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MPLSfixed 06-21-11 09:55 PM
Need some help with building a fixie...
 
Soo the frame I have is a 50cm frame and I'm about 5'7'' does that really matter or should I just balls up and get a 53cm frame?

redpear 06-21-11 10:47 PM
Definitely 53cm of the two.

pylea 06-21-11 10:49 PM
It depends. How long are these balls?

striknein 06-21-11 10:55 PM
Dunno. Is the frame you have the right size?

Scrodzilla 06-22-11 05:11 AM
More importantly, what size jeans do you wear?

striknein 06-22-11 05:56 AM
I made a forum post the other day extolling the virtues of the versatility of Dockers. I feel like a total ******.

RyanJL 06-22-11 06:17 AM
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vw addict 06-22-11 08:07 AM
Originally Posted by MPLSfixed (Post 12822514)
should I just balls up
as long as you say "hella" when you do.

motobeCarnage 06-22-11 08:32 AM
have you owned a fixed gear bike before?

carleton 06-22-11 09:56 AM
Please stop calling it a "fixie".

redpear 06-22-11 11:58 AM
I'm starting to get actually irritated by that word, and I think I can partially attribute this to all the newb threads using it.

carleton 06-22-11 12:11 PM
Originally Posted by redpear (Post 12825000)
I'm starting to get actually irritated by that word, and I think I can partially attribute this to all the newb threads using it.
Imagine the look on my face when I took my race bike to a local shop and lady was admiring it and asking questions:
Lady: "Nice bike! Where are the brakes?"
Me: "It's a track bike."
Lady: [confused look]
Me: "It's for riding on a velodrome...an oval track. There are no brakes. The gear is fixed so there is no freewheel action..."
Lady: "OH! It's a fixie?! Nice!"
Me: :notamused:

vw addict 06-22-11 12:38 PM
Originally Posted by carleton (Post 12825083)
lady: "oh! It's a fixie?! Does that mean you can do sic barspinz and dope skidz while saluting and drinking pbr!?!?!
Me: :love:
ftfy

carleton 06-22-11 12:44 PM
:-|

Sixty Fiver 06-22-11 12:50 PM
Originally Posted by redpear (Post 12822650)
Definitely 53cm of the two.
Psychic.

hairnet 06-22-11 02:31 PM
Originally Posted by carleton (Post 12825083)
Imagine the look on my face when I took my race bike to a local shop and lady was admiring it and asking questions:
Lady: "Nice bike! Where are the brakes?"
Me: "It's a track bike."
Lady: [confused look]
Me: "It's for riding on a velodrome...an oval track. There are no brakes. The gear is fixed so there is no freewheel action..."
Lady: "OH! It's a fixie?! Nice!"
Me: :notamused:
I'm so sorry

rithem 06-22-11 02:54 PM
Originally Posted by MPLSfixed (Post 12822514)
Soo the frame I have is a 50cm frame and I'm about 5'7'' does that really matter or should I just balls up and get a 53cm frame?
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za...LCULATOR_INTRO

THIS tool is quite helpful ... use it. But, for a "true track fit" go down a size - especially on the top tube dim to compensate for the more extreme saddle to handle bar drop of a "properly" set up track bike.

striknein 06-22-11 05:09 PM
Originally Posted by carleton (Post 12825083)
imagine the look on my face when i took my race bike to a local shop and lady was admiring it and asking questions:
Lady: "nice bike! Where are the brakes?"
me: "it's a track bike."
lady: [confused look]
me: "it's for riding on a velodrome...an oval track. There are no brakes. The gear is fixed so there is no freewheel action..."
lady: "oh! It's a fixie?! Nice!"
me: :notamused:
jahoyft

molimo140 06-22-11 05:18 PM
Originally Posted by carleton (Post 12825083)
Imagine the look on my face when I took my race bike to a local shop and lady was admiring it and asking questions:
Lady: "Nice bike! Where are the brakes?"
Me: "It's a track bike."
Lady: [confused look]
Me: "It's for riding on a velodrome...an oval track. There are no brakes. The gear is fixed so there is no freewheel action..."
Lady: "OH! It's a fixie?! Nice!"
Me: :notamused:
I hope she wasn't attractive, otherwise 100% failfailfail.

Scrodzilla 06-22-11 05:19 PM
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9...j8pdo1_500.jpg

carleton 06-22-11 05:59 PM
Originally Posted by striknein (Post 12826591)
jahoyft
Just tell your moms to stop hitting on me by starting random conversations :)

Originally Posted by molimo140 (Post 12826630)
I hope she wasn't attractive, otherwise 100% failfailfail.
No. Not really. And by "not really", I mean not at all.


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