Mein creature, she LIVES!

Well done. I've never fancied riding fixed-wheel on road. On track fixed is
great fun, but I don't think *I* would be safe to self or others if I rode one
on road.

Cheers, helen s

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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers [email hidden] opined the
following...

Quoted message said:

Well done. I've never fancied riding fixed-wheel on road. On track fixed is
great fun, but I don't think *I* would be safe to self or others if I rode one
on road.

It's nowhere near as bad as you might imagine. Especially if clipless,
'cos then you're less likely to go over the bars if you try and
freewheel. The thought that terrifies me is that of the madmen who think
that fixed off-road is a good idea. "Pedal-Strikes-R-Us"!

If you don't believe me see: www.63xc.com

Jon

David Nutter said:

Hello,

You may recall that about a year ago I was scrounging on here for frames and
other bits for my fixed gear project. Well, here is the finished article, by
way of lighting components from those fine German folks and a new front
wheel, fork and headset:

http://compsoc.dur.ac.uk/~dn/fixie/

The handling and riding position is quite unusual compared to my tourer, but
I'm getting used to it.

The saddle looks like the one on that infamous MTB advert!

Quoted message said:

The thought that terrifies me is that of the madmen who think
that fixed off-road is a good idea. "Pedal-Strikes-R-Us"!

If you don't believe me see: www.63xc.com

I shall be putting a fixed on one side of my singlespeed stead this year.
I'll then have to learn to bunnyhop on a fixed gear......scary.

David Brown :o) said:

Quoted message said:

The thought that terrifies me is that of the madmen who think
that fixed off-road is a good idea. "Pedal-Strikes-R-Us"!

If you don't believe me see: www.63xc.com

I shall be putting a fixed on one side of my singlespeed stead this year.
I'll then have to learn to bunnyhop on a fixed gear......scary.

You a crezzy man!

Regards,

-david

Zog The Undeniable said:

The saddle looks like the one on that infamous MTB advert!

It's a Selle Italia that was on sale for a fiver in my then-LBS. I have one
on my tourer too; they're surprisingly comfortable, despite looking a bit
pervy...

Regards,

-david

David Nutter said:

It's a Selle Italia that was on sale for a fiver in my then-LBS. I have one
on my tourer too; they're surprisingly comfortable, despite looking a bit
pervy...

Rather incredibly, a Google image search for bike saddle gets it on the
second page: http://www.newsydneyhotel.com/fun/off_the_web/images/bike.jpg

Does it look familiar?

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

Well done. I've never fancied riding fixed-wheel on road. On track fixed is
great fun, but I don't think *I* would be safe to self or others if I rode one
on road.

There are three problems, none insurmountable:

1) Striking a pedal going round a corner. Most fixies should have
shorter cranks, but cornering at a lower speed means you don't lean as
much. It's also possible to reduce the lean of the bike if you get out
of the saddle and hang your bum inside the turn - I do this on a normal
bike if I think there's ice around.

2) Finding yourself at dead centres when stopping at traffic lights, so
you can't pull away. Lock the front brake so you can lift the rear
wheel and turn the pedals to your preferred starting position.

3) If you only have a front brake, you can't make a right turn signal
and brake at the same time. If you anticipate well enough, resisting
the pedals will suffice, or signal first, move to the centre of the
road, brake, then signal again if necessary. Or, at the expense of
purity and street cred, you could have a back brake.