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urban industrial name/logo - check
coloured deep dish wheels - check
cheap chinese sourced fixies to cash in on the hipster trend, designed to last for exactly as long as the trend iteself or the moment when you realise its a passing fad - check
At least with a Charge Plug or a Specilased Langster you are likely to get some durability...
coloured deep dish wheels - check
cheap chinese sourced fixies to cash in on the hipster trend, designed to last for exactly as long as the trend iteself or the moment when you realise its a passing fad - check
At least with a Charge Plug or a Specilased Langster you are likely to get some durability...
You'd be better off buying a nice old steel bike that needs some attention and building it up to a SS. The total cost of my bike and parts was £150. All you would need to convert it would be a SS conversion sprocket (on the cheap) or a new rear wheel (doing it properly). I bet you would end up with a VERY good bike if you did it that way and you would be able to convert back to a proper bike if you keep the parts and it'll still be a really good bike!
my thread is over here
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Might be worth a check over on www.retrobike.co.uk and check through the forum and classifieds to see if anything takes your fancy.
my thread is over here
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Might be worth a check over on www.retrobike.co.uk and check through the forum and classifieds to see if anything takes your fancy.
slomax said:
Also, that promotional video is a SHOCKER!!
Riding through a city at night, no brakes, no helmet, NO LIGHTS
that guy is just waiting to be killed.
Hipsters...... because living is too mainstream....
+1Riding through a city at night, no brakes, no helmet, NO LIGHTS
that guy is just waiting to be killed.
Hipsters...... because living is too mainstream....
Awful video, crap lights to be out with at night.
Single Speed = Single Brain Cell? :-)
Jimboka said:
Not really. Fixed is a bit questionable, but single speed is fine, especially for city/flat environments.
I'd tend to agree. i can see the appeal of single speeds, and they can really up your fitness.fixies are just dangerous imo, especially when a hipster is in the saddle.
Don't forget to take some inspiration from this fantastic and well though out video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB0VXgAFuzg&fea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB0VXgAFuzg&fea...
slomax said:
I'd tend to agree. i can see the appeal of single speeds, and they can really up your fitness.
fixies are just dangerous imo, especially when a hipster is in the saddle.
Well, when I was first into cycling, I used a fixed wheel most winters. It isn't at all dangerous; you just need to know what you're doing. The control at low speeds is much better.fixies are just dangerous imo, especially when a hipster is in the saddle.
Mind you, that was getting on for 50yrs ago, and I have a single speed now, but wouldn't run a fixed today.
AndrewEH1 said:
Paul Drawmer said:
Is a brake a legal requirement in the UK?
Front brakes only IIRCPedal Cycles
In the case of a pure pedal cycle (no electrical assistance) these regulations are simply and entirely concerned with the brakes.
Most sorts of cycle are required to have at least two efficient braking systems, by which the front wheel (or wheels) can be braked independently of the rear wheel (or wheels). This means that if there are two wheels at the front or rear, the relevant system must act on the pair. It also means that the combined operation of front and rear brakes from one lever is not allowed except as an extra braking system: additional to the two independent front and rear braking systems required by this law.
Apart from saying that a brake that acts directly on a pneumatic tyre shall not be deemed to be in efficient working order, these regulations do not define how the brakes are operated (by hands, feet or maybe even the teeth?) or how they work. A lot of words are nevertheless devoted to wheels that cannot rotate independently of the pedals (i.e. no freewheel), the effect of which is that a fixed wheel drive counts as a braking system – on that wheel or wheels.
from: http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=40...
It says that two independently operated brakes are required on a standard bicycle, and that where the rear wheel is fixed (ie: without a freewheel) that wheel is deemed to be braked by the action of 'back pedalling'. Fixed gear bikes, by law, require a front brake. In the same way that modern road bikes require 4 pedal reflectors, but how many of us ride with them?
State Bicycle Co.
£350 gets a single speed built up with mostly unbranded or own branded components on an all steel frame, without brakes or lights.
The website has only a US telephone number and no UK contact details.
There is a State Bicycle UK Ltd, they are controlled by F & F Imports LLC.
The directors given addresses (mostly called Farsi) are all in Arizona.
Don't know if they are linked to State Bicycle Co.
Personally I wouldn't buy anything from a website without a clear address that checks out as not being just a maildrop.
£350 gets a single speed built up with mostly unbranded or own branded components on an all steel frame, without brakes or lights.
The website has only a US telephone number and no UK contact details.
There is a State Bicycle UK Ltd, they are controlled by F & F Imports LLC.
The directors given addresses (mostly called Farsi) are all in Arizona.
Don't know if they are linked to State Bicycle Co.
Personally I wouldn't buy anything from a website without a clear address that checks out as not being just a maildrop.
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