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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-31-08, 02:49 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,287
Posted By Jet-man

lol - a thread about one group of freds talking...

lol - a thread about one group of freds talking about trying to drop another group of freds. Indeed classic.

The 20% BF 'roadies' you are talking about dropping are hardly real roadies. Any...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-23-08, 10:30 AM
Replies: 237
Views: 22,715
Posted By Jet-man

not quite a ride, much more fun than riding in...

not quite a ride, much more fun than riding in the snow IMHO

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/jetlagmcr/ICE/2008Carliceclimbing0842.jpg
...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-19-08, 12:56 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,372
Posted By Jet-man

I've had several - I got this last winter. I'm...

I've had several - I got this last winter. I'm way into canyon carving. Fun to ride early AMs in the summer pre traffic up in the Mts. I do some track days, but the track situation in DEN blows...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-14-08, 06:13 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,390
Posted By Jet-man

it totally depends upon which rollers you get -...

it totally depends upon which rollers you get - and how much air pressure you're running.

Kreitler dyno-mytes are a serious workout for anyone - w/o a Killer Headwind. Dyno-lytes aren't as tough...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-07-08, 05:04 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 11,601
Posted By Jet-man

my last post was deleted for being too rough...

my last post was deleted for being too rough toward the nancies here :(

I'm here, laughing my A off.

Call me Satan :D
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-07-08, 03:34 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 17,698
Posted By Jet-man

Brilliant. Another classic fixed gear forum...

Brilliant. Another classic fixed gear forum thread. Keep it up toolboxes, keep it up :p

- condolences to that guy's friends & family
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-06-08, 05:40 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 11,601
Posted By Jet-man

I'm still here laughing my A off - the funny...

I'm still here laughing my A off - the funny thing is that everyone I've forwarded this threat to now think that fixed gear cyclists are a bunch of total nancy-boy chumps (can't really argue w/ that...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-03-08, 04:06 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 11,601
Posted By Jet-man

JFC I had no idea that fixed gear riders were...

JFC I had no idea that fixed gear riders were such nancies, wow. Riding down an empty hall (carpeted - it would be virtually impossible to crash - and I've already done it 100x) is not only...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-03-08, 01:09 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 11,601
Posted By Jet-man

So......... riding 50 yards down an empty hall,...

So......... riding 50 yards down an empty hall, with zero people around, is a legitimate safety concern that should be stopped ASAP??? Please explain

If I was running a red light with zero people...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-03-08, 12:43 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 11,601
Posted By Jet-man

I get to work at 0600 0630 - the building is...

I get to work at 0600 0630 - the building is virtually empty.

I have ridden successfully to my office - only about 100x before - literally 100x with zero issues ever.

Yes, I think that...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-03-08, 11:51 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 11,601
Posted By Jet-man

I'm commuting on my fixie - so it is somewhat...

I'm commuting on my fixie - so it is somewhat fixed gear related
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-03-08, 11:50 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 11,601
Posted By Jet-man

Busted by F-Tard Security riding to my office

Here is the EM.

I commute to work daily unless it's snowing - so I've missed several days this winter thus far. I'm able to open the doors and ride all the way to my office w/o unclipping.

I...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-03-08, 11:43 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,097
Posted By Jet-man

Rollers - zero question @ this. Get a Killer...

Rollers - zero question @ this. Get a Killer Headwind or smaller diameter drums if you need more resistance.

The only downside to rollers is the price. Kreitlers are around $400 and the Headwind...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-31-07, 10:31 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,131
Posted By Jet-man

search for this subject - it's been discussed...

search for this subject - it's been discussed many times

the TT is insanely short on that bike
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-30-07, 03:34 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,154
Posted By Jet-man

I could tell some stories about what an A-hole...

I could tell some stories about what an A-hole Andy from YJ is or was... He used to be into cola and the other owner (chick) was an alcoholic - a good combination. Back when I had a Fisher...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-28-07, 12:16 PM
Replies: 11,184
Views: 2,801,520
Posted By Jet-man

leaning a bike for locking it up - not in a rack...

leaning a bike for locking it up - not in a rack - see, I always take my bike inside and have not locked up a bike outside since college - thanks :) Yeah, and when riding 10K miles per year, I wasn't...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-28-07, 10:26 AM
Replies: 11,184
Views: 2,801,520
Posted By Jet-man

WTF is up w/ the pads on the top tube? Are...

WTF is up w/ the pads on the top tube? Are people riding whilst sitting on the TT so they need some padding? Are people getting into twisted wrecks frequently and they do not want their bars...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-27-07, 07:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 732
Posted By Jet-man

+2 cool bike

+2 cool bike
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-18-07, 04:48 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,479
Posted By Jet-man

if you don't get something custom and high...

if you don't get something custom and high dollar, you may as well give up cycling.

Contact Moots, Seven, or any number of custom frame builders to get your dream bike, preferably a Ti and carbon...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-18-07, 04:46 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,154
Posted By Jet-man

Lacrosse used to be in the Guinness book of world...

Lacrosse used to be in the Guinness book of world records for most bars per capita - something like a jillion bars in a 1 mile stretch of road somewhere there.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-18-07, 03:35 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,154
Posted By Jet-man

skanking - on Old Sauk (lived toward the end of...

skanking - on Old Sauk (lived toward the end of that road for the 1st 12 yrs of my life) you are not even close to the big/steep hills. - OK, you are close to some - Cleveland is 15+% and 500 meters...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-18-07, 01:43 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,154
Posted By Jet-man

Born & raised in Madsion - currently in DEN. ...

Born & raised in Madsion - currently in DEN.

Madison is hands down the best riding town I've ever been to. Fixie is fine for around town, but the real riding is to the west and SW of town with a...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-16-07, 08:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 438
Posted By Jet-man

it's your typical SE Asian made fixie. The TT is...

it's your typical SE Asian made fixie. The TT is crazy short, 57 on a 60cm bike - so I considered that bike for about a half of a second vs my Kilo as I'd have needed a 150 or 160 stem (as in does...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-15-07, 04:57 PM
Replies: 11,184
Views: 2,801,520
Posted By Jet-man

black & green bike = very cool color scheme. ...

black & green bike = very cool color scheme.

Tell me you don't ride w/ your saddle tilted like that
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-13-07, 06:33 PM
Replies: 288
Views: 21,707
Posted By Jet-man

For the love of god, do NOT make a brown one - it...

For the love of god, do NOT make a brown one - it shouldn't be a big secret that Surely already has that camp.

Sounds like a sweet bike. Burnt orange is a cool bike color IMHO
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-11-07, 09:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 903
Posted By Jet-man

I have the middle resistance ones - 3" drums -...

I have the middle resistance ones - 3" drums - lyte, myte?? Not sure of the name. There is no substitute for Kreitler. I got my sis a pr in 1991, and she still uses them every winter (she got me...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-11-07, 09:23 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,664
Posted By Jet-man

Bone - I respect your answer. It is funny, you...

Bone - I respect your answer. It is funny, you have to admit, that some guys neg cheap bikes - when the fact of the matter is #1 - it does not matter for what the bike will be used for and #2 the...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-11-07, 08:18 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,664
Posted By Jet-man

trying to determine why dudes are hammering the...

trying to determine why dudes are hammering the cheaper bikes.

Are you guys all pro racers doing fixie races or something or just being elitist?

For commuting or riding around town, I'm not...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-11-07, 01:29 PM
Replies: 38,868
Views: 4,817,880
Posted By Jet-man

no clips and straps - I'm all about clipless. ...

no clips and straps - I'm all about clipless. Yeah, I thought about the yellow saddle - but I'm used to the SLK and don't know if I'm ready to start jacking around w/ new/different saddles.
...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-11-07, 01:05 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 4,913
Posted By Jet-man

I'm liking this one better than OEM ...

I'm liking this one better than OEM

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/jetlagmcr/misc/IMG_1322.jpg
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-11-07, 12:45 PM
Replies: 38,868
Views: 4,817,880
Posted By Jet-man

still working on the best way to get the bottle...

still working on the best way to get the bottle cage on the bike in a clean fashion - not super stable w/ this set-up. Yes I realize I 'should' have black pedals and the red Keos are conspicuous :) ...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-08-07, 01:32 PM
Replies: 11,184
Views: 2,801,520
Posted By Jet-man

Thanks guys. The bars are nashbar specials -...

Thanks guys.

The bars are nashbar specials - $20. I was going to cut some 44 road bars for the home-made bullhorns, but will keep them in case I want to switch it around in the future
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-08-07, 10:57 AM
Replies: 11,184
Views: 2,801,520
Posted By Jet-man

Look Keo Sprints. I'm riding Keo Carbon's on my...

Look Keo Sprints. I'm riding Keo Carbon's on my road bike and thus needed to keep the same for shoe compatibility. Ja the red is not my 1st choice in color (they don't make yellow :) ) but the...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-08-07, 10:18 AM
Replies: 11,184
Views: 2,801,520
Posted By Jet-man

add one to the list. Yellow Conti 4Ks 700x25...

add one to the list.

Yellow Conti 4Ks 700x25 are enroute, then I'll be done w/ it - maybe. I'm toying w/ the idea of a yellow seat to fully geek it out, but I'm pretty used to the SLK. I got a...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-06-07, 01:19 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 7,346
Posted By Jet-man

with many fixie riders, the look is often the...

with many fixie riders, the look is often the most important thing.

Helmet - never, way not cool
Carhartt pants - yes, more mandatory than any cycling shorts
chin pubes aka goatee - necessary...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-05-07, 05:00 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,997
Posted By Jet-man

yep, the dork factor of a ski helmet on a bike...

yep, the dork factor of a ski helmet on a bike would be sky-high. I'd go no helmet w/ a warm hat before a ski helmet, then again, I'm an ex cat1 elitist type :) & would make due w/ a thiner hat...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-05-07, 04:33 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,668
Posted By Jet-man

Look Keos have a muuuch larger contact area than...

Look Keos have a muuuch larger contact area than eggbeaters presuming you do not need a MTB pedal or shoe.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-29-07, 04:54 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,059
Posted By Jet-man

uh, practically every new single speed bike you...

uh, practically every new single speed bike you buy is going to be made in Taiwan or China folks.

I looked at some wheels on ebay from NYC bikes - they were charging $60 for shipping - that seems...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-04-06, 11:58 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,884
Posted By Jet-man

go w/ the no chamios & wear regular cycling...

go w/ the no chamios & wear regular cycling shorts or bibs under the bib-tights. The issue w/ bib-tights w/ a chamios is that you'll freeze your johnson off w/ only 1 layer of lycra (even if it's...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-03-06, 09:09 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,555
Posted By Jet-man

aaack - I was really hoping they'd be on c-dale. ...

aaack - I was really hoping they'd be on c-dale. I really think that Specialized is trying to have the fugliest bikes in the market (not that c-dale didn't try to follow them w/ the sys-6 and that...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-03-06, 09:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,615
Posted By Jet-man

just my $.02.......... the shimano crank will...

just my $.02.......... the shimano crank will make zero difference aside from how it looks. If it's important for you to have the 'shimano crank look' then go for it. If you don't want to drop...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-28-06, 09:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 422
Posted By Jet-man

yes you should tighten the bearings. Bearings on...

yes you should tighten the bearings. Bearings on new SLs getting a little loose is not uncommon. You should have gotten the tightening tool w/ the wheelset. Obviously don't crank them down AMAP...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-27-06, 08:49 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,084
Posted By Jet-man

Muscular size has to do with knowing how to lift,...

Muscular size has to do with knowing how to lift, how to eat, how to rest and perhaps most importantly how to suffer. 99% of people in the gym - say cyclists in the winter lifting for 3 months -...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-27-06, 03:58 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,084
Posted By Jet-man

Not that I have an opinion on it - but having...

Not that I have an opinion on it - but having been lifting and cycling for 22 yrs I feel pretty comfortable saying that there is no need for a smith machine - unless you're f-ed up and trying to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-26-06, 03:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,084
Posted By Jet-man

I always noticed that when I ride my 1st 1000...

I always noticed that when I ride my 1st 1000 miles of the season my legs got smaller (unless I stick w/ the lifting). However, I do think that lifting in the off season is a good idea. It also may...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-26-06, 03:22 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,490
Posted By Jet-man

pull out black-jack, smash cyclist over the...

pull out black-jack, smash cyclist over the head/face, drag body/bike out of cross walk, tell other cyclists they may want to watch for 'walk signs' in the crosswalk before impeding traffic, continue...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-24-06, 05:01 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,714
Posted By Jet-man

like anything you get used to it. Starting w/o...

like anything you get used to it. Starting w/o anything to hold onto is a bit tricky - but easy once you get the hang of it.

Uh, you should clip in if you have any interest in getting a maximal...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-24-06, 05:01 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,714
Posted By Jet-man

like anything you get used to it. Starting w/o...

like anything you get used to it. Starting w/o anything to hold onto is a bit tricky - but easy once you get the hang of it.

Uh, you should clip in if you have any interest in getting a maximal...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-23-06, 05:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 624
Posted By Jet-man

I know nothing @ wheelsets in that price range...

I know nothing @ wheelsets in that price range however I'd think that whatever ones you think are best - look coolest or weigh the least or whatever criteria you have for liking a wheelset would be...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-06, 03:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,165
Posted By Jet-man

Sweet - welcome to the club (if you actually pull...

Sweet - welcome to the club (if you actually pull the trigger on the 613). If the Sys 6 is that much better, it's gotta be amazing. Hard to imagine a bike better than the '13 - it's cool on anti...
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