bikes

[steve]

I was riding the fixie home, hammered, sometime this morning and my saddle fell off the seat post. I rode the 5 miles standing and holding the damn thing.

Anyone else find that after a lot of drinking and a decent ride home that the hang over doesn't come?

Went biking in SF the other day too. Need a new seat cause every time I go out, I feel like my ass takes a pounding (no homo).

pista? you sir, have a beautiful bike. she looks fast.

as far as the seat goes, you'll get used to it, i hope... i shit blood and have an itchy ass from riding so often. so it goes.

Yup. 2011 Super Pista. No one really liked that color way for whatever reason but I got the frame for $600 on Craigslist. It's a great bike and aside from the frame, I wanted everything else to look mellow. In retrospect, I wish I went the geared route. Biking with a fixed gear is only so fun in SF. Even the mellow hills are a total pain in the butt.

yeah, I can see that. Your legs will get strong as fuck though. I do a 26 mile commute 4 days a week on the fixie, it's not loaded with hills but I can power up and down anything. I'm looking forward to riding in SF hopefully in August.

[burm]

do you really have no foot retention on that thing or am i seeing wrong?

[Fongstarr.]

do you really have no foot retention on that thing or am i seeing wrong?

Yeah, no foot retention. People always bug out but I do have a break and as a kid, I never rode with it on before.

[floop]

I was riding the fixie home, hammered, sometime this morning and my saddle fell off the seat post. I rode the 5 miles standing and holding the damn thing.

Anyone else find that after a lot of drinking and a decent ride home that the hang over doesn't come?

i'm sure it helps burn off some of the alcohol / sugar.  i find that if i get tanked and bike home it's a lot harder to bike.  biking on flat streets is no big deal (and more enjoyable) but going up hills i feel like i'm going to have a heart attack

[burm]

do you really have no foot retention on that thing or am i seeing wrong?

Yeah, no foot retention. People always bug out but I do have a break and as a kid, I never rode with it on before.

Pedaling is much more efficient when you can use your legs in the whole motion, but nothing is more embarrassing than stopping at a light and just toppling over because you forgot your feet are stuck, trust me

I just think safety-wise it would be best to have two means of braking, but I know no one wants to put a rear brake on a fixie or a fixie-looking-single speed.

[steve]

I'm looking to build a new fixed gear. All I need is a wheel set. I'm not looking to go wild but I'd like something decent looking. I'm not sure what I want to do for color, if any other than alloy. I've been riding a set of Alix for the past couple years and I have been satisfied, they were free to boot. I'm not sure what companies make good wheels and what I should be paying. any tips would be great.

[Matze]

got some money from my parents to buy myself a new bike, decided to get a fixed gear. I'm trying to get it all black, maybe some colored grips. I'm new to the game, so feel free to tell me what's good about this set-up.
a leader frame and fork



some cheap espresso wheel set


something to sit on

and one of those bullhorn bars

[ice nine]

My grampa gave me his old bike, an apollo mk1. Hasn't been ridden in at least 20-30 years, all i had to do was pump up the tires and its so smooth.I been riding a lot but also just got free gas for life so I find it a little hard to be as motivated to ride everywhere, but its so fun.

[Alan]

also just got free gas for life

Do tell more...

Also, need to get a new city bike soonish, but just can't be fucked to trawl the classifieds or whatever.

[ice nine]

Not much to tell, my grandfather owns the company I work for, and will likely work for forever/take over.he gave me a gas card and said to use it all the time.better than a raise really.

[Alan]

Not bad. Still, hope you decide to ride the bike more...

[Hercules Rockefeller]

i would appreciate some input here. i have the chance to get this basically complete single-speed frame (without handlebar and seat) for 145 euros, i will check it out on the weekend. do you guys think this is a fair price? it seems rather fine to me, the tires are unused, the seller isnt really the single-speed guy as it seems.

[lampshade]

i would appreciate some input here. i have the chance to get this basically complete single-speed frame (without handlebar and seat) for 145 euros, i will check it out on the weekend. do you guys think this is a fair price? it seems rather fine to me, the tires are unused, the seller isnt really the single-speed guy as it seems.

Hard to say without knowing what the frame and the rest of the bits are.  Kind of like asking if a car is a good deal, but knowing nothing about it.  If you go see it, it fits you, and you're stoked, get it. 

[Hercules Rockefeller]

haha, i totally forgot to actually post the site:

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.willhaben.at%2Fiad%2Fkaufen-und-verkaufen%2Fsport-sportgeraete%2Ffahrrad-rahmen-torino-rh-62-fixie-singlespeed-42787756%3FadId%3D42787756&h=pAQGaUeah

i guess i?ll simply check it out on the weekend.

[MFLUDER]

I rode fixed on an old raleigh for ages but got kinda impractical riding to my graveyard shift in weird night traffic and home at 5am with sketchy cars and so on. Still so much fun tho, just riding around on flat and doing weird missions. Feels really good.
Its set as a single speed now and heaps more chill but I kinda feel lazy, fixed over a distance with hills makes you really work for it but super rewarding.

[Fongstarr.]

Check out City Grounds. Sometimes you can find some good deals on bikes and frames if you aren't too picky.

http://citygrounds.com/

[buffalo hunter]

I broke my saddle on my fixed gear and bought a brooks saddle.  I put the saddle on my touring bike on the fixed gear and put the brooks on the touring bike.  After the the brooks is broken in, I hope they are as comfortable as people say

[bentmode]

I rode fixed on an old raleigh for ages but got kinda impractical riding to my graveyard shift in weird night traffic and home at 5am with sketchy cars and so on.

Probably the best time to be on the road IMO.

[MFLUDER]

I rode fixed on an old raleigh for ages but got kinda impractical riding to my graveyard shift in weird night traffic and home at 5am with sketchy cars and so on.

Probably the best time to be on the road IMO.

The ride home was always really good, I would catch sunrises and try race home beating my old time but It was the ride there that was awful.

I worked wed, fri and sat nights and they are bigtime party nights for asshole NRL dudes who ride around in utes throwing shit at anyone they can see. I copped so many eggs just riding my bike to work, people love to fuck with someone on a bike in a shit town in Australia.

[Hercules Rockefeller]

finished my new one. finally a bike that is my size.

[Matze]

finally finished my new ride, shop frame (suicycle  st.pauli) and everything else is not really special. my first fixed bike and I gotta say it's awesome to ride. good way to get rid of anger and energy.

[ice nine]

My bike wouldn't stay in an easier gear yesterday, unless you held the gearshift with the right amount of pressure.made it hard to bike all uphill to the skate park in the lowest gear, with two almost flat tires.I conceded I'd have to take it in for repairs. fiddled with some shit when I got to the park and I fixed it, felt awesome.then on the way home I dumped it one time trying to go as slow as my friend who was walking, bent the handlebars badly.

[Commercial D]

1988 Cannondale SR500



Got these with SPD cleats



Kinda look like DVS Original Intents or something from that '05 era.

[Alan]

Bought an oldish Vantara GT frame bike off one of the guys at the local bike kitchen for about $120. Had to buy a new fork and he threw in new brakes and other smaller parts. It looks hella beat up but rides like a dream. Perfect for the city.

edit: this could be the exact frame model, found on the internet.

[Commercial D]

Guise... you're not really cycling if you're not clipping in.

[Lenny the Fatface]

I am currently sporting a hybrid road/mountain bike, but I might build my own road bike or a fixed gear.

What are some prettty reputable websites for buying parts?

[steve]

I am currently sporting a hybrid road/mountain bike, but I might build my own road bike or a fixed gear.

What are some prettty reputable websites for buying parts?

 if you're in the states, search the bikes section on craigslist.org. if you look a few times daily, you will most likely have the opportunity to score some awesome bikes/parts at great prices. got my surly crosscheck on there last summer for $800 and an old bianchi that's so mint the cotter pins popped right outta the crank...

[rfox]

I am currently sporting a hybrid road/mountain bike, but I might build my own road bike or a fixed gear.

What are some prettty reputable websites for buying parts?

www.wiggle.co.uk
and www.chainreactioncycles.com

both out of the uk are cheap and have cheap worldwide shipping.  i order from them to australia.  also jensons in the US.

there is performance and nashbar in the US as well.

[_UniversalTruth_]

I want a bike, but most of the trendy/ sporty ones are not really functional for everyday business...
Here's a few cool ones from Copenhagen:

[Hercules Rockefeller]

oh fuck, copenhagen has so many really really nice bikes.

and every single one of them has a brooks saddle. rich people.