 Who Rides Fixed?, Fixed gear bikes that is |
 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.     New MKS track pedals are on the way, and I plan to get a new seat soon too.  Who else rides fixed? -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Jan 23, 2009 - 11:28 AM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
QUOTE (blu94gt @ Dec 7, 2008 - 10:44 PM)  Not to bring this back from the dead but have any of you guys converted a bike to a fixed gear? I've been wanting to try a fixie for a while now but can't afford some of these nice new bikes, but could easily find an old road bike to make my winter project. To bring this back from the dead, I've converted a few bikes recently. Like Matt said, the main cost is a new wheelset. I found nice wheelsets (Velocity Deep-V and Weinmann DP-18 rims laced to Formula hubs) on eBay for $140-180 and got a really nice Dura-Ace/Velocity wheelset locally for $130. The rest of the parts were sourced used from eBay or local bike shops for cheap. Here are a couple of my conversions.   Matt, you have pictures of your conversion? -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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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 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.
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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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