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  • 14 Bike Co (warning: sisters jeans content :-)
  • psychle
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    yep, should have brakes, even on a fixie… actually, wouldn't it be against the law to not have them? you'd have thought so…

    Posted 14 years ago
    atlaz
    Free Member

    I am absdolutely not an engineer, but at road time trials down my way you will see a significant number of people on fixed gears, but no-one on single-geared freewheels. I have no idea whether whatever these guys think they're getting is correctly described as "efficiency". 😛

    Well that's just it. I'm trying to understand what this assumed efficiency is 🙂

    My thought process reaches the assumption that other than a small weight saving, there's no reason at all why fixed would be more efficient/faster/whatever than singlespeed. Unless there's a Derren Brown-esque "wisdom of crowds" which makes bikes go faster if people think they do.

    Posted 14 years ago
    monkeychild
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    Go forth and try instead of chunnering on and trying to work it out:lol: Fixed is a whole load better than ss on the road I don't know the exact science but it's true.

    Posted 14 years ago
    PJ266
    Free Member

    My fixed gear will have brakes, its a fairly small minority who choose to ride fixed gear with no brakes.

    Posted 14 years ago
    juan
    Free Member

    Well the whole messenger scene seems to be able to do without brakes quite nicely.
    Down to skillz?

    Posted 14 years ago
    james-o
    Free Member

    fixed wheels have less of a 'dead spot' feel as the rider and bike's momentum lifts the rear facing crank and this is a big part of why fixed wheels win autumn hill-climbs, plus they handle torque better and while pedalling, will be slighlty more efficient as they are more direct. obviously over a long ride they won't use your energy as efficiently as a geared / freewheel bike, but the transfer of energy will be a fraction more efficient over a set / short distance.

    Posted 14 years ago
    walleater
    Full Member

    james-o – Member

    mountain bikes were a london hipster courier thing too, back in the 80's.. look where we are now. i love the different styles of these bikes and it's getting more people into bikes, it's all good..

    it'll calm down a bit after the fashion victims move on, but these bikes will stay around now, i reckon it's like the start of skating or bmx all over again, interesting times!

    (i still prefer SS with drops to fixed and little bars tho)

    God, that brings back memories…..of this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loQTgjjyL5Y

    Posted 14 years ago
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