Need some help with building a fixie...
06-21-11, 09:55 PM
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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?
06-22-11, 05:11 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
More importantly, what size jeans do you wear?
06-22-11, 05:56 AM
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I made a forum post the other day extolling the virtues of the versatility of Dockers. I feel like a total ******.
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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.
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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:
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06-22-11, 12:50 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
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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.
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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, 05:19 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
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