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  1. M

    cateye rubber mounts - convert to fixed?

    I bought a cateye 400xc which fits ok on my brompton M handlebars and can stay in place during a fold. But the default rubber strap is useless. Maybe its the roads I ride on, or the smaller wheels and lack of suspension - but within a few minutes its pointing at the floor. Is it possible to get...
  2. ChrisEyles

    1960s BSA Goldcrest Fixed Gear

    I'm looking to sell my 1960s BSA Goldcrest, on which I completed a fixed gear conversion last Summer. 57cm frame (22.5"), I am 5'9" and it fits me nicely with the saddle to bar drop pictured. There's definitely plenty of room to drop the saddle for shorter riders, much taller and it will be a...
  3. Rupie

    Bike spraying

    Evening, Just acquired an old steel fixie, from a friend. Its not a specific brand or model but the paint is in a sorry state. I thought of respraying it and changing the colour from a bad red to something more relaxed and lighter. The taking it apart bit isn't hard but not sure of the...
  4. cosmicbike

    PF30 Bottom Bracket Squeak Fixed

    The PF30 on my Boardman CX Team has been annoying me for the last 2786 miles, creaking like a whatsit. The original lasted 7000 miles before rusty balls destroyed it, and since fitting, and refitting, and refitting again, I have never been able to get the new one to run quietly. After some...
  5. Dave7

    Fixed wheel/gears.........why ??

    OOPS.......just realised there is a specific section for fixies. Mods feel free to move or eliminate this. Serious question. Feel free to answer whether you or for or against but I am really interested in knowing WHY. The only one I ever tried was 50 years ago.........that one didn't allow you...
  6. 3narf

    I'm going to have to get my head around fixed

    I want to do a track taster this year but I'm hopeless at riding fixed. I'm spoilt by years and thousands of miles riding freewheel singlespeed (vastly superior) and every time I ride fixed I stop pedalling at some point and almost get thrown down the road. Should I persevere with SPDs or try...
  7. clid61

    sussex fixed to the sea

    someone posted ages ago a video of some riders racing to the sea , love to find it again
  8. jongooligan

    New fixed for creaky old git

    My current fixed wheel bike is a Bianchi Pista. It has very steep frame angles, is made of chromoly steel and has 25mm tyres running at 105 psi (rear) & 95 psi (front). I've had it years but it's becoming increasingly uncomfortable for me as I get older. I've made some adjustments such as...
  9. B

    Turbo Trainer - Roller Type vs Directly Fixed

    Fed up of the weather already, plus want to get back into it after injury, so toying with using a Turbo. Just interested in the differences between the type where you use the wheel to turn a roller and the type where you remove the wheel and connect to a cassette fixed directly to the trainer...
  10. C

    A thread for garmin problems you've fixed

    Perhaps it can develop into a useful resource for those of us with Garmins, so would prefer it not to descend into a garmin vs.....whatever thread. So far Garmin support has not managed to solve a single issue I've had, so here are the problems I've solved myself. This is for an Edge810...
  11. Pale Rider

    Charlie Alliston case - fixie rider accused of causing pedestrian death

    A cyclist has been charged following a fatal collision with a pedestrian. Details are scant, but it appears Charlie Alliston hit Kim Briggs as she used a pedestrian crossing in Old Street, central London. Ms Briggs died 'about a week later' in hospital. The charge 'causing bodily harm by...
  12. Tin Pot

    Fixed penalty notice for little girl selling lemonade

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40679075 Four enforcement officers take down illegal street vendor! Twats.
  13. TreeHuggery

    Fixed or Single Speed or Geared for commuting?

    Ok need some help I've always rode a geared bike but quite like the look of the fixed or single speed bikes. Would they be any use for commuting? (It's hilly but not ridiculously hilly) Any advice welcome also can use you use clips with them? TIA
  14. Alan O

    Fixed wheel Falcon

    I promised myself that if I completed the Liverpool-Chester-Liverpool 100 I'd reward myself with a fixed wheel build. And being an optimist I picked up this Falcon Cotswold frame a few months ago... It's in pretty nice condition and cost £40, which seems reasonable. I think the "Elswick...
  15. Bimble

    Is riding fixed gear as hard as I imagine it to be? What about fast descents?

    I've been on a few group rides where one or more people have turned up on a fixed-gear bike. I've admired the simplicity of the set-up and how they've just plugged along without a care, even up, over, and down hills, and I've always imagined that such a bike would be hard to control on a steep...
  16. mickle

    Fixed tandem hack

    I threw this gas pipe special together with a pair of cycle speedway wheels and tyres, new chains cables and brake blocks and some random bits from the garage. Today fitted a half link chain which allowed be to bypass the chain tension jockey. Also a fixed sprocket! Just need to sort the...
  17. GGJ

    Advert for fixed tandem...

    I like this Click
  18. rich p

    Fixed bike ...

    ...for someone about 5' 8" within collection distance of Brighton. Or, from anyone willing to pack and post.
  19. EasyPeez

    Dafne Fixed

    These look like beautiful machines - http://www.dafnefixed.com/bici-complete-284 Has anyone seen one in the metal? Can't find any info. about UK dealers/stockists unfortunately.
  20. e-rider

    Vintage 21T fixed wheel sprocket

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302149314903?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 SOLD
  21. confusedcyclist

    Fuji Feather Singlespeed / Fixed - 2016 Model For Sale - £325

    See more images here. My 2016 Fuji Feather, 58 cm Frame in black is for sale. It's only been ridden ~50 miles. I'm selling up as I would prefer the money to go towards a touring bike which I am building. I'll be able to supply the original documentation and receipt for warranty purposes...
  22. rowan 46

    Putting a suspension fork on a fixed fork bike

    After a bad accident a couple of years ago. I had to give up my road bike as the position was too uncomfortable for my shoulder' I have recently started riding my Hybrid again but would like to put a suspension fork on. Partly for comfort and partly because I hang a dslr and a couple of lenses...
  23. colly

    100 mile fixed ride ?

    https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/100-mile-fixed-ride.209058/
  24. colly

    England : West Yorkshire 100 mile fixed ride

    Just a toe in the water to see if there would be any takers for a 100 mile fixed ride out of Leeds sometime in the new year. I've not done any planning yet regarding a possible route or anything like that but if interest is shown I'll do a bit of work.
  25. Ian H

    First proper ride on fixed this year

    After a busy year on fixed-wheel last year, including an AUK SR series and Paris-Brest-Paris, I have hardly touched it this year, apart from rides to the pub. That is, until this weekend. Having been asked to accompany a friend on her first 300k for 13 years, I thought I'd make a slow ride a...
  26. YahudaMoon

    Getting home with a flat tubular, fixed using a clincher inner tube?

    Hi I'm sure I've read somewhere you can get home with a flat tubular tyre using a clincher innner tube, maybe I dreamed it? I know about Pitt Stop, though a innertube would be ideal for a crawl home fix Anyone know if this would work?
  27. Diggs

    Because Fixed is cool - fact

    From last night's Nocturne Lina from Velociposse
  28. MrFixed

    Calling Any Bolton DIYers

    I've having a major issue with my bottom bracket. I've bought a 80s Raleigh with the intention of making it fixed gear but my bottom bracket is seized to buggery, and to add to the problem I've shattered the teeth on the non-British side. If anyone could help me that would be brilliant.
  29. adyc

    Omega ss / fixed wheelset - NOW SOLD

    Used but in good condition, Omega single speed / fixie wheelset. These are used but in good order. They are both true, the front spins well but the rear will need a bearing regrease. The freewheel sprocket has a bit of surface rust, but will clean up. Fixed sprocket is 14t, freewheel is 16t...
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