Teach me how to fixie

[vvill]

@dcv 147224 wrote:

This link has an expiration date
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/bik/5806242322.html

Good deal!

@jrenaut 147225 wrote:

This is my Pinarello. Although mine was a bike shop floor model from a year or two before I got it, so I got a good deal on Ebay.

Nah the Catena is just straight classic, my Wabi is in the same vein, and many steel fixed gears look similar to that (though yeah not as shiny!)

I was thinking more of something like this, although actually it’s not as expensive as I thought it’d be
http://www.shinola.com/shop/bicycles/the-detroit-arrow.html

[vvill]

Also, while I was Googlin’… I have to take back what I said about bike companies not making interesting fixed gear bikes….

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[jrenaut]

@vvill 147227 wrote:

Nah the Catena is just straight classic, my Wabi is in the same vein, and many steel fixed gears look similar to that (though yeah not as shiny!)

It retails for over $1000 (although I think they aren’t making it currently) and I think the components are pretty low end. But it’s definitely shiny.

[huskerdont]

Since you already have another bike, you have no time pressure and building your own up or converting one would be a great learning experience. I’m assuming you’d be kind enough to post pictures, so we’d get to see them and offer conflicting advice on whatever questions you’d be kind enough to post. As jrenaut stated, fun for everyone.

I converted one that taught me a lot about bikes, but I don’t use it much. Instead I use the one I got for $300 from the now-defunct Hudson Trail Outfitters.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@dcv 147224 wrote:

This link has an expiration date
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/bik/5806242322.html

1000 miles in four years? Those are wall art numbers.

[americancyclo]

@ShawnoftheDread 147252 wrote:

1000 miles in four years? Those are wall art numbers.

and a color only bikenetic could love.

[Subby]

COUNTERPOINT

Just buy one and then if you find you like riding fixed gear, spend the time and money to build up one to your specs.

[jrenaut]

@Subby 147258 wrote:

COUNTERPOINT

Just buy one and then if you find you like riding fixed gear, spend the time and money to build up one to your specs.

I would dislike this for disagreeing with me, except this way you end up with two new bikes instead of one

[americancyclo]

@jrenaut 147259 wrote:

I would dislike this for disagreeing with me, except this way you end up with two new bikes instead of one

or you have one to ride, and then sell to offset the cost of your awesome new fixie

[jrenaut]

What does it mean, to “sell a bike”?

[americancyclo]

@Judd 147187 wrote:

I’m thinking that I would like to add a fixie to the stable.

have you ridden fixed yet?

[americancyclo]

@jrenaut 147263 wrote:

What does it mean, to “sell a bike”?

Is that why you keep buying rental properties? to stash your N+infinity bikes?

[jrenaut]

@americancyclo 147266 wrote:

Is that why you keep buying rental properties? to stash your N+infinity bikes?

I wish. I’m still stuck on two plus the shared longtail. I’m currently very much at S-1.

[DismalScientist]

Building your own doesn’t take all that much time, money or skill. I bought a ’70s Fuji off craigslist for $75. Take off the derailleurs and (shifter) cabling. All you really need is a rear wheel, cog, lockring, and chain, which can be obtained from the internet. Put on the rear wheel with fixed cog and add a chain. Use the inner chainring on the existing double and you are set to go.
You may have the adjust the brakes when you change the rear wheel for both rim width and caliber length if you changed from 27″ to 700c.

[OmphalosSkeptic]

@DismalScientist 147274 wrote:

Building your own doesn’t take all that much time, money or skill. I bought a ’70s Fuji off craigslist for $75. Take off the derailleurs and (shifter) cabling. All you really need is a rear wheel, cog, lockring, and chain, which can be obtained from the internet. Put on the rear wheel with fixed cog and add a chain. Use the inner chainring on the existing double and you are set to go.
You may have the adjust the brakes when you change the rear wheel for both rim width and caliber length if you changed from 27″ to 700c.

I bet everyone was assuming the OP wanted something nice.

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