Roadrunner78
Senior Member
- Location
- Scotland
So i got an Apollo Vortice from Halfrauds for the winter. RRP £360 mine for £159. Its not a bad bike actually. Suntour cranks, tourney front deralieur, sram shifters, tektro brakes, no heavy suspension forks and an aluminium frame. Good enough for a commuter in the winter with crud guards fitted.
Anyhoo. Tuesday cycled 1.80 miles to the supermarket. I did it in 7m 29 seconds.
Yesterday i used my Fuji Classic Track and did the same route and took 7m 28 seconds.
I have one junction to tackle and the rest of the journey is plain sailing. I got straight out of the junction both times and put the same or a bit more effort in for the fixie. Couple of moderate hills as well.
I confess to being gutted. Light weight vs moderate weight. "Track" bike vs urban mountain bike equaling one second saving?? Go figure.
Are fixies faster? Yes by one second.
Anyhoo. Tuesday cycled 1.80 miles to the supermarket. I did it in 7m 29 seconds.
Yesterday i used my Fuji Classic Track and did the same route and took 7m 28 seconds.
I have one junction to tackle and the rest of the journey is plain sailing. I got straight out of the junction both times and put the same or a bit more effort in for the fixie. Couple of moderate hills as well.
I confess to being gutted. Light weight vs moderate weight. "Track" bike vs urban mountain bike equaling one second saving?? Go figure.
Are fixies faster? Yes by one second.