rtw88 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Do people ride these for any practical purpose or are they just retarded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest falloutcollapse Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 someone in the chicagoland area, sell me a bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 I read through that link, and I guess I'm going to have to go with the latter. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goraiders Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 definitely just retarded, and then the douches who ride them think theyre way cooler than everyone else although they are supposedly easier to maintain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammuzzy Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 just got one today. word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goraiders Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 just got one today.word! good luck with any sort of hill either direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammuzzy Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 good thing boston's flat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slymer Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 You can't coast? That sounds horrible. So when you're going downhill you still have to peddle as fast as you can? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dietrich Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 some people use them while training for races or there are ones with flip-flop hubs so you can ride single speed without the danger of stopping pedaling and flying off your bike, i havent tried one but I want to try it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I have a single speed bike with a flip flop hub. I love riding single speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammuzzy Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 it makes no sense until you try to ride one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjaicomo Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 You can do the awesome fishtail stop with it! Coaster brakes bitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcamps Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 good thing boston's flat! going up comm ave SUCKS though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentoage Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 hills are really not that big of a deal if you have your ratio setup in a way that works for going both up/down said hills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 hills are really not that big of a deal if you have your ratio setup in a way that works for going both up/down said hills. Hills are really not that big of a deal if you have gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinncallahan Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 cause they are bike punk nerds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slymer Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 is it bad to have gears now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 is it bad to have gears now? Apparently they make bike riding way too convenient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammuzzy Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 good thing boston's flat! going up comm ave SUCKS though. yeah. that definitely sucks. i've yet to do it on a fixed, but even on a geared bike it's annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I'll stick to the BMX bike I got after 7th grade. GT Performer, whatwhat. Not only can I coast, but I can spin my handlebars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemjfan23 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Not only can I coast, but I can spin my handlebars. i've been meaning to tell you... i think you dropped your wallet outside my house the other day. this is it, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentoage Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 hills are really not that big of a deal if you have your ratio setup in a way that works for going both up/down said hills. Hills are really not that big of a deal if you have gears. also true. look at that. two ways to ride up and down hills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbbrew22 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 i'm building one right now, i'm just about done with it, i should be getting the last of the parts in tomorrow and then I'm going to repaint my old frame eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I have a geared bike and a fixed gear. I ride the fixie to work (10 miles each way) most of the year. It's fun because the mechanics are really simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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