Why ?

seataltea

Would a person convert a Gary Fisher 2008 Marlin to a fixie and use it to commute on a canal towpath each day, what would be the benefit ?

I have found just such a rider but he's not a talker or is Ipod plugged and doesn't hear as a quickly ride past him.

Middle of the Pennines so he's either a valley bottom dweller or pushes it up the hills.

RealMan

Why not?

paul.skibum

I dont know the bike but I ride a rigid Inbred as my commuter every day (sometimes even on a tow path). I dont see that I am causing any harm by my actions.....

paul.skibum

OK I checked it out - its a low end GF bike with a bad suspension fork - probably lighter without the fork and possibly even a better ride! All explained. Good on him. Looks like it takes a rack too - always handy a rack.

supersonic

Fixies are about the most inefficient forms of cycling there is. At least with freewheeling SS you can save some energy.

Nik_B

Give the guy this link to make sure he's dressed appropriately.

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... 5&ct=image

RealMan

Let the fixie bashing begin then..

:roll:

Anonymous

RealMan wrote:

Let the fixie bashing begin then..

:roll:

Damn straight. This is the MTB section, we'll have no fixie bullshit here.

seataltea

No bashing, I just need to know what the benefit would be, I am guessing he's just a trendy youth.

papasmurf.

apart from the whole cockney gay pirate thing with fixies thats sprung up..as a commuter a striped down bike makes sense as its maintenace free and cheap to keep running...as you sure its fixie, or not just SS