Have used my fixie for road riding for many years. Still do at 70yrs old

@drtoothpaste

2 жыл бұрын

Thats great!!!!!!

@ZulkifleCheAbdullah

2 жыл бұрын

salute to u 💪👌

@NataliGonzales

2 жыл бұрын

ohhh me too, Im 87 and my knees are fine

@docouchi7929

2 жыл бұрын

I first did it as a challenge… and I stuck to it ever since … been on fixed since the pandemic happened, and I love seeing improvements… I love seeing the climbs that I had to jump off to walk up it, become climbable, legs also got a bit more defined

@jonardvincentromero5488

2 жыл бұрын

kudos to u

Last year, I rode 2000 miles on my fixed gear bike and the same amount on my road bike, I can say that fixie is so much fun!!

The Tour de France was originally raced on fixed gear bikes.

Not to be that guy, but I just did 2 days in a row riding 50 miles fixed and have 0 complaints I love that bike All bikes are a good time

@rollinrat4850

2 жыл бұрын

Keep it up man! Keep at it and find a new limit every ride. I'm that weird guy! Fixed gear all winter, every winter! Fixed gear offroad is more fun than should be legal. 30-40 miles in hills, dirt and singletrack is a pretty routine ride for me. Coolest thing about fixed gear in hills is the almost constant interval training. I ride fixed gear centuries over mixed terrain once or twice a year. Sometimes miles or just metric if I'm lazy. Its a wicked challenge and lots of fun. I usually try to stay off my feet and find an excuse to sleep most of the next day. I'm also 60 years young!

@joelyjowell3

23 күн бұрын

I honestly have both a geared and a fixed gear bike and they both are fun in their own way . I be taking my time deciding which one I’m gonna ride . A fixed gear has a cool style and it’s also very low maintenance which I really do like over my geared bike

Literally any bike can do anything if you try hard enough for city and asphalt riding. I commute on a unicycle everywhere and it replaced my hybrid because it's such fun. All bikes have their own pros and cons but it's what makes those unique ride qualities so entertaining.

I used to ride a motorcycle without a starter, front brake, mirrors, or turn signals. It was really fun. I imagine riding a brakeless fix gear is a similar thrill

@mom_im_losing_it

2 жыл бұрын

You have to pedal a fixed gear your legs do the work not the throttle.

@nathancheung3601

2 жыл бұрын

@@mom_im_losing_it learn how to read

@31ncp

2 жыл бұрын

That's a much more fun riding brakless without helmet through the traffic on a rush hour in a 12 million megapolis like Moscow ect, like I used to ride when I was younger)

Of course you can. Fixed gear lifer here. 52x16 and eat roadies for breakfast all day everyday here in Nottingham.

When I started riding on the road, I only had my Colossi track bike. Did 5-8h a week on this thing. Then I got Dolan Pre Cursa. Did my first 100km ride on it. Trained my sprints, did strava segments etc. Raced my first fixie crit, also went to the velodrome. And it was my only bike, so I rode it to work every day, even in winter. Later I got different track bikes and even did group rides with them. Finding good gear ratio helps. Also you can carry bottle in your jersey pockets or can attach bottle cage with hose clamps

Not to mention that if you pick a flip-flop rear hub you can have 2 gears or a singlespeed/fixed gear combo. Which is a great choice in my opinion.

@leemanwrong

2 жыл бұрын

Yep thats what i do, i have a flip flop hub with different sized cogs.

@kylehagertybanana

2 жыл бұрын

you gotta have brakes for that though

@leemanwrong

2 жыл бұрын

@@kylehagertybanana Yeh true, i've never seen a flip flop hub which is fixed both sides, i dont even know if they make them.

@kylehagertybanana

2 жыл бұрын

@@leemanwrong ive never looked but id assume they exist

@txominmendez

2 жыл бұрын

@@leemanwrong yeah, they exist, I used to have a double sided back hub, really good when you have some climbs to do on your route.

Fixed and SS are simple, reliable and fun! That waterfront spot with the moose is awesome.

Great video. I built a single speed last fall and got 600+ kilometres on it before winter. Love the simplicity, not full blown fixie but I'm old and my knees just wouldn't hold up. I normally ride 80s road bikes but in 2022 I'll be on the single speed for the majority of my rides.

The moose reminded me of a video I saw where a fixed gear rider crashed badly hitting a deer because he/she couldn't slow down in time without a front brake. Why do brakeless track bikes look so damn cool... Tragic! Be safe!

My friend was an urban fixed gear rider for several years before he got a geared cyclocross bike. It totally opened up new possibilities for him in terms of distance, elevation gain, road surface (or lack thereof), and riding style (more chill and endurance, less fast and aggressive).

@psychoaiko666

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that's like punks and skins becoming "psychobilly" once they pass 30... Meanwhile I'm 37, still a shitty snotnosed punk and I still ride my fixed gear bikes everywhere. And when I say everywhere I mean everywhere, 10% steep climbs, pothole riddled dirt roads, ±30km/20mi ride to my girlfriend and grocery runs with a 65L hiking pack on my back, I just don't give a fuck😅

Dont know if anyone has said this recently, but your choice of background music is great.

Interesting video but if my bike was a fixed gear what would I do with all that time back from bike maintenance? Make pizza?

@InappropriateJoke

2 жыл бұрын

Right on the money there

I ride my 26" BMX for local rides. Well do 10-15 miles usually on them and they're great fun. The slightly larger tires make them fine for taking on gravel trails and just about any surface around our town.

I ride for the challenge, so. It's fixed gear! It maintains the purity of your essence.

@rollinrat4850

2 жыл бұрын

Very well put. Fixed gear forces one to concentrate solely on what we do on the bike. There are no distractions except to draw enough breath, keep the pedals turning over and to clean the next obstacle in our path.

I bought a track bike because I was interested to own a bike that I can use legs to brake. Later I learned what I really wanted was a bike with coaster brake. So I did end up getting a coaster brake bike and prefer it over fixed gear. I discreetly wanted a road bike too so I converted my track bike to a road bike. It's quite easy just flip the wheel to the freewheel side if your bike came with one. install brakes, switch to 23mm to 28mm tires and switch to drop bar if you don't have one. Thing is, I already have a 700C single speed so I took the conversion to another level and removed the track cog and installed a freewheel in it's place. Currently it has two different freewheels on the rear wheel which means two different hub sounds and teeth. Thus my track bike is my double speed road bike, one gear for flats and one gear for climbing. I still have my track cogs for when I do want to go back to fixed gear mode.

Yes, it can be but I recommend that brakes have to be a part of it. I have been doing it for years....

Love riding my Surly Steamroller. Possibly my fav bike. It’s just a great connection riding fixed that you don’t get with geared bikes

Love the fixed gear content!!!

Love fixed and ss content! Thanks.

i used to ride a trek 5200 carbon road bike but i snapped it on the roads doing food delivery. I switched to a track bike to be like the cool guys and when it rained i took my front brake off. I now ride brakeless and skid around looking like a g

This may be my favorite video of yours yet.

I have used my SS for road rides. I have done road rides on my road bike where I consciously left the bike in the same gear all day. If you’re comfortable riding fixed, you can do road miles on fixed.

Quotes of the day: "Watch out for garbage." And "But look! There's a moose!"

funny I asked myself this same question yesterday. how timely!

Nice build

Curious to why you chose to use vht paint instead of regular old tremclad, can you give any insight?

What kind of average speed can you hold on a fixed gear? I'm new to riding(as an adult). I have a road bike I can average(solo) about 18mph, 20 if I'm putting in some work, 22mph is what I can burst for short periods. I was looking at a fixie or something more road friendly I can just jump on and ride to exercise, w/o the need to put on bike shorts, a jersey and all the other crap. It's fine for a group ride, just feels kind of weird to wear solo lol.

It's so nice to see the trash bike being worked on! Can't wait how it's gonna turn out!

God I love the Vigorelli... that is all.

Bikes are addicting... Need a shed like that damn

Riding fixed with a 40x18 fixed gear I use to maintain 16-20 mph on a 30mi ride, that is comfortably the B/BB group, so yes. Another alternative is to have a flip flop hub and have a different gear ratio as a single speed for the group rides. I had mine set up with 42x16 for group rides with my faster friends (I used a double chaining front crank, and a 5 speed freewheel converted to a two speed to keep the chain lines when fixed or when using the freewheel centered). I wouldn't say it replaces a multi geared road bike but you can use it and it is fun. This of course is if you have the legs and conditioning. By me the bike clubs say the difference groups (pace/speed) that will be lead in each group ride so if you are slower you can go with D or C group if available.

@Flantasticl

2 жыл бұрын

Damn, keeping up 100+rpm for 30 miles sounds like a task

@kennethward9530

2 жыл бұрын

For many years Monday night recovery ride, 20 mph, 30 miles mixed group of fixies and geared road bikes in pace lines, no issues. 42x16 or 17 spun out the legs nicely in anticipation of Tuesday night hills. Most of us had a brake for the roads. Wednesday night beer ride, 16-18 mph, same 42x16 on the fixie was fine. For track night, remove brake, change gears to 50x15. Good stuff.

@electrocit673

2 жыл бұрын

@@Flantasticl well after I had ACL surgery I had to change how I ride and now I just spin like mad. Spinning under 80 rpm actually hurts my knees if I ride like that for too long. lol sad because I used to me a masher in my youth.

I would love to see you learn some tricks on the Vigorelli like trackstand, riding backwards (straight as well as in circles) or even Fish & Chips or a Keo. Also on the note of buying a fixed gear bike as a budget thing ... They're incredibly fun and so simple. You can try out many things because everything is so easy to swap out. Feeling like riding a wide riser instead of the drop bars? No problem! Swap them within a few minutes! The swapability also makes these machines really great for uprades. Anyway, love the videos!

@T_track

2 жыл бұрын

Saw keo in the comments RIP Keo

@dvs620

2 жыл бұрын

And if you want the simplicity without the fixed gear, get one with a flip flop hub and ride as single speed. I got rid of my geared bike and kept my fixie. Ride as a SS. Even turned my cheaper hard tail into a single speed that I urban ride with. It’s not nearly as quick or easy as my fixie, but I don’t have to worry about going up curbs or down stairs. Single speed/fixies are just so fun and simple. And you can tinker with them without really screwing them up.

Maybe you should try doing a sponsorship segment similar to how you'd do a Squarespace ad where you give 20 seconds to showcase what it is that is sponsoring you. I mean I think 13k is a lot of money if they actually pay you that much lol. Otherwise love the videos, I live in a tropical country so I have no idea how it feels to be in that cold an area.

Build suggestion; vintage road bike converted to fixed gear.

@rollinrat4850

2 жыл бұрын

Better yet, vintage steel 'cross bike, Fixing offroad and dinglespeed rocks! More fun than should be legal! Out of 8 custom built bikes, my 'Crossafix' is my favorite.

I only ride fixed. Its fun and makes you climb hills better. Cheers Spindatt!!!

Silly question here, but where'd you get that cap? Love that it's got a visor and earwarmers.

A great consideration is it takes minimal money to fix a fixed gear (hah) if you have a solid starting build. Which is still cheap. It’s so much cheaper, a much better workout (hill climbs), and (subjective) much more fun. I always keep a front emergency brake on there for city riding though!

I literally just finished my single speed roadbike build lol. just got back from my test ride

I used to do my evening rides of ~30k on a fixed gear bike, which was fun. You spin your legs for the whole time and don't get to slack off with coasting. But, I have to say, at some point I found riding the road bike again more enjoyable. But, you can defenitly use a fixed gear bike for a lot of riding.

I love riding my fixies ❤

You sir, are a reasonable man, making reasonable statements. I applaud you.

Yes! ... but no brakeless riding in a peloton please (been there done that, not safe). I am one of the generation of riders in my city who started road cycling with the process of fixed gear in the city -> road riding on fixed -> road bike (or gravel bike). Even though most of my riding is now on a road bike i still love the flexibility of my Standert Umlaufbahn - autumn/winter I put on drop bars with Sram road levers and front brake to make it into base miles crunching machine (3x Rapha Festive 500), in spring/summer riser bars and flat pedals with straps for fancy commuter or alleycat racer.

@wakazuzu

2 жыл бұрын

Just breakaway, and when the group catches you just warn them you have no brakes and they'll hopefully stay back!

what a funny guy this guy is

Bottom line, ride what moves you. Any chance to spend some time in the saddle is always a good thing. Ride on..🚴‍♂️😎🌴

Well in such low traffic areas fixies definitely can be used as road bikes but in conjested countries where u have u apply brakes every now and then, it would a nightmare to ride one.

I don't like fixed gear because I'm klutzy and live in a very hilly area with a couple of old worn knees. I have a lot of respect for the fixed gear heads that I see on my rides about town, and especially those riding in San Francisco on a daily basis. So, yes you can ride a fixie can be your road bike!

That is a sweet looking bike.

i own the road version of this frame, its great!

I kinda want a fixie, but I don't think they'd go too well up the 30-40% hills where I live. The simplicity of them is really nice though

at one time....all road bikes were fixed geared.

I like the idea of singlespeed bikes, especially in winter time, because of low maintenance and I like to coast. A fixie without brakes is highly illegal in germany and In am not able to stop it just by back pedaling. My weak knees will explode, I am 55 :)

@rollinrat4850

2 жыл бұрын

I ride a fixed gear cyclocross bike with cantis on mtb trails. Its more fun than should be legal. I'm 60. It's like I'm a kid again. It feels like I'm getting away with something. Skidding the wheel and pedaling too high a gear is what will destroy your knees. Learn to spin lower gears. Pedaling always makes you stronger, builds stamina and keeps you warmer in the winter.

@trevorohare2735

2 жыл бұрын

They make a bike illegal in Germany...

@Skaterofficial1

2 жыл бұрын

"highly illegal" yeah sounds like germany

Yes! More fixed gear content!

I'm interested to know what the difference would be like having a single speed freehub vs a fixed gear. Thinking of the physics of a direct drive, I'm assuming the freehub would be less efficient?

@woutervanderdoes5163

2 жыл бұрын

My guess would be the difference is negligible, depending on the internal friction in the single speed freewheel. When pedalling (i.e. the freehub is engaged), it's basically the same. Two cogs and a chain. The rear cog is basically connected directly to the rear wheel. The drivetrain efficiency gains of a fixie vs road bike comes from the lack of derailleur. When you are comparing coasting on a freehub vs soft pedalling on a fixed gear, I'm not sure which is more efficient. In the one case you have additional friction in the freehub, in the other you have additional friction from the chain and cogs. My best guess is that this difference is insignificant. The freehub will have to engage: this will cause some inefficiency when you go from coasting to pedalling, but assuming you pedal most of the time (I mean, it's a bike ;p) this will also be negligible. If you are riding a brakeless fixie, that will almost surely be less efficient than a singlespeed. Braking will not only be a loss of kinetic energy, you have to also expend energy to slow down by applying force backwards. The difference is not really there when riding a velodrome or perfectly straight line, but once you have to slow down for some turns this is a significant factor. The point of a fixed gear bike over a singlespeed, I think, is mostly feeling, challenge and cool factor. I might add that I ride my flip-flop hub more on the fixed side than the freehub side. ;)

@BradWadeNL

2 жыл бұрын

@@woutervanderdoes5163 Thank you for a wonderful explanation!

@electrocit673

2 жыл бұрын

One other thing a fixed gear gains is the benefit of inertia. Each pedal stoke pushes into the next one you do not get this effect when using a freewheel or freehub. At least for me this results in me riding faster for longer as I feel like the bike is pushing me to keep pedaling faster or to maintain the pace. I feel that even if I don't plan to coast if the bike has a freewheel I end up coasting at more times than I really need to. Now a freewheel is better for longer rides since you can coast if you are tired. I use a flip-flop hub on my Fixed/SS bike, I mainly ride fixed but if I find myself over tried from a long or hard ride I just use the freewheel side so I don't hurt my knees or get in an accident. I don't ride brakeless. Coasting also does loose more power due to the friction in the freewheel mechanism but this is offset by the power you are not expending pedaling so I think it cancels each other out in that regard.

@joelogjam9163

2 жыл бұрын

I use to assume that there would be no difference between pedalling with the freewheel engaged and fixed, until I actually rode a fixed gear and realised that with a freewheel you lose the "push on" effect that you get with fixed. With a freewheel it feels like you're fighting at each power stroke, whereas with fixed you get a seamless surge that feels more like you're building on the power that you've already put into the bike's momentum - like a flywheel effect. So, at least in situations where you can utilise that "flywheel" effect, I'm confident that fixed would be more efficient than a singlespeed freewheel setup.

@dvs620

2 жыл бұрын

@@woutervanderdoes5163 Speaking of turns, you have to be careful with pedal strike on fixed gear vs flying around turns on a freewheel. I ride this twisting road near my house and I try pedaling through some of the switchback turns and get scared to lean too much because of pedal strike. I find if I build up momentum, I feel more confident lowering my outside pedal and leaning into the turn, then hitting the pedals again at the apex as I start to exit. To each their own though.

Recently got a fixie and automatically doubled my pb milage and top speeds ever since i switched my mtb i could only get maximum 24 mph unless going downhill with my fixie i can hit 30 before i cant keep the cadence up anymore and now i can do an entire mile in less then 8 minutes its insane i love it i use it for commuting store runs and then when i wana do tricks i just remove my rear rack and send it

It's spring time..... not right now lol in the NE of USA nyc got a hard snowstorm

Hows the weight?

Plugging my OG Ptown homie Donovan💗

Can't stop. Don't want to stop. 😁🤣

When you said they’re calling for 30-40cm of snow there I just started picturing anyone who’s not from Canada. Or who doesn’t lives in a northern (especially coastal) area just being dumbfounded by the idea of that much snow following that nice of a day… and I burst out laughing 😆 I love Canada winters for our outstanding unpredictability 🇨🇦

@dvs620

2 жыл бұрын

We have similar weather events in Texas, just not with snow. It can be in the 80s (F not C) one day and the following night, in the 30s. I’ve seen it sunny all day, rain like hell for 3 hours flooding roads and then fine the next day. 🤷🏻

@fritzginger15

2 жыл бұрын

@@dvs620 whoa that’s impressive weather changing!

@dvs620

2 жыл бұрын

@@fritzginger15 Yeah, it's ridiculous. Today the high was 49. Tomorrow 65. Sunday 73 with a low of 43. We get 30 degree swings in a day.

A Vigorelli with 33mm clearance and tubeless tires would be the perfect fixed gear bike. Just enough to dampen the road bumps, while still offering the nice geo of it.

@coreygolphenee9633

2 жыл бұрын

The Skream ranger would be my choice for an all round do it all track bike if it came in a 59 or 61 its 45c tire clearance with a disc brake mount on the fork and clearance for a 48t chain ring, and if you wanna ball out a No 22 Little wing is what your describing

@luisrobles9695

2 жыл бұрын

New state bicycle frames come with almost exact geometry and have clearance for up 40 mm tires I think the frame alone retails for 280$

What colour?

I am on a tight budget and want to buy one of them. But I want to have a freewheel instead of fixed gear. Is it possible?

@patricks8434

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Most stock fixies come with a flip flop hub, so you can just ride it as singlespeed (freewheel).

I rode a track bike as a bike messanger in Philadelphia in the 90s without a break and my knees hate me for it. Its 2022 and I still ride a fixie and knees still hate me. But that is really all I know when it comes to riding bike...

oh snap you got a cinelli!

Yesss! Paint going on!!

Of course it is possible and I like to walk with my gear fixed on the road - I use the front brake -. I don't deny that road bikes are very expensive here in Brazil, so it kind of ends up being either that, or I ride my adapted cyclocross kkk.

People are extremely resistant to change! Their way is THE WAY! Mind boggling…

@rollinrat4850

2 жыл бұрын

Mind boggling alright! My favorite quote from the sci fi novel , Dune: "Fear is the mind killer". Riding harder, suffering and exceeding one's preconceived limits are accomplished by at least 50% mental strength. I find it ironic when so many folks write off fixing or SS as stupid when they've never even tried. I can't is a bad attitude. Think do or don't.

I raced on a fixie once and kept pace with a club group ride. Their captain hated it so much he tried to shake me off for a long time before giving up (he did not want to break his group up). Admit it was killing me even if the stretch was fairly flat and only 60Km. And no, I did not take any leads. :-)

How long is the stem on that bike? Seems pretty long in the video. (No judgement, just curious.)

Depends on who you cycle with (if no one then yes, if they are fast then no, if they are not fast then yes) and whether you find you end up avoiding certain hills due to their steepness. One guess on why I know these things :)

@electrocit673

2 жыл бұрын

It is kind of fun though when you blast by then on a climb ('cuse you have no other choice with a fixed gear) but the down hill side is a pain since you can't coast. This is why I used a single speed for the more hilly rides with friends if I was using my fixed/SS bike. Obviously I used bakes on my fixed/SS bike.

@DaxPlusPlus

2 жыл бұрын

@@electrocit673 Oh yeah, I'd forgotten the experience of trying to ride down a steep hill fixed .. did that once on my commute and immediately switched to single speed. Car drivers following must have thought it was hilarious

Anyone know what sunglasses those are?

I completely misunderstood the premise of this video, but I enjoyed it anyway

Not fixed but did my first ever +100 km ride on a single speed last year.

Eric, my fat bike is a fixie right now, your welcome to borrow if it you wan some off road snow fun sometime

For sure yes, I was a fixed gear roadie boi for a long time before buying a “real” road bike

Fixed gear is fun but not my primary style. I have an old steel 80's Ross bike converted to fixed for my train/public lockup ride.

Nothing like a hole in winter to pose a question like, would I build a fixie for a day just to find out?

I'm hoping for a trashr-bashr candy apple green with gold accents (brake levers, valve stems, bolts, stem cap, etc)

Did you get that snow?!

Nice vigorelli steel!

Fixed great or single speed is a great way to build up fitness fast. Also less parts is less to take care of and clean. Also send coffee crisp cuz we don’t have that here in the US

@derman3658

2 жыл бұрын

Curious why it builds up fast?

@Charlie_alpha_romeo

2 жыл бұрын

@@derman3658 you’re in the wrong gear all the time😂. It forces you to strengthen and condition your legs on the up hills. On the down hills you have to spin to keep things moving. There’s no bail out gear. If you haven’t tried it you should it’s lots of fun

@derman3658

2 жыл бұрын

@@Charlie_alpha_romeo bought one the weekend. I e done two spins to shops and nearly died each time as the bike tried buck me off 10 seconds after hopping on. Did another 15 min spin downhill to my mum's. Legs were ghosted after 10mins. Its really harder than I initially thought. I would normally cycle everywhere, just not on fixed gear. My brain and legs have a lot to learn. Hopefully I can stick it out.

I rode a fixed gear several years ago and eventually stuck a freewheel on it with a brake and it was very enjoyable. Kinda like a skinny tire go fast bmx

@vegaplus420

2 жыл бұрын

brooooo u needa ride brakelss

@henryoddsball2164

2 жыл бұрын

@@vegaplus420 with a freewheel? I’ll leave that to the real g’s like you!

Yes a fixie can be I love mine ride it in nyc, you don’t always need to be the fastest

I got the single speed for Christmas from the wife, I haven't used it yet as I'm saving it for the spring, I'm not going to run it fixed as that doesn't interest me.

What happened to the old beater Schwinn? I liked that thing.

my road bike is a track bike with brakes and freewheel

It really doesn’t matter what you ride. Just put some fun between your legs and ride!

@kimkrimson

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds so wrong...

@BernieHoule

2 жыл бұрын

@@kimkrimson 😉

The big question here is how is it 50 Degrees F (10C) in Nova Scotia… what part of the system is broken. It’s 9 degrees F in Pennsylvania right now…. Also single speed/ fixed gear bikes for everything.

@trailflowoutdooradventures

2 жыл бұрын

Our weather is wacky sometimes. It’s not uncommon to have 20 to 30 degree swings over the course of a day or two.

If everyone on a group ride road had a fixed gear totally. We used to have early season low gear fixed gear training rides like a 63" gear to improve our spinning and form way back in the stone age before trainers.

For me now I just be able to ride a fixed gear bike since that the only bike I have so far but I do planned wanna buy road bike someday🙌🏼💪🏼

I was looking at the moose and tuned you out until you mentioned it. MOOSE!!

Would be ideal to Strava these rides

What helmet is that?

My first road bike was a fixie because it was cheap. bought a road bike later, then sold it after a year and bought a second road fixed gear. fixed is more fun. now i own two fixies and no roadie

fixed gear with or without brakes?

@rollinrat4850

2 жыл бұрын

I suppose to each his own as far as law enforcement is concerned. They don't seem to give much of a shit. until 'accidents' happen. I often ride fixed gear offroad. I use brakes out of respect for natural laws, responsibility to myself, my family and the humans near me where I ride. As far as I'm concerned, no brakes, no brains. But Common sense aint so common. People need to be held responsible for their freakin actions. Just hope I'm not around when innocent bystanders get mowed down. Ive seen this in San Francisco and later testified in court. I'd do it again too. Hundreds of people breaking rules wasn't worth the people I saw leave in an ambulance. Brakeless idiots don't get into 'accidents'. It's called assault, wreckless endangerment or manslaughter caused by negligence and ignorance. I'm not patient nor give a shit regarding vane thoughtless idiots who make responsible riders appear all bad. Commuters on bikes have it difficult enough. Here's the simple well proven facts: Existing laws for vehicles using brakes appear to be (not so) common sense, yet they're rarely enforced in my city as far as I know. The LAWS of motion, gravity and inertia cannot be broken! THEY WILL BREAK YOU! Maybe the problem is with the education system. Haha. I don't care how skilled a rider might be, SHIT HAPPENS. A skidding wheel is not in control. Everyone needs to maintain control of their vehicles. Any bike can have brakes that are rarely touched.

@coreygolphenee9633

2 жыл бұрын

If you are new it won't be as fun without the option of a front brake, with that being said try to ride the bike without using it but its there if you need it and after a few years you'll notice you barely use it period.

@rollinrat4850

2 жыл бұрын

@@coreygolphenee9633 My bike is a fixed gear 'cross bike. I ride it on the local rocky singletrack near my home. I ride it every winter all winter. Its like old school training. Its more fun than should be legal. My Koolstop salmon brake pads are 5 winters old.

@trevorohare2735

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on how good your skid stop is. If you can't skid stop well you need a break.

Fixed gear bikes are really close to road bikes if u don't have much hills on your way. 700c wheels with thin road tires check drop bars check (u can go with flat but for me drops are better when u put more than 50 miles) lightweight (sometimes even lighter than road bikes for less $) kinda road geometry damn what else do u need to put some miles on it :)

What was the question? Can I ride any bike I want on the road? Yes What an amazing revelation, I would never have thought... Anyway, I like your bikes they are cool.