Members Fixed Gear & SS

[mike]

muddy cross bike! 

[not from racing, been chasing horses]

[citoyen]

mike, that pic makes me officially very jealous. Despite best intentions, I've so far failed to get my SS cross bike muddy.

d.

[GruB]

Dennis is done, ready to ride to work in the morning. My first ride will be 12 miles  

[Sergeant Pluck]

My first ride will be 12 miles

Enjoy  Looks like a decent commute bike. That chain, though...

Do you have your brakes with the front on the left?

[GruB]

My first ride will be 12 miles

Enjoy  Looks like a decent commute bike. That chain, though...

Do you have your brakes with the front on the left?

I have my brakes the normal way - like on both other bikes.  If that is front on left then yes 

Pedals are SPD one side and grippy sharp horrible platforms the other.  I will be wearing some Specialized Sonoma shoes to begin with. Once I am happily in tune I will get some Speedplay Zeros and the be back to my normal shoes.

[Sergeant Pluck]

If it's fixed, don't ride it on the platforms, keep clipped in.

[gordon taylor]

If it's fixed, don't ride it on the platforms, keep clipped in.

+1

Fixed on flat pedals is hellish. Get the speedplays on tonight.

[GruB]

They are these:

[border-rider]

I used those for years.  Did PBP on a pair.  They're fine.

Downside is that you may have to flip the pedal over to clip in.  Double-sided clipped is easier in that respect.

Upside is that on very steep climbs you can unclip and ride with one foot on the flat side; unclipping when you're trying to keep rolling can be a sod, and I've once or twice come close to falling when I've stalled

[Tewdric]

Dennis is done, ready to ride to work in the morning. My first ride will be 12 miles  

Lush.

You don' have the old gear hanger lying about do you, by any chance?

[GruB]

What is a gear hanger mate?

[Tewdric]

What is a gear hanger mate?

The little metal bit that would have secured the rear derailleur to the dropout..

[GruB]

It is really old and is attached to a Huret deraileur.  Do you need it?

[Torslanda]

What is a gear hanger mate?

The little metal bit that would have secured the rear derailleur to the dropout..

If I can find it in time there will be one in your Carradice . . .

[citoyen]

I used those for years.  Did PBP on a pair.  They're fine.

I use them on my fixed and if I do PBP next year, it will be on them. I like the convenience of not having to wear special shoes when I just want to hop on my bike for short trips to the shops or whatever and I don't find it a problem riding fixed without being clipped in.

d.

[fuzzy]

They are these:

Got them on my Ridgeback tourer and use them on my fixed. She'll be right

[Sergeant Pluck]

It's not the pedals themselves that provoked my post, they are fine, it was just the possibility of learning to ride fixed using the platform side of the pedals.

[itsbruce]

If it's fixed, don't ride it on the platforms, keep clipped in.

+1

Fixed on flat pedals is hellish. Get the speedplays on tonight.

Oh, I don't know about that.  I prefer to ride clipped in but I've had no problems controlling my fixed bike using the platform side of its A530 pedals.  One thing you learn is to angle your foot heel-down when slowing yourself down with your legs.  I wouldn't ride as fast or as far without foot retention as I do when clipped in, and I would be very careful going over speed bumps and the like, but I wouldn't call it hellish.  Quite fun, in fact.

That said, I think the flat side of the A530s gives greater control than those M324s; you can feel the whole surface under your sole, rather than having those jagged edges pressed into it.  I have M324s on another bike and still have a few scars on my shins from those edges.

[Tewdric]

The Bob Jackson, now with the saddle set at the right height and fitted with a Team Pro and Barley.

[bloomers100]

Best bike on the site IMHO. Thanks for sharing.

[Sergeant Pluck]

The Bob Jackson, now with the saddle set at the right height and fitted with a Team Pro and Barley

Tasty 

I might try a Brooks on mine at some stage.

[Fixedwheelnut]

The Bob Jackson, now with the saddle set at the right height and fitted with a Team Pro and Barley.

Beautiful bike 
Shame about tyhe tyres     

[Ray 6701]

It's bloomin loverly, the road repairs are a bit slack 

[Frenchie]

^^^ Lovely bike for sure. Great classic look. Still not a fan of riding Brooks saddles though! 

[LEE]

The Bob Jackson, now with the saddle set at the right height and fitted with a Team Pro and Barley.

Beautiful bike  
Shame about tyhe tyres      

Lovely Bike