My new singlespeed bike....

linsen
linsen Posts: 1,959
edited October 2008 in Commuting chat
.... looks suspiciously like my old and crappy "MTB" but I have converted it to singlespeed.

The gears don't work very well so I don't change them.

Voila - no investment needed.

Have I missed the point?

:wink:
Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome

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  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    It'll do for a start
    <a>road</a>
  • Wrath Rob
    Wrath Rob Posts: 2,918
    My rear shift cable snapped and I jury rigged it to get me in gear and hold it there until I got it properly fixed. It was good fun until I hit Col de Merton Road when having to maintain 20mph to the top got to be less fun. Nuff respect to the SS/Fixie posse
    FCN3: Titanium Qoroz.
  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    Sure why not.

    I would go off on one about Road based MTB being......

    But I won't bother.

    Suggest you don't take your brakes off for the moment though - that should probably be left until after you've converted to fixed hub and also been lobotomised into the bargain.

    Enjoy the simplicity of pushing your girder based transport around on a single gear.
    Fixed gear for wet weather / hairy roadie for posing in the sun.

    What would Thora Hurd do?
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Erm, yep! Half the joy of fixed/SS is the lack of weight.

    MTBleurgh... :lol:
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    you're all taking me far too seriously.......
    Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome
  • woodford2barbican
    woodford2barbican Posts: 1,505
    GregT hasn't taken anything seriously since 1982.
  • woodford2barbican
    woodford2barbican Posts: 1,505
    As for Mr Burnham, is a tart ever serious? :wink:
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    woodford2barbican wrote:
    As for Mr Burnham, is a tart ever serious? :wink:

    No godammit, but this isn't so much tart as humble pie.

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