Well that was fun...

I've ridden fixed for about 1 minute 30 in my life, just got back from picking up various bike bits all day, one of the last being a fuji track. Picked it up in Camden and had to get back to Walthamstow, couldn't get the bus or tube and a train journey would take forever, fuck it I thought I'll ride home. The saddle was too low, the rear tyre was low, the pedals were shit, I had no brakes and I was carrying a shedload of stuff including some rims over my shoulder. But I made it home in one piece, how the fuck you ride brakeless downhill without shitting it I don't know.

You could have told someone on the forum..maybe announce it abit
weird thing is, i just got back from walthamstow, and i live in Camden

Fuji Track 2008?
Was looking at that for my first fixed gear. Decided against it though but deffinietly a looker.
I think props for survival skills that go beyond Bear Grills' are in order.

good man!

Yup 2008 indeed, it's gonna get converted into a stealth bike so keep an eye out in the projects thread.

Bet you your stealth bike doesn't have the stealth skills of stealth cat!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AdvLEiWzEvQ

it's not easy to slow the bike down riding brakeless down a hill with the original gearing (is it 48x15?). good effort to not run under a bus or over a gutter :)

a lower ratio makes it better, but not as good as a brake.

fuji track ftw.

48/16 I think, didn't help that the pedals were a small sliver of metal with no toe clips either. It did make me question my decision to go SS instead of fixed though as it was still quite a fun ride nonetheless

HA HA HA! stealth cat is hilarious! My computer desk overlooks our garden and watching the cats stalking squirells/other cats/blades of grass provides me no end of entertainment.

48/16 without brakes or toeclips should NEVER be described as a fun ride!

actually i'm more impressed with not managing to get a puncture on the way home with a low tyres.

Bet you your stealth bike doesn't have the stealth skills of stealth cat!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AdvLEiWzEvQ

hahahaha that cat cracked me up

I rode 48:16 brakeless home once because I bent my front wheel and it was fucking horrible. That's something like 81 GI! To be honest, it was a pretty horrible gear to start with.

Nice bike though.

And that stealth cat is amazing!

Yup 2008 indeed, it's gonna get converted into a stealth bike so keep an eye out in the projects thread.

Sounds promising. Are you going to be doing anything to the frame?

The best advice i got for riding downhill fixed and brakeless was
"Hold it.. fuck it just let it go.. No maybe hold it a bit.. ah fuck it"

I rode 48:16 brakeless home once because I bent my front wheel and it was fucking horrible. That's something like 81 GI! To be honest, it was a pretty horrible gear to start with.

Nice bike though.

And that stealth cat is amazing!

48:16 is the most evil gear in the known universe: FACT.

And don't get me started on it's lonely-ass single skid spot. uggggh!

Bet you your stealth bike doesn't have the stealth skills of stealth cat!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AdvLEiWzEvQ

oh my god that is incredible!

Hehehe! That cat is the best!

lol Im riding 48:15 brakeless because I coudnt be bothered to change the cog, I now dont have any strength to change it ;)

I need a big strapping man to change cogs/open my jam jars ...anyone?

Groom alert.

hael, i got a chain whip can bring tonight if you want

hael, i got a chain whip can bring tonight if you want

Ah cheers but its ok I can use the chain on the bike to get them off, just that Im lazy and will have to mess about with half links ;)

Sounds promising. Are you going to be doing anything to the frame?

Powdercoating the mattest deepest black there is is my plan at the mo. might have to make do with an electrical tape job for a month until next months student loan comes through.

The best advice i got for riding downhill fixed and brakeless was
"Hold it.. fuck it just let it go.. No maybe hold it a bit.. ah fuck it"

Ha! that was my thought process the entire way down the hill,

"Ah this downhill is a bit easier, oh shit no brakes I forgot, grrrr back pressure! Fuck it there's no cars let it go, oh wait I really shouldn't be getting too brave, I've only been riding brakeless for 20 minutes, grrrrr more back pressure!"

Powdercoating the mattest deepest black there is is my plan at the mo. might have to make do with an electrical tape job for a month until next months student loan comes through.

I'd leave it...electric tape jobbies are pretty blah (slight Nathan Barley reference there)

Blah is not necessarily bad though, it's gonna be left out in London a lot and it's brand new and would blatantly jump out to potential thieves eyes, making it look a bit shit in the mean time isn't that bad of an idea.