Comments on: New Fixed Gear Bikes and Options – Submitted http://www.fixedbicyclegear.com/new-fixed-gear-bikes-and-options-submitted/ Enter your email to get HUGE discount alerts Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:12:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: chad http://www.fixedbicyclegear.com/new-fixed-gear-bikes-and-options-submitted/comment-page-1/#comment-1243 chad Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:55:41 +0000 http://www.fixedbicyclegear.com/?p=140#comment-1243 dude. you all make this much to complicated, i been fixxing road bikes for awhile know and if you want a fix you can put one together personally with all the style you can dream up for just over 400 bucks. visit www.eastbynorth.com and those guys will give you all the advice and know how you need to build up a quick stronge relyable fix for a low cost. dude. you all make this much to complicated, i been fixxing road bikes for awhile know and if you want a fix you can put one together personally with all the style you can dream up for just over 400 bucks. visit http://www.eastbynorth.com and those guys will give you all the advice and know how you need to build up a quick stronge relyable fix for a low cost.

]]> By: midtoad http://www.fixedbicyclegear.com/new-fixed-gear-bikes-and-options-submitted/comment-page-1/#comment-1179 midtoad Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:26:46 +0000 http://www.fixedbicyclegear.com/?p=140#comment-1179 About the gearing... many people recommend somewhere around 70 gear-inches. See Sheldon Brown's gear calculator at http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/ to see what combinations of front and rear will give you that. I built up a Surly Cross-Check with a double front chainring and a Surly Dingle on the back, giving me either 48x17 = 77 gear-inches, or 44x21 = 55. I soon found the higher gear to be too high, and changed out my bigger ring so now I have 46x17 = 74, which is better, but... I found the lower great for bike polo, for winter commuting and learning to descend hills (and get up them, too!). I put on a front brake but told myself never to use it except for emergencies. After riding the fixie full-time all winter, I'm still touching that brake once in a while (like, once a month), so I'm glad I have it. About the gearing… many people recommend somewhere around 70 gear-inches. See Sheldon Brown’s gear calculator at http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/ to see what combinations of front and rear will give you that.

I built up a Surly Cross-Check with a double front chainring and a Surly Dingle on the back, giving me either 48×17 = 77 gear-inches, or 44×21 = 55. I soon found the higher gear to be too high, and changed out my bigger ring so now I have 46×17 = 74, which is better, but… I found the lower great for bike polo, for winter commuting and learning to descend hills (and get up them, too!).

I put on a front brake but told myself never to use it except for emergencies. After riding the fixie full-time all winter, I’m still touching that brake once in a while (like, once a month), so I’m glad I have it.

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