Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

my new fixie !

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Pedalling backwards can't be great for stability.

Plenty of people manage it fine.

^^ Poor frame

^^^ Thought that read 'FOFFA' for a second.

reminds me of an overbuilt argos bmx

^ wait which thread am I in?

^ wait which thread am I in?

I know i know, but come on that frame, ignoring teh fact it's rossin
i see

and the rim decals :s

Anyone for a shitty fix?

haha, that is brilliant

oh i c. pedalling backwards though, shite!

Not necessarily. In the book 'Bicycling Science' there is a reference to a study that shows that people have greater maximum power output, but a lower fatigue threshold, when pedalling backwards.

Basically it's good for sprinters.

That bolt-on (or should that be bodge-on) track end is awful. There are even mudguard eyelets that could be drilled and bolted to give some rigidity, but they've been ignored. Stupid.

i might give that a read, sounds interesting,

I would have thought that the geometry of the bike would mean pushing away from the seat in the direction we are used is most effective. Surely you would need to angle the downtube the other way to allow maximum power when peddaling the other way

fuck, i don't know what im talking about, il read the book.

Puppy lovers look away please.

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ohhhhh shittttt

billy, you are a dick

some people..

just know how to make a bike look good ;)

Billy, you twat. Enjoy your pedalstrike.

i might give that a read, sounds interesting,

I would have thought that the geometry of the bike would mean pushing away from the seat in the direction we are used is most effective. Surely you would need to angle the downtube the other way to allow maximum power when peddaling the other way

fuck, i don't know what im talking about, il read the book.

I found an online discussion about it, too:
http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/archive/index.php/t-31014.html

bogeys

Anyone for a shitty fix?

...may need a shorter crank

Puppy lovers look away please.

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Holy Judas, that is a shame! Original is ace.

BLB are doing crabon rims. Clinchers with too many spokes

That is one fuck ugly wheel.

It looks like a gaping arsehole (I would imagine...).

...may need a shorter crank

Why? The frame is upsidedown in the pic. Hints being that the seatstays are the carbon tubes, I've never seen a frame where the chainstays are carbon and the seatstays are ali. The side closest to us has markings of where the derailleur hanger has been cut off. But mostly the direction of the dropouts. If anything they can get away with longer cranks.

That is one fuck ugly wheel.

It looks like a gaping arsehole (I would imagine...).

goatse

That is one fuck ugly wheel.

It looks like a gaping arsehole (I would imagine...).

Perfect comparison