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[woollypigs]

I brought this home yesterday.

Beautiful

[Moloko]

That's a beauty. I've always liked the Lemond Fillmore in that grey shade.
I only really noticed the 'guards in the 2nd picture, almost missing them in the 1st. Nicely hidden.  

[MSeries]

Nice livery. I particularly like the bar tape and saddle colours too.

[jogler]

A nice looker LMM

[rogerzilla]

You MUST do the Dun Run on it, or Charlotte will call you a wuss.  And so will I.

[seventytwo]

I brought this home yesterday. Apparently the first Tempo in the 2010 livery to leave the shop, and I'm very very happy with the way it looks, particularly the tape and saddle which are almost an exact match for the Condor script. I was originally down for the 2009 bike in blue, but got their last frame which was terribly chipped. I'm so glad I opted to wait for a new frame.

A lovely bike, if I wasn't still enjoying my own newish fixie I'd be jealous. 

[Sergeant Pluck]

Very nice indeed, LMM!

[nic]

My new bike getting a ride today. It is a Focus Mares 2009. I love it. It reminds me of my 1st mountain bike yet it shifts on and off road like crazy. Off road, it makes me  feel like a child in wellies jumping up and down in big puddles 

Hoping to get it through the Three peaks cross race next year

[Frenchie]

Lovely, lovely bike* LMM!!

C'mon straight on fixed; not bad habits taken this way!

(*bar the saddle, sorry...  )

[nextSibling]

My new-ish commuter. A Soma Saga frame and a mix of new and scavenged parts from various sources including an old Trek 520 that didn't fit me. Maybe not very pretty, not a lightweight, but quite practical for the soggy, icy winters and cracked up roads hereabouts.

[Jurek]

I brought this home yesterday.

That's very tidy lookin' LMM 

[peliroja]

Lovely bike LMM! Same colour bar tape and saddle as my Surly.
Go on, try fixed, you'll get used to it (and fall in love with it) really quickly.

[little miss mac]

It's the stopping quickly thing that scares the living crap out of me, as my instant reaction to danger is to stop pedalling.

The roads were so quiet on the way in today that I pondered giving it a blast tomorrow, but I do think a bit of practice first would be advisable.

[woollypigs]

It's the stopping quickly thing that scares the living crap out of me, as my instant reaction to danger is to stop pedalling.

Don't you worry the bicycle will remind you quickly enough not to The problem I had was I quite often tend to stand up to get a better seating but again the bicycle will remind you not to

[dasmoth]

It's the stopping quickly thing that scares the living crap out of me, as my instant reaction to danger is to stop pedalling.

Mine too.  Or at least it was until I started riding fixed...

So long as you're not charging around like crazy, the "reminder" that the bike delivers when you think about stopping is fairly gently.  But it does get the message across.  I can't really think of a better way of learning that to get out there and try.

[LEE]

It's the stopping quickly thing that scares the living crap out of me, as my instant reaction to danger is to stop pedalling.

The roads were so quiet on the way in today that I pondered giving it a blast tomorrow, but I do think a bit of practice first would be advisable.

Why not leave it as Single-Speed?

Just a suggestion.

If you really wanted to make cycling harder than it needs to be then why not attempt juggling whilst cycling?

[jogler]

Go on, try fixed, you'll get used to it (and fall in love with it) really quickly.

I fell for that patter too:from the same person.

She is quite right too

[Charlotte]

LMM, that's one gorgeous bike.  I am quite jealous.

You MUST do the Dun Run on it, or Charlotte will call you a wuss.

You do the Dun run however you like.  Or not, even - it's not compulsory.

Mind you, I've got to tell you that it's a whole load of fun on a fixer - plus you get loads of cred points when you're back to commuting:

"Oh yeah, it's my everyday ride - but I did the Dun Run on it..."

[Greenbank]

Ooh, lovely Tempo.

It's the stopping quickly thing that scares the living crap out of me, as my instant reaction to danger is to stop pedalling.

In an emergency braking situation it's not really a problem. The more you brake with the front the more you unload the rear of the bike making it easier to lock up the rear wheel when you stop pedaling, so you're very unlikely to be thrown off.

You'll soon learn to keep pedaling, the reminders when you attempt to coast are nice and, err, gentle.

"Oh yeah, it's my everyday ride - but I did the Dun Run on it..."

And leads to even longer rides on fixed...

[little miss mac]

Why not leave it as Single-Speed?

Everyone needs a little challenge now and then 

[TimO]

I like singlespeeding my commute, it gives me a chance to rest a bit.

When I worked out that my freehub was going south the other day (on the 27-speed Kaffenback), I essentially cycled the entire way home, so if the freewheeling mechanism seized, I wouldn't be reminded by being thrown off at 20mph!  I was knackered by the time I got home, and I still freewheeled to get on and off the bike.

It also means I can use a lowish gear, say 65"-ish.  Most people on fixed seem to use something higher so that they can survive going down hill without having to brake too much, or pedal like a nutter.  This means that uphills become a bit hard work (although I've seen people on 70"+ get up Ditchling when I walked on 63" !)

[dasmoth]

I run my Tempo at about 65" fixed.  That's down towards the low end, but certainly not unusually low.  It does mean I sometimes drag the brakes a bit on descents, but at least I get up the hills (usually).

[Charlotte]

(although I've seen people on 70"+ get up Ditchling when I walked on 63" !)

If a sturdy girl like me can get up Ditchling onna 72" fixed, you should hang your head in shame 

[little miss mac]

I think mine's at 81". Purely for pancake London, though!