fan of the bolts. how often to you flat? are you planning on changing gears often? (before climbs, for descents?)
i've ridden aplenty with bolts... i just carry a 15mm stubby wrench with me. if you are a weight weenie i'm sure you could find a ti wrench out there and drill holes in it. that said - folks do ride with old school / steel QRs. properly adjusted they should handle the stresses just fine - imagine a pro getting out of the saddle to sprint or open a gap on a climb - they worked well for that before vertical dropouts. -mike On Oct 27, 12:14 pm, jim gerfin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, thanks for input on this issue. My safety concerns are about > using a quick release verses nuts, or other potential pitfalls of what > I originally described. I appreciate the inherent risks of fixed gear. > Thanks to Horace for idea of Phil hub with bolts, so tire won't > conflict with fender during removal. Any fixed riders have comments on > the hub, axle, skewer question? > > Thanks, Jim > > On Oct 27, 8:58 am, "littlecircles :: mike beganyi" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ditto. > > I see NO reason why riding fixed on the road is 'more dangerous' than > > riding a bike with a different drive train. If anything, riding fixed > > gives you more control in the nasties - sand, washout, snow, and ice > > (with studs). And while I don't skid or skip or keep up with the > > fixter hipsters I do use my legs to help modulate speed... and > > trackstanding in traffic is much easier on the FG. > > > And, to be honest - I see no reason to ride SS on the road. What a > > bore, and you give up the control and the momentum of the fixed wheel. > > If I want to freewheel on the road I take the geared machine. > > > My cheap(er) beater FG gets about as much mileage as my Ti carbon > > Campy wonder machine - but the FG gets used for more trips, of shorter > > duration. (although I've ridden a century on it and plenty of 30-40 > > mile rides) > > > I don't advocate riding brake-less. > > > If you are worried about pedal strike - kneel behind your bike and > > have a friend tip the bike until it touches the downward pedal. Do you > > ever lean that far over in a turn? If yes or you are uncomfortable > > with the idea of hitting a pedal - mount shorter cranks - they do help > > you spin just a bit easier. And you can also use lower profile pedals. > > > And disregard any 'safety' issues of riding fixed. Get a brake, learn > > what you and your machine are capable of, and ride smart. You'll be > > able to stop in the same (maybe less if you use your legs) time as on > > a geared bike - and after a short time in the saddle - the sensation > > of always moving your feet in little circles will become second > > nature... so much that it will feel odd when you jump on your geared > > machine. > > > -Mike > > > On Oct 27, 8:34 am, Spencer Klaassen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > On Oct 26, 2008, at 11:35 PM, Horace wrote: > > > > > When people ask me, I don't recommend it because (1) I don't see any > > > > reason why riding fixed (in the street) would be better than riding > > > > with a freewheel; and (2) I think a fixed gear is slightly less safe > > > > than a bike with a freewheel because there is a higher likelihood of a > > > > pedal strike. > > > > It may be true that there is a higher incidence of pedal strike, but > > > as long as you are not racing, the incidence would appear to be pretty > > > low. I run shorter crank arms (usually 165s) on my many fixed gears > > > because it allows me to spin faster (at least in my mind). It > > > probably also decreases the chance of pedal strike. If a cyclist > > > wants to ride fixed and is concerned about pedal strike, I would > > > suggest they go that direction instead of discouraging them from > > > riding one. > > > > Disclaimer: I ride > 10,000 miles per year on fixed geared bikes (but > > > still mix it up with some single speed and multi-geared riding). > > > > Regards, > > > Spencer > > > St Joseph, MO --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
