any fixie fans here?

CookieMonster said:

you can do both fixed gear, if you were a real nigga lepolak you would be a fixed nigga
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Sorry but it looked ridiculous. They get like 2 inches of air and have no style at all...And most of them bikes are fixies built with dj/street bike stuff...Anyway, I dont want to start a war here. If that's the kind of stuff you're into, kudos to you.

Just for shit and giggles
 
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The advantages are:

1. Very low maintenance. No adjusting cables, etc.
2. Excellent for cadence training. Because you cannot upshift, the only way to go faster is to pedal faster. A high speed, fluid pedal stroke is key to road and cross racing.
3. (Can be) Very light, easy to carry up stairs if you live on the 4th floor.
4. (Can be) Very cheap. A rear fixed wheel can be had for $100, and there is a ton of steel frame bike one Kijiji for about the same

Bonus - They are pussy filters. You can always tell who the bitches are by who pushes there bike up the Berri hill, and who rips up.

Disadvantages are

1. Hills. Both up and down. Unless you have pussy gearing (42x18) climbing is going to be a bitch. Once you get to the top, if you have a pussy gear, your legs are going to look like Sonic the Hedgehog coming down.
2. If you are new to them, you can get caught up forgetting you can't coast at a stop sign, usually causing a fall.
3. You will be stereotyped as a hipster.

Bonus. If you get in to track racing, good luck finding pants.

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I think you don't understand, a fixed gear is not a type of geo or hipster bikes, you can put a fixed gear hub on pretty much any thing with horizontal or semi-horizontal drop-outs even a bmx. If I had the space I would probably have a bmx too
 
PsychoBandito said:
The advantages are:

1. Very low maintenance. No adjusting cables, etc.
2. Excellent for cadence training. Because you cannot upshift, the only way to go faster is to pedal faster. A high speed, fluid pedal stroke is key to road and cross racing.
3. (Can be) Very light, easy to carry up stairs if you live on the 4th floor.
4. (Can be) Very cheap. A rear fixed wheel can be had for $100, and there is a ton of steel frame bike one Kijiji for about the same

Bonus - They are pussy filters. You can always tell who the bitches are by who pushes there bike up the Berri hill, and who rips up.

Disadvantages are

1. Hills. Both up and down. Unless you have pussy gearing (42x18) climbing is going to be a bitch. Once you get to the top, if you have a pussy gear, your legs are going to look like Sonic the Hedgehog coming down.
2. If you are new to them, you can get caught up forgetting you can't coast at a stop sign, usually causing a fall.
3. You will be stereotyped as a hipster.

Bonus. If you get in to track racing, good luck finding pants.

Robert+Forstemann+European+Elite+Track+Cycling+iQu9ZO0-jxUl.jpg
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Thank you for that serious answer.

I'll pass on that one tho, good luck using a fixie in my area (st-hilaire).
 
Nope. I've only done road stuff for the team. I did cross training last year but never had a chance to race. This year I plan on racing the whole series.
 
PsychoBandito, some questions for you:

1) What's better with a flip flop hub, a "free" cassette, or the real mccoy single speed style? What's the benefit to having the pedals spin all the time...I don't really understand that. In a spinning class where your sole goal is to burn calories, okay, but this is mostly for transport. My guess is that it works different muscles when you're slowing down? Feeling of "control" over the bike?

2) Gearing. My average is 30km/h for longer rides and a bit higher for my shorter commutes (+32km/h), I usually spin around 100 rpm. Is there an "ideal" gearing for me? On flats with ideal wind, I often push to 40km/h for an extra little burn on my road bike.

3) Pedals. Of course, I ride clipless on my road bike. Do most people ride clipless on single speeds? I can't think of any disadvantages to having the clips, besides the fact that it's mostly for commuting to friends houses/school/work, and bringing along an extra pair of shoes is an annoyance.
 
1. The feeling of "control" is one of the reasons. the other is many people do not run brakes when riding fixed. Personally i think it's fucking stupid, and more than a few people have been seriously injured/killed when unable to stop.

2. Gearing the the biggest decision you can make. This http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/ Can help you decide. Just type in your front crank and rear sprocket with your average RPM and find a happy medium.

3. I ride my cross, road and all-mountain bike with clipless pedals. I never road a fix with them, as i was worried if the pedal start flying, you can injure your knee while trying to unclip if it pushes your leg up while you're twisting your ankle. Many people ride with clips, like the old style racers. But i also love my knee, and use brakes.
 
Je lai acheter tout monter mais jai changer le guidon/manette de frein...

Cest un Purefix Tango
 
lorida said:
3) Pedals. Of course, I ride clipless on my road bike. Do most people ride clipless on single speeds? I can't think of any disadvantages to having the clips, besides the fact that it's mostly for commuting to friends houses/school/work, and bringing along an extra pair of shoes is an annoyance.
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Je roule avec des pédales Eggbeater sur mon fixed, aucun problème avec ça. L'avantage c'est que tu peux faire une motion plus complète quand tu pédales
 
Eggbeaters are the best pedals for the money in my opinion. Tons of float, rebuildable, and act very well as a theft deterrent.

I use them in cross because of there excellent mud shedding ability.

Most importantly, they look fuckin sweet.
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