i am intruiged by this bike...thinking of getting one to ride with my kids and/or wife (it will certainly make it a better workout to keep pace with her on her cannondale)

i like the flip flop hub and the second chainring for a little wider gear ration but am curious as to how easy it is to change gears. the website makes it seem simple but would like some honest user opinions

for those who actually ride this model...have it been an enjoyable long term ride?


thanks

I haven't ridden one, but if you want one you better grab it soon. They don't plan on making any more for a long time (if ever).

One thing to be sure you're into is the fact that it has a flip-flop hub that's freewheel threaded on both sides. Sure, you could get a new wheel for it and if you're already dropping that kind of dough on a bike, a wheel isn't going to add that much more. But still...

Yeah, I always thought that was the weak spot in the package. A fixed/free could accomodate 2 freewheels but leave you options.

That said, I think you can get it as frame/fork only, a shop in these parts had two of them a while back.

I love mine!
It rocks as a great, versatile fixie. And it sprints and climbs well, corners on rails, is gorgeous. Of my 9 bikes, my favorite since the first ride 7 months ago. Changing front rings is easy/greasy. Hard part is getting chain length correct to maximize use of 3 ratios---4 is harder, unless 2 rear cogs are close together e.g.-16/17
Many ways to get a cheaper bike--few are this versatile, tho, tours, cyclocross, centuries, double centuries (see campyonly.com rides listed for 2005, Winter Solstice Double Century Eric and i did.
Very few left at Riv==56 cm. 64 cm.
peace, mojo

if your going fixed, what about quick release? isn't that was what streamlines the whole process of changing gears?

Thinking about converting my Quickbeam to a fixed gear. Has anyone done this????