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Anonymous Mon 23 Apr 2018 11:02:43 No.1181102 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1181105 >>1181144 >>1181190 >>1181854 >>1184309

Got my first bike since I was a little kid over the weekend. It’s a Tribe Brooklyn fixed gear. I have a bunch of questions if anyone can help.

I have the chain set on the “bearing” side so I can coast without peddling. Is this pleb or is it personal preference? Should I just practice with the fixed pedals? Also what’s the purpose of taking off the brakes on these type of bikes? Is it safe for the gears to just resist the pedal momentum to slow down and stop?

Is my ass supposed to be this sore?

Fixed gear general also I guess

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 23 Apr 2018 11:15:41 No.1181105 Report

Quoted By: >>1181109

>>1181102
>“bearing” side
Freewheel side
>peddling
Pedaling
>pleb or is it personal preference?
Personal preference
>Should I just practice with the fixed pedals?
If you want to
>what’s the purpose of taking off the brakes on these type of bikes?
Muh clean lines, muh fashion
>Is it safe for the gears to just resist the pedal momentum to slow down and stop?
Safe for the gears, dangerous for everyone involved
>Is my ass supposed to be this sore?
A bit at first, make sure your saddle is level though
>Fixed gear general also I guess
No thanks

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 23 Apr 2018 11:23:20 No.1181109 Report

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>>1181105
Thanks dude

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 23 Apr 2018 14:42:45 No.1181144 Report

Quoted By: >>1181149 >>1181158

>>1181102
>I have the chain set on the “bearing” side so I can coast without peddling. Is this pleb or is it personal preference?
Single Speed is superior to fixed in just about every way except...

>what’s the purpose of taking off the brakes on these type of bikes?
... you can ride brakeless with a Fixed Gear. People liked this for cool points, but it's objectively not a safe practice. It can also absolutely destroy your knees long-term.

>Is my ass supposed to be this sore?
Depends on where. If it's your set bones, maybe you just need to brake the saddle in. If it's your taint, you should adjust the saddle or replace it with a shape that fits you better.

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Anonymous Mon 23 Apr 2018 14:56:42 No.1181149 Report

Quoted By: >>1181324

>>1181144
Thanks for using the right terminology so I can learn it. Yea I’ll keep the breaks on I guess, I live in a pretty busy downtown on major roads. Also yea it’s problebly just needing to build up some muscle/breaking in the seat.

Anyone ever try these? The color matches perfect and I’m guessing the springs help for comfort

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 23 Apr 2018 15:06:46 No.1181153 Report

Quoted By: >>1181156

Definitely try out the fixed side too, it's a lot more fun that with freewheeling, but do keep the brakes on as well. With fixed gear it's recommended that you have some method of keeping your feet fixed to the pedals so you can also slow down with your feet - either pedal cages, straps or SPD pedals. SPD is probably the easiest to use but a bit of an investment since you need to buy cycling shoes too. It's probably possible to install straps or cages to your current pedals, but they can be very hard to get used to in the beginning, particularly with fixed gear.

In my experience riding fixed gear helps with knees rather than hurts them. Just make sure your gearing isn't too heavy. The constant movement and usually quite high cadence seems to do good things for the joints.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 23 Apr 2018 15:20:00 No.1181156 Report

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>>1181153
It's the insane gear ratios that fixiefags run what makes their knees asplode

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 23 Apr 2018 15:26:54 No.1181158 Report

Quoted By: >>1181348

>>1181144
>Single Speed is superior to fixed in just about every way except...

>more feel for rear wheel traction, especially in wet/ snow
>more intensive so it's better for fitness (like how spin bikes at a gym don't have freewheels). Being forced to spin a very high cadence, instead of coasting, is a great workout
>Develops your pedalling form. A lot of roadies have used them as training tools for that reason.
>it's more difficult to ride which can be fun
>you have to anticipate a lot of things earlier which increases your awareness and can also be fun
>you can trackstand more easily, especially on flat surfaces
>along with skidding, and doing that trick where you lift the front wheel up and spin around on the rear wheel + many others
>you don't have to run a rear brake so the bike looks cleaner

>inb4 dumb hipster
hipsters hate fixed gear bikes now because they're passe.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 23 Apr 2018 16:51:06 No.1181180 Report

Quoted By: >>1181325 >>1181349

You need to break in your ass. Wait until your ass heals, then ride until your ass hurts. Repeat.
A month or two and you'll be wondering why your ass ever hurt in the first place.
Don't bother trying out saddles until you've broken in your ass, or you'll be buying 4-5 saddles when the first was perfectly fine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 23 Apr 2018 17:16:05 No.1181190 Report

Quoted By: >>1181325

>>1181102
It's personal preference. Taking off brakes if mostly for muh minimalism and aesthetics, though some faggots would say that riding brakeless will eventually make you more vigilant perceptive on the road.

Don't be a faggot and get a front brake for emergencies. Still, practice braking with your legs and occasionally skidding. Not practical, but fun, which should your main reason for picking fixed over freewheel in the first place.

Fixed has a different feel and balance, and you can balance the bike in place once you git gud.

Your ass hurts probably because your saddle is out of adjustment, i.e. wrong height, angle, fore-aft position. Get it right and your knees will thank you. I guess also because your ass is just not used to being pounded, just ride some more

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 24 Apr 2018 02:55:45 No.1181324 Report

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>>1181149
The biggest factor for bike seat comfort is to make sure it's wide enough to accommodate your sit bones.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 24 Apr 2018 02:59:29 No.1181325 Report

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>>1181180
>>1181190
If the seat is too narrow there is no way to get used to it, believe me I've tried.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 24 Apr 2018 06:03:45 No.1181348 Report

Quoted By: >>1181350

>>1181158
>hipsters hate fixed gear bikes now because they're passe
newsflash, it's been 10 years since the peak of the 2nd fixed fad. Cycling is cyclic and a 3rd wave of fixfags are brewing among urban youth and hood rats. I've noticed significantly more fixies this year than last year. Most of them seem to be teenagers too young to either remember or partake in the last wave. Not only that but they seem to be riding them really slow as fashion pieces on bike paths or display pieces at the park.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 24 Apr 2018 06:15:46 No.1181349 Report

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>>1181180
actually it has nothing to do with your ass. When you first start riding a bike, your legs get tired and you put more weight on the saddle. When your legs get stronger your ass stops hurting.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 24 Apr 2018 06:18:04 No.1181350 Report

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>>1181348
they aren't hipsters though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Apr 2018 09:59:28 No.1181822 Report

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Been riding everyday since posting and my ass is getting strong already. Thanks for the advice guys. Saved me from throwing money at a new seat

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Apr 2018 11:47:14 No.1181854 Report

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>>1181102
have fun with it.

I got into cycling again about 18months ago now, jumped straight into fixed gear, I've been loving it.
If you want to try fixed make sure you have foot retention, if you dont have straps, cages or clipless pedals please for the love of god dont do it.

The purpose of fixed is it's just another riding style that some people enjoy, just like single speed vs geared mountain bikes, or different size gears on roadies.

If you try it out and like it, great, if not, it's whatever.

Its fine on the gears to just use your legs for braking, the real scary part is the chain, make sure its well maintained and in good condition, cause a chain snapping while you're trying to skid or resist momentum is going to lead to a lot of pain.

your ass will be sore until you get used to cycling, on my first century the majority of my pain was in my ass, my legs felt fatigued but not sore. if it werent for my ass i think i couldve done 150 miles then and there.

if you want, get some cheap cycling knicks, they have padding and you can just wear them under shorts if you dont want to look like a dork

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Apr 2018 16:02:04 No.1181889 Report

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Retain and use the front brake

Nobody here is anywhere near as good as they think they are. People have literally been killed or have killed other people attempting to skid to a stop.

Skidding alone is also a huge waste of tire rubber. Use the front break and slow the rear wheel down by resisting pedaling. You will stop faster and have overall less wear on everything.

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Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 11:12:25 No.1182411 Report

Quoted By: >>1182416 >>1182422

Is this worth buying?

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Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 11:13:55 No.1182412 Report

Quoted By: >>1182465

Another option

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 11:16:13 No.1182413 Report

Quoted By: >>1182465

And another. Are any of these worth it in the price range of $100-150?
I'm new to fixed gear bikes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 11:24:36 No.1182416 Report

Quoted By: >>1182422

>>1182411
>hi ten 100% go very like yes!
based chinks

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 12:08:46 No.1182422 Report

Quoted By: >>1182423

>>1182411
>hi ten 100% go very like yes!
Hilarious. This deserves to become a new meme of /n/
>>1182416
Can you post a link to the ad? We need a hi res of this pic.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 12:11:02 No.1182423 Report

Quoted By: >>1182440

>>1182422
Sure.
Fixie Urata Bike 700c for S$180 https://sg.carousell.com/p/166065204

Its sort of like craigslist for Singapore.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 13:02:35 No.1182440 Report

Quoted By: >>1182443 >>1182444

>>1182423
It's been a long time since I last saw something as beautiful.

It's a shit bike anon. The other two are better. Check out /bbg/ for best buying advice.
>>1174456

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 13:10:13 No.1182443 Report

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>>1182440
Will do, thanks.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 13:13:55 No.1182444 Report

Quoted By: >>1182465

>>1182440
>It's a shit bike anon. The other two are better.
lol they're all hiten grabge with straight steel forks, atleast the go very like yes has a fucking threadless front end

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Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 13:17:22 No.1182445 Report

Quoted By: >>1182449 >>1182465 >>1182492

What's the verdict on this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 13:29:01 No.1182449 Report

Quoted By: >>1182507

>>1182445
It's garbage dude you need to be able to mash and throw around the front end of a fixed gear bike to get up hills because you can't choose a lower gear, so having the archaic quill stem standard that gives you a flexy front end, on a new bike, is totally fucked.
The forks are straight which is a fashion statement to immitate track bikes, but in reality, steel forks curve to absorb bumps and riding off a glass trash having a straight blade steel fork is absolutely retarded, sometimes bikes have them to make disc brakes work better but it's not a disc bike, it's just a retarded bike, i would be surpirsed if the tubing wasn't heavy dead riding gaspipe aka hitensile steel, you cannot safely ride a fixed gear bike with flat pedals and those drop bars are just asbolutely retarded shape which is clearly not designed to beused with brake levers it's probably put together by a developmentally chalenged and all the parts fstraight fromt he facotry of potmetal in chengdu. everything will break even though there is nothing to even break because it's a fixed gear bike The black and brown and white colourscheme is horrid and the saddlebag is nice for keeping snacks and stuff in for a long ride.

If it's cheap and you don't give a fuck then who gives a fuck why not

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 15:00:46 No.1182465 Report

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>>1182444
>all hiten grabge

forged dropouts in this one >>1182413 look like those totally legit generic taiwanese cromo frames that come under thousand different names

can't see shit about dropouts on >>1182412 >>1182445 potato pic but it's the same brand and looks similar spec as >>1182413 so probably the same frame too

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 15:52:25 No.1182483 Report

Quoted By: >>1182505

btw how much of a difference is hi-ten steel versus something like chromoly except weight? is it really that much better quality of the ride?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 16:15:42 No.1182492 Report

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>>1182445
Yep. It's definitely a bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 16:48:37 No.1182496 Report

Quoted By: >>1182507

Thanks for the information guys. Not getting any of them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 17:08:23 No.1182505 Report

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>>1182483
You can't judge a steel frame on paper. I've ridden some hiten bikes i quite liked and some chromoly bikes that sucked.

Generally though, a chromoly frame will have a springiness to it and a hiten one will be harsh and dull.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 17:13:37 No.1182507 Report

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>>1182496
Look up some more info on those Airwalk Pistas, I get conflicting bits, it says cr-mo here
https://www.pedalroom.com/bike/airwalk-pista-3190
and hi-ten here
http://www.pedalcraze.com/airwalk_bicycles_pista_light.html

I can't instantly find what they usually sell for new in Singapore, but if that's a cr-mo frame, something like that would be from € 400 upwards (depending on brand) in Europe, and around half of that would be a fair price for a used one.

whatever the frame, overall it's not a shit bike. the only somewhat valid point >>1182449 has in his rant is about the straight blade fork, but even that doesn't matter if you ride in a city, not thousands of miles in tours on gravel roads.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 May 2018 14:02:38 No.1184309 Report

Quoted By: >>1184314

>>1181102
avoid anything "brooklyn" made it's usually a huge meme

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Anonymous Thu 03 May 2018 14:29:28 No.1184314 Report

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>>1184309

Brooklyn Machine Works is a pretty nice meme. But I guess it’s the exception to an otherwise good rule.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 May 2018 15:17:31 No.1184326 Report

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If you can coast its an SS not a fixed.
SS are better than fixed anyways

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