My experience going fixie

[graceomalley]

That is one gorgeous bicycle. Congratulations!!

[OakLeaf]

How fun!

Every once in a while I flirt with the idea of taking my old race bike and turning it into a fixie. I'm actually terrified at the thought of trying to ride one...

[inatree]

dayum.

thanks for posting those pics. very nice.

[Biciclista]

thanks for sharing the story; yes, that is a beautiful bike.

[7rider]

Ouchie....that looks like a big chainring in the front.
What gearing are you running?

My hat is off to you for going fixed. I often would whine that I want to try this one mtb area on a single speed. But I rode it recently, and have to say....I really like gears. I think I would rip my legs off trying to go fixed!

[Loraura]

I really like the look with the bullhorns. I'll take a picture and update soon.

It's got a 48 up front and a 16 in the back. My LBS just ordered an 18 cog for me, which should be in on Tuesday. I'd like to be spinning a bit faster on the flats to save the knees, so we're going to try that.

I still love the bike. All the soreness is gone.

I really prefer this bike to my older commuter (Giant FCR). My FCR is just a BEAST compared to this light and nimble machine.

Tomorrow we're going to the movies around lunch time. We usually ride our commuters up to the theater and lock them up there. I'm a little nervous to leave this one locked up at a place where people would know the owner would be occupied for a good amount of time. We only have cable locks to take with us (our U-locks are locked to the rack at work). I'm thinking a cable lock is too easy to cut with a nice bike like this one begging to get stolen. I guess I better take the beast. I'd be heart broken if this one got stolen. Not so much with the FCR.

As for people wanting to try them... test ride one!!! I, too, was afraid to try it!! It really isn't going to dump you on the ground. It's just a little strange and you might bang a shin on a pedal not knowing how to time a stop.

Yesterday morning I was barely awake 20 minutes, no coffee, and headed off to work on it (I shower and get ready at work, so I'm barely conscious when I leave the house). The light leaving my neighborhood was green so I stood up and powered through the light. Safely on the other side of the intersection and still half asleep, my muscle memory said "ok to coast now!" Ummm.... BOY did my butt pop RIGHT out of the saddle. Leg bone is connected to the.... sit bone! HA!

I was awake after that!!!

[twin]

I love your bike and good for you to figure it all out. I used to ride a fixie but that's another story. Congratulatios on a beautiful ride.