“My friend Joel once said, there are a few things that are true in this world, and those are bikes and wood grain..” Once heard he had said this, I realized immediately that he was right, bikes are true, you work, you pedal, you move nothing can assist you there is no motor and no one else helping you, unless you are on a tandem. All bikes are true, whether you are riding a fixie, a multispeed, a unicycle, a BIG wheel, or even a tandem. They are true, whether you’re riding around town for fun, or whether you’re commuting to school or work.
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Found this great picture of Obama riding a fixed gear bike on this blogspot blog
I got this user submitted question regarding some rims. Not totally fixed gear related but if anyone knows the answer please leave a comment below.
Hi,
I am a cyclist who is in the process of building up a single speed bike. While sourcing up some parts to complete my project, I came across a pair of rims known as Araya B16 Red. This is a brand new but old stock rims from one of the shop in my hometown. While searching in the net to find out more on this particular model, I found out that this rims are specially used in the velodrome for Keirin riders and very popular in Japan. While looking at the rims I also notice that that there is no braking surface on the rims. I intend to ride regularly on road and placing brakes on the bike is importance. Hence this is a concern for me. Cud you guys shed some light over the matter. The rims is light though. Have you known anybody who ride the rims on road with brake?
Txs n rgds,
Mehmoud
Malaysia
