'Fixed' bikes...

[alecstilleyedye]

are they still called fixed if they're broken?

 

[piedwagtail91]

fixys cant be good for uphills, right? You must have to stand on the pedals out of the seat and knacker your knees.

i have bad knees from running but don't have a problem on fixed.
most of my last 10,000 miles have been on it with no knee problems.
climbing is a different experience on fixed, even out of the saddle on a steep climb grinding away at low revs there doesn't seem to be any strain on the knees.

 

[Dayvo]

are they still called fixed if they're broken?

No! Then they're called 'fuxxed'!

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

No! Then they're called 'fuxxed'!

Nice one Dayvo

 

[hubgearfreak]

I just can't see the sense for them

because the gentleman bicyclist ought to have one in ones collection

 

[bobajobrob]

I have a crusty old tourer converted to fixed that I commute on. I like it for the following reasons:

* less to go wrong
* it's fun

I don't like it for the following reasons:

* sucks to climbs steep hills on it
* scary when descending fast

Fortunately my commute is fairly flat

Oh, and I don't by into the "zen" thing and feeling "more connected" with the bike. I feel just as connected on my geared bikes due to a big piece of leather up my backside.

 

[bobajobrob]

they are like the apple macs of the bike world...

I thought fixed was for knackered old bikes

 

[yenrod]

Think i'll stick to a 'standard machine'...bit more relaxing - if you need to rest the legs / freewheel etc...

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Fixed bikes are lots of fun. Just like geared bikes but in a different way.

 

[got-to-get-fit]

I just dont get it .....it looks like a lot of hard work for a bit of zen. If i want zen i will do some heavy breathing on the sofa not on some windy gradient.

 

[Keith Oates]

You would find it difficult to ride a fixed bike on a sofa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[got-to-get-fit]

thats another argument for not getting one then.

 

[Keith Oates]

What sofa or fixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[beanzontoast]

I use my bike like a fixed for much of the time - rarely change gear on my normal commute route unless there's a gale blowing in my face and generally complete the journey both ways without using gears. I wonder if other do this too?

 

[Aperitif]

I use my bike like a fixed for much of the time - rarely change gear on my normal commute route unless there's a gale blowing in my face and generally complete the journey both ways without using gears. I wonder if other do this too?

I do exactly that too beanz. 39 x 14 for what it's worth. No idea how that relates to a 'fixie'?! Sometimes use 52 x 13/12 - if the bit at the back changes ok