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Old 23rd April 2008   #1
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Brighton Fixed

Apologies for the blatant forum-jack. I've been lurking, and finally sold myself the idea of going fixed. I'd been riding my commuter as a single, and decided why not, raise the cash and grab an off the peg for £400. Until I remembered, I'm moving to Brighton next October. At the moment, I'm from Portsmouth, so lacking in the hills department. Is fixed a plan, or will I be regretting the lack of gears?
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Old 23rd April 2008   #2
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I love riding brighton Fixed.

By the way, if you use the seach function for "Brighton" and you'll find a community of fixed riders down there.
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Old 23rd April 2008   #3
Stormy
depends which part of Brighton, coast is flat, middle up London Road is flat, Southover Street is like everest, up by the station is a bit hilly, you can avoid most of them if you know you're way around
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Old 23rd April 2008   #4
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yeah we've got our own little corner of the forum http://www.londonfgss.com/thread1277.html

There's def lots of us, got over taken by three on the way home :)
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Old 23rd April 2008   #5
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gearing around 69 inches is quite alright for most of the hills in brighton, and a reliable front brake is really a must, one reason is the hills which you can pick up quite a speed on and also the people dont often look when they step out/pull out in a car.
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Old 23rd April 2008   #6
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Sounds like more of a navigation problem - resold! And as for the brakes, I witnessed Brighton's hills in the snow (early april??) and it doesn't look a place to go brakeless anytime soon!
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Old 23rd April 2008   #7
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like lewis says about 69 an you're all good for the hills. it'll make you strong!
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