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I feel bad about doing this.

htay i think the guy who made it actually has set it up with a flip flop hub, fixed/fixed. (from memory)
Both are running identical gears. and he is a tool.

That made me laugh out loud. LOL kinda thing.

Honestly guys, just hold back on this. Or if you want to do it, then go and read the 97 pages on RLJ on C+ first.

There is no consensus to be reached. Debating for sake of it is fun but can cause suffering.

And anyway, velocity boy is pretty clear on this and will probably delete this thread if a debate starts up.

And, as for me, I have made my stance on RLJing clear on another thread: The only justifiable reason for jumping red lights is if there is a disabled swan within 15 feet of your bicycle; unless it is a gibbous moon or a leap year.

asm

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That looks like the old "have got two freewheels and two chain rings but really want to have a fixed wheel bike" trick. Basically one frewheel will coast forward, the other one coasts backward. Hey presto, you've got a fixie.

I have no idea why you'd want to do this, other than to see if it really works.

I suppose it does mean that the bike is perfectly balanced left to right!

Ahhh, yes, I remember going through this mental loop before and suddenly realising about the chainstay.

So now I am wondering where on Earth I saw the phantom cog. Maybe it was just a piccie of a tandem or a Sheldon special that has lingered in my brain.

Doesn't that annoy you when you trackstand, the pedals moving through the slack, back and forward?

Yeah, trusting for the chain to stretch to make it not bind is not a good way to go.

Bear in mind that the first time you take the back wheel off to fix a punture, you will have to reset the chain tension by hand, so you might as well do it now rather than wearing down your drivetrain.

Read Sheldon on how to set the rear wheel position correctly to get a good tension. (Ignore the part about the chain wheel and stack bolts, that is not normally needed, particularly on a new bike.)

hippy
Bear in mind that sh1t like phantom cogs, chain tensioners wont work for fixed. Well, they might work until you apply back pressure and then you're fscked..

Now then, I'm not sure I totally agree with that: Why would a phantom cog have a problem under back pressure? Unlike the chain tensioner gizmo, the phantom cog has full rotational symmetry so should work just as well 'forward' as 'backward'.

Of course, I am not at all convinced that I would trust a free floating sprocket in the middle of my chain line at all. But, that's a different argument.

I have seen a phantom cog setup once, can't remember where, CM maybe? I don't know if it was SS or fixed.

Maybe it's worth a go, for the oprice of a begged / borrowed cog...

Ok, my idea is:

"Periodic Cycles".

It means that you can keep the whole menstrual theme for the heavy flow bag(s) and use the "They're bleeding good." slogan. BUT, if, in the future this all takes off really big, you can keep the company name and drop all the menstruation stuff and keep a name that is (IMHO) quite cool.

To me 'Periodic Cycles' conjures up nice ideas of a good steady pedal cadence, wheels going round, that kind of stuff.

And, it'll be funny as fuck for all of us lot who, when you're a global capitalist whore, know that it is a big tampon gag.

Cunt Bags?

Yes, the only thing that I would add is that, even though there aren't that many women on this forum, they could make up a large part of your target market. And they are more likely to not like your brand name...

But, if you are doing this to keep yourself busy, the rent paid and to make nice bags then go for it.

And, if you do make it really, really big then it will be aces to see 'Menstrual Cycles' listed on the FTSE :-)

stompy [quote]fatboyralph8 Standings:

1. fatboyralph 24.05
   
2. Stompy 24.67
   
   

Ok...body and bike not spec'd for tight turns, heavy braking, jump ramps and slippery surface...oh, thanks stompy, for makin me look good ;)

I'm not making any excuses. I'm fat and slow.[/quote]

Come on, don't be modest. We all know that, as host for the evening, you were making your guests happy by taking last place. No one can say that the inhabitants of Greenwich are unmannered.

asm He's got it! Hurray!

Thanks for the help guys!

What a great result to a rather bumbling search and rescue effort! You guys must have been wasted :-)

I love it when a plan comes together...

dogsballs ma3k pretty well considering brakeless!

Yeah, and he skidded across the line. Certainly deserves style points if not a rematch...

Here's a gmap of what we were racing around.

Let's do this again, I'm sure we can go sub 20 seconds.

Yeah, that one is sweet. I'm also very chuffed to see none of me 'stripped to the lycra' for the time trial. :-)

Uhhh, this Sunday is the FIRST sunday of the month.

Isn't it?

Yeah, that was awesome fun: loads of people (about 23, I think); great noodles; an off road section; a curving laser in the sky; macgyver style puncture repair; ghettodrome racing (can't wait to see the photos from that - also to gloat over my winning time); hilarious sprinting through the Woolwich tunnel; bumping into an astonished kid with a puncture on his bmx, he couldn't beleive his luck; getting hella lost near the Excel centre; Jon really, really, really, wanting to go on the DLR; wheelies round Canary Wharf; climbing the traffic light sculpture; off license hunting (and finding); and ending up at Ken's house for some well deserved drinking and chatting.

What a great night, thanks all of you.

Oh and also, super props to d0cA above for riding fixed for the first time and entering the time trial with about 10 minutes experience. One to watch...

dogsballs will be there on the holdsworth, finally together! :)

Wicked, looking forward to seeing it.

yeah, i'm in for noodles. see you there at about 8, outside the moth.

dogsballs that's a prairie dog!

I'm afraid not: that is a classic example of Marmotta Marmotta - the alpine marmot. (long may they run free and chubby)

Is that offer open to everyone?

Mouse F*ck it, I cycled in this morning so will pop down for a bit, regardless of weather.

Good one, that's the spirit. I'll see you all down there.

Cajeta nice marmot.

That always rankles me - it was a weasel, ferret or stoat. Not a Marmot. I LOVE Marmots:

Damn - we got an optimistic-locking write clash.

I will be the gent:

1. teenslain
   
2. cornelius blackfoot
   
3. MA3K
   
4. unxetas
   
5. jonnywilkinson
   
6. Roland
   
7. dt
   
8. Jon
   
9. mashton