Fixed or single speed

but he's clearly riding a fixed wheel.

so the laws of physics don't apply to everyone?

When I have a rig that meets the criteria I'll happily take the challenge.

Uhh, which laws of physics are you referring to? This isn't Star Trek you know - if you think that you can use some formulation of Newtonian mechanics to back up your point then please do so.

Speaking as a fixed rider who also has freewheeled bikes and a Part 1A qualification in Physics from (wait for it) Cambridge University, I think you are speaking twaddle; except in the case where the cornering speed to which you are referring sends my fixed cadence stupidly high (> 145 rpm or so, I suppose), such as in an Alpine descent. On London roads, never.

In fact, I find your assertion a rather torpid construct, Torpid Construct.

Woah. Topics containing fizz-sucks.

Now I'm going to have to go outside and get stoned until the horrors of uni fizz-sucks classes leave my brain.

Thanks guys!

now people are just showing off....
1) cycling at 20mph around corners in london
2) Physic graduate from Cambridge...

so as i neuro-scientist ... from Cambridge / Imperial...say that you are clinically insane for cycling 20mph around corner in London...

most corners in London on your average commute = ROAD JUNCTIONS

so you might get a few nice left turns where there's no peds or traffic, the rest of the time, hanging your arse out at 20mph is dreamland (or on the papers of a Physics boff)

So many cambridge people on this forum! Obviously fixed gears and intelligence go hand in hand ;)

i'm quite sure there are many different types of corners in London.

no, they all go round a bend

@ Mashton

Fixed gear has both advantages and disadvantages. You don't need to have been to Cambridge to work that one out. Coasting through a corner allows for better balance on the bike with out the fluctuation caused by pedaling. If your goal is to take the corner as fast as possible then I would recommend SS over FG.

But of course you went to Cambridge and we are all beneath you.

Fixed Gear fascists.........what cunts

i myself went to cambridge -

looked quite nice, the bits i saw of it from the prison van window

leave mashton alone torpid or he'll send his mate boris round

-- can't quite see why mashton not agreeing with you makes him a fixed gear fascist --

You haven't said if you agree with ss vs fg for cornering, after all thats what the discussion with Mashton and myself was about.

Not sure what your story is, don't particularly care. Intimidation tactics won't work with me so you may as well step down.

Boris is an old oxford boy.
He was part of that society that is full of rich cunts who go to places and trash it cos they can....

A shameful export, but still a better Uni

i disagree with everything anyone's said here, on both sides, on principle.

physics is for nerdy four-eyes' who can't get girlfriends (or boyfriends). singlespeed is for timid imitators who are too scared of pedalling down a hill to ride a real bicycle. fixed gear is for aspirational courier wannabes and fashion-obsessed conformists masquerading as eccentrics. forums are for bitter, ugly fools who like to argue about nonsense with people they've never met because they can't face the prospect of actually turning a crank in anger.

now, where did i leave my bus pass?

Not sure what your story is, don't particularly care. Intimidation tactics won't work with me so you may as well step down.

what a fertile imagination you have…

my prison comment was a direct quote from the late great ronnie barker in porridge.

I won't comment on the fixed / sspeed theories as i ride single speed not fixed so am not really in a position to make a comparison.

I will, however, comment on you bandying around terms like 'facist' when you are having a sense of humour bypass

now what toerag nicked me dustcaps…

i disagree with everything anyone's said here, on both sides, on principle.

physics is for nerdy four-eyes' who can't get girlfriends (or boyfriends). singlespeed is for timid imitators who are too scared of pedalling down a hill to ride a real bicycle. fixed gear is for aspirational courier wannabes and fashion-obsessed conformists masquerading as eccentrics. forums are for bitter, ugly fools who like to argue about nonsense with people they've never met because they can't face the prospect of actually turning a crank in anger.

now, where did i leave my bus pass?

You think cyclists would be united in a city like London. I am, lets just say disappointed with the stereotyping and schism that is expanding in the cycling world.

I swear no allegiance to any specific style of riding. They all can be a source of enjoyment and sometimes frustration. I don't want to be in any ones gang.

i believe in relative learning experiences. The more types of bike you get to ride the more first hand experience you gain which gives for better insight and understanding.

what works for me might not work for someone else. Surely that goes for everyone.

As cyclists we have the opportunity to make this a better city. While we are busy fighting amongst ourselves Boris might go and slap a tax on us.

Mashton I took the time to pick up the toys you threw out of your pram. there there... sorry the world dosn't conform to the self image you have created.

blah blah utopia mumble mumble cyclists united yadda yadda herding cats...

bikes are good. we all agree on that (except that mugs fuckwit). we don't need to agree on anything else.

[edit] although i do admire your ability to cram that many motherhood statements into one post! ;)[/edit]

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leave mashton alone torpid or he'll send his mate boris round

thats what I was talking about Wayne

I currently have neither ss or fg.

Then why are you chatting shit about stuff you don't know about?

Then why are you chatting shit about stuff you don't know about?

CURRENTLY

aahhhhhhhhhhh, just shut up before i gag you with my cock

aahhhhhhhhhhh, just shut up before i gag you with my cock

As it goes needle dick I do have a bit of food stuck in my teeth. Would you be so kind?

thats what I was talking about Wayne

alright fella, here we go…

i've produced 'whatacunt' stickers ages ago, hey -theres even a bike covered in them and t shirts printed as a cheeky little thrrrrpppp to inconsiderate drivers everywhere and terms like HTFU 'slave bikes' whatacunt and arrospok have become part of the forum vocabluary

now if you're intimidated by the thought of mashton sending around Boris Johnson [who i think is a bit of a cunt] around then you've got a lot more to worry about than going round corners

this forum is packed with people i enjoy going for a ride with, talking shit about bikes with and generally taking the piss/having the piss taken out of. More importantly when the shit hits the fan and peeps get knocked off, bikes nicked etc lots of us help out where we can.

right, i'm off to duff up some toffs :^]