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6 tooth cog.
12 tooth by conventional standards, does anyone still make a 12 tooth?

Hey, did/do they make them? they make track cranks, so why not?
Anyone know where I can get one?

Look at that! that gears so low, its a reverse gear

90 on my Harry Hall

Ok, sorry third post. Originally Tour bikes from 1903 were singlespeed, in 1908 Fixed wheels were made compulsory, Derailleurs were first allowed in 1937.

The first Tour was in 1903, riders used a 42x21 or 42x22 to 'spin' over the poor road surfaces.

They used to run flip-flop fixed till the thirties i believe.

That is true Hippy, 531 is tough.
I was trying to say the more budget frames would be stronger. Like Peugeots Carbolight and Reynolds 531.

'Good' Reynolds tubing like 6, 7 or 853 would not take that kind of abuse.
I once dented a 753 frame just by hitting it with my knee.

I got a larger 4.1MB version, but I can't host it anywhere. If anyone wants it, comment with a e-mail address.
Its a really nice route, fairly quiet country roads. There is a bit of A-Roads at the end but nothing stupid.

I remember trying to smash up an old Peugeot frame with a claw hammer, don't begin to ask why.
I couldn't dent any of the tubes, I was so ammazed. It was as if it was made of solid bar. It weighed several tonnes, so maybe old Peugeots are solid?

I don't recomend getting anything with Reynolds tubing. Old fashioned budget frames were built really heavy and tough, why not one of them.

I would be lying if I said they didn't hurt, I fell off a few times after the pub so that added to knee pain.

The official London to Cambridge was last weekend 22nd, I still have the route card I think, if people want it, i'll scan it.
I didn't spot any other fixed riders on it, apparently I was the first fixed to finish, I was probably the only fixed though.
I ran a 50:15 and it took 3 hours 15 minutes, we took one 15 min tea break and we stopped to fix my Speedplay pedals. I was fairly pleased with that as we had kept energy to come back, although we had one too many beers and caught the train home instead.

Jeez...I used to live in San Francisco, I got asked a few embarissingly stupid questions.
"How long does the train from England take?"

Someone thought England and South Africa were neighbours?

And if you want to go abroad?

Lets hear it for Miche hubs!
£53 Clicky here.

I pointlessly advertise there stuff, they should pay me, or give me free stuff.

Hmm, When I first had my fixed I would never coast on any other bike. I found I when going fast round corners I would always wipe out from pedal strike. Took me four times before I learnt.

The reverse happened when I cycled around Ireland on a geared tourer. Soon as i came home and got on the fixed and it quickly reminded me not to freewheel.

Change the axle, when you twist the nuts out of the rears, the pressure is divided amongst a smaller ammount of thread and the chances of stripping it are greater.
I would immagine that it will fail when you tighten it, and not so much on the road though.

velocity boy I had such a great time riding the other BMX I bought back to the house of the girl I gave it to that I'm thinking of getting one for myself.

Hehe, I miss not having one now.
You should have see the grin on my face rolling into London on it.

A tin of Nitro-Morse makes short work of most paint jobs. Don't wear gloves, it hurts like hell but makes you a man.
Don't get it in your mouth. Eyes would hurt too, but I haven't tried that.

Me and a mate stripped on of his bikes, you could read "Reynolds 531" one one of the tubes, written in small.
The braisings came out real nice, it looked so cool. I wanted to just lacquer it as it was.

It took us days to re-paint it with an old air gun. We sprayed it in his shed which was stupid but my choice, I later lost consciousness.

Whats the current deal with Oxy-Acetylene, Is it currently legal to store this in a residential premisis? Its the missue of Oxy-Acet thats hazzardous, not its storage.
Anyone know what the law states.

Oh my god, thats awesome.

I thought it was just the lock rings which were different?!?

Cheers edmundane, no worries if you don't want to get rid of it. I'm slowly trying to buid up a collection of Miche rings and sprockets.
Currently I ride 50:15 which people will tell me is rediculous, but I find it rather comfortable. When I can be bothered I want to put a 51 I have on the front.

Yeah slowing is a struggle and trackstanding uses a huge ammount of energy, but its what I like and feel comfortable with. I have tried much lower ratios and find I spin out at relativly slow speeds. Even on rollers I can only muster a cadence of about 180rpm. I have no problem with providing the torque, so a high gear is the answer.

I'm awaiting a barrage of comments calling me a weirdo now.

To remove the Miche carrier, insert a sprocket into it and wind the lock ring down hand tight, leaving a slight gap, so its not tight, but the sprocket can't come off, like half a mil.
Use a chain whip and turn the sprocket and carrier off in a anti-clockwise direction. Once they have budged you will need to gradually unwind the lockring in a clockwise manner. Usually it can all be done by hand when its loosened.

If its a Miche 18T 1/8th, I'll have it so long as it isn't buggered. I got cash or parts to swap.

E-mail back, demmand a 60-40 split in your favour.