Re: [CR] Fixie sales questions in CR timeline

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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 23:24:31 -0600
From: "Mitch Harris" <mitch.harris@gmail.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, Dale Brown <oroboyz@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Fixie sales questions in CR timeline


Lots of track bicycles in Britain were used for 10 mile time trials at least up through the beginning of the 90s. Many of the on-topic track bikes you would see at British velodromes were drilled stock for a front brake, and it was not unusual for "path racers" to race at the velodrome with rear brake bridges drilled for brakes, moderate road geometry, and moderate fender clearance. I don't see the point of excluding track bikes in original question.

Reg Harris, in his autobiography, describes how in his prime he did all his road training on his best track bikes. IIRC, this was without a front or rear rim brake, which Reg says is how any self-respecting racer would ride the road.

After a lot of miles on track bikes both in the velodrome and on the road, in town or out in the country, I don't see any thing strange about fixie riders using track bikes on the street, although I prefer using a front brake on my track bike when it's on the road (apologies to Reg).

Mitch Harris Little Rock Canyon, Utah, USA

On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:56 AM, The Lunch Buddies <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> Here we go with the fixie stuff again.  Instead of being critical, I wo ul
> d like to take the high road this time (i.e.-- like the ones found in the
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> olomities) in asking the following:
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> What lightweight cycles aside from on-topic track and velo drome bicycles
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> ere sold between the general years of discussion outlined in the CR List Ru
> les?  Other than the two I just mentioned, I can only think of BMX and Ba
> lloon Tire bicycles both of which are off topic.
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> Does anyone have any information on an actual "fixie" that was handbuilt an
> d or mass produced from say 1933 to 1983?
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> Ted E. Baer
> Palo Alto, CA USA