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.
That's a great insight. I rode fixed for about eight years (a Raleigh
Pro with a Phil disc brake hub in front) starting in 1975 using a Phil
rear hub and never thought of that. Of course I couldn't have put
fenders on it even if I'd wanted to. It was strictly a fair weather
training bike.
Any fixed riders have comments on
> the hub, axle, skewer question?
As far as the QR is concerned, it should be fine as long as it's steel
and has little ridges on the gripping surfaces. No modern aluminum
skewers I know of will grip a horizontal dropout tightly enough, but
any old style steel skewer will work properly and safely. But I really
like Horace's idea, and of course Phil hubs are as good as they get.
I found it very easy to adjust to leaning my body and keeping the bike
more upright while cornering. It quickly got so that while on my road
bikes with freewheels I was leaning my body as if I were on the track
bike. Once you get used to it, I see no safety problem at all with
using fixed gears on the road. And since the continuously moving
pedals are so distinct, your body should quickly adjust to all aspects
of riding fixed and you'll very quickly not have to think about it.
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