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jebreject
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« Reply #75 on: Aug 09, 2010, 07:59:03 AM »
Me too. Meeee tooooo.

We're talkin' about fixies right?
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morgan
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« Reply #76 on: Aug 09, 2010, 11:24:14 AM »
Yeah. Well, I guess I am talking more specifically about riding fixies long distances while drinking beer and smoking, but yeah, I guess I am kind of a fixie-hater in general, too.
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« Reply #77 on: Aug 09, 2010, 06:12:26 PM »
Word. I mean, I don't hate them for, say, bike polo. Using them for your primary means of transportation in a city is fucking asinine, though.
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« Reply #78 on: Aug 09, 2010, 06:48:41 PM »
I'll be on y'all's team.
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« Reply #79 on: Aug 09, 2010, 08:02:02 PM »
PS my bike is riding like a dream again, thanks to a brand new free wheel
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« Reply #80 on: Aug 10, 2010, 12:19:22 AM »


My Bad Girl
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« Reply #81 on: Aug 10, 2010, 12:44:07 AM »
cousin of my bike! (to which I have not assigned a gender)
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morgan
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« Reply #82 on: Aug 10, 2010, 01:06:58 AM »
Oooooh, fancy. Looks like you could have a lot of fun on it!
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Greg Nog
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« Reply #83 on: Aug 10, 2010, 07:58:50 AM »
NAME HER JADA
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« Reply #84 on: Aug 10, 2010, 11:30:26 AM »
Thing on my side / You can call that Jada
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« Reply #85 on: Aug 10, 2010, 10:42:30 PM »
Your saddle spares the nuts and taint
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« Reply #86 on: Aug 10, 2010, 10:50:43 PM »
I'm gonna do the full commute tomorrow, one way at least, 25-ish miles, see how it goes. I know it's fucking August and I'm nuts but it might be fun.  Also I might bitch about motorists afterwards, won't that be fun?

How's your bad girl treating you Miles?
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« Reply #87 on: Aug 10, 2010, 10:56:07 PM »
Can someone give me an explanation of the appeal of fixies, or why there isn't any? I don't care about the culture that exists around them-- I like the Dead though I loathe their fans-- I'm talking about the actual bikes.

It seems like they'd be fun as a daily commuter, so long as there were no big hills or rough ground between work and home and the store. But so is a simple ten-speed, or (egad) a hybrid. And those bikes will get you up a hill without going massively anaerobic. So what gives? Aesthetics?
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milesofsparks
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« Reply #88 on: Aug 10, 2010, 10:58:37 PM »
I have no interest in owning a fixie, but I think they're appealingly minimalist--an aesthetic advantage and a practical one, as there are fewer parts to break or malfunction.  beyond that, I have no idea.
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YojimboMonkey
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« Reply #89 on: Aug 10, 2010, 11:06:18 PM »
Yeah, the only reason I've considered a fixie or single-speed is for a year-round commuter, to have fewer parts to maintain in nastier weather. 
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« Reply #90 on: Aug 11, 2010, 08:42:56 AM »
Quote from: YojimboMonkey on Aug 10, 2010, 10:50:43 PM
I'm gonna do the full commute tomorrow, one way at least, 25-ish miles, see how it goes. I know it's fucking August and I'm nuts but it might be fun.  Also I might bitch about motorists afterwards, won't that be fun?

How's your bad girl treating you Miles?

Razz

Pretty well! I think the derailleur is fucked up, but it might just be because it's a cheap bike. I get free parts and labor for the semester from the shop I got it at, so I think I'll take it by there today. Basically the sprockets don't engage on the intermediate gear setting, only the low and the high.

This is a good town to own a bike in, though; the campus is just far enough from the uptown/business district area to be a pain in the ass walk, and we live ~2mi. from the English building. Also the sidewalks are wide and deserted, so it's like there are bike lanes everywhere. And there are actual bike lanes in a few places.

Biking ~5mi. a day can make you feel like a superhero if you're a fat, otherwise sedentary dude, though. I wish I hadn't been a giant wimp and had been biking in NYC, too.
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« Reply #91 on: Aug 11, 2010, 08:55:08 AM »
Quote from: elpollodiablo on Aug 11, 2010, 08:42:56 AM

Pretty well! I think the derailleur is fucked up, but it might just be because it's a cheap bike. I get free parts and labor for the semester from the shop I got it at, so I think I'll take it by there today. Basically the sprockets don't engage on the intermediate gear setting, only the low and the high.


This sort of thing is pretty typical with new bikes in general. The cables stretch out quickly and usually need to be tuned up within 2-3 weeks.
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« Reply #92 on: Aug 11, 2010, 09:57:37 AM »
My name is Doctor Bob, king of the highway,
Look on my bike, ye Mighty, and despair!





New steed, delivered to my door last Thursday.  It might weigh the same as a small tank, but when it moves it really moves, and it's an absolute joy to ride.  Pigs in shit got nothing on me.
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morgan
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« Reply #93 on: Aug 11, 2010, 10:05:05 AM »
Oh man, I would also like to have that bike.
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davy
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« Reply #94 on: Aug 11, 2010, 10:16:50 AM »
That is one hell of a bike, no doubt.
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Greg Nog
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« Reply #95 on: Aug 11, 2010, 11:44:50 AM »
Man, that is like if Darth Vader had a bike.
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YojimboMonkey
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« Reply #96 on: Aug 11, 2010, 12:08:45 PM »
You're right, I think ol' Vader would have a shiny pink bell on his handlebars too

That bike looks top notch Robert

wrt my morning commute, I made it, all 25-ish miles of it, took me about 90 or 95 minutes and I was drenched in sweat when I got here.  Of course, somebody had to have some donuts in the office.  How many donuts you figure I gotta eat before I completely wipe out whatever caloric advantage the commute gave me?  Hell.
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« Reply #97 on: Aug 11, 2010, 06:25:02 PM »
oh hey, my plans for tonight just crumbled so looks like I'm riding back too! 
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« Reply #98 on: Aug 12, 2010, 12:36:21 AM »
Good luck, Jim.

Dr Bob, not only the shiny pink bell, but the rear wheel guard to stop your skirt getting caught in the spokes. That bike is Darth Vader all over.
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« Reply #99 on: Aug 12, 2010, 09:17:27 AM »
DV wouldn't want his cape to get stuck in his wheel.  that would suck.
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