Nice!Old purple trek road bike with a campy bmx crank and a chub hub, here's the only pic I've got:
I run a front brake. I try not to use it much, but I live in SF where there are lots of steep hills and even more stupid people in cars. That front brake has saved my ass a bunch of times. Yeah it's not as fashionable, but I got over fashion a long time ago.how many of you guys have a front brake?
There was a fixie crash in the Broadway tunnel during a CM where an ambulance was called in.I run a front brake. I try not to use it much, but I live in SF where there are lots of steep hills and even more stupid people in cars. That front brake has saved my ass a bunch of times. Yeah it's not as fashionable, but I got over fashion a long time ago.
Well... I think part of it is that you have to pedal all of the time and you can back pedal and hop/skid to slow down. It's not the most practical of bikes. For some reason or another a lot of bike messengers use them and they are popular with hipsters.I have been seeing a lot of fixies around my town, I admit they look nice and simple. But here is my question, and please don't flame me for asking, but since many fixed gear bikes already have front brake, would it be too complicated to have a single speed bike with a freewheel, with brake on front and back? I mean, not too much more weight but a lot safer to ride?
Single speed and fixed are two completely different experiences when riding. You can do some really sweet things with a fixed gear, coasting is not one of those things however.I have been seeing a lot of fixies around my town, I admit they look nice and simple. But here is my question, and please don't flame me for asking, but since many fixed gear bikes already have front brake, would it be too complicated to have a single speed bike with a freewheel, with brake on front and back? I mean, not too much more weight but a lot safer to ride?
It would not be complicated at all, but it is a different beast. Not all single speeds are fixed gears. The name means that the rear cog is "fixed" to the rear hub, as in there is no freewheel mechanism. Most "single speeds" have a freewheel so you can coast.I have been seeing a lot of fixies around my town, I admit they look nice and simple. But here is my question, and please don't flame me for asking, but since many fixed gear bikes already have front brake, would it be too complicated to have a single speed bike with a freewheel, with brake on front and back? I mean, not too much more weight but a lot safer to ride?
fugly.Ahh what the hell I'll post this up here , I'm sure some of you might have seen this bike on "other" forums but here's the fixed gear bike i build for KidRobot.
Before anyone comments YES they have it up for sale at their Miami store of a ungodly amount of cash , so please don't flame me for what they want to retail this thing at , thanks
I handbuilt the frame , had all the parts custom powdercoated , re-covered a Macneil Pivotal seat with snowflake white Ostrich leather
and made some cool toy valve caps for it.
I had allot of fun building it ! Fixies are fun , I'm totally hooked now !
The guys over at kidrobot spec'd the overall look , I just made it happen in the end.
I'm building myself another one with a more down to earth parts kit to ride around on and YES it's going to have a front brake so I don't kill myself as OG mentioned people in cars are down right crazy!