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 68 x 103mm Bottom Bracket English Square Taper Fixie Fixed Gear Track Road  US $19.99
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 FRESCO SINGLE SPEED FIXED GEAR TRACK FIXIE ROAD BIKE FRAME BLACK SIZE C-T 56 US $169.99
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Schwinn Intersection Freewheel Single Speed Road Bike (700c Wheels) List Price: $369.99 Sale Price: $299.99  |
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Schwinn intersection freewheel single speed road bike has high profile 36 hole color matched rims. Bicycle frame constructed with aluminium material. Seat features adjustable seat height. The Schwinn Intersection Freewheel single-speed Road Bike offers classic style and a smooth ride with an aluminum frame, drop handlebars, and a steel road fork. Equipped with a freewheel 16-tooth single-speed drivetrain, the Intersection is simple to maintain and fun to ride. The Intersection's high profile, 36-hole color matched rims and Aero 36-spoke alloy wheels coordinate the look, while pedals with toe clips and straps keep you spinning. |
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Sunlite Racing Toe Clips - Black, X-Large List Price: $15.98 Sale Price: $10.43 |
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TOE CLIPS SUNLT RD STL w/LTHR STRP BK XL |
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Takara Kabuto Single Speed Road Bike |
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An ideal commuter bike, the Takara Kabuto features a strong handcrafted steel frame with horizontal dropouts that can handle the abuse of the big city. The Kabuto has a flip flop hub so you can run it as a fixed gear or in standard freewheel single speed mode without having to worry about adjustments to temperamental components.The 32 hole alloy wheels roll on loud Kenda 700 by 32 tires that are capable of withstanding less than perfect roads. Front and rear alloy side pull brakes round out the specs of this bike that will fit riders 5 feet, 8 inches tall to 6 feet tall with a standover clearance of 31 inches. Specifications: Steel frame and fork; 54 centimeter top tube Alloy rims with alloy hub Rear flip flop hub Brakes: Alloy side pull Tires: Yellow Kenda 700 x 32 Frame: Tig welded steel frame with horizontal drop out Fork: Tig Welded 1 inch Threaded Handlebar: Steel Road 42.5cm wide Stem: Alloy Quill 1-inch 90 deg x 100mm Crank: Steel 3-piece 170mm 44 tooth steel chain ring Bottom Bracket: Loose ball and cone, English thread Pedals: Alloy cage with toe clips Rims: Alloy singlewall 32 hole with stainless steel spoke Hub Rear: Joytech alloy 16-tooth freewheel and fix gear, bolt on Hub Front: Joytech alloy high flange, bolt on Tires: Kenda Yellow 700 x 32 Seat Collar: Alloy Seatpost: Steel 25.4 Kickstand: Steel Bar Tape: Cork Weight: 29.5 pounds The Kabuto is all about keeping things simple and getting it done without breaking the bank. At the heart of the Kabuto you-Feetll find a strong hand crafted steel frame with horizontal dropouts that can handle the abuse of the big city. City riders told us that they didn-Feett need derailleur-Feets so we listened and outfitted the Kabuto with a flip flop bug so you can run it as a fixed gear or in standard freewheel single speed mode without having to worry about adjustments to temperamental components. The 32 hole alloy wheels roll on loud Kenda 700 x 32 tires that are capable of withstanding less than perfect roads. Front and rear alloy side pull brakes round out this spectacular model. |
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TRACK FIXED GEAR BIKE FIXIE SINGLE SPEED ROAD BIKE |
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Your Bike - Your Style! This Fixed Gear / Single Speed is completely unbranded. No logos or graphics, just solid color. The frame and fork is hi-ten steel with alloy seat post and stem. It comes equipped with front and rear brakes and a flip-flop rear hub for easy conversion from single speed to fixed gear (just flip the rear wheel). |
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Aeromax Alloy Wheelset Road Bike Comp 700c Wheels List Price: $275.00 Sale Price: $99.97 |
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2012 HAND BUILT 700C COMP AERO MAX ALUMINUM ROAD BIKE WHEELSET DETAILS: Compatible with Shimano 7,8,9 and 10spd cassette's Wheels come with rim strip and Alloy XRP or Vuelta skewers Serviceable Vuelta Ball Bearings Hand Built Every wheel is stressed 3 times Trued to a tolerance 0.3 for road Every spoke is tension tested with a DT Swiss Gauge These 700c clincher wheels are great for around town, daily training rides or racing. Comparable wheels sell in bikes shops around the country for $275 to$300 SPECIFICATIONS: Type-Road Freehub Type:Shimano 7,8,9 and 10spd (note: 7 speed will need spacer) Color: black 24 spoke aero double wall alloy rims, machined sidewalls and black flat matt finish Stainless Steel Black aero 3.0mm spokes Patented 2-left/2-right spoke pattern Spacing: front 100mm, rear 130mm Axle Length: front 110mm, rear 140mm Weight: Front 873g / Rear 1158g / Pair 2031g |
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One Gear: Converting and Maintaining Single Speed and Fixed Gear Bicycles List Price: $29.95 Sale Price: $15.76 |
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A simple, appealing aesthetic and ease of maintenance has made fixed gear bicycles (fixies) and single-speeds a favorite of urban cyclists in a growing movement spanning from San Francisco to Melbourne and Tokyo to Berlin. The appeal of single-gear bikes is undeniable; creating your own bike by recycling a grimy old road bike stripping unneeded parts, adapting new components, and perhaps even re-painting is a rewarding experience. Getting greasy while customizing and building one's own ride is an essential part of the process. One Gear is a unique, much needed contribution to the culture that explains in simple, easy to understand language the steps required for a beginning or intermediate bike mechanic to learn how to rebuild and convert a geared bicycle into a slick, personalized fixie or single-speed. One Gear also contains chapters on single-speed variants such as flip-flop hubs, torpedo hubs and modern coaster brakes, as well as pictorial essays featuring frame builders ranging from classic standard bearers such as Cinelli and De Rosa to contemporary practitioners like Icarus Frames. |
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A fixed wheel bicycle is different from a multiple speed bicycle because it has no freewheel. It does not under any circumstances allow the rider to coast. Why? When the rear wheel is in motion so are the pedals. On a one speed, or fixed wheel, the sprocket is directly attached to the hub. A sprocket is a toothed wheel meshed with a chain.
Riders prefer this way of riding for a number of reasons. The belief that the pedaling rhythm is smoother because there are fewer, if any, interruptions while the bicycle is in motion. The constant pedaling prevents the legs from stiffening up and encourages the blood flow. This is believed to occur because the pedals do not stop if the rear wheel is spinning. Therefore the cause, some feel, of the loss of suppleness, the habit of coasting, is not available to riders.
Further advantages to this type of bicycle are that it is lighter in weight for the simple reason that it does not need the hardware that a comparable multiple speed cycle does and as a result is easier to fix if something breaks. Also there is less chain to deal with as it is shorter due to the fact that it is a straight line from the pedal crank to the wheel hub.
When descending a hill a disadvantage to riding a single speed bicycle often manifests itself. The difficulty comes when a rider is forced to pedal faster all the way down. As always they cannot try to coast as they do on a bicycle with a freewheel, but brakes can be applied, if done properly. The consequences of an attempt at costing could range from a kick in the trailing by a pedal to falling after losing control.
Another problem beginners seem to have occurs when a rider tries to corner at speed. The pedals, if they stick out too far, tend to strike the ground. If this happens a loss of control could occur when the rear wheel loses contact with the ground. A fall is inevitable. A preventative measure is to ensure that ground clearance is sufficient and that the pedals are not too big.
To riders of a fixed wheel bicycles the advantages of riding it surpass the disadvantages by a wide margin. Especially when former riders of multiple speed bicycles become comfortable with the change in style and the fewer options available to them for getting down a hill. After all coasting is not allowed. What appeals to them is the simpler ride and the closer connection to road and bike.
Ever wondered what makes a fixed wheel bicycle so special? John B. Green takes us on the ultimate fixed wheel bike journey on http://www.fixedgearbikes.org.
Bikes Direct Lauds Design of Hardcourt Bike Polo
Still a relatively new incarnation, Hardcourt Bike Polo originated in Seattle in the early 2000s by a cyclist introduced to traditional Bike Polo, reports Bikes Direct. Without regular access to turfed areas, Seattle players took to the pavement. Soon Hardcourt Bike Polo emerged as its own sport, adds Bikes Direct, still bearing traces of its roots in traditional bike polo but distinct enough to be recognized as its own entity. As Hardcourt Bike Polo spread to other cities, each city contributed its own unique aspect to the sport. As such, Bikes Direct points out that Hardcourt Bike Polo represents the diversity of its players, and Bikes Direct is happy to see that it has been emerging within the fixie community in its own hometown.
Hardcourt Bike Polo games can be played on any paved surface, from parking lot to outdoor basketball court to street. Bikes Direct explains that the game consists of two teams, each with three players. Players use handcrafted mallets, similar in appearance to croquet mallets. Players hit a plastic ball into the opposing team's goal area, and contact is not prohibited between players on opposing teams, notes Bikes Direct. Some players end the game by time, others when one team reaches a pre-determined score.
Many Bikes Direct staffers have been spectators at Hardcourt Bike Polo games and have noted with interest the many modifications players make to their bikes, typically either fixed gear or free-wheel single speed. Bikes Direct staffers familiar with the sport explain that these modifications are made in order to maximize playing potential on the court. These modifications include changing drop bars to riser bars so that the rider can maintain a more upright position during game play, shortening the width of the handlebars so that he or she has room to swing the mallets, and most expressive of all, creating solid covers for the wheels in order to block the ball. Because the wheels have such a large surface area, these covers provide a great canvas for players to decorate, adds Bikes Direct.
There are many blogs dedicated to Hardcourt Bike Polo, says Bikes Direct, and these blogs often feature photo galleries of players' bikes. Bikes Direct is always excited to see customers' bikes that have been modified for bike polo play. Both the Mercier Kilo TT and the Windsor Hour, two of Bikes Direct's best-selling fixed gear bikes, make regular appearances in these galleries. An interesting development, according to Bikes Direct, is the increased use of mini velos by Hardcourt Bike Polo players. Bikes Direct is especially happy to see these bikes being used because they will soon be stocking mini velos by both Windsor and Mercier.
Long popular in Japan, mini velos have only recently begun making waves here in the United States, reports Bikes Direct. What differentiates mini velos from their standard-sized counterparts is their 20 inch wheel size, explains Bikes Direct. Due to their small wheels, mini velos are incredibly nimble and are a natural choice for Hardcourt Bike Polo players. As talk in the Bikes Direct office has increased around this style of bike, Bikes Direct staffers have become more and more intrigued by these quirky bikes. Mini velos have frames very similar in style to regular road bikes, and the Windsor and Mercier models that Bikes Direct will soon be stocking bear a striking resemble to the companies' popular fixies, the Windsor Hour and the Mercier Kilo TT. And just as fixie riders love to customize their bikes with different styles of bars, saddles, colors, and wheels, Bikes Direct has noticed the same trend amongst mini velo riders. Bikes Direct hopes that mini velos will reach a wide audience in the United States as they have in Japan. Originally designed to provide a minimal footprint in a country where space is a premium, Bikes Direct says that mini velos can provide that same convenience to United States customers who lack large amounts of storage space.
Bikes Direct hopes that the mini velos they will soon be offering will be as well-received as the track bikes they carry. Bikes Direct staffers who have had the opportunity to ride samples of these mini velos have been won over by the speed and agility of these bikes, and Bikes Direct wants to assert that although mini velos are diminutive in appearance, they sacrifice nothing in the way of parts and components. Bikes Direct says that these bikes are meant to be ridden, and are equipped to provide a high quality ride.
Bikes Direct staffers are eager to hear customer feedback on what they think is a really exciting addition to Bikes Direct's already great line-up of bikes. All contact information can be found on the Bikes Direct website at http://www.bikesdirect.com/contact.htm.
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Bikes Direct continues to provide the same excellent cycling experience that riders around the world have come to expect from Motobecane. As a beginning, Bikes Direct can offer this brief history; Motobecane has been making bikes since 1923 and was named after the French word Moto for motorcycle and Becane for bike. Things went well for the company until 1981 when they were bankrupt and bought by Yamaha and became MBK. Now Motobecane USA is not related to the French company as they import bikes from Taiwan and China, these are the bikes you are interested in. Bikes Direct offers these Bikes Direct to the public at competitive price points and excellent quality.
According to Bikes Direct, Motobécane was a major manufacturer in the French bicycle industry. The frames on Motobécane's mid-to-upper bikes were typically double-butted lugged steel made from Vitus or Reynolds 531 molybdenum/manganese steel tubing with Nervex lugs. Motobécane finished their frames in beautiful and high-quality paint, a practice not often followed in the French industry. Considered the second most prestigious French bicycle (after Peugeot, whose more durable design they emulated, but ahead of Gitane), Bikes Direct remembers Motobécane's mid-range bikes as a good value; the company kept prices reasonable by matching high-quality frames with lower-priced, but higher-quality components from Japan, at a time when competitors were putting higher-priced, lower quality French components on mid-range bikes. Bikes Direct says that Motobécane bicycles included the Nomade, Mirage, Super Mirage, Super Touring, Grand Touring, Sprint, Jubilee, Grand Record, Le Champion, and Team Champion.
Should I convert my road bike into a fixie / one gear bike?
I have an old road bike that need some repair. I'm planning on repainting it, changing the rear wheel and both tires...
I've heard a lot of fuzz about fixies, seen a lot of people riding them... but never ride any. I may be planning on converting my road bike into a fixie.
I want the conversion to be as easy and cheap a possible. Do I really need to cut up my frame and do melding stuff? (as shown here http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY_FIXIE_fixed_gear_trackbike_frame/) Or is that just fancy?
wle said "it will be slower and/or more work to pedal - up or downhill you will be slower". how is it possible? I mean I understand why it's slower uphill, but how does it affect going downhill?
First, do you know the difference between a fixie and a single speed? Let's get this out of the way first:
A "fixie" is a bike with a direct drive. When the wheels move- forward or backward- the pedals go with it. Screaming down a hill at 40mph? The pedals spin merrily along... and unless you are very strong it will be difficult to control the bike to slow your progress. Can't make it up the hill? Guess what, like it or not you are going to pedal backwards... a very scary proposition.
A "single speed" is one that has (you guessed it) one speed and either a freewheeling system or a coaster (back pedal) brake system.
Now, I strongly recommend that you borrow or rent a fixie and/or single speed before cannibalizing your bike. You may find out that you don't like it.
You can purchase single speed conversion kits for bikes currently equipped with derailleurs. Ultimately, the kit includes a single cog, a bunch of spacers, and a chain tensioner. You remove the rear derailleur and the cassette (or freewheel, if thats what you have) and replace them with the appropriate parts. They cost about $40, perhaps less, at most shops. If you choose to have the shop install the setup (recommended) then add another $40-50 labor.
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Wednesday night's DFL Cross Dress Cyclocross event -- in which some 300 athletes, many of them in drag, mounted their cycles for a clandestine race -- broke up about 15 minutes before the ...
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