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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:15 am
by bert
primate wrote:just got my bike stolen today. BASTARDS.
any suggestions for a cheap fixed gear road bike?
Also... check this guy out - refurb'd single speeds, think he's based in London
http://singlespeed.angelfire.com/
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:26 pm
by primate
thanks for the tips. and yeah, it's fixed wheel, not fixed gear
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:13 pm
by d_three
Look at the frames, especially the gap between wheel and frame / forks. They're 80's tourist bikes, repainted with some new spares. I wouldn't buy it to be honest.
check this video bertizle:
http://www.vimeo.com/611977
primate wrote:just got my bike stolen today. BASTARDS.
any suggestions for a cheap fixed gear road bike?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6fgKOPynpI
get yourself a cell-phone activated stun gun to administer a shock to bike thieves
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:32 am
by bert
yeah mang i seen it, sick!!! So whens the next forum ride? I need to make one finally!
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:23 pm
by kins83
How do fixed gear bikes work? Are they a nightmare to get up hills on?
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:35 pm
by bert
kins83 wrote:How do fixed gear bikes work? Are they a nightmare to get up hills on?
If you are fit, you are ok. If you aren't fit, you soon will be
I've ridden mine (42x17) up 20% climbs in Wales and it was seriously tough, if you stop on that you ain't starting again. Momentum is key, but generally if you are fit enough it'll still prove challenging to get up steep climbs but not impossible.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:52 pm
by kins83
bert wrote:kins83 wrote:How do fixed gear bikes work? Are they a nightmare to get up hills on?
If you are fit, you are ok. If you aren't fit, you soon will be
I've ridden mine (42x17) up 20% climbs in Wales and it was seriously tough, if you stop on that you ain't starting again. Momentum is key, but generally if you are fit enough it'll still prove challenging to get up steep climbs but not impossible.
Just done C2C so I reckon I'd be okay! So those numbers, are they the number of teeth in each gear?
Also, do you know of any bike hire companies, or even if such a thing exists? I've got a triathlon coming up, but no road bike, and I don't really want to shell out for something which will only get used a bit...
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:03 pm
by bert
kins83 wrote:bert wrote:kins83 wrote:How do fixed gear bikes work? Are they a nightmare to get up hills on?
If you are fit, you are ok. If you aren't fit, you soon will be
I've ridden mine (42x17) up 20% climbs in Wales and it was seriously tough, if you stop on that you ain't starting again. Momentum is key, but generally if you are fit enough it'll still prove challenging to get up steep climbs but not impossible.
Just done C2C so I reckon I'd be okay! So those numbers, are they the number of teeth in each gear?
Also, do you know of any bike hire companies, or even if such a thing exists? I've got a triathlon coming up, but no road bike, and I don't really want to shell out for something which will only get used a bit...
yeah 42 front and 17 on the rear. Its geared a bit too low really, but i use it to ride to work and there are a couple of tasty climbs so I'm keeping it at that for now. Might get some other ratios to fit for taking it for a spin on the track at preston park
Not sure about bike hire, even if you find one they are usually just hybrids or mountain bikes etc.
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:38 pm
by djelements
Mad bumpage.
I just got a sick new Giant bike.
haven't ridden one since I was like six, so the first day I got it, I was wobblin' everywhere.
I love it to death now.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:07 pm
by bert
Any one fancy sponsoring me to ride the south downs way in one hit?
Any one fancy joining me for that matter...
Dthree I'm looking at you here.
http://www.justgiving.com/alanbuttler
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:26 pm
by d_three
100 miles off road in one go.
let's do it!
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:58 pm
by djelements
You know what?
I love my bike to death.
Nothing has helped me waste money at the convenience store as fast as a bike.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:27 pm
by misk
think im gonna start riding my bike to school. its about 15 miles one way... not too bad. I LOVE riding my bike, but it's more a matter of having the time to do it right now. and i hate waking up early
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:41 pm
by jdw
thinkin about gettin a bike for gettin to uni an back
had a look at one of these the other day
charge plug racer 2008
anyone had any experience of it or know somethin better for roughly the same price?
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:34 pm
by d_three
jdw wrote:
charge plug racer 2008
anyone had any experience of it or know somethin better for roughly the same price?
it's a good choice, charge does good bikes. for the same price you can get kona paddy wagon, specialized langster, felt dispatch, pearson touche and others...
the choice is yours. whatever suits you best.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:38 pm
by bert
jdw wrote:thinkin about gettin a bike for gettin to uni an back
had a look at one of these the other day
charge plug racer 2008
anyone had any experience of it or know somethin better for roughly the same price?
I saw one in Evan's the other day, looked pretty meaty for the cash.
If you sticking with singlespeed another I'd recommend in the same price range is the Kona Paddy
Wagon....
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/kon ... e-ec000808
I ride the Swobo Del Norte and its been awesome - stuck cyclocross tyres on and taken it off road, stuck panniers on and commuted to work on it, took it down the track fixed... its a great bit of kit and very versitile, plus it doesn't stand out too much so get a bit of comfort when you lock it up outside the boozer.
There's only one distributer in the UK in Leeds -
http://www.stif.co.uk/gear/select_optio ... uctid=6106
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:46 pm
by d_three
you can get
Paddy Wagon 2009 already
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:14 pm
by guerillaeye
ive been ripping up dirt trails as of late.. no better feeling than blasting down a rocky as fuck trail and emptying out at the most serene plateau.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:31 pm
by Coppola
Love cycling.
but why fixed wheel/single geared bikes?
i can see no use for them in road cycling.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:54 pm
by misk
BEN? wrote:Love cycling.
but why fixed wheel/single geared bikes?
i can see no use for them in road cycling.
not really for road cycling per se. more for urban cycling, and as a mode of transportation. I live out of the city, and when i go downtown, there are TOO MANY fixie-riding, spoke-card-toting, hipsters... and thats all good for them.
I dig riding fixies, and i think i'm gonna build one up eventually, but yeah, for speed, endurance, and raw power, road bikes are where it's at
