Need some help with building a fixie...
06-22-11 | 08:07 AM
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06-22-11 | 12:11 PM
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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:
06-22-11 | 12:38 PM
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06-22-11 | 02:31 PM
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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:
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:
06-22-11 | 02:54 PM
#17
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.
Last edited by rithem; 06-22-11 at 02:55 PM. Reason: oops
06-22-11 | 05:09 PM
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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:
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:
06-22-11 | 05:18 PM
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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:
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:
06-22-11 | 05:59 PM
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