Upgrading single speed/fixie wheels
11-14-17, 02:51 AM
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"GIVE ME ADVICE....BUT NOT ADVICE THAT COULD SAVE MY LIFE THOUGH"
You're talking to people who have ridden fixed/SS for YEARS. They know what they're talking about, and have probably crashed due to their own stupidity/fault of others a hundred times over. If they say get a front brake, they're saying it for your own good, not to be picky or start an argument.
Stop being such a snowflake, put a front brake on (Or not, because ultimately its your own choice!) and making a scene.
Don't ask for help and throw your toys out your pram when they do.
You're talking to people who have ridden fixed/SS for YEARS. They know what they're talking about, and have probably crashed due to their own stupidity/fault of others a hundred times over. If they say get a front brake, they're saying it for your own good, not to be picky or start an argument.
Stop being such a snowflake, put a front brake on (Or not, because ultimately its your own choice!) and making a scene.
Don't ask for help and throw your toys out your pram when they do.
11-14-17, 03:52 AM
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I appreciate the wheel advice. I didnt ask for anything more. Name calling on top of that? Really? Maybe Ill rename my bike snowflake to honor your intelligence.
11-14-17, 04:18 AM
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Reacting the way you did is extremely childish, (what? are you the single speed police?) hence my response.
It's like having a go at a car mechanic because he's advised you to change your tyres as they've got no tread left, and you telling him to mind his own business.
But look, it's your bike and your rules. We give advice based on what we see and what we've done. It's up to you to take it on board or ignore it. But calling people out on it and getting salty doesn't encourage them to help you out again.
11-14-17, 09:38 AM
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11-14-17, 10:16 PM
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I was apparently too subtle...
11-15-17, 07:36 PM
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The whole idea of the forum is to not only hang out with fellow cyclists but also to gain from their knowledge. You are probably a young kid who like some young kids thinks they know everything. I was one at one point and I am sure the vast majority of us here were there at one point and a few new kids who are still there. Let me tell you, being hardheaded isn't useful even the hardest of heads will crack open when they crash! You don't know everything just like everyone else on the planet and when someone gives you useful advice that could save your life you should be grateful they gave it to you whether you are smart enough to take it or not.
If you are worried about having a lame front brake, go with something like the eeBrake from Cane Creek and have something cool and light and with really awesome stopping power. If you are worried about price you can get a 105 caliper pretty cheaply or find some used stuff or heck I might even have a front brake you can have for the cost of shipping and handling because I am a nice guy. If you want something with some color Dia Compe BRS100s are the ticket. Want hydraulic, Magura and SRAM make caliper brakes for that (or at least Magura did). Looking to support 'merican made, Paul Component Engineering has you covered and Kool Stop is there for your pads. Plus there are a ton of different levers on the market ranging from super light to super cheap that you can find for all sorts of different configurations of bars.
If I had to pick only one brake to have on a bike it would be the front for sure. You can whine and complain about the advice I have given you but I highly suggest you take it. I have been working in bike shops for 6+ years or so and have been riding for a lot longer and basically eat sleep and breathe bikes these days. There are people on this forum who are way more qualified then I and would and have given you similar advice.
11-16-17, 07:42 AM
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For whatever it's worth, back when I was devouring every English-language cycling manual published between 1930 and 1960 that I could lay hands on to collect information on fixed-gear road cycling, I kept running into references to British cycling law from c.1936 to the present, which mandates a brake for both wheels on a bicycle. A fixed-gear with a lockring is considered a brake by the old British code, but there is still a front brake requirement. You can find lots of photos of British time-trialists burning down the road on fixed-gears with a lone front caliper.
For that matter, look up old photos of children riding bicycles in the U.K. and you'll see a major difference from the bikes pushed on kids in the U.S.A. - their bikes have front brakes. It's just physics, and running with a rear brake only might make for a kewl skid but it will never stop as quickly or as well as a front brake will.
I mention the British laws simply because the U.K. takes bicycles seriously as transportation, as opposed to much U.S. cycling law, which for decades treated us like children on toys.
For that matter, look up old photos of children riding bicycles in the U.K. and you'll see a major difference from the bikes pushed on kids in the U.S.A. - their bikes have front brakes. It's just physics, and running with a rear brake only might make for a kewl skid but it will never stop as quickly or as well as a front brake will.
I mention the British laws simply because the U.K. takes bicycles seriously as transportation, as opposed to much U.S. cycling law, which for decades treated us like children on toys.
11-16-17, 09:24 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
Not to side with this kook but that's already a crapload of carbs. I'd probably pass on dessert too.
11-16-17, 09:32 AM
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For whatever it's worth, back when I was devouring every English-language cycling manual published between 1930 and 1960 that I could lay hands on to collect information on fixed-gear road cycling, I kept running into references to British cycling law from c.1936 to the present, which mandates a brake for both wheels on a bicycle. A fixed-gear with a lockring is considered a brake by the old British code, but there is still a front brake requirement. You can find lots of photos of British time-trialists burning down the road on fixed-gears with a lone front caliper.
For that matter, look up old photos of children riding bicycles in the U.K. and you'll see a major difference from the bikes pushed on kids in the U.S.A. - their bikes have front brakes. It's just physics, and running with a rear brake only might make for a kewl skid but it will never stop as quickly or as well as a front brake will.
I mention the British laws simply because the U.K. takes bicycles seriously as transportation, as opposed to much U.S. cycling law, which for decades treated us like children on toys.
For that matter, look up old photos of children riding bicycles in the U.K. and you'll see a major difference from the bikes pushed on kids in the U.S.A. - their bikes have front brakes. It's just physics, and running with a rear brake only might make for a kewl skid but it will never stop as quickly or as well as a front brake will.
I mention the British laws simply because the U.K. takes bicycles seriously as transportation, as opposed to much U.S. cycling law, which for decades treated us like children on toys.
The ultimate place to cycle that I know of is the Scandinavian countries. They have separate roads for cyclists everywhere, and cyclists have right of way EVERYWHERE. Its cycling heaven!
11-16-17, 09:35 AM
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11-16-17, 10:13 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
11-16-17, 10:28 AM
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11-16-17, 10:49 AM
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11-16-17, 09:16 PM
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11-17-17, 08:58 AM
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Love it!
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