The most uncool fixed [ss] rider

[totallyfixed]

Yup and I wouldn't dream of using anything else...Workmate at work has bought a mango.Dunno what made him go fixed though.

Why would you want to try and ride a mango? I need to get out more.

 

[Lonestar]

Why would you want to try and ride a mango? I need to get out more.

http://www.mangobikes.co.uk/

 

[totallyfixed]

I know, sad attempt at being funny.

 

[Dave Davenport]

I do about 70% of my mileage on;
1980's gas pipe frame
72" fixed gear
Mis-matched wheels (neither deep section)
Unbranded saddle from a Dutch cycle shop bargain bin
Full mud guards
Drops with two standard brakes
Frame fit pump
Extra large seat pack
Lights
No computer/gps etc.
No idea whether that makes me cool, luke warm or what.

 

[Pennine-Paul]

I do 100% of my mileage on my ally track frame
It's got carbon forks
A Rolls leather saddle
Cinelli pursuit bars
Carbon brake lever
Deep section rear wheel
Only got a front brake
I ride with a messenger bag even on 100 mile plus rides

Definitely not a hipster though or a fakenger
I used to work in the centre of London some years ago repairing bakery ovens and it was much easier to park on the outskirts, take whatever tools and spares I needed and cycle in and back,that's when I started using a messenger bag. I've tried frame mounted bags and panniers but they're not as convenient imho .

 

[Stinboy]

I do: crank brothers ones. Fine them very easy to clip in and out and the 4-way design is always the right way up. That said, I think they're more expensive than they should be and not as long-lived as I'd like either. I still like em though

Agreed. I have eggbeaters on all of my bikes.

You can buy a refurb kit for them though, and with a bit of regular maintenence they do last longer but they're not bulletproof.

 

[Lonestar]

the snag of course is the need for "special shoes"

It's a bit like golfing though.If you are going to be serious you aren't going to do it in your slippers on a boris bike.

 

[KneesUp]

I saw a chap on a shiny new fixed bike struggling up one of the (many) hills around on my first two days back at work this year. He had a face that said "why the chuff did I buy a bike with one gear to ride to work?" Not seen him since. He gets my vote.

 

[zigzag]

my runabout ss bike:
flat bars
flat pedals with reflectors
alloy frame
broken mudguards
different colour front/rear wheels
rear rack
34t chainring
d-lock bracket

 

[totallyfixed]

I would put this in the "nearly cool" category, let down only by the alloy frame, different coloured wheels, broken mudguards and d-lock bracket, other than that definitely cool.

 

[fossyant]

Well, mine might get a bit 'cooler' - gone will be the lights and rack and it will be a training bike, no longer a commuter. Will drop the gear inches slightly

 

[totallyfixed]

Well, mine might get a bit 'cooler' - gone will be the lights and rack and it will be a training bike, no longer a commuter. Will drop the gear inches slightly

You might want to bring it down our way then, very little traffic, no potholes and hills that you will now be able to manage

 

[TheDoctor]

Well, I'm not sure if I'm cool or not. Is is cool to worry about such things?

Purple DynaTech Ti and chromo bonded frame.
Mismatched wheels.
Both brakes, with cross levers on a drop and chop bar.
Black bar tape, with purple tyres.
Rack.
SPDs.
Brompton saddle.
105 chainset with 39T ring, with 15T fixed and 17T freewheel IIRC.
Oh, and I've been touring on it. I suspect that doesn't help!

 

[totallyfixed]

Well, I'm not sure if I'm cool or not. Is is cool to worry about such things?

Purple DynaTech Ti and chromo bonded frame.
Mismatched wheels.
Both brakes, with cross levers on a drop and chop bar.
Black bar tape, with purple tyres.
Rack.
SPDs.
Brompton saddle.
105 chainset with 39T ring, with 15T fixed and 17T freewheel IIRC.
Oh, and I've been touring on it. I suspect that doesn't help!

On possible dodgy ground until the last line, on the contrary, you became uber cool [IMO].

 

[TheDoctor]

*highfives tf!*