This fixed wheel "craze" and silly prices for "bitsa" fixies

[Big John]

Those that are already converted will wax lyrical over the virtues of riding fixed but in the end it's just a feeling that is hard to put into words. You have to try it yourself and see. They genuinely ARE different.

 

[4F]

Doing over 180rpm? I must confess to unclipping and just resting my feet on the down tube when it comes to some downhills.

I live in Suffolk Lee , not many hills round here where you could get near that rpm

 

[longers]

^ I get the chance every day on the commute, sometimes I take the opportunity, sometimes not.

I'm in Oldham Goldie and if you wanted to have a test ride of mine, it could be arranged no problem.

 

[fossyant]

Harry Hall's in Manchester would happily have half a grand off me for one.

I spent double that....... (CTW scheme)...

Pros - bugger all maintenance compared to a geared bike...(from someone who does lots of maintenance/cleaning), good training, can climb better than a similar gear on a road bike (limitations though where I live due to gradients), mine looks like a road bike, not a 'fixie'....so lack street cred, but who cares.

Cons...no gears....may have to pick routes..... ahem but the CC fixie ride in March wasn't flat was it folks.....

Parts wise in a year....

2 chains, 1 sprocket, 2 sets pads, 1 rear wheel rim/re-build (I still brake with the rear/also hit a pot hole) and a new tyre...., 1 set rear bearings that's it....

Cost per part.... £89 for rim/spokes and rebuild, tyre £35, sprocket £15 (ish), pads £14 set, chain £13, bearings £5.

 

[hubgearfreak]

Pros - bugger all maintenance compared to a geared bike...(from someone who does lots of maintenance/cleaning)


Cons...no gears.

the ebay bike at the very start of this thread (was it a rudge?) would have had bugger all maintainance compared to a d*r**ll**r geared bike, and yet not suffered from the cons of having no gears.