Tom
I feel that I must confess that my first fixed gear bike was a conversion done to a 1980 Gios road bike. It was done for training purposed over the winter of 1981-1982 for training purposes back when it was my only (!) bike.
It was temporary and generated my love for fixed gear bikes of which I bought my first in time for the next winter. I was young (relatively) and appologize for anyone who might have been offended by this. I also naively thought that fixed gear bikes were suitable only for winter training.
But one learns and progresses....
Ken Sanford
Kensington, MD
> Once again we have folks telling us how they could not possibly view
> someone
> converting a nice bike into a fixed gear without vomiting. It must be
> pure hell to be so delicate that one cannot allow someone else to do what
> they would like with their very own bicycle without producing such a
> reaction. My heart goes out to you who are so afflicted and I hope you
> can
> toughen up a bit. If someone having different tastes in bicycles upsets
> you
> so, it is difficult to see how you could survive looking at all the real
> world atrocities going on. Perhaps we could establish some sort of
> additional support group so that folks of such a uniquely sensitive
> nature
> could receive a bit of nurturing. Surely the world must recognize that
> they are uniquely qualified to dictate to the rest of us Barbarians just
> how we should enjoy our hobby.
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> Tom Sanders
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> Lansing, MI USA