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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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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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:

compsoc.dur.ac.ukfixieOpen ↗

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!

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

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

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: newsydneyhotel.comfOpen ↗
un/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.