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All the above is good advice, plus use a toe strap to attach the opposite crank to the chain stay. This gives you something rigid to work against and may save your knuckles from a trashing on the chain ring

Right on Sidney!

The really big cow horn bars would develop fatigue cracks from too much wheelying and leave you in a real mess when they failed.

That is one f. ugly bike!

At a cadence of 90rpm, someone will be shouting slack chain at you 3 times every second

The spokecards in the photo are mounted all wrong. Correct mounting is as follows

Attach card to seat stay using one of your mothers clothes pegs
Allow enough of the card to foul your spokes so you can pretend your bike sounds like a motorbike.

Way Cool

You buy your pedals to match your shoes?

sheesh! the world has gone mad

Hi again flatlanders

Any advice to what technique to use here?

Last night I took the trusty langster for a spin up newlands pass, at the very top I was close to vomitting. How does one do this with style and aplomb. Anyone know how to stay on and stay clean while driving the porcelain bus?

Carrots do spoil the clogs so, dont you know.

As my last post was so well recieved, I thought I'd give you some facts about me.

oldnortherner:
has had numerous tin baths infront of a spitting coal fire
has owned 4 pairs of clogs
currently lives with two whippets, one descended from a crufts champion
develops a rash when south of Manchester
could not live without hills
could not live with a dense population
has never worn a flat cap

Just a note to say hi

been lurking a while, while I bought my first fixed.

scored a sh 2006 langster in tip top nick for v. little, now I know you fashionista snobs don't like them but; its quick, fun and I climbed/descended whinlatter pass (lake district, shandy drinker) tonight, my third fixed ride. Love it!

There is some really good stuff on this forum, punctuated by snobbery and fashion. Lose the attitude and ride.

Ian