I just got fixed!

[7rider]

I've been thinking about building a fixed for awhile. When I saw this bike, however, I knew that my junky side project wouldn't be finished until, at earliest, spring, most likely later. Why wait when I could get this gorgeous, perfect-for-my-commute-and-cruising-fast-around-town hunk of love?
So, I put some cash down and, two bonuses later, bought my lovely Langster (which I have tentatively named "Addie"). She rides like a dream, despite the fact that I'm slightly inept @ riding a fixie. Once I knew I was getting her, I tried practicing on my road (aka commute) bike, but it didn't do the act justice.
I am still surprised by one leg rotating up wildly in a way I hadn't planned, and I am glad that Eugene doesn't have too many daunting hills. I do, though, relish in the fact that I am constantly giving direct power to my bike- there is no passive riding on a fixed gear. I also enjoy that Addie makes me more conscious of my pedal strokes, and that I have to work a little bit harder to top the few hills and speed past cars on straights. I appreciate all the things this bike can't do.

Slick ride.
I, too, had been reading about "special edition" bikes of late.
I think I read on the site that the bike has a freewheel, too, so you can, perhaps, flip it around and ride as a single speed when not feeling up to the challenge of a fixie.
Happy riding.
p.s. Oh....and my buns are happy to be fixed, too! (Or, rather, we tell them that they're going off to be "tutored."!)

[KnottedYet]

My "buns" have not been "fixed". They just seem to keep on breedin' and spreadin' ....

I kind of yearn for a flip-flop, but actually *living* in Seattle, I understand in a bone-deep kind of way the deliciously precious value of a derailleur and multiple gears! (hills, baby, hills!)

But there's something oh-so-sexy about a single speed, whether a freewheel or a fixie. Sigh.

[Brandy]

Congratulations. I saw one of those at the LBS recently, it's a cool bike.

I just started riding FG as well. Takes some getting used to, but I'm really enjoying it!

[bruiser]

At first I wasn't completely sold on riding fixed, but now I'm head over heels! I had to switch back to my road bike due to a flat on Addie (on my way to to work @ 4:40 AM ), and I had some minor issues . I kept thinking, "No, I can't coast- must keep pedaling!", but of course, I could. I think that the only problems I have now are from switching between bikes so much. Good thing I prefer the FG for town-riding...


~V

[alpinerabbit]

I want the coffee cup holder for my new city bike. Maybe with a croissant pod.

How about a marketing idea....