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post Oct 21, 2008 - 9:56 PM
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I know at least a couple others ride Ffxed gear bikes, so I figured I'd find out who else rides a fixie.

I just got mine last Friday...it's a Mercier Kilo TT and I love it...easily the best $500 I've spent in years. You just feel so in touch with the road on a fixed-gear...plus it's way faster than riding a bus/driving a car/riding a longboard in downtown Seattle. biggrin.gif







New MKS track pedals are on the way, and I plan to get a new seat soon too. smile.gif

Who else rides fixed?


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post Nov 3, 2008 - 4:37 PM
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Yeah Matt, I got it from BikesDirect. I recently got new pedals and just got a new flat bar last weekend. Call it what you want, but unless I wear skinny jeans, I ride with my pant leg rolled up...I wouldn't want to get my jeans caught in my chain. tongue.gif

And yeah, like Matt said, you can stop just by putting resistance on the pedals. I'm not to the point yet where I can stop as fast as with a brake using just my legs, especially on steep hills.

What gearing are you running Matt?


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post Nov 3, 2008 - 7:28 PM
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QUOTE (Coomer @ Nov 3, 2008 - 1:37 PM) *
Yeah Matt, I got it from BikesDirect. I recently got new pedals and just got a new flat bar last weekend. Call it what you want, but unless I wear skinny jeans, I ride with my pant leg rolled up...I wouldn't want to get my jeans caught in my chain. tongue.gif

And yeah, like Matt said, you can stop just by putting resistance on the pedals. I'm not to the point yet where I can stop as fast as with a brake using just my legs, especially on steep hills.

What gearing are you running Matt?


You got a set of Risers? did you also get Oury grips? tongue.gif hipster. I couldn't see you wearing skinny jeans. That would be odd.

I think my gearing is 46/15. BikesDirect says mine comes with a 16t cog, but they lied. It doesn't matter though, I pulled the formula cog and lockring and put on a Surly 15t cog and lockring. I would recommend it to anyone to spend the 40 or so dollars and pick up the new lockring and cog.


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post Nov 4, 2008 - 11:12 AM
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QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Nov 3, 2008 - 4:28 PM) *
You got a set of Risers? did you also get Oury grips? tongue.gif hipster. I couldn't see you wearing skinny jeans. That would be odd.

I think my gearing is 46/15. BikesDirect says mine comes with a 16t cog, but they lied. It doesn't matter though, I pulled the formula cog and lockring and put on a Surly 15t cog and lockring. I would recommend it to anyone to spend the 40 or so dollars and pick up the new lockring and cog.


Are you on bikeforums Coomer?


Yeah, I think they'd be considered risers. They're some bars I found at Recycled Cycles for $10, and they're pretty sweet. I've got Specialized grips though. I thought hipsters rode with no brakes. tongue.gif

I'm not on BikeForums yet...I'll should join sometime soon.


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Posts in this topic
- Coomer   Who Rides Fixed?   Oct 21, 2008 - 9:56 PM
- - TRD_Ian   gotta love rollin the pant leg up to avoid tangles...   Oct 21, 2008 - 9:59 PM
- - bseaman_5   Bmx over here. Trek, if I get the chance I'll ...   Oct 21, 2008 - 11:12 PM
- - 96bluevert   My friend's got a one speed bike and that thin...   Oct 21, 2008 - 11:20 PM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (TRD_Ian @ Oct 21, 2008 - 7:59...   Oct 22, 2008 - 12:21 AM
- - punkuup5150   i just got a specialized Rockhopper comp disk a fe...   Oct 25, 2008 - 11:56 PM
- - Hanyo   I've never liked those fix gears bike. Sure th...   Oct 26, 2008 - 5:46 AM
- - 95CelicaST   Nice ride Coomer. I ride fixed, but I rock it with...   Oct 26, 2008 - 2:00 PM
- - shaunrichard   QUOTE (Coomer @ Oct 21, 2008 - 10:56...   Oct 27, 2008 - 8:38 PM
- - RickJamesBish   If that's you in those pics Coomer, you are so...   Oct 27, 2008 - 8:44 PM
|- - 95CelicaST   QUOTE (RickJamesBish @ Oct 27, 2008 - 6...   Oct 27, 2008 - 9:10 PM
|- - RickJamesBish   QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Oct 27, 2008 - 10...   Oct 28, 2008 - 3:18 PM
- - Coomer   Yeah Matt, I got it from BikesDirect. I recently g...   Nov 3, 2008 - 4:37 PM
|- - 95CelicaST   QUOTE (Coomer @ Nov 3, 2008 - 1:37 P...   Nov 3, 2008 - 7:28 PM
|- - Coomer   QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Nov 3, 2008 - 4...   Nov 4, 2008 - 11:12 AM
- - 96bluevert   Didn't notice before, but I have those exact s...   Nov 3, 2008 - 4:53 PM
- - gt_driFFter   So what do you do when you're going down a hil...   Nov 4, 2008 - 12:25 PM
|- - Coomer   QUOTE (gt_driFFter @ Nov 4, 2008 - 9...   Nov 4, 2008 - 2:48 PM
- - gt_driFFter   But coasting is just so nice/fun/relaxing! V...   Nov 4, 2008 - 3:08 PM
- - bizzerk   Use to ride my KHE bmx all day was so much fun. Th...   Nov 12, 2008 - 2:02 AM
- - blu94gt   Not to bring this back from the dead but have any ...   Dec 8, 2008 - 1:44 AM
- - 95CelicaST   I've got an old schwinn crosscut converted, an...   Dec 8, 2008 - 1:44 PM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (blu94gt @ Dec 7, 2008 - 10:44...   Jan 23, 2009 - 11:28 AM
- - 95CelicaST   Somewhere. Presently it's in pieces in my gara...   Jan 23, 2009 - 12:07 PM
- - Coomer   Sweet...have you modded the Windsor much since you...   Jan 23, 2009 - 12:17 PM
- - 95CelicaST   Cheap mods if you will. Dimenson bars Dimension s...   Jan 23, 2009 - 1:04 PM
- - uberschall   i've been riding brakeless fixed for about 2 y...   Jan 23, 2009 - 1:53 PM


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