Bicycle Thread

[Ashy Larry]

You the bike weight police now?

[Mr Eps]

well the 5.5 figure was based on the following calculation

step one

jump on scales

step two

read scaled weight of my own weight

three pick up bike

four jump back on scales

five subtract my human weight and be left with the bike wieight - which according to scales, was 5.5kg - which im sure is inaccurate figure

and not to disagree but picking it up it defs doesn't weigh 7 or higher you can lift it effortlessly with one finger

either way who cares

and to stop a fix gear bike you either skid by locking out your knees and pushing back on your back foot.. or

you just slow down your pedalling by gently pressing back on the pedals

both are very bad for your knees - also another thing to take into account riding fixgear, is if the wheels are turning, the pedals are turning too. so that means... if you're turning. you're pedalling.

if your turning - hard. you're leaning... hard...

hard leaning and flaining pedals is not good fun should your pedal contact the bitumen.

=)

more colourful love..

few more variants of the capo

Edited November 19, 2009 by Mr Eps

[Tony de Wonderful]

I've got 2 road bikes and 2 MTB's.

I've got a Time Edge road bike w/ Campy Chorus and Easton wheels. Great bike. Also a Steel SS for commuting and training.

I've got a Cannondale Caffeine w/ a lefty fork for XC riding/mild trails, and a Nicholai CC w/ a 15mm Talas fork and some nice custom wheels for a technical riding. Beautiful bike.

Build up everything myself except the Cannondale. Love meching on my bikes and stuff. Nobody touches them but me. It's all in the small things.

I used to live to cycle. I was riding 20 hrs a week in 2008 then fcuked by back up and can't ride properly now. Had an MRI but just some minor disk protrusion and nothing that 'should' stop me riding. Need to chase this back up w/ my sports doc once I recover from my shoulder surgery 'cos can't live w/out cycling. Fcuking depressed about it.

Edited November 19, 2009 by Tony de Wonderful

[mad082]

did a bit of research. the capo comes in at around 19 pounds. that's 8.6kg, which is still rather light, but about where i thought it would be. bikes are very decieving with their weight. 8kg can feel much lighter because it is on a bigger item, yet if you put 8kg into someone the size of a football it will feel much heavier.

and since i'm bored, to give you an idea of weights (all weights from manufacturer's websites):

wheels: 1995g pair

tyres: 350g each

cranks: 741g with 2 chainrings. second chainring only adds approx 50g

BB: 160 to 300g depending on model used

handlebars: 680g

stem: 180g

seat post: 345g

chain: approx 300g

so without frame, forks, pedals, freewheel, headset, brakes, seat, and grips you are up around 5kg. frame and forks would weigh close to 2kg. i have done a few build-ups using kitchen scales to weigh parts before putting the bike together and you get shocked the first time you do it. you pick the bike up and think it's really light and then tally up the weights and find that while it is light in comparison to other bikes, the actual weight of it is pretty high. the wheels are always the heaviest part of the bike.

also an interesting fact: the UCI (world cycling body) has a minimum weight that bikes must be to compete. it is 15lbs, which is around 6.8kg.

[Tony de Wonderful]

i cruise at about 35/45kmh most times so if fixie riders wanna tease me for riding with brakes and freewheel then be my guest and settle it in a race.

Hmmm 35 to 45 kmh? Solo?

35 maybe if you are a quite fit club rider. I'd still call that tempo really.

When I was living in Scotland in 07/08 I'd do 100 mile solo training riders at ~30 kmh.

Now if you can do a 40 k in 1 hr that is getting quite decent. That is not cruising by any means though.

Of course average speed is effected by many things..winds, road quality blah blah,. but there is no way you 'cruise' at 45 k/hr even as an elite rider.

Not a big fixie fan to be honest. I've got my SS and I used to train on that. I like brakes and ability to free wheel when I need it. Can't tolerate the 'cool fixie brigade'.

Edited November 19, 2009 by Tony de Wonderful

[Ashy Larry]

Fixie = Homo Brigade in my eyes....

[macdog]

Fixie = Homo Brigade in my eyes....

So many haters... not enough lovers...

hahaha.

I just like the old school style...

[Mr Eps]

you can like it but just don't ride fixgear =P

[mad082]

fixies are the bike world equivilant of the emo fringe. stupid in theory, stupid in practice and only done because it's the in thing.

[mad082]

fyi, i just accidently watched a rogercordia video on youtube so i'm in a bad mood now

something else that shits me off about the current fixy trend is that people call them fixy's even if they aren't fixed wheel. if they have a freewheel they are single speeds and have been around for quite a few years now, but were generally mtb's or 26 or 29" bmx bikes with the odd road bike version. just because it can have a fixed wheel attached to it doesn't automatically make it a fixy. if you are running the freewheel then it is a single speed.

and technically 'fixy' isn't a new category of bike. they are just track bikes with brakes added to make them legal (if they have brakes). some will be done with retro styling to make them look like bikes that were around 50 years ago. even flat bar fixies aren't new. all that is different is that the original ones had bars shaped like a boomerang and the new ones have mtb bars on them. so to anyone that is riding a fixy to be different, you aren't different, you are just 40 years behind the rest of us. what next? is holden going to bring back the FJ and revive the old 186 and 202 engines to put in them? would they expect people to go and buy a car that handles like rhino on ice and has a 3.3L 6 cylinder engine that can put out an impressive 80kw? no. everyone would think it is a bucket of shit and not touch it. but apprently the cycling world is different. what was once shit and hopeless is now shit and hopeless but cool.

maybe i should see the guy i sed to work with who still has his original fixed wheel racer from when he raced back in the 60's so i can be cool. in fact i would be super cool because it even has a bent frame and forks from being crashed, meaning that when you turn the pedals nearly hit the front tyre because it sits about 2" back from where it should.

[macdog]

fyi, i just accidently watched a rogercordia video on youtube so i'm in a bad mood now

something else that shits me off about the current fixy trend is that people call them fixy's even if they aren't fixed wheel. if they have a freewheel they are single speeds and have been around for quite a few years now, but were generally mtb's or 26 or 29" bmx bikes with the odd road bike version. just because it can have a fixed wheel attached to it doesn't automatically make it a fixy. if you are running the freewheel then it is a single speed.

and technically 'fixy' isn't a new category of bike. they are just track bikes with brakes added to make them legal (if they have brakes). some will be done with retro styling to make them look like bikes that were around 50 years ago. even flat bar fixies aren't new. all that is different is that the original ones had bars shaped like a boomerang and the new ones have mtb bars on them. so to anyone that is riding a fixy to be different, you aren't different, you are just 40 years behind the rest of us. what next? is holden going to bring back the FJ and revive the old 186 and 202 engines to put in them? would they expect people to go and buy a car that handles like rhino on ice and has a 3.3L 6 cylinder engine that can put out an impressive 80kw? no. everyone would think it is a bucket of shit and not touch it. but apprently the cycling world is different. what was once shit and hopeless is now shit and hopeless but cool.

maybe i should see the guy i sed to work with who still has his original fixed wheel racer from when he raced back in the 60's so i can be cool. in fact i would be super cool because it even has a bent frame and forks from being crashed, meaning that when you turn the pedals nearly hit the front tyre because it sits about 2" back from where it should.

Point taken, i just like the look of simplicity... none of these fking gear levers and so on... pure, unadultered simplicity...

[Mr Eps]

yeah, you're right - gear levers make the bike look STUPID

and so do HELMETS

and so do LIGHTS

and so does SAFETY

and so does CONVENIENCE

so long as we look awesome =)

[xALmoN]

i used to ride brakeless so that i could feel when i was going to fall over when pulling a manual..

so scary.

oh yeah, and i've never ridden a fixie, does the hub that locks up when i backpedal count? what was that, the geisha?

Edited November 19, 2009 by xALmoN

[mad082]

no, a back pedal brakes doesn't count as a fixie, LOL

[Mr Eps]

back pedal brakes just count as boomgnarly

[xALmoN]

lol.. i do want a fixie though, is my sexuality compromised?

[Ashy Larry]

Yes, Yes it is HOMO!

LOL

[mad082]

yeah you are too far gone to return now. the closet door has slammed shut and locked itself leaving you naked and cold in the real world

[Mr Eps]

i'll be thinking of you next time i bang the crap out of my gf then marc lol

[mad082]

putting a wig on a pillow doesn't count as a girlfriend rowan