My new fixie's spoiled it for me

[swee'pea99]

My old bike, that is. I really loved that bike. Vitus 979, thoroughbred aluminium racer. Light, tight and fast. But then I thought I'd try out this fixie lark, and got myself a beat-up old 653-framed Dawes off ebay. Converted it to fixed, and now it's 'my bike'. Thought I had a slight problem with it on Friday, so I took my old bike to work instead. Felt pretty leaden by comparison. Boo hoo.

 

[RedBike]

I think i'm going to have to invest in a lighter-weight fixie as mine feels really heavy compared to my normal road bike. Still seem to enjoy riding it more than the normal bike.

 

[Amanda P]

Steel is just springier than aluminium, and it shows in the ride.

 

[fossyant]

My road bikes are still quicker than my fixed, but the two things I've noticed...

Any geared bike feels like the BB is busted - feels like someone has clamped the BB when freewheeling - just feels weird.

Spinning - can't spin half as smoothly at 130 plus rpm on the roadies, than on the fixed - but that's my stupid fault of not changing gear and using my preferred 80-100 rpm.....

 

[Tel]

[quote name='swee'pea99']Thought I had a slight problem with it on Friday, so I took my old bike to work instead. Felt pretty leaden by comparison. Boo hoo.[/quote]

You need to trade your vitus bike in for one of these http://www.storck-bicycle.de/en/web...0&objekt=Road Bikes&objekt3=Fascenario 0.7 IS that should solve your "leaden" problem

 

[swee'pea99]

You need to trade your vitus bike in for one of these http://www.storck-bicycle.de/en/web...0&objekt=Road Bikes&objekt3=Fascenario 0.7 IS that should solve your "leaden" problem

Looks quite nice, but I bet it costs well over a hundred pounds.

 

[dansenior]

I want that storck bike just for the fact that it has a fuselage and vacuum void control, does that mean youll never get sucked in?
It probably also morphs in to a pillar box when you park it to avoid been pinched

 

[yenrod]

Fixed bikes - oh those are the type of bikes whereby YOU CAN'T CHANGE GEAR

 

[Joe24]

Fixed bikes - oh those are the type of bikes whereby YOU CAN'T CHANGE GEAR

Too much of a pussy to ride one Yenners?

 

[alecstilleyedye]

i seem to remember bonj being cautious (to say the least) about them, now he's a fan of fixed…