Fritz M wrote:> The Boulder Daily Comrade mentions Peter Chisholm in an article about> fixed-gear bikes today.>
The bikes are low-maintenance and easier to ride in bad> weather because of their simplicity, which is probably a> big reason why more people are getting interested in them.> That, and, "They're more bang for your buck, because you're> always pedaling," said Peter Chisholm, who co-owns Vecchio's> Bicicletteria, 1833 Pearl St. in Boulder, with Sean Bragstad.>
Registration is required to view the article so here's the summary:> Fixies are dangerous and bad and will get you killed by a tow truck> because you don't have any brakes. But they sure are loads of fun.>
Centurion Accordo bought new in 1987 converted to 42x16 fixed gear.>
Not danfgerous and we say use at least one brake on a fixie...two on a>> single speed but single speeds are for Nancy's>
Any particular reason you put the brake lever on the right?
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Zog The Undeniable 10 April 2005 15:52:59 [ permanent link ]
Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
Not danfgerous and we say use at least one brake on a fixie.
I don't know...I was riding downhill with a 20mph tailwind yesterday and it was scary. Fun, but scary. My main fear on the fixie is still that I have to make an emergency stop and 30 years of experience tells me to stop pedalling. When I've done this before I've caught it by the time the rear wheel is only 6" off the ground...
Fixies aren't dangerous, but bikes without brakes are. If a fixie without brakes breaks a chain, you're in very deep trouble. Never ride a fixie on the road without brakes.
On 8 Apr 2005 21:54:04 -0700, "Fritz M" <nospam@masoner.net> wrote:
The Boulder Daily Comrade mentions Peter Chisholm in an article about>fixed-gear bikes today.>
The bikes are low-maintenance and easier to ride in bad> weather because of their simplicity, which is probably a> big reason why more people are getting interested in them.> That, and, "They're more bang for your buck, because you're> always pedaling," said Peter Chisholm, who co-owns Vecchio's> Bicicletteria, 1833 Pearl St. in Boulder, with Sean Bragstad.>
Registration is required to view the article so here's the summary:>Fixies are dangerous and bad and will get you killed by a tow truck>because you don't have any brakes. But they sure are loads of fun.>
Centurion Accordo bought new in 1987 converted to 42x16 fixed gear.
Qui si parla Campagnolo 12 April 2005 16:54:21 [ permanent link ]
hbaker1@pipeline.com wrote:> Fixies aren't dangerous, but bikes without brakes are. If a fixie without> brakes breaks a chain, you're in very deep trouble. Never ride a fixie> on the road without brakes.>
Well, at least one brake. Broken chains, on fixies, SS' or regular road bikes are rare.
I should have included the case where the chain derails. This has happened to me.
On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 06:54:21 -0600, Qui si parla Campagnolo <peter@vecchios.com> wrote:>hbaker1@pipeline.com wrote:>> Fixies aren't dangerous, but bikes without brakes are. If a fixie without>> brakes breaks a chain, you're in very deep trouble. Never ride a fixie>> on the road without brakes.>
Well, at least one brake. Broken chains, on fixies, SS' or regular road >bikes are rare.
Qui si parla Campagnolo 13 April 2005 17:14:02 [ permanent link ]
hbaker1@pipeline.com wrote:> I should have included the case where the chain derails. This has happened> to me.>
On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 06:54:21 -0600, Qui si parla Campagnolo <peter@vecchios.com>> wrote:>
hbaker1@pipeline.com wrote:>>
Fixies aren't dangerous, but bikes without brakes are. If a fixie without>>>brakes breaks a chain, you're in very deep trouble. Never ride a fixie>>>on the road without brakes.>>
Well, at least one brake. Broken chains, on fixies, SS' or regular road >>bikes are rare.>
I can onl;y speak from my experience, Never derailed my fixie, never broke a chain.
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