Fixed gear bikes.

[mrs quoad]

i am now in a quandary... i've ridden the 54cm t1 we have and it feels like a child's bike, after measuring it the seat tube is 52cm and the top tube 54cm, my colnago is 58/58...

the question is do i want my favourite top tube and a shorter seat tube or favourite seat tube and longer top tube.

i'm erring towards fave top tube but i'm just not quite sure enough to take the plunge yet...

I would go for stre-e-etch. Having owned bikes for all of three weeks.



p.s. can I have one tooooo?

p.p.s. how do people 52cm little power such big gears?

 

[Boycey]

i may just go for the stretch and fit a super short stem for frightening steering

answer to ps. you got £800?

answer to pps. check out some keirin racers

 

[gentlegreen]

It's a bit less snappy, though.

"How long will it take?"

"How long is the unit: derailleursXcassette^-1Xchainring^-1Xchain^-1?"

I was trying to figure out why a dispatch rider wouldn't be able to afford to maintain a geared bike ...

 

[Boycey]

*takes huge deep breath*

actually i just can't be arsed. you're all idiots.

 

[mrs quoad]

answer to ps. you got £800?

I've got a winning smile, and puppy eyes

I also had £800, until I discovered bikes

 

[Boycey]

13 reasons why none of you should be riding fixed gear bikes.

*tongue only partly in cheek*

 

[mrs quoad]

13 reasons why none of you should be riding fixed gear bikes.

*tongue only partly in cheek*

No mention of lactic tolerance

*goes out mournfully looking for skinny jeans*

 

[dirtyfruit]

I reckon I could thrash all but the spriteliest of fixie riders (and they'd need a low ratio!) off the lights on my URT Klein Mantra Comp.

 

[maomao]

I was trying to figure out why a dispatch rider wouldn't be able to afford to maintain a geared bike ...

I used to need a new chain and block every month - 6 weeks and a new chainring for every 3 of them running a seven gear bike as a courier. I bought low-mid range components and it would set me back 30-40 quid for the new chain and block. This was ten years ago. The average courier in London takes home 2-300 pounds a week though 90% of them will claim to be taking 400+ (I've controlled them, I know what they earn). I make that anywhere between 2 and 5 percent of earnings on chain and block alone.

 

[Boycey]

The average courier in London takes home 2-300 pounds a week though 90% of them will claim to be taking 400+ (I've controlled them, I know what they earn). I make that anywhere between 2 and 5 percent of earnings on chain and block alone.

so fucking true

who d'ya work for then?

 

[maomao]

so fucking true

who d'ya work for then?

Lol, I worked for 6 different courier companies as a rider and two as a controller. Control 'executive cars' now 'cause it pays better.

 

[Boycey]

i always stayed the damp end of the radio: anderson young, pink express, back to AY when it changed to MY then got bought by addy lee, reuter brooks saved my bacon and i quit for a couple years. just doing a bit of part time with metro now. heard good things about executive cars from the motorbike riders, i'll always be a pushy though

 

[mrs quoad]

i always stayed the damp end of the radio: anderson young, pink express, back to AY when it changed to MY then got bought by addy lee, reuter brooks saved my bacon and i quit for a couple years. just doing a bit of part time with metro now. heard good things about executive cars from the motorbike riders, i'll always be a pushy though

Somehow, I believe this means something

I just don't know what

 

[maomao]

Somehow, I believe this means something

'Damp end of the radio' means he was on the road as courier rather than in the office. Then follows a list of companies all of which I am unfortunatey familiar with.

ETA: oh, and 'pushy' means a cycle courier, from 'pushbike'