Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks!

27-06.-2006, 02:04 AM	#1
duskins Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 23	Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! Hi, I ride a 2004 Bianchi S.A.S.S. and I love it. I love my bike more than most friends, girls, some family (jk?) and lots of other stuff, yet I have no idea why. If I could ride my bike instead of get paid going to work. . . well, I'd go to work than ride my bike so I had money, but you understand my point. I don't commute. I only get to ride for fun. Drunken bicycling to me is a sport. Jumping shit downtown, out of town, in the mountains off of mountains, thru the river, whatever, is also one big sport to me. I love beating the living it shay out of my bike, and I adore that it never fails me aside the damn tubes popping every other week (my fault, not my bikes fault). (I will fail, before my bike will fail). Why do you ride your bike, b!tch? __________________ -- -duskins ; ) SS MTB Rider from SLC, UT Ride. Live. Enjoy.

06-07.-2006, 08:31 AM

javvymann

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Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks!

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Originally Posted by duskins

Hi,

I ride a 2004 Bianchi S.A.S.S. and I love it. I love my bike more than most friends, girls, some family (jk?) and lots of other stuff, yet I have no idea why. If I could ride my bike instead of get paid going to work. . . well, I'd go to work than ride my bike so I had money, but you understand my point. I don't commute. I only get to ride for fun. Drunken bicycling to me is a sport. Jumping shit downtown, out of town, in the mountains off of mountains, thru the river, whatever, is also one big sport to me. I love beating the living it shay out of my bike, and I adore that it never fails me aside the damn tubes popping every other week (my fault, not my bikes fault). (I will fail, before my bike will fail).

Why do you ride your bike, b!tch?

man, i can do all that s*** u were jus chattin bout on my single speed. i found it in a bleedin bush!!! polished it up a little an its wicked. never fails me. an if i wanna hav a bit of comfort i jus sit back an take it in. although sayin that, i dnt think it realy compares to my modified Kona fire mountain... thatrs a true beast, indestructable! mayb when im older i'l resort to a car?! hahaa

11-07.-2006, 08:26 AM	#3
VintageRestoKid Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Orleans Posts: 14	Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! I ride my SS, because its fast, looks great and it very fun. Love that thing __________________ 1977 Raleigh Record 1982 Suteki Track 10

01-08.-2006, 12:56 AM

Peter Hummers

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Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks!

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Originally Posted by duskins

I love it, love it, love it. You sound as if you'd like the Outcast, a SS mag. Drunken cycling is their middle name:

http://www.yesweareontheweb.com/outcast/index.html

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09-08.-2006, 01:42 AM	#5
mattchamp Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2	Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! i just got my first fixie this spring, IRO mark v, and its awesome. i'm a little sketchy on it, keep wanting to coast and pose, but that is slowly disappearing. totally converted, don't know why i waited so long to get one...

11-08.-2006, 01:03 AM	#6
FreeHueco Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 150	Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! I got my Bianchi San Jose two weeks ago, and it is quickly becoming my favorite ride. It doesn't slow me down all that much over my roadie, yet it seems to grab more love and attention than the road bike. I'm in the process of upgrading the thing (yes, a never ending task). The freedom and the simplicity, and the cool factor. I've never had drivers asking about my bike before... __________________ " Life sucks, but work is really cool." -Travis Hugh Culley http://mikedeitchman.blogspot.com/ Bianchi San Jose (SS or Fixed) Rock Lobster Steel CX (w/SRAM Force)

19-12.-2006, 10:33 AM	#7
victorthewombat Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11	Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! simple man, I got tired of tweaking shifters, gears, chains, chainrings blah blah blah - singlespeed manh...feel the flow manh, no problams manh.... Now cutting out the patios....it is simplistic. I ride without having to worry about drive train issues. vtw

20-12.-2006, 04:17 AM	#8
dale ditzler Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 28	Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! SS and Fixies are only similar in weight savings and lack of drivetrain issues. A fixed gear requires your complete attention at least on some level. Forget you're on a fixie and it'll slap you back into the real world. Get your fingers near a spinning cog or chainring and it'll hand them back to you. Great rides with just rider and bike without having to worry about what anyone else thinks. And nothing climbs or descends like a fixie. Ready to ride with almost nothing to go wrong, except maybe pilot error, and we're always in control of that. uh huh.

27-12.-2006, 04:03 AM	#9
duskins Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 23	Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! Oi. I love ss because I don't think about my bike, I just ride it. Wow, getting my fingers handed back to me after getting stuck in a cog on a fixie? sounds like fun. uh... Yep. :P __________________ -- -duskins ; ) SS MTB Rider from SLC, UT Ride. Live. Enjoy.

11-01.-2007, 06:31 AM	#10
ghostpedal Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin Posts: 260	Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! I ride fixed because to go faster, you pedal faster, to get up a hill, you pedal harder. It's a direct connection. I love all biking, but my fixed gear is both my cheapest and most favorite steed. __________________ Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

11-01.-2007, 06:53 AM	#11
rayhuang Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 524	Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! How about as an alternative to a rain beater?? When it rains you break out the fixie?? For a newbie, is it easy to hurt yourself on fixed gear in very hilly roads? What I mean is by the need ot ride that single speed up steep rollers or down steep hills that youd hit 45 to 50 mph on a muti-geared bike? Seriousely-Ive never ridden one and Id love to know!! I see myself going 40mph and my legs going at a 250 cadence and then seeing blood start coming out where my legs used to be attached to my hips!!

11-01.-2007, 11:40 PM	#12
ghostpedal Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin Posts: 260	Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! I've hit over 200 rpm on some downhills, but you get used to it. As far as uphill, it can be a struggle, but you quickly learn to build up speed and cadence before the hill, and then power over it. If you ever get in trouble going down, use a brake to slow down. Some purists say no brakes, but I run a front one for emergencies and to allow for better riding in a pack. Trust me, try fixed and you'll love it. __________________ Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

12-01.-2007, 04:28 PM	#13
BimmsAndBices Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Medford, OR Posts: 106	Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! Because simplicity is good. Less stuff to break. I don't have one anymore, but maybe I can make another someday soon. __________________ <- Get it?

24-01.-2007, 03:24 AM	#14
roadfix Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 19	Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! People ask me this all the time. My answer, for the millionth time, is because chicks dig it.

24-01.-2007, 04:14 AM	#15
bbattle Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Huntsville, Alabama Posts: 110	Re: Why in the "F" do you ride SS or Fixie? Freaks! I enjoy riding my fixed San Jose because I'm able to just get on and ride. Because it's only got one gear, I'm not worrying about going faster, or maintaining a certain cadence, etc.; I'm just out riding. Because you can't coast, it's a good workout, or can be if you want. I've ridden with a geared roadie and we kept a good pace for several miles before he turned to go another direction. Me, I headed back to my starting point for a group ride with other roadies. No, I didn't ride fixed for that, wouldn't be able to keep pace with those guys with a 42-16. I enjoy riding fixed, gears, mtb., etc. It's all good. I test rode a Bianchi Milano the other day and had a blast.

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