Finally gone fixie :)
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Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
Better at what though? Better at what i say??? Are you overdoing it again young man 
fredfelt
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tendril said:
A problem I find with my fixed in traffic is that I can't get up close to the curb as the pedal would hit it as it goes around. For this reason it's not so good for weaving around cars. Its also problematic when you have an obstical, such as jumping up kurbs.
Herbsman.
Nah Lotion, Pet, Nor Powder.
You shouldn;t really go near the kerb anyway. it's one place where it's easy to get trapped.BigPhil said:
But I agree its dead hard to get up kerbs if you need to - there's no way of doing it at high speed unless you're a loon. I can bunny hop, but only about 1cm
tendril
Coming up blastin' like Yosemite Sam
Herbsman. said:
well, I stand up for a living (chef) and 20 odd years of that have ruined my knees. They would get sore on the kneecap just sitting in a chair. Now I have been cycling for a while (since december), and particularly now I've been on a fixie, my knees are much better, don't hurt and don't 'click' any more.
I've only ridden a fixed at HH velodrome, but ride my single-speed most days in London.
Have been considering going over to fixed, but my girlf works in A&E and keeps telling me about horrific injuries sustained to 'cyclists with no brakes' she's had to deal with.
It seems to me that although the likelihood of crashing on a fixed is about the same, the impact is likely to be worse as you get propelled by the pedals?
Wednesday's accident was a bloke who'd hit the back of a car and sustained massive facial injuries as a result of being propelled through the rear wind screen.
Have been considering going over to fixed, but my girlf works in A&E and keeps telling me about horrific injuries sustained to 'cyclists with no brakes' she's had to deal with.
It seems to me that although the likelihood of crashing on a fixed is about the same, the impact is likely to be worse as you get propelled by the pedals?
Wednesday's accident was a bloke who'd hit the back of a car and sustained massive facial injuries as a result of being propelled through the rear wind screen.
eoin_k
Lawyer's fees, beetroot and music
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tendril said:the point is that you have much more control over the bike. When you are freewheeling, you have no drive control over the wheels. With a fixie you can adjust your flow to suit the road conditions better. Absolutely wickid for slow moving traffic. Also great for keeping the bike rolling: you see a light go red in the distance, just stop putting effort into the bike and your legs will naturally slow it down. judge it right and you never have to actually stop. Sometimes I only put my legs down once on my work journey, and I never run red lights.
Have to say that I've never had to do an emergency stop yet, but I'm more of a pootler than a racer. I have made the concession of a front brake, so not completely mental
I'm currently doing stokie/st pauls/stokie for my daily trip into and out of work and this bike is ideal.
Also it is a flip-flop hub on the back so I can turn the back wheel around to a freewheel if I am going on a longer journey/hills etc.
Also forces you to adopt a more fluid rhythm in your cycling, less stop starty, and the constant turning of the legs, coupled with the use of opposing muscles to slow the drive, means even better exercise!
Bristly Pioneer
Anarchitect
I've posted it here before, but here's my lovely fixed ride:
I got it about a year or so ago and love it. For commuting it's just the most fun ever, you do feel very much more in control. As you can see I have a front brake, and have finally learnt the back wheel skid technique.
I can highly recommend giving riding fixed a go. The only problem I have ever had was riding down primrose hill after the mid summer madness bike ride. My legs were going into overdrive
I got it about a year or so ago and love it. For commuting it's just the most fun ever, you do feel very much more in control. As you can see I have a front brake, and have finally learnt the back wheel skid technique.
I can highly recommend giving riding fixed a go. The only problem I have ever had was riding down primrose hill after the mid summer madness bike ride. My legs were going into overdrive
Bristly Pioneer
Anarchitect
Exactly!
going up the hill wasn't much fun either to be fair.
however as 99% of london is as flat as a pancake, riding fixed is a doddle the rest of the time
going up the hill wasn't much fun either to be fair.
however as 99% of london is as flat as a pancake, riding fixed is a doddle the rest of the time
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