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Much support Hippy. I thought the reason we rode fixed gear in winter was
the saving of expensive kit for lovely summer days down the lanes.
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I only stopped commuting on my fixed because I went to midfoot and the toe overlap was a bit mental on the short frame and I was starting to do ultras so I wanted to be on one bike all the time, hence the move towards the Kinesis stuff. I did end up doing quite a few commutes on my Inbred SS but that's another kettle of yabbies.
hippy
Well, you might. I'm a tightarse (and who specified old?). That's why I like Kinesis stuff for year round abuse. I don't cry when I drop an allen key on a £700 frame or ride the cheapest Shimano BB through a flooded road. I only took the Shiv out in bad conditions when it was a race or leading to a race. I didn't just flog it day in day out. That was what the PX was for.
I did shitloads of miles on my Ribble Audax, that was the wrong size, before giving it away. Think they were less than £100 new. If you're that fussy about your bikes, maybe you should stick to the turbo in winter. :-*