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Singlespeed & Fixed Gear "I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer? We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!"-- Henri Desgrange (31 January 1865 - 16 August 1940)

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Old 04-27-11 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
"Oh no! I have to carry around this huge wrench and pull on my wheel while using it to tighten the axle???"

Is this really so difficult?

even i can do it... and that says alot
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Old 04-27-11 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
"Oh no! I have to carry around this huge wrench and pull on my wheel while using it to tighten the axle???"

Is this really so difficult?
No, I did all that in a couple minutes today when I flatted on my commute (I even got to class on time). Guy just doesn't know how to fix a flat.

Originally Posted by Build your own
A lot of people confuse the wheels momentum carrying them through the deadspot with having a round stroke.
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I see many fixed riders with worse pedaling than others on freewheels.
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