TNL Bicycles Volume I: Wild And Wacky Action Bike

[Nomi]

What's with you and reading comprehension? Did you have any or do you just like to be a bitch about EVERYTHING?

Okay let me quote then, no comprehension required!

The people who can't ride up and down hills on fixies need exercise and a front brake or they need to take the bus and not ride fixies.

Are you not implying that if you can't ride a fixed gear on a hill then you're out of shape/shouldn't be on a bicycle?

I get the preferring a feel of a fixed gear. It's definitely a different way to ride, and it has a place. I do not get the angry gear riders "omg fixies are so lame" and fixed-gear riders "omg you don't GET fixies" and whatnot. It seems extremely rare to find someone that admits a preference without defacing the other type of bicycle. I'm not saying you're a hipster retard that can't stand gears and wants them all to burn in hell or anything, but you've repeatedly done the part where you state (perhaps jokingly, because text sarcasm doesn't work for me) that people are out of shape if fixed gears don't work for them.

[Finch]

What i said is that people on FIXIES don't need to be riding FIXIES if they're going to walk them instead of riding them. There was nothing about people not being able to ride bikes, because, as we all know, riding a bike is a sedentary activity. Any fucking fatty can ride a bike, it takes a REAL MAN to ride a fixed gear bicycle. I believe i've said and implied that in every post in this thread.
Or, no, maybe i've been saying that everyone going "OMG WIND" "OMG HILLS" "OMG YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH BOTH, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE FIXIE TREND!" should shut the hell up and ride around on motorized couches if he or she is going to be an ass hole about it.

[Finch]

you're talking out your ass.

Complete fixie bikes are available for cheaper than having a wheelset built. I don't think you'll see that so much now that there's an actual market for fixies.

Also, Boshi, can't tell much from the picture. Looks okay, but you really can't see the teeth on the chainwheel and cogs. If they look clean, the bike will work, if they're worn down the chain's not going to hold and it'll suck. You could probably find a nicer bike for the same price on Craigslist.
Ride it around a little bit and switch through the gears, try out the brakes, etc. Someone else here would probably be able to judge it better than i can.

[Fe 26]

This may show my bike ignorance, but I've always wondered this: Why do people put the bike saddle up past the handle bars by 5 inchs?

I don't like having a saddle set higher than the distance that I can put at least one leg on the ground. And yet I get on friend's bikes and my feet hang about 5-7 inches off the ground.

[FuryFox]

just do it like this

[Finch]

If you use your bike regularly you'll be more comfortable with a higher seat. When it's low, your knees bend more and after a while it'll get pretty painful.

You're not supposed to be able to reach the ground flat-footed. You'll be more stable at stops if you learn to ride the pedals up and down like and it'll help you a lot in the long run! It's different, but it's not hard to get used to doing.

[Rated E]

I had no idea there were fixie/no fixie wars going on between bike enthusiast. People will find any fucking thing to argue about.

[Fe 26]

Except about you

[Fe 26]

If you use your bike regularly you'll be more comfortable with a higher seat. When it's low, your knees bend more and after a while it'll get pretty painful.

You're not supposed to be able to reach the ground flat-footed.

I might have short legs. My legs are straight with my foot on the pedal when I have the saddle level with the handle bars. And even with the saddle level with the handle bars, my feet are not flat with the ground. The bike is at a 60 degree angel with the ground and I'm on my tip toes.

[Finch]

I had no idea there were fixie/no fixie wars going on between bike enthusiast.

There isn't one. Bike enthusiasts don't give a shit what you ride as long as you're not a dick about it. It's everyone else who can't shut up about what they think they know.



How's that for snide elitism?