London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

asm, I dunno if you're superhuman. There are certain signs to look out for: a preference for tights over 3/4s is where it usually begins. Wearing a cape in the rain's a dead giveaway too.

When people try my bike, they get a little freaked out: When they stop putting pressure on the pedals and would usually coast, they feel the pedals pushing on their feet. It gives them a feeling that the bike is running away with them.

I've learned that is a good feeling. It reminds me to keep pedalling.

Zen thing? Nah, but you can feel the road under you. When you grab a handful of brake, and the way your pedals feel tells you that your back wheel is about to come off the ground and you better ease off or push yourself backwards. When you go into a turn and you think you're going to fast and with a tiny bit of resistance from your legs you can drop your speed a little bit.

No gears to worry about whether you're maximising your efficiency. Not gears to keep running smoothly to make sure they don't mess up in the rain. The hum of a smooth drivetrain and rubber on road.

Try one out and see for yourself. You might not like it - but you'll know more about it than if you just listen to what we tell you it feels like.

He gave up the booze years ago, when he met Kathleen Brennan, who was to become, and remains, his wife.

thats a good explanation. going brakeless is the next step in getting in touch with the bike.

Word. It's not for everyone, I'll admit that much, but it does make you feel even more connected to your bike. It's nice to keep things minimal.

i had never ridden fixed before i bought a converted road bike with a flip flop hub
thinking i could just ride singlespeed if i didnt like fixed.
i have never used the freewheel and fixed is definately the better way.
i think i convinced myself i would like and then found i actually did if that makes any sense?
as for brakeless, i did it for a week because i did not have a brake lever and then stuck a front one on.
its good to have it for safety but i think i may ditch it one day.

^^^^and that's coming from someone who lives in a city full of hills!

No, a clipless pedal system is the next step to feeling more connected with your bike and then after that, riding hundreds of kilometres is the next step to feeling connected with your bike.

Removing your brakes doesn't connect you to anything, it just gives you less levers to play with.

Was in Brussels at the weekend: Eddy Merckx bike pr0n

This is my newly completed Graham Weigh. It used to belong to Chris Hoy don't ya know! The frame has been sprayed since though, as it was a bit tatty when i got hold of it, plus i managed to get some original decals from Graham Weigh Cycles. Nice. I know some might scold me for respraying an ex Chris Hoy frame, but if it had his name on the top tube i would have left it...but it didn't, so i thought i'd get it looking exactly how i wanted! So there ;)



Everyone needs "SpokeSparx". Yep.

quite a bit of the folding stuff been poured into that beauty :O

its a beauty......lucky git

Looking good Alex!! When do you depart?

Ah har, yes....my departure. I'm flying to Buenos Aires on the 31st; Halloween...will be a spooky flight! So unfortunately i'm not gonna get to ride this tart for another year, as it'll be sitting alone in a storage unit, feeling sorry for itself. Shame. Maybe i'll do the ultimate sad rider thing and put it's picture in my wallet! Hehe. Or maybe not, that's going too far!

Oh, Andy...i've got those CXP30 tub wheels i mentioned ages ago...there's some pix at the end of the 'trade' thread. Spread the word if poss to see if anyone needs 'em! Cheers duder!

STEEP!!!

that is a VERY large chainring.

Clearly not the steed of a spinner. Or a human.

its one of those optical illusions. it only looks big!

http://www.glorycycles.com/ahwiboop.html

I think a serrated bin lid and drawing pin epoxied to a drive train could give the same gear inches for much less £

im sure they already tried that...

;-)

Is that Dura Ace red, or is that some reflection/lens aberration ???

but the rider is always going downhill so it's prob only equivalent to 75 or so gear inches

Never mind the Dura Ace hubs, what about the rims, eh? It looks like they've been soaked in pigs' blood or something equally sticky. What are they, Alex? I reckon they look good with the green frame. Those piggies didn't die in vain. Any chance of a photo away from that pink wall, though?

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1079/p1030023ejb1.jpg

What the hell is that? and how do you put wheels on it?

The rear dropouts will connect to those two holes in the stays. Bolt on dropouts.

Monkey is irreplaceable!
Unlike those dropouts.

the black one does not really do it for me....did I say that.

Here's a gentleman who took 'bike porn' a little too literally:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/26/nsex126.xml

No idea why that should be illegal though (assuming it was his bike).

Well, it's not urban, pics are bad, it's not built yet, but what the heck,it's ti and it's mine: