single speed bikes

GhettoSmurf · 2006-07-23, 04:23 AM

Are any of you guys part of the single speed movement in the bike industry?
not unicycles or cruisers or bmx.
I have a soma single speed mountain bike and a giant bowery single speed roadbike.

ntappin · 2006-07-23, 04:28 AM

Do you mean like the people that basically use single speed downhill bikes similarly to BMXes? If so a friend of mine is really into that, he has sponsors from a couple of the local shops and is pretty much getting free bikes now because of it.

GhettoSmurf · 2006-07-23, 04:31 AM

not quite my single speed mtb is complely rigid, altough some are hard tails

squirrel · 2006-07-23, 04:32 AM

maybe like the fixie thing? Spudman just got my old bike "fixed", my brother his uncle sold him a hub and he put it on, and took off the shifting stuff and the rear brake. see this thread.

GhettoSmurf · 2006-07-23, 04:32 AM

its almost a rebelion of sorts, alot of bike mesngers use them

GhettoSmurf · 2006-07-23, 04:35 AM

yes like spudmans. just be carefull the wheel doesnt slide back

markf · 2006-07-23, 05:01 AM

i converted my 10 year old mtn bike to a single speed, i'd love to get a surly or something though. thinking of getting the redline 925, it's a road bike with a flip flop type hub with fixie on one side and single speed on the other. i know mojoe(does he still post?) used to go fixed gear mtn biking.

phlegm · 2006-07-23, 05:04 AM

I have a Bianchi BuSS and fixie commuter frankenbike. I also ride geared bikes though. I have a 1x9 hardtail and 2x9 road bike.

burjzyntski · 2006-07-23, 05:24 AM

downhill mountain-fixie'ing sounds like it could be dangerous

unisteve · 2006-07-23, 11:47 AM

Downhill unicycling sounds like it could be dangerous.

Mikefule · 2006-07-23, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GhettoSmurf

Are any of you guys part of the single speed movement in the bike industry?

Why "movement in the bike industry"? Is there a fashion for this again at the moment? A sudden urge by the industry to sell less-complex equipment at a bigger mark up? It could happen.

Every sport has its purists. When I used to be a keen bicyclist, there was always someone in the club who was going through a phase of swearing by the merits of the single speed, or even the fixed wheel. They usually got tired of it after a while because they couldn't keep up with the group.

By the same token, my previous motorcycle club divided into 2 strokers and 4 strokers. The 2 strokers further subdivided into those who insisted on premixing the 2 stroke oil with the petrol because they didn't need the unnecessary complexity of an oil pump, and those who thought autolube was a big step forward.

But in answer to the original question, no, I don't have a single speed or a fixed wheel bike, but it is one of the things nagging in the back of my mind as something I'd like to try. Having bought two unicycles and a motorbike this year, I think I'll have to wait.

maestro8 · 2006-07-24, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unisteve

Downhill unicycling sounds like it could be contagious.

fixed

StaggerLee · 2006-07-24, 11:14 AM

I've had a ss for about 7 years (i think). It's one of the early era Surly's the Rat Ride. I got so much crap for building it up. Everybody said the same thing..... "that's stupid, how you gonna keep up with just one gear" Now it seems like every one of those wankers has a SS now.

I don't ride the Surly as much these day.......... SS really sucks when you're out of shape....... plus they're getting so common on the trail. That's why I bought a uni. I can hear those same wankers now.... "that's stupid, how you gonna keep up with just one wheel"

Who said I wanted too????

DK · 2006-07-24, 12:08 PM

I ride a fixed gear track bike.
Coasting and brakes are for whimps.

siafirede · 2006-07-24, 01:15 PM

Hunter - I thought your bike got stolen. Did you get it back?

2006-07-23, 04:23 AM	#1
GhettoSmurf Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 403	single speed bikes Are any of you guys part of the single speed movement in the bike industry? not unicycles or cruisers or bmx. I have a soma single speed mountain bike and a giant bowery single speed roadbike.

2006-07-23, 05:24 AM	#9
burjzyntski be norml Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hobe Sound, Florida (HSL) Age: 24 Posts: 1,731	downhill mountain-fixie'ing sounds like it could be dangerous __________________ It's no good being Polish unless you prove it once a day. "Every silver lining's got a touch of gray." -Nude & Proud-

2006-07-23, 11:47 AM	#10
unisteve Yes? Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 23 Posts: 1,336	Downhill unicycling sounds like it could be dangerous. __________________ "...if a bunch of fellow unicyclists can't rally around, commiserate and say 'chin up, lad', then what is this world coming to?" -GILD

2006-07-24, 01:15 PM	#15
siafirede Flex Your Head Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 28 Posts: 2,291	Hunter - I thought your bike got stolen. Did you get it back? __________________ -James

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2006-07-23, 04:28 AM	#2
ntappin Ask me about the Ottawa unicyclists Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 4,016	Do you mean like the people that basically use single speed downhill bikes similarly to BMXes? If so a friend of mine is really into that, he has sponsors from a couple of the local shops and is pretty much getting free bikes now because of it.

2006-07-23, 04:31 AM	#3
GhettoSmurf Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 403	not quite my single speed mtb is complely rigid, altough some are hard tails

2006-07-23, 04:32 AM	#4
squirrel spudman's dad Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southeast AZ Age: 52 Posts: 223	maybe like the fixie thing? Spudman just got my old bike "fixed", my brother his uncle sold him a hub and he put it on, and took off the shifting stuff and the rear brake. see this thread.

2006-07-23, 04:35 AM	#6
GhettoSmurf Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 403	yes like spudmans. just be carefull the wheel doesnt slide back

2006-07-23, 05:01 AM	#7
markf movie nerd Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: central iowa Age: 32 Posts: 1,352	i converted my 10 year old mtn bike to a single speed, i'd love to get a surly or something though. thinking of getting the redline 925, it's a road bike with a flip flop type hub with fixie on one side and single speed on the other. i know mojoe(does he still post?) used to go fixed gear mtn biking.

2006-07-23, 05:04 AM	#8
phlegm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: East Bay, California Age: 37 Posts: 2,505	I have a Bianchi BuSS and fixie commuter frankenbike. I also ride geared bikes though. I have a 1x9 hardtail and 2x9 road bike.

2006-07-24, 11:14 AM	#13
StaggerLee Eat a mint, your breath stinks Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: in middleclass HELL!! surrounded by dorks and nerds Posts: 41	I've had a ss for about 7 years (i think). It's one of the early era Surly's the Rat Ride. I got so much crap for building it up. Everybody said the same thing..... "that's stupid, how you gonna keep up with just one gear" Now it seems like every one of those wankers has a SS now. I don't ride the Surly as much these day.......... SS really sucks when you're out of shape....... plus they're getting so common on the trail. That's why I bought a uni. I can hear those same wankers now.... "that's stupid, how you gonna keep up with just one wheel" Who said I wanted too????

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