipster fashion show on wheels.
-rob
