Re: smooth out your pedal stroke

Fran:

My understanding is that a fixed wheel or "Fixie", as the hipsters say, is
what you're thinking of. If the wheel is turning, so are your pedals just
like the old fashioned high wheelers before the advent of the safety
bicycle.  A single speed, or mono-cog, allows you to coast with out
pedaling. The bike which was advertised and started this thread is a single
speed, not a fixie. I read this under their FAQ section. I think fixies are
very dangerous. But then again, I'm not a hipster ;-)

I'm having my old Cannondale SM500 converted to a single speed with a
Nashbars conversion kit. It's an inexpensive way to resurrect an old friend
who otherwise would sit in the garage. It will be my winter / beater  bike.
I'm counting the days until it comes home!

Bryan
Barrington, RI

On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 10:46 AM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote:

> I did that to a 1973 Motobecane Grand Record, a very nice bike, which I use
> for my errand lockup bike -- nice enough to be fun to ride, useful with
> fenders, rack and panniers, dyno lighting and two-speed fixed cog (42 X
> 17/20 -- never shift, though) and cheap enough that I don't mind locking it
> up in public. All my other bikes are fixed except for my off road/touring
> Fargo.
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/BERTIN753/DropBox#5390776407086644834
>
> Note though that at least around here (ABQ, NM), decent, old frames with
> horizontal dropouts have become very scarce in the last two or three years:
> before that they were quite common.
>
> Here, at the other end of the spectrum is one of my custom Riv fixed gears,
> the commuter:
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/BERTIN753/BIKESMISCELLANEA#5563676048065808626
>
> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 6:53 AM, Roy Bird <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Sounds very cheap! However at this price point remember the frame is of
> > High
> > Tensile steel as opposed to double-butted chromoly. The weight of 23lb is
> a
> > bit hefty for a fixie. The big bike companies charge about $600-800. from
> > many folks point of view (including myself) the most rewarding way is to
> > source out a good quality 1975-95 era road bike, strip all the
> unnecessary
> > hardware and rebuild up with fixie tackle. With this method is possible
> to
> > get a really premium frame for a nominal cost. The 75-95 vintage were the
> > halcyon years for top quality steel frames. Here's mine which I built up
> > about five years ago. The original version and the present incarnation is
> > shown and described below. The best bicycle deal I've ever made! I love
> > riding it.
> > Original:
> > http://www.cyclofiend.com/ssg/2006/ssg028-roybird0506.html
> >
> > Update:
> > http://www.cyclofiend.com/ssg/2007/ssg028r2-roybird1007.html
> >
> > There's no doubt that it works wonders for pedaling technique!
> > Good luck,
> > Regards
> > Roy
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> > On
> > Behalf Of Kelly Iniguez
> > Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 1:23 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: smooth out your pedal stroke
> >
> > A friend of mine just ordered a fixie from this site - $395. for a custom
> > build. Sure sounds good.
> >
> > http://www.bigshotbikes.com/index.html
> >
> > Come spring (spring is coming, isn't it?) your pedal stroke will be as
> > smooth as silk.
> >
> > No relation, etc. just passing on a good deal.
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > Kelly Iniguez
> > www.slumgullionbicycletours.com
> > _______________________________________________
> > Touring mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org
> > Unsubscribe or list settings:
> > http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Touring mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org
> > Unsubscribe or list settings:
> > http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Patrick Moore
> Albuquerque, NM
> For professional resumes, contact
> Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected]
> _______________________________________________
> Touring mailing list
> [email protected]
> Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org
> Unsubscribe or list settings:
> http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring
>