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26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby idw » Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:46 pm
recon its a good idea i've never ridden a fixe gear before and just wondering why i there isnt any 26" ones
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:56 pm
It's an experiment, go for it. If FG is not for you you haven't lost anything.
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby Uncle Grumpy » Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:33 am
If it's on road, then +1 to Mulger Bill.
If you're talking off road, then a few people I know experimented with fixed MTB and found all those fears regarding not be able to coast to avoid pedal strike on obstacles to be valid. Sometimes off road you need to be able to not pedal, such as jumping, rolling drop offs, hopping logs etc.
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby idw » Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:45 pm
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby gclark8 » Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:25 pm
idw wrote:on road was the plan, or an interesting trick bike.i wasnt thinking for a mtb that just seems silly to me. i'll give it a go and post my findings. i'm only 173cm tall, and 26" frames fit me a bit more comfortably for general riding and mucking around than my 27" roady, anyone recommend a brand of flip flop hub?
If you are in Perth, I can build a new wheel with Formula flip/flop hub a new 26x1 3/8 cr rim...
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby .isaac. » Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:19 am
idw wrote:hey guys, i've got a malvern star 26" frame from 1986 and the spare parts in the shed to turn it into a fixie
recon its a good idea i've never ridden a fixe gear before and just wondering why i there isnt any 26" ones
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby hartleymartin » Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:58 am
http://raleightwenty.webs.com - the top web resource for the Raleigh Twenty
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby .isaac. » Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:58 am
rapier wrote:i think its a good idea
If it's gonna work and you like that style of bike I think it's a good idea too.
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby Resg » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:07 am
As it bears a strong resemblance to a road frame, apart from the forks, really, I thought that having 26" fixed wheels might be a good idea. I'm not a wheel builder myself though ( but then again a few years ago I didn't have anything to do with bikes, so this may change !)
As an aside, I did experiment with a set of 700c wheels (with fixed cog) in the Repco, and they fit quite well. The brakes didn't though.
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby Verbs & Nouns » Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:26 pm
Just google 26†fixed gear freestyle.
Also, a courier in Adelaide gets around on a fixed MTB conversion with 26†wheels.
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby Dastirum » Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:32 pm
cheers
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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby idw » Mon May 07, 2012 9:14 pm

Anyway heres my single speed made from left overs and what was in the shed! its purple...and the seats not quite level


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Re: 26" fixie good iea or not?
Postby trailgumby » Mon May 07, 2012 10:23 pm

The bars are interessting and different.
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