[Closed] I've gone and done it - Fixie MTB content! Share your experiences

there are chaps that ride a fixie mtb in the peakdistrict 😯

It feels like youre going to have your feet ripped off at any moment,it takes ages to learn to E.T (bunny hop whilst pedaling),its scary as hell down anything steep....Its ACE!! For maximum points make sure you do it on a cx bike then ride trail centres 😉

looks lovely - especially the clean bars.

I don;t think i've got any photos of mone but i ran my rigid scandal 29er no rear brake 32:18 through the winter.

was surprisingly easy on tech stuff - even managed some really steep stuff. think i need to dig it the wheel out again.

think it would be much better with a brake though. cheap fixed disc hubs anyone??

Respect for trying. I'm currently enjoying a fixed charge plug but cant see myself trying Mtb fixed. Fell off yesterday in front of a load of teenagers trying endo crankflips on a playground. Ripped my jeans up to my knee getting them caught in the chainring. Not too cool.....
Are you clipped in? (Can't view photo)

Fixie mtb, now there's an idea!

kayak23 = oh yeah, most definitely clipped in! 😀

http://www.63xc.com/kenei/kensing.htm

Ken Eichstaedt rode a lot of the west highland way including the Devils Staircase on one.

He didn't last the full ride, but he was riding fixed in Peak District

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this is something I've been meaning to try for ages I just don't have a compatible frame.

Bonkers.

I'd love to have a go, but i don't think i could live with one. Simon1974 seems to do very well on his in the Peak.

That photo of the guy on the Voodoo is reversed innit?

richpips is doing the 3 peaks fixed, btw, as Samuri did a few years ago.

Am I showing my ignorance when I ask why the drivechain is on the left in P20's pic? Discourage rear brake fitment?

you can fit the drive train in reverse on a fixie. Its 100% possible, its even possible to do it 'properly'.

Everyone should give fixed mtb a go, it makes you realise how much of a wimp you are being on a geared/suspended/freewheeling bike. The feeling of pedals smashing on stuff is disconcerting in a good kind of way. And skidding your arse down steep inclines is brilliant fun and veyr sketchy.

Am I showing my ignorance when I ask why the drivechain is on the left in P20's pic

rear cog is bolted to the rotor mounts on the hub

I guessed that you can, just wondered why, now you mention it tazzymtb I remember stumbling across rotor mount sprockets when looking at sites for a singlespeed tensioner. I won't ask why you wouldn't just flip the wheel so it was "normal" and have a freewheel on the other side for when you flipped it back 🙂

one step closer to a unicycle

I like the look of the "reversed" drivetrain...mmmm, might have to try that!!

That's not mountain biking, that's just mincing about trying desperately to be niche.

Its just a cog mounted on disc mounts

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I saw a fixie with the chain on the left in the solo tent before SITS, possibly that same one.
Is there any advantage, or is it just Because I Can ?
Do the pedals ever fall off ? There's a reason why they are handed. Or is it a tandem front chainset ?

His wheels are the wrong size.

I used to run my chain on the left on my bmx but that was because I grind on the right

rode a pompy fixed for about a year, then had my knee cartilage repaired discovered couldnt ride the fixie again it hurt too much as everytime i slowed myself down using the pedals the force caused too much strain on the knee so it had to go

After "having a go" at the pub on my mates fixie and putting my leg through his front wheel (i blame the stella) i will stay firmly in the freewheeling singlespeed niche area...

[i]richpips is doing the 3 peaks fixed, btw, as Samuri did a few years ago. [/i]

Is he? Bandwagon jumping tosser!

And for the OP, I've never ridden a fixie MTB but I have been riding a fixed cross bike offroad for about 3 years now. It's not that hard, just keep pedalling. Dropoffs and jumps, just keep pedaling for the most part.

monkeyfudger - Member
That's not mountain biking, that's just mincing about trying desperately to be niche.

+1

I've a fixed MTB, but it's got skinny rubber on it at the moment. Might stick the big tyres back on it...

Load of nonsense

certainly focuses the mind - fixed CrossCheck here

MrSparkle - Member
That photo of the guy on the Voodoo is reversed innit?

richpips is doing the 3 peaks fixed, btw, as Samuri did a few years ago.

Don't think so, the front brake is still on the correct side.... you can do drive side left with a fixie.

And it is lots of fun, can't wait for it to get proper muddy!

I thought it might promote a mixed response....to many this is "madness" or even "stupid" or "pointless"...but as a way to inject a bit of fun and add a new angle to your riding, it's "priceless"!! 🙂

I was "National Champ" /ahem/ back in 2006.
The best bit was dropping people down the steep singletrack.
Worst bi the flat out fireroad.
That bike was a pair V brakes to aid controol and are far better than a single disc which is hilarious on steep in the mud when the front wheel lets go.

Disk fixed rear hubs though are very expensive altholugh Paul does one now so oneday I'll get back on one.

It's ace and stupid in = measures

Stupidest i did was left hand chsinset with flat pedals eithout switching the axles. Yes pedals fell off and 30mph plus downhills were leathal if you lost a foot

Every thread need like this need this link!

http://www.63xc.com/

No matter if you personally would like to ride a fixed mtb there are some excellent stories on the 63xc website.

The 2 big issues to get over are:
1 - pedal strike. You see a rock in the way you know you are going to hit. All you need to do is put a quick skid in and you'll be able to miss it.
2 - steep downhills. The sort where you have your bum off the back of the saddle. This means your legs are not long enough to reach the bottom of the pedal stroke. Never mind - just lock up. There's so little weight on your back wheel it'll just happen. Try to get back on the saddle before pedalling again or you might get stuck behind it.

Or
1. Just hit it it's never as bad as you think it will be. Ok maybe not never...

That voodoo rider obviously is missing something in his life

This was my favourite one as the INbred is long so makes it stable ploughing through stuff and with the EBB you could have the cranks a bit higher too. (not me riding and the chain was about to fall off from a longish ride which with the EBB was a pain to retension on the trail)

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And before SSUK06 "victory" stolen from simondbarnes
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Must get a fixy (disk) wheel for the Simple soon.

Yummy
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My pub bike is fixed, thinking of taking it out properly soon.

Best get some clips and a brake on it 8)

Surly do a Fixed/disc hub that isn't bonkers money.

Fixed off road, actually, fixed full stop, is just plain silly though 🙂

Ooh tah Tim. i thought they would do one but last time I looked it wasn't listed.
Theoretically the Pauls won't be that much more money. Well until the import duty and VAT or whatever is added.
Certainly a lot cheaper than Phil Wood that used to be the only real choice.

We'll see how much I can raise from selling odd bits.

"there are chaps that ride a fixie mtb in the peakdistrict"

There was a guy on a snowy/icy STW ride round the jacobs ladder loop, not pansying out on the ladder either:
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Seems thats a bit fuzzier than is ideal
Rigid fork and 26" wheels too ..

That's it, I'm putting the fat tyres back on the Solitude...

I used a disc mounted cog from velosolo and rode a lap of Dalby red fixed, It was a laugh for a bit then the novelty wore off.

I was completely ****ed beyond belief and glad I didn't have to drive home.

I will use it again for a ride from home that's a mixture of local road and bridleways and is pretty flat.

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I stuck my old Nevegal 2.25" tyres onto the Solitude last night. Quite a difference to the 28c Marathons that they replaced! Road ride to work this morning was great fun: fixed + big heavy tyres = momentum!

(Yes, it may well be the ugliest bike you've seen for a while.)

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/6134603/

I used to ride fixed off road, more out of neccesity than anything (knee injury meant that I could't get a full rotation without the assistance of the fixed wheel). Totally different type of riding really, if you are riding in the peaks and lakes you cannot hit the same lines (unless you are a mincer anyway) as you would do on a freewheeled bike but it does become a different type of challenge.

I have converted an old rudge roadster to fixed with a velosolo bolt on cog, fitted hybrid tyres and ventured off road many times. At this years single speed champs in Belgium i was one of 4 riders to take part on a fixie, I managed 3 laps. Hopefully will tackle euros in France next year on same fixie plus a few modifications. It will have a rear brake and fatter tyres !
I find you need to carefully pick your lines, accept pedal strikes are likely and just keep the power on.
Its the stupidist most grin inducing cycling I've ever done and I hope to keep doing it 😉

The only fixie I've tried was one of the modern (ie: not that big) penny-farthings.

I went over the bars.

While trying to get on.

Looking at the left hand chainset,is a double chainset possible?That would be a whole new level of niechdom

It's a hoot isn't it? Folk automatically think you're either
a. Trying to prove a point / be different for the sake of it or
b. some sort of bike handling god.

Its actually:
c. Neither of the above, its just a lot of fun and not as daft or as hard as you think.

Ooh I missed this thread since I've been out having fun... There's a picture of me up there 🙂 Although Sam did age me by a year 😉

A ride with Richpips inspired me to give it a go - when I first met him he was on his bespoke ScandAl 29er fixie, when he ripped down into The Roych on it, and then made a superb job of The Beast later on in the ride.

To be honest, it's just like riding a bike... But it adds an extra challenge to regular trails. OK you can't go so fast, but you can still jump, drop-off, and get down most stuff. For really steep stuff I do need to drop the saddle which feels really odd with the fixed gear. It tends to make climbing a lot easier too as the forward momentum of the bike carries you through the dead spots on your cranks - I've cleared the Twrch climb (Cwmcarn) on the fixed Pompino (39:16) which I have never achieved on 2:1 freewheeling MTBs.