Track bike to Single Speed - Questions

[Tychom]

I'm riding a single speed around town and having ridden fixed for many years way back when, I disagree on it being boring.

Maybe it's different if you truly are riding it out on the road, doing any kind of distance, it's easier to vary your cadence and keep it steady at the high end.

But in town you still get all the simplicity and directness, only now you can stop, pedalling too and just freewheel about, which is nice if you're on streets that are tight, overly busy.

Maybe it just depends where you're riding.

[ColonelJLloyd]

Originally Posted by Gummee

As tight as track bikes geo is, I doubt you're going to be albe to run very big tires regardless.

I had a road frame build by Frank the Welder a few years ago. Happens to have a magic gear in 48x18 so I have thru axles and discs and fits 28s with full fenders. Ride it fixed. It's my winter/rain bike

M

I want to see this bike.

[Gummee]

Originally Posted by Wunder

Not a track bike per se but my fixed gear is a Wabi classic. More of a road geo but with 120mm track ends and runs fixed 46x17. Fits 32mm slicks no problem. Front brake only.

Makes more sense that way.

Specific track bikes have tight clearances. AMHIK

I used to commute to work on an unknown brand track frankenbike with only a front brake. but the older I get, the more important having both brakes has become. I don't bounce as well any more.

M

[robt57]

Originally Posted by Gummee

Makes more sense that way.

Specific track bikes have tight clearances. AMHIK

I used to commute to work on an unknown brand track frankenbike with only a front brake. but the older I get, the more important having both brakes has become. I don't bounce as well any more.

M

No we don't, do we?

The thing about fixed out in the wild I find is, unlike on the track you will have a million fore/afts to your pegs, so you better have knees that are 100%. I'll also state that using track GEOM out in the wild was short lived for me, but a road bike converted I found for me stuck.

Agree that freewheel VS fixed is night and day. As much as I never flipped my flip flop to the FH side, until a ski accident when I was 50... Well, that knee doesn't tolerate the fixed much.

I do miss being able to ride it. My 1985 SLX Saronni Nago spent 1st 10 year of the 30 years I've had it as flip flop and only ever used as fixed.

When I hit +60 [age not mph] even 80GI BMX FH hurt that knee so I put together a SRAM Automatix hub/wheel to get a 55/80 GI jump @ approx 95 RPM. But it is freehub and just lacks 'that' connection to the road IMO. I used to ride my 2000 built 1st Strong with an ENO on wheel club rides before the skiing tib/fib fractures. Now that one got flipped to FH after the coffee stop for the return trip. I did manage to stay up front going out, but was pretty baked on the return leg.

[ckamp]

Always wanted to try one of these for the front brake:
https://alexscycle.com/products/801-...for-700c-fd700

They also have a rear one.. just saw this now.
https://alexscycle.com/products/801-...nt=35411440077

also...

[pdonk]

Originally Posted by ckamp

Always wanted to try one of these for the front brake:
https://alexscycle.com/products/801-...for-700c-fd700

They also have a rear one.. just saw this now.
https://alexscycle.com/products/801-...nt=35411440077

also...

Unfortunately, the design of my rear stays won't allow that one, it looks much better than the diacompe version, and it should for $125 USD vs the $50 usd including brake.

Wondering if the diacompe front adapter may work on my stays.

If not, it stays a fixed gear and I get a front brake, have the winter to consider. In terms of clearance a 25 easily fits in the rear, so may be able to push a 28, the front is tighter and is likely limited to a 23 or 25.

Pics of the bike I am dong this to are in this thread.

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...ight=altruiste


Bike now has a straight post, white saddle and bar tape.