Built a bicycle

[BrazdonW]

fixed gear for fun!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/brazdon/Bike/IMG_2897.jpg

[mo_feezy]

looks good, but you are definitely going to need a new saddle for that bad boy.

[YAR1S]

verrrry nice. love the frame color. looks very lite too. I used to love making fixies.

[Tamago]

glad to see you didn't hack off your handlebars a la the new "hipster" fad.. :puke:

[BrazdonW]

glad to see you didn't hack off your handlebars a la the new "hipster" fad.. :puke:

no way
i like the bottoms of the handlebars better then everywhere else
that's where i grab when riding fast lol

[BailOut]

I have never liked fixies because I ride too fast and I live in a mountainous area, but if it gets you off of your butt and outside then it can only be a good thing. :smile:

[BrazdonW]

yeah not a bike for lots of hills lol
as far as too fast... i'm moving pretty good lol
i need to get some cages for my feet though so i can skid/brake
as of now i'm just enjoying the ridiculous work out it takes to stop

[BailOut]

as far as too fast... i'm moving pretty good lol
You're probably hitting 15 MPH which is respectable. But when I say "fast" I mean hitting 32 MPH with a loaded trailer on the back side of Huffaker Hills, or 39 MPH on a steep hill near where my wife works in Caughlin Ranch. While neither of those are speed records for a bicycle a fixie's cranks would be going ape shit at those speeds. :wink:

[BrazdonW]

gotcha :)

[cali yaris]

nice job, fixies are cool.

Can you install a coaster brake on those? or is that against the whole fixie thing?

[BailOut]

nice job, fixies are cool.

Can you install a coaster brake on those? or is that against the whole fixie thing?

That would be against the whole fixie thing and would instead make it a "single speed" bicycle.

[nemelek]

I don't think that I have had a fixie since the 2nd grade.

[hachi-roku_fan]

You can rub your shoe against the rear tire to stop

[Tamago]

You can rub your shoe against the rear tire to stop

for the ultimate in thrills, rub your foot on the FRONT wheel :laugh:

what's it weigh BrazdonW?

[YAR1S]

In my experience.... you just lock up the pedals with your legs or if you dont feel good with that then you put on a small hand brake and hope it'll save your ass.

LOL

[BrazdonW]

you are suppose to fight the pedals to slow down or if you have cages you lock the pedals with your legs and you can skid to a stop with practice

I am not sure the weight yet but i can check tomorrow

[BrazdonW]

nice job, fixies are cool.

Can you install a coaster brake on those? or is that against the whole fixie thing?

you can
pros who race fixed gear bikes have them usually

[Black Yaris]

is that shit fast?

[TinyGiant]

i just made shirts for aerospoke who make some sick wheels that fixies like to use. I've considered setting up a fixie bike. but honestly i have a mtn bike now that i never ride lol

their wheels sell for like 500 bux


i like the idea of customizing a bike though :)

[TinyGiant]

In my experience.... you just lock up the pedals with your legs or if you dont feel good with that then you put on a small hand brake and hope it'll save your ass.

LOL

i used to call that skidding .. it was certianly an art when we were kids. lol


can you ride backwards on these? like pedal backwards?

[BrazdonW]

yep but it doesn't get you far since its no BMX bike
its defo built for city riding

[TinyGiant]

yep but it doesn't get you far since its no BMX bike
its defo built for city riding

word.

[BrazdonW]

is that shit fast?

feels fast!
the plus of it is that you get 4 pedals in and your up to top speed if you want to be :)
not to mention the workout of going AND stopping

[Justin220]

good job, a nice mountain bike! but seem hard to brake, how can you make it stop? your leg right? cool

[CtrlAltDefeat]

I used to love doing the backwards pedal-lock the back wheel-skidding to a stop thing on my bike when I was a kid... I'd come tearing ass up to where ever I was going and actually leaving skid marks on the road. I had red tires and left red skid marks at one point...

[BrazdonW]

hahahaha yeah i badly want a yellow rear tire
i found one
but i just cant justify buying one right now lol

[MadMax]

Sweet, is that 'Bianchi green?'

My fat ass needs gears, plus I am one of those slow, fat-tired, MTB types. Riding around cars scares me too much!

Cheers! M2

[blacksandiegovitz]

Nice fixie bro , Looks good . The yellow back tire you mentioned would set it off along with a yellow chain too Imo . What gear ratio you running on that ? I'm building a fixed too , using a older univega bike . It should be done next week I'll post pics .

[BrazdonW]

medium range
i wasn't trying to go too over the top
i like going right around the middle
im not sure specifics
i really seem like i dont know what im doing when i look back at my posts hahahaha

[BrazdonW]

This is my last fixed gear
A little long and short but still a blast


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/brazdon/Bike/bikedone.jpg

[Walter]

You're probably hitting 15 MPH which is respectable. But when I say "fast" I mean hitting 32 MPH with a loaded trailer on the back side of Huffaker Hills, or 39 MPH on a steep hill near where my wife works in Caughlin Ranch. While neither of those are speed records for a bicycle a fixie's cranks would be going ape shit at those speeds. :wink:

No way, I clocked my friend doing 32 on her fixed gear (on fairly flat ground too!) about a week ago. :wink:

P.S. Your bike is looking good! Theyre always a work in progress

[SailDesign]

Mmmmm..... Fixie = cool!

[tomato]

Well done! Like the colors! I prefer MTB myself, feels more solid. I have yet to ride my MTB since I moved, hills are to steep plus too many careless $@$#@# driving around here :/ :iono:

[jclo3313]

I can't see it at work. Stupid work.

[ERA]

Siiiiick.

back in april when i first got my bike:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4811337238_6924d5ffe7_b.jpg

would later on get new tires, (borrowed a front wheel from a friend), ourys, and naked it out and went brakeless:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5013977452_5483073e76_b.jpg

as it sits now. painted my deep v's white and got a new chain and ourys, just waiting on a white saddle:

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/4605/blackwhitegrey.png

gonna be beefing up the tires a little (25Cs). flats are no fun..

[1stToyota]

You're probably hitting 15 MPH which is respectable. But when I say "fast" I mean hitting 32 MPH with a loaded trailer on the back side of Huffaker Hills, or 39 MPH on a steep hill near where my wife works in Caughlin Ranch. While neither of those are speed records for a bicycle a fixie's cranks would be going ape shit at those speeds. :wink:

So if you're in a really big hurry you park the Yaris and take the bicycle? :wink: 39 MPH is pretty fast.

[Tylermayer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XWlTkcSwQM

[mazilla]

You're probably hitting 15 MPH which is respectable. But when I say "fast" I mean hitting 32 MPH with a loaded trailer on the back side of Huffaker Hills, or 39 MPH on a steep hill near where my wife works in Caughlin Ranch. While neither of those are speed records for a bicycle a fixie's cranks would be going ape shit at those speeds. :wink:

I ate shit once at just over 30 MPH on a steep asphalt road....helmet saved my life. I had a shop switch out a flat for me(at the top of the 3 mile hill) they put a tire that was too wide on, my brake caliper ended eating into the sidewall until it hit the tube, popped the tube which wrapped around my front forks vaulting me over the bars and onto the pavement. No broken bones, but there were rocks literally sticking out of my helmet, they would have been in my skull...plus all the usual rash you'd expect(some on my face). Good times :thumbup:

[Yar Is Word]

Give yourself a brake, please!