Joe24
More serious cyclist than Bonj
- Location
- Nottingham
montage said:I do remember you posting up that you learned to track stand because you have too much spare time on your hands
Hmmm I am seriously thinking of building up a fixed, going to try get bits from ebay etc to make a decent one - the parts/frames I have from the skip are crap..... mind if I fire a lode of questions your way once I begin? They aren't so good for the knees though...so I best get my dodgy knee sorted out before I even think about buying parts.
Sure, fire away.
They arent good for your knees? BOLLOCKS!!!! Put a sensible gear on at first, and take it easy on it. Dont do huge rides on it at first. Your knees might ache abit, but when your knees get used to it and you learn to spin the gear, your suppleness rises, so does your fitness. Go for 65" at first. This is what i started with. I did abit too much too soon, and my knees ached quiet abit. Once i did it properly, my knees were fine.
I ride 72" now, after going up slowly. Im thinking of dropping down to 68", my suppleness is going. My legs arent spinning enough and i know it. I went down a hill on a 65" gear faster then i did on 72". And was sprinting for signs faster on 65" then i am on 72" aswell.
72" is abit nicer on hills because i never end up too far behind the main group, and when the speed picks up in the main group i can keep up better without having my legs going stupidly fast.
64.8 is what i have on the £7.19 fixed.
Main bits to get which you need to be good are:
Back wheel, make sure its strong and it will last. Good hub in the wheel aswell.
Crankset, good strong crankset with a 1/8th chainring on, much stronger and better.
Sprocket, dont get a cheap ally one, get a decent steel one.
Thats the main things to not go for cheap lower quality.