Advice on a premium level fixie
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby Alien27 » Tue May 21, 2013 8:13 am
Just googled them. They are very sexy! I cant see if the forks are drilled for brakes though?gururug wrote:Spesh langster pro frameset vrooooom!
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby Pravda » Tue May 21, 2013 1:02 pm
Might push your budget but their bikes are tres sexy.
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby frogleg » Tue May 21, 2013 1:12 pm
Dammm they are the titsPravda wrote:Dosnoventa
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby Pravda » Tue May 21, 2013 4:06 pm
Word.frogleg wrote:Dammm they are the titsPravda wrote:Dosnoventa
Here's a link so we can all drool over them.
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby ldrcycles » Tue May 21, 2013 8:52 pm
+2, i'm always drooling over those on Prolly is not probably.Pravda wrote:Dosnoventa.
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby alwlim » Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:28 pm
That's me!ldrcycles wrote: I like coasting a lot!
Agree with the lot that the fixie really gets you working on the pedals, but coasting is just so important for commuting.
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby barefoot » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:33 pm
Argh. Just let me whip my pedal around already!
Yeah, I can track-stand pretty well (although I find it easier on a freewheel for some reason), but I honestly CBF.
Ratchets are pretty well established technology. I see no reason to deprive myself of that benefit on my bicycle.
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby singlespeedscott » Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:19 pm
Then you may as well add some derailleurs.barefoot wrote:I could live without coasting (on my relatively flat commute), but I hate, with a passion, having to carefully plan every stop so that my cranks are in a position that will allow me to start again.
Argh. Just let me whip my pedal around already!
Yeah, I can track-stand pretty well (although I find it easier on a freewheel for some reason), but I honestly CBF.
Ratchets are pretty well established technology. I see no reason to deprive myself of that benefit on my bicycle.
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby takai » Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:44 am
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby slidetaker » Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:17 pm
While standing in the "wrong cranks position", just use your hand to pull up the rear part of the top tube and lift the rear wheel for a sec. This allows you to get your pedal in the "right cranks position" to start.barefoot wrote:I could live without coasting (on my relatively flat commute), but I hate, with a passion, having to carefully plan every stop so that my cranks are in a position that will allow me to start again...
don't pull the saddle, it won't last...
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby barefoot » Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:28 pm
Oh, I know how to do it.slidetaker wrote:While standing in the "wrong cranks position", just use your hand to pull up the rear part of the top tube and lift the rear wheel for a sec. This allows you to get your pedal in the "right cranks position" to start.barefoot wrote:I could live without coasting (on my relatively flat commute), but I hate, with a passion, having to carefully plan every stop so that my cranks are in a position that will allow me to start again...
don't pull the saddle, it won't last...
I just don't want to do it.
With a freewheel, I don't have to turn the flywheel mass of the wheel just to get my cranks in the right position, and I don't have to lift the back end of my bike at all. Which is especially convenient considering the back of my commuter bike almost always has a pannier attached to it.
When I've gone fixed for a couple of weeks at a time, to see if I can get a feel for this zen connection with the bike all the h*pst*rs carry on about , I tend to favour the option of grabbing a handful of front brake and pushing my bars forward to lift the rear wheel. But I guess that goes against the zen of not having a front brake in the first place.
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby alwlim » Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:06 pm
Think you should just stick to the freewheel mate! No fun taking the risk on injuries. I started out with a partial tear of my patellar tendon, now it's a gone case (which is why I switched from running to cycling). Plus, you don't wanna get caught out on the roads with a sudden lock up... that'd be a crappy double whammy.takai wrote:For me a freewheel is pretty much required because of my knee and hip injury. Usually I ride fixed, but on the days that my hip and knee are playing up I don't dare to, because the results of having my left leg lock up suddenly is nasty when fixed.
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Re: Advice on a premium level fixie
Postby Mulger bill » Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:55 pm
Exactly what I do, quite often it's the only time I use the brakes but it gives me a warm and fuzzy to know I can stop quickly if/when the No2s get close to the rotating blades.barefoot wrote:When I've gone fixed for a couple of weeks at a time, to see if I can get a feel for this zen connection with the bike all the h*pst*rs carry on about , I tend to favour the option of grabbing a handful of front brake and pushing my bars forward to lift the rear wheel. But I guess that goes against the zen of not having a front brake in the first place.
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