Posts Tagged ‘ fixie ’

My mate Tom has been working on a Project. Basically he had a Very Sensible Dutch Bike (VSDB), but was frustrated at its lack of agility & the Grand Canyon-esque spacing of its three gears. So he hatched a plan to take a modern Reynolds 531 bike equipped with a Shimano 11 speed hub, disc brakes...
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I got sent out to the shops on my winter Fugly bike. 19kg of “essentials” later, I’m home: Yes those are lever arch files, and yes that is tramp-strength Dutch lager & fighting-talk Hobgoblin beer. Oh, and some cider. And some fizzy wine. And a shedload of chocolate. I just want to reassure you that it’s...
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What is it with London’s fixie-riding cyclists? I have three theories: Riding a brakeless fixie in London traffic is an evolutionary cul de sac. Once you get in, extinction is the only way out. Riding a brakeless fixie in London traffic is only something that the deranged would seriously consider as a transport choice. We’ve seen...
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Maybe I’m just not as fit as I once was. Or maybe that 44×16 is much for me. Or maybe I’m just getting too old. But it’s amazing how quickly I’m tiring these days, especially when there’s a headwind. My commute is around 15 miles each way - long, but not stupid long. With fair...
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I don’t normally hold with look-no-brakes fixed gear riding on public streets. But this, via The Foot Down (and on Twitter via a Splendid Chap In Darlington) is local, quite nicely shot, and just the right length to be interesting rather than tedious: In case you were wondering why I don’t hold with brakeless riding...
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Remember the Youtube vid showing how expensive cars are just so much better than bikes? Well the creator, “Rugfoot” now brings us this, which had me rolling around on the floor giggling more than is appropriate: I do ride a fixed-wheel bike - it’s a great workhorse for my 30 mile commute and really helps...
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Not. What. You’d. Think. Bike to work - 14 miles each way in gusting cross-winds: Get changed into sensible clothes, and wonder up to my desk, where The Puppy slept last night: Wake myself up with a cup of coffee. Wake The Puppy up (just whisper the word w-a-l-k-i-e-s), and head off to visit clients. Arrive back at...
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The last three times I’ve ridden to work, something’s gone wrong: Fell off bike on black ice three weeks ago. Some beautiful road rash & bruising. Two weeks later I was healed enough to get back on that bike for the ~30 mile round trip. Four miles in, I realised that the roads were completely frozen...
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This, hot off the presses: It’s not winter yet. In fact, it may not even be autumn for at least a couple of weeks. I just wish I’d know that this morning - I looked out at the weather (sea: mountainous still; vaguely Danish voices on the wind), and decided that it looked...
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