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TinyGiant · 06-16-2009, 10:13 PM

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 · 06-16-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 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

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 · 06-16-2009, 10:21 PM

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

TinyGiant · 06-16-2009, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrazdonW

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

word.

BrazdonW · 06-16-2009, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Yaris

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 · 06-16-2009, 11:36 PM

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

CtrlAltDefeat · 06-17-2009, 03:53 AM

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 · 06-17-2009, 06:05 AM

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

MadMax · 06-17-2009, 08:07 AM

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 · 06-17-2009, 10:37 PM

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 · 06-17-2009, 10:46 PM

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 · 06-17-2009, 10:51 PM

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

Walter · 09-09-2009, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BailOut

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.

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

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

SailDesign · 09-10-2009, 08:39 AM

Mmmmm..... Fixie = cool!

*tomato* · 09-10-2009, 03:23 PM

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 :/

*jclo3313* · 09-10-2009, 03:25 PM

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

ERA · 10-13-2010, 01:07 AM

Siiiiick.

back in april when i first got my bike:

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

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

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

1stToyota · 10-14-2010, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BailOut

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.

So if you're in a really big hurry you park the Yaris and take the bicycle?

39 MPH is pretty fast.

06-16-2009, 10:13 PM	#19
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	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 :) __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

06-16-2009, 10:21 PM	#21
BrazdonW What kind of car is that? View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 3d liftback Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 571	yep but it doesn't get you far since its no BMX bike its defo built for city riding __________________

06-17-2009, 03:53 AM	#25
CtrlAltDefeat I ♥ Yaris View User's Garage Drives: Black 08 LB MT & red 97 Miata Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,313	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... __________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. - Bertrand Russell

06-17-2009, 06:05 AM	#26
BrazdonW What kind of car is that? View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 3d liftback Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 571	hahahaha yeah i badly want a yellow rear tire i found one but i just cant justify buying one right now lol __________________

06-17-2009, 10:46 PM	#29
BrazdonW What kind of car is that? View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 3d liftback Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 571	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 __________________

06-16-2009, 11:36 PM	#24
Justin220 Banned Drives: Vios Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 36	good job, a nice mountain bike! but seem hard to brake, how can you make it stop? your leg right? cool

06-17-2009, 08:07 AM	#27
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	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

06-17-2009, 10:37 PM	#28
blacksandiegovitz Your mom goes to college View User's Garage Drives: 08 Vitz Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Just chillin' out brah ! Posts: 1,434	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 .

06-17-2009, 10:51 PM	#30
BrazdonW What kind of car is that? View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 3d liftback Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 571	This is my last fixed gear A little long and short but still a blast __________________

09-10-2009, 08:39 AM	#32
SailDesign Drives: . Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: . Posts: 1,931	Mmmmm..... Fixie = cool!

09-10-2009, 03:23 PM	#33
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	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 :/ __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here

09-10-2009, 03:25 PM	#34
jclo3313 Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Absolutely red Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Woodstock, Ga Posts: 7,816	I can't see it at work. Stupid work. __________________ Obama Can't Gymkhana!

10-13-2010, 01:07 AM	#35
ERA Drives: '10 Zephyr Yaris Sedan Join Date: May 2010 Location: any way the wind blows Posts: 188	Siiiiick. back in april when i first got my bike: would later on get new tires, (borrowed a front wheel from a friend), ourys, and naked it out and went brakeless: as it sits now. painted my deep v's white and got a new chain and ourys, just waiting on a white saddle: gonna be beefing up the tires a little (25Cs). flats are no fun.. __________________

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