New Fixie

[zigzag]

i also spin out on ss if i go fast, but that's good for the legs, especially if you can not coast. it's a limitation/feature you have to accept when riding one gear. do you still go up and down shooters hill on your commute?

p.s. i'll be taking my ss bike on a hilly audax this saturday, any joiners?

 

[martint235]

i also spin out on ss if i go fast, but that's good for the legs, especially if you can not coast. it's a limitation/feature you have to accept when riding one gear. do you still go up and down shooters hill on your commute?

p.s. i'll be taking my ss bike on a hilly audax this saturday, any joiners?

No I now work in Croydon so Shooters Hill is no longer a necessity.

And why would anyone do a AAA on a SS??? Oh it's you Rimas. Good luck!!

 

[edindave]

The key to riding fixed is relaxed. Just do it and enjoy it.

Yep.

Once I learned to relax my legs at times when I would normally freewheel on a geared bike, it all clicked into place for me.

JFDI

 

[martint235]

Off for my first fixie ride, couple of miles round to a mates house.

Couple of things I've noticed is a. what a faff it is to get the rear wheel on and off with the tensioners. I'm not looking forward to fixing a puncture on a dark country lane and b. the resistance against the pedals seems to have increased now it's fixed, is this normal? It's not rubbing on the brakes.

 

[colly]

[QUOTE 2688461, member: 30090"]Failing that unclip and go down the hill with legs outstretched, but just be careful not to hit any potholes...[/quote]

NO. NO. NO.
Downhill on fixed, if you feel it's too fast for your legs just break and slow down. Unclipping and taking your feet off the pedals is a recipe for disaster. IMO.
Think about how you are going to clip back in with the cranks going around at 100rmp plus if you want to know why.

 

[martint235]

Well fixed isn't for me. I'm ok moving but stopping and starting almost got me killed within 50 yards.

 

[fossyant]

Keep at it. I commute all the time on fixed in urban and city centres. Can't see the point of gears now in these situations. You will get used to it. Use your brakes as you would on geared. I do. Can't be bothered leg braking.

 

[fossyant]

Ps bin the tensioners. You dont need them.

 

[martint235]

Keep at it. I commute all the time on fixed in urban and city centres. Can't see the point of gears now in these situations. You will get used to it. Use your brakes as you would on geared. I do. Can't be bothered leg braking.

It's not the stopping bit of stopping, it's the inability to coast. Just couldn't get it. I might give it another go in a bit but for now I think I'm best on a freewheel. I am enjoying the single speed aspect of it though.

 

[fossyant]

You have only tried once. Give it two weeks and it will be natural. The benefits are it will improve your pedalling technique and cadence. All good stuff for the geared bike

 

[fossyant]

Coasting. You shouldn't be doing that geared. Its lazy. You will get used to it. I guess you haven't ridden on the track

 

[martint235]

Coasting. You shouldn't be doing that geared. Its lazy. You will get used to it. I guess you haven't ridden on the track

Yep been on a track. Didn't end well. Lost quite a bit of skin.

Fixed just seems very jerky when I'm doing anything other than accelerating

 

[fossyant]

Thats your pedalling technique. It will improve.

 

[EltonFrog]

I think the bike looks ACE, I haven't ridden a fixie since I was ten, so can't comment on the riding, just looks like a lovely bike.

 

[martint235]

I'll give it another go tomorrow