2017 Post Your Fixed Gear / Singlespeed Megathread
05-09-17, 05:14 PM
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Fyxation Session. Really tough and grippy, but easy rolling. Great tire for shedding on your fixed gear.
https://www.retro-gression.com/colle...ssion-700-tire
Note that the 28c tires run wide, closer to 32mm than 28mm.
https://www.retro-gression.com/colle...ssion-700-tire
Note that the 28c tires run wide, closer to 32mm than 28mm.
05-11-17, 06:19 PM
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@DarkShot
looks great!
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That Tiemeyer is what one of the Kardashians would look like as a bike.
looks great!
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That Tiemeyer is what one of the Kardashians would look like as a bike.
05-11-17, 07:16 PM
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Is this one a little more pleasing to you?
05-11-17, 07:29 PM
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An "aero" bike with non-aero wheels, stacked steerer tube and riser stem doesn't look good to me.
Its a Kardashian, Thick while trying not to look thick.
The second one is definitely better.
Its a Kardashian, Thick while trying not to look thick.
The second one is definitely better.
05-11-17, 07:45 PM
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I love Tiemeyers, but it looks like it's set up for road riding, which I don't really get.
05-11-17, 09:16 PM
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It is set up for the road because I live 4 1/2 hours from the velodrome....how else am I going to train for Nationals? To race it in the velodrome, all I have to do is swap the stem/bars, remove the brake & bottle cages, put on 1/8" gears and aero wheels. Other than doing 2 1/2 - 3 hour interval sessions during the week, I do a 63 mile Saturday morning group ride with speeds from 27-31 mph and a 45 mile Sunday morning group ride with speeds from 27-34 mph. It really pisses off the roadies when I'm on the front pulling the entire ride. Since I upgraded to a new race bike, this one has become my road training machine and back up race bike.
05-11-17, 09:37 PM
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Yeah I just feel like a road bike would make more sense for training on the road. You do you though.
05-12-17, 01:43 PM
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BTW I think his bike is pretty cool despite the hate on here
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05-12-17, 05:39 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
On the other side of that same coin, I don't get why anyone would want to ride 23mm tires on the street.
I also don't like cooked broccoli, the band KISS or wearing denim pants.
05-12-17, 06:21 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
Fat bikes are an entirely different story. Those are just dumb.
05-12-17, 09:28 PM
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I'm also a track racer and SS/FG rider btw.
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05-12-17, 10:26 PM
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I do as well, and they can be any color as long as they are black. I do have a fat bike, but it has its purpose, and riding on the road is not it.
05-12-17, 10:43 PM
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05-12-17, 10:53 PM
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[QUOTE=TenSpeedV2;19579821]I do as well, and they can be any color as long as they are black. I do have a fat bike, but it has its purpose, and riding on the road is not it.[/QUOT
Agreed about fat tires being for off road.
I enjoy riding efficiently and for road work, thin makes sense and I have bought different sized tires and compared them all conditions being equal and I like as thin. Thin is in!
Agreed about fat tires being for off road.
I enjoy riding efficiently and for road work, thin makes sense and I have bought different sized tires and compared them all conditions being equal and I like as thin. Thin is in!
05-12-17, 11:20 PM
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in real world conditions (potholes, cracks, uneven pavement etc) skinny tires- since they need to be pumped up to higher pressures- are actually less efficient than fatter ones. of course, there is a point where this stops being true, but a 28mm tire at 85psi is more efficient than a 23mm tire pumped to 120.