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*a geared road bicycle can only be properly appreciated after learning and riding a fixed wheel bicycles.

*lol. What?

Do you live by the sea?

*a geared road bicycle can only be properly appreciated after learning and riding a fixed wheel bicycles.

*lol. What?

I think he means that you appreciate freewheeling and gear selection more if you have had no experience of it previously.

Nice mate. If I remember the original bike correctly, you've done some proper work there.

*a geared road bicycle can only be properly appreciated after learning and riding a fixed wheel bicycles.

*lol. What?

it's true, fixed wheel bicycles forced you to keep a good cadence throughout, teach your legs to keep pedalling at a rythm etc.

the only problem is for instance when you go downhill, you're force to spin, this is where a geared bicycle is much appericated, you're able to keep a good cadence by compensating your gearing for certain terrance.

if you watch the Tour De France, you'll notice that on the flat, up the mountain, descent, etc. the cyclists appear to have the same cadence throughout (apart from the sprint to the finish line).

I hope I explain it clearly.

I call bullshit.

I slap you with a fish.

My pug should be finally finished end of this month. Yay! And swapping for all rounders moustache bars instead of drops on the Gitane.

I call bullshit.

Just you wait till you finish building your Merican Josh! I somewhat doubt I've explain it properly thought.

I get what you mean Ed, everyone gets what you mean, but you're thoroughly mistaken if you think that riding a fixed gear first is the only way you can fully appreciate 'the joy of gears'. Yes, riding fixed helps with cadence - roadies have been training on them for years. I'm glad you're enjoying the poetry of it all, but please... no need to preach. And as for the Mercian - it won't be the first time I've ridden a geared bike since before or after the fixie fad.

:)

@eyebrows - What cranks are you using on your build? I'm having a real tough time deciding.

ummm, White Industries ENO at the minute.
shiny shiny
if I can ever find out what BB goes in there...
i know I'll search the transmission database.

I'm getting one of these beauties. Light as hell at 666g (lighter when I get my plastic belt ring on there), and with an oversized spindle for added stiffness.
http://bythehive.com/?page_id=1012

yo, just finished this current project for work...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8299000/8299322.stm

check it out if you have the time.

R

Awesome shins! Will have to make a visit now....

Picked this up for free at the weekend, wheels an' all. Going to build first geared bike. Does anyone know the model? KG281 maybe?

For free?!
Explain!

theft?

sugar daddy?

Just a nice family with too many bikes.

Anyone in your family wanna adopt an 18year old laze meister?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BbPhq6B8H60/StcPv5Sx2oI/AAAAAAAAAYY/UNilQagyYzs/s1600-h/IMG_1881.JPG

Hi from Prague and Budweiss. My friend finished (graduated) my work with precission brands Scattini (porsche font) and Wilson tennis tape grip. I feel good, if I saw this foto :o))))

And coaster brake (in czech language "torpedo") - it is czech culture. Fixed is not typical, but I respect fixed!

And in Prague I saw at last 2 months 2 or 3 singlespeed bikers... Prague is in prenatal situation (Prague have hills).

Zdenek

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Sweet LOOK frame. Sell on eBay and use the money to get a track frame.

Sweet LOOK frame. Sell on eBay and use the money to get a track frame.

Thank you for the compliment, because we re-edited the frame (cut-off puppies, colour, funny brands looks like Porsche), so do not for sell. Unfortunately, in the Czech market with track frames dont exist. I would like also bought some track frame, but I have ALAN TITANAL road frame, which is a rarity, too.

See http://www.zdendablog.blogspot.com/ for my singlespeed projects

Zdenek

Heh, nice Porker! You look like a slim Adrian Chiles.

Thank you for the compliment, because we re-edited the frame (cut-off puppies, colour, funny brands looks like Porsche), so do not for sell. Unfortunately, in the Czech market with track frames dont exist. I would like also bought some track frame, but I have ALAN TITANAL road frame, which is a rarity, too.

See http://www.zdendablog.blogspot.com/ for my singlespeed projects

Zdenek

He was refering to the Look bicycle, not yours

However that is a nice job you have done on the Torpedo

Heh, nice Porker! You look like a slim Adrian Chiles.

Dear Crispin, I googled Adrian Chiles. Holly shit, to this days I thought that I am a nice guy... Porker... Send your photo Crispin!!!! Or you looks lipe Putin? :o)

lol!