2018 Post Your Fixed Gear / Singlespeed Megathread
02-08-18, 05:40 PM
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I used a Keirin style clamp-on front brake for years but last summer thanks to @jonelliotelliot, lucked into the "Compression wedge type deal in the steerer" exactly like you described. Posted about it back when I got it. I use it the majority of my time on this bike, and could not be happier with it ...
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespe...l#post19918620
I still have my old fork clamp set-up that works fine and if you or anybody else here wants it - its yours...
02-09-18, 08:42 AM
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Added a little extra to one of my fixies. Bought a Bendix 2 speed kickback hub. Im slowly buying these hubs for all my hard riders. My bike group puts down 30 miles or so at a time on the old vintage bikes. Nothing beats this yellow line. With bikes weighing from 50-70+ lbs, this low gear helps as a last resort to keep you from falling sideways up steep hills from the lack of motion.
02-15-18, 07:00 AM
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02-15-18, 08:44 AM
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02-15-18, 09:50 AM
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I left the chain long as I had a bigger rear cog on order...
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02-15-18, 11:10 AM
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Mixed riding mild hills with the possibility of quite a bit of stop and go. I have 42, 44 and 48 tooth chainrings and 16 and 20 tooth cogs for variation. Of course my 50+ year old legs will tell me what they want! Lol
02-16-18, 10:19 AM
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Yeah, I would've had to bring waaay more gear than I wanted to coupled with the fact that you can't really rent a bike at an early enough hour to ride A1A when it's not crazy busy. I just scrapped the idea. If I visited more often I'd keep a beater bike down there.
02-16-18, 09:24 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
Same ol' Bare Knuckle, different day.
02-17-18, 11:34 AM
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I think yours came out a little darker. The first photo you posted has that slight glow which the color exhibits in low light. It's uncanny how much ambient light the metallic can reflect.
