joshlyd1 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I was going to get a bmx about a month ago because i had 500 to spend so i got a specialized P1 2009 and never regreted it i just want to go quick everywhere plus i have a roadie track right by me so its win win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Just get an old geared road bike, take the multi freewheel off and all the gearing, slap a cheap acs on the thread, make the chain the right length and pull it back in the drop out (make sure it's not a vertical dropout) and bobs your uncle.Chainline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshlyd1 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 True Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 At the risk of sounding like a dick, if you couldn't even work out how you'd slow down on a fixie, they probably aren't the bike for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshlyd1 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I was wondering with no brakes thats all but il probally make it into a ss or just keep gears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Yeah only idiots ride brakeless.*drunk telling kid alcohol is bad*There you have it. Ride a brakeless fixie, be like FatPants. Your call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 I was wondering with no brakes thats all but il probally make it into a ss or just keep gearsThe wheel is fixed, you just slow down the pedalling and as such slow yourself down (or do a mad sick skid, if you're a man of steel like Glen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 (edited) There you have it. Ride a brakeless fixie, be like FatPants. Your call.I have a brakeless fixie and never touch it for precisely this reason.That and they are f**king dangerous and shit for going up hill. (Don't contradict me again Fatty, this is my opinion after riding fixed several times). Edited August 8, 2009 by Muel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Fixies aren't made for going up hills, which is why they're generally just used in inner city environments. They're massively, massively popular in San Francisco where there are plenty of hills, but it's just a case of riding them in a different way to a normal bike, or even a fixie with a brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_P Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Any good sites for fixie parts? Things like those small handlebars that arn't totally flat, all that kinda bodrizzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Freshtripe... Mainly.Then there's not many other online shops, just central london ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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