Re: [CR] Stopping fixed-gear bikes

(Example: Framebuilders:Norman Taylor)

Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:42:37 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classic list <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Stopping fixed-gear bikes
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Pete Geurds wrote:
> It can't be that hard to find a suitable fork so as to properly mount a
> front brake.
> As an alternative (and I'm oversimplifying I know), if you find a track
> bike with no brakes and you live near a track why not take it there to
> ride?
> If it's a road bike conversion, it just seems silly not to have two brakes.
> Sorry if this causes bike and/or rider to look less cool.

I agree. Coolness is seldom a concern I feel. I think I'm probably the least cool among the club I ride with -- I'm the only one with a magnetic bike so they make me stand over the detectors at the traffic lights. They keep razzing me about getting a new bike (I consistently have the oldest one on the rides), so I finally gave in a got a "new" one -- the first bike I've bought in over 20 years (some assembly required):

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/fixie.jpg

I'll still have the last laugh!

--
John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA