Fixie commuter
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Fixie commuter
Postby DrJay » Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:20 am
So, decent to ride, not flat bars, prefer ability to mount rack and mudguards, not thief magnet.
Lager SE seems to fit the bill, any other suggestions?
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby familyguy » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:17 am
Checking second hand sources is your best bet.
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby Bingis » Thu Jun 30, 2011 12:33 pm
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby DrJay » Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:34 pm
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby mmhbeer » Thu Jun 30, 2011 7:44 pm
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby DrJay » Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:15 pm
Ref a rack and mudguards: is it possible/reasonable to combine rack and mudguards on the single rear dropout eyelet? Additionally is it OK to use a disc rack on a non disc bike?
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby munga » Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:57 am
...or a variation of the theme.
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby landscapecadmonkey » Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:12 am
ones ive seen on ebay dont seem to achieve decent prices. bad for seller. great for buyer.
heres one in sydney on ebay at the moment
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Fixie commuter
Postby DrJay » Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:32 am
I'll do pics on the weekend. Gotta order some black Scotchlite as well.
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby DrJay » Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:32 pm
I'm enjoying the Lager now, after going for a few rides. I've commuted for a week (commute is 13km one way on Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, with the bike staying overnight whilst I travel for work), and that's good, but much higher intensity. I've ridden it all the way to Waterfall and back too, that was 55km with about 250m of altitude gain at the mid-point. You do climb fast with one speed if you can climb at all. I left the guys I was riding with on the way up and then waited. The reverse occurred on the way back down.
I've just converted it to fixed on Wednesday, and done 2 days of commuting fixed. It does feel different even when you are pedalling, and tries to spit you off if you don't respect it enough. I haven't really worked out how much I can lean it in a turn before pedal strike yet, so corners aren't exactly worry free, but that will come.
Any advice about riding fixed would be appreciated. I'm out for a ride early tomorrow, probably up the Cooks River to just work on smoothness fixed, I'll see if I'm dumb enough to try some of the hills in Earlwood or Marrickville.
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby slidetaker » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:48 pm
Without deraileur, spend more time fine tuning the chain tension.
It it is too loose, you may find the drivetrain becomes sluggish and it may even jump.....
It is is too tight, you waste energy and increase wears on components....
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Postby DrJay » Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:33 pm
Thanks,slidetaker wrote:Brake shall be equipped before your resistant leg muscles are built up to handle your gear inches and terrain.
Without deraileur, spend more time fine tuning the chain tension.
It it is too loose, you may find the drivetrain becomes sluggish and it may even jump.....
It is is too tight, you waste energy and increase wears on components....
I intend on always having at least a front brake, and both for now.
Slowing the bike with your legs is HARD!
So far getting the chain tension OK hasn't been too hard.
Rode up to Waterfall from Kogarah instead. The climb is great, it just goes on and on, but never really steep, the downhills are a bugger fixed though. Gearing is 46:17, so about 31km/h at 90rpm made 52km/h a cadence of almost 150, which I didn't do so well at (bouncy, bouncy).
Climbing hills is fun so far!
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby slidetaker » Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:49 pm
Psychologically, climbing is the fun part because descending takes more effort, although you can still use the brake if you are beaten....push one leg and pull on the other...hips should be firm but not locked...
It is also fun because you push yourself harder and concentrate better as there is no gearing to help you..
At the end, you will find yourself arriving faster because of the bigger gear inches...
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Fixie commuter
Postby DrJay » Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:12 pm
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Re: Fixie commuter: Now with Pics
Postby DrJay » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:05 am
With Flash note the black reflex tape lights up nicely!
Now I've just got to get the chainline better sorted, the chainring seems to be outboard of the sprocket by about 5mm, and if the chain is tight, it graunches at one part of it's rotation.
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby BRLVR.v2 » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:24 pm
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Fixie commuter
Postby DrJay » Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:25 pm
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Fixie commuter
Postby DrJay » Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:22 am
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby BRLVR.v2 » Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:43 am
Yeah that should be enough to bring it into line . Let us know how u go.DrJay wrote:It can be done, I'll give it a go.
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby Golliwog » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:10 pm
Horrible
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Re: Fixie commuter
Postby BRLVR.v2 » Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:02 pm
Why? Starting on a hill on any bike is a pain. Direct drive train feels better .Golliwog wrote:Just a warning. Commuting on a fixie isnt too bad but dont get stuck on an uphill at a set of lights.
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Fixie commuter
Postby DrJay » Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:55 pm
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Fixie commuter
Postby DrJay » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:31 pm
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