Fuji Track / Fuji Track Pro / Fuji Track Classic

i like bull horns because its nice when u pull away in the traffic light and u can still cruise holding the bars at the middle...
i dont like drop outs cuz i never grab the bottom end so it's a waste of space really! :p

okedokey

aye, I kinda like drops but since I mainly use the bike for commuting (just started today, but I know thats what'll happen!) I rarely get the chance to grab the bottom.. Might keep my spare set of bars in case I ever get to the track and chop the others off.. or trade them for a flat bar, whatever..

The other big plus with bullhorn is that they make skidding much easier, really good for newb riders trying build up their chops.

However, drops offer a better range of hand positions, look classier(*) and are track legal unlike bullhorns, which are relegated to just pursuit & TT events - yawn!. Plus once you can skid, drops are just as good as bullhorns.

(*) Controversial I know but its my personal opinion and I'm a mouthy git.

i learnt to skid on risers and ive got nitto drops on order. yum yum yum

risers = ?

horns really help in the skidding! true :P (i'm new to fixing around lol)

i've also got some old school raleigh drop outs! buurkk! :P

horns were easier to climb with, but my technique has got much better now i have drops - i don't even stand out of the saddle much these days.

you could try swapping the oversizes with some normal ones? unless they're 2nd hand...

still cant skid :(

FixAxioN risers = ?

horns really help in the skidding! true :P (i'm new to fixing around lol)

i've also got some old school raleigh drop outs! buurkk! :P

riser bars like on a mountain bike

horns???? as in cows???
or honk???/

i heard someone call them cowhorns the other day.

it was funny

skidding.. heh kinda got it on my first evening riding fixed, but my left leg hurt like all hell the next morning. Might be doing something wrong, I can skid, but not without more leg pressure than I'd have thought necessary. I guess 48x16 doesn't help either..

edit: that was on the drops I think, sitting down.. Do people stand up to skid? I should be watching all the cool videos on youtube, shouldn't I?

sitting down skids are the harder i think, esp with your 48x16!

i'm currently running a 48x18 and stand up right holding the horns to shift my weight forward. i then seat back down if i want to start pedalling again! :P

i've only managed once to skid 2-3 meters to a halt and did a trackstand (20 secs before the light turned green!)

This whole skidding malarkey... what's the dealio?

you, like - skid.

right, so what i've decided to do about the oversized bars is use a headset adaptor to allow the use of an ahead-style stem (which gives me a lot more flexibility regarding which bars i can use). then i'll just pick up a new stem that fits the oversized bars, too easy.

So after hunting for a frame to convert and realising that it'll cost just as much if not more than a production bike, a bumper pay day on Friday and my mate buying a Bianchi Pista last night resulting in pure nevy and an unhealthy urge to kill I've decided that I'm going to get a Fuji Track in about a weeks time. I'm going to be buying the bike on t'internet and would liek to know if anyone can find it cheaper than cyclesense.co.uk. The size I'm going for is 56cm. I've also seen the bike at Biddlebikes.co.uk for a bit more if cyclesense sell 'em out before I get my paws on one.

The reason for my post is because I bought a Kryptonite Evolution Mini for £35.00 one day before someone posted on here a link to it being £27.00 delivered.

Thanks

Andrew

PS. I've just discovered that If i buy the bike from biddle and use their pricematch then I can get the bike for £258.00 after the difference+5% refund. that's the price to beat so far and at £92.00 off the retail price I don't think it can be beat but I just want to make sure.

u bought the lock before the bike?

jv u bought the lock before the bike?

I currently have another bike which I've been riding to work for a few weeks. It's a full suspension MTB so not exactly what I require for commuting.

i think badtmy just bought his for £287.

Man, i saw one at £300 and thought that was good? But at the prices you've got, i'd just get one before they sell out!!!

yup, I bought mine from biddle for £287 and I thought it was a good deal.. Cyclesense didn't have them when I bought mine, but that is a great price! £265 is a bargain really.. Biddlebikes is a relatively new company, I really wouldn't do the price match thing with them, almost doesn't seem fair! Or maybe ask them first if it'd be alright or if they'd be losing money? lol..

so, are you pleased with it? I'm considering it, but find the decals etc a bit ugly. do you think they'd be ok to remove?

when i saw the bike, it is very very basic. small tubing alround, small flange cheapo formula hubs, cheap rims, tiny quill stem. only thing i liked is the really chunky chain and crank/chainset. also doesn't come with any brake, at all. but reflectors, WTF!!

I found them impossible to remove. And yeah, ugly as hell.. 2 days after I got it, I removed the wheels, bars and seatpost, masked the headset and cranks and spray painted it using a £2 can I bought at bricklane. Looks so much better..

:)

Other than that, it's a nice bike.. The gearing is a little heavy, so you might want to buy a bigger sprocket (18t maybe?). It is cheap and so it feels fairly cheap.. But I have never tried an "expensive" or proper road/fixed bike before - anything feels "flexy" as hell, compared to my bmx.

If I had the time and patience, I would've asked the fixedgearlondon dudes what they could come up with for £300, I think it could've been nicer!