Commutting on a fixie

[derrick]

First commute on the fixie today, been using it weekends when there is not a lot of traffic about, but with all the traffic the commutte was interesting, ie suddenly stopping and your pedals in the wrong position, but i'am sure i will get used to it quite quickly.

 

[fossyant]

Pull front brake, lift back and flip round with clipped in foot. Soon becomes second nature, even with a heavy pannier on the back

 

[BlackPanther]

Pull front brake, lift back and flip round with clipped in foot. Soon becomes second nature, even with a heavy pannier on the back

If you're riding a fixie fitted with a heavy pannier, doesn't that defeat the object of having a lightweight bike? May as well have a bit more weight and ride a geared bike.

 

[fossyant]

If you're riding a fixie fitted with a heavy pannier, doesn't that defeat the object of having a lightweight bike? May as well have a bit more weight and ride a geared bike.

Don't you dare call my bike a fixie. Yes it's only 8kg with guards. It's a fixed gear road bike, with a full set of brakes and legs to stop it. The fixed side is mainly for fitness and low maintenance. Can't be bad though, been using it daily for 3.5 years and love it. Far less messing than gears for the daily grind. Also bonus SCR points on fixed.

 

[gaz]

We aren't hipsters hear, it's Fixed Gear.

 

[derrick]

What is a hipster?

 

[gaz]

What is a hipster?

 

[fossyant]

What is a hipster?

A fakenger ? LOL

 

[Boris Bajic]

If you're riding a fixie fitted with a heavy pannier, doesn't that defeat the object of having a lightweight bike? May as well have a bit more weight and ride a geared bike.

Look, would I start telling you how you should ride your tricycle?

The joy of fixed-gear cycling is derived in part from lower weight, but also from the simplicity and the strange sensation of being fixed somehow to the driven wheel.

There's also the silence and the relentlessness of the leg motion.

Saying a pannier defeats the object of ridding fixed is like saying that having a hat on defeats the object of playing the piano.

Or something.

Probably.

 

[derrick]

Thats alright i ain't one of them.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

I have the same problem with my coaster brake - I'll get used to stopping with pedals in the optimum position in time..

 

[BlackPanther]

Don't you dare call my bike a fixie.

Derrick the op called it a fixie in his thread.......

Look, would I start telling you how you should ride your tricycle?

Don't you dare call my Trike a tricycle......lol.

On a serious note, I did have a go on my Brothers 'Fixed gear bicycle'. I was impressed with the acceleration, but not with the hills (he lives in Sheffield).....mind you, his bike freewheeled......is a single speed freewheelie thing still a fixie.....I'm out of my depth here I'm afraid.

 

[biggs682]

the thing that catches me out on fixed is my approach to going from road to pavement/cycle path via the sloping bit as i automatically want to come off saddle and free wheel ...... doh

 

[derrick]

It catches me out going around corners, i automaticaly lift my inside leg to lean into the corner oops.
i've only done it a couple of times

 

[jim55]

Derrick the op called it a fixie in his thread.......



Don't you dare call my Trike a tricycle......lol.

On a serious note, I did have a go on my Brothers 'Fixed gear bicycle'. I was impressed with the acceleration, but not with the hills (he lives in Sheffield).....mind you, his bike freewheeled......is a single speed freewheelie thing still a fixie.....I'm out of my depth here I'm afraid.

no!!! there singlespeed ,and fixed which are two totally diff things