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hippy [quote]redeye me nadds don't get on with horizontal saddles! I can't do it, all my bikes are set up like this!

Don't you feel you slide forwards? I used to ride with a slight tilt to the front and it put too much pressure on my tackle and arms..[/quote]

i find the opposite, when the bars are lower than the saddle, you're obviously bent over more, and it feels like a lot of pressure is applied to the sensitive area on/in yr crotch area, by tilting the saddle forward slightly, I find it relieves that pressure

Elvis [quote]h2o I'm more interested in how you got your bike to Barcelona... I love that city

totally mate. went there for sonar a few years ago and fucking loved it![/quote]

with easyjet, in a cardboard box!

cheers hippy. as i said on the other post, the saddles on all my bikes are set up like this! (at this angle) but will definitely try next time like you say, with the saddle mid rails and see how I get on. its just getting used to the longer, stretched out position! cheers!

me nadds don't get on with horizontal saddles! I can't do it, all my bikes are set up like this!

...forgot to say, its a Flyer, and taken in Barcelona!

on the photos of my bike i've just posted, does the saddle look too far forward? when it was first ready to ride, I moved it forward a fair bit, and in the last few weeks have moved it back slightly.

do you really think the saddle position can help when so much strain is going through yr kness when slowing down?

hippy Still, if you don't often ride that distance you won't tend to notice the bits that start to hurt..
Is your fix setup different from your other bike/s?
48x18 is fine.
Where does your knee hurt?

My other bikes are mtbs, so a bit different, and they hurt a little, it feels like behind the knee cap.

Maybe I'll try moving the saddle back a bit and see after a slightly shorter ride.

cheers!

After buying this several months ago, I finally have it more or less how I like it. It's my first fixed after riding mtbs for about 15 years :)

and

its not that i'm not used to riding, have been for years. but its only been a matter of a few months riding fixed, and today's been the longest ride on it.

Achy legs after a ride is a nice feel, achy knees I aint quite so sure about.

Gearing is currently 48x18

not often. had a day off so headed up coast to see how far I'd get. It's not a great distance, but the first time on my fixed. whats going through yr mind!?? :/

Hey all. Just a question. Rode about 35miles in my fixed (48x18) today and now, a few hrs later I got a fair bit of pain in my knees. sure it'll pass. What does this mean to anyone whos been riding fixed for a while, should I start saving for Ti knee surgery now??!

have you changed yr sprocket recently? I changed mine (as was experimenting with different ratios, so bought a cheap one off ebay) and got a cheap stamped one. I didnt think that they could be that bad! seriously, it was dangerous! When I went back to the original, problem gone.

hi all!

from what I remember, these cards have been printed and are being distributed. I'm in barcelona, so obviously not going to find any in the local bike shops here! I remember there was someone who said they had free postage from work and they could send me a couple once complete, but I forget who that was.

Could anyone else help out?

cheers!
:D

nah, the outer dia of the teeth is fine, its just that the hole is off centre :(

dunno, dangle it off some leather and turn it into a necklace for the missus? errrr, a silver 19t paperweight?

its about 1-1.5mm off centre. Which is enough to tighten and loosen the chain enough for it to be a bit dodgy on the road

I've been experimenting with different gear ratios recently to try and get a slightly lower ratio with my 48t ring. I bought a cheap 19t sprocket from someone off ebay, left pos feedback as it looked ok, fitted it and it turns out that its, and I think the correct engineering term is, it's pissed. ie the "hole in the middle is off centre. this was confirmed when I took it off and got a ruler up against it. Also, the old 18t sprocket is fine.

What can you do with a pissed 19t sprocket?

Tris http://www.cyclaire.com/bikepump.html

that does look good! does anyone have any experience in using one?

hopefully someone here can help. A while ago, I buckled the bolts that adjusts the axle distance in the rear dropouts. I emailed genesis to confirm size who said it was M4, so I ordered a couple of stainless steel replacements.

They arrived this morning, visually they look correct, but wont screw in. on the head it says A4. so my questions are>

does an A4 thread exist? if so, what is the difference between M4 and A4 for example? (the 4 obviously = 4mm dia)

If there is no difference, does anyone know the size I need?

cheers!
:)

can anyone recommend a good hand pump for chucking in the bag, that can pump up to 100psi+?

cheers!

cheers for your comments guys. Tris, yeah, the pear end does fit fine this end, but this way you would have the brake outer getting in the way of yr fingers/bar no? I'd prefer it the other way, so the outer is going towards the centre of the bar.

When you put the inner in the other way, the way i'd prefer, it seems to be the "shaft" of the nipple that seems slightly too wider dia. to slide in ok.

[beavis_and_butthead_laugh] hehe, nipple, hehe, shaft hehehe, slide HEHEHEHE [/beavis_and_butthead_laugh] :))

maybe other cables would fit, i'l have to take a lever to a couple of shops and try

how do you mean, like a gear cable nipple but brake specific? can you find any photos of it? sorry, can't picture it :{

I've bought a pair of specialized "top mount road-brake levers" but will just use one hooked up to the front brake. Queston is, because they seem to be pass through levers (to be used along with standard road style levers) i need to find out which inner cable I need.

The standard road "pear" shaped nipple doesn't sit right. I wont use a gear cable as they're much thinner, and I dont want to be gambling if i'll only have one proper brake.

So the question is, what other option is there?

RPM, cheers, but it's not the whole chain, just a single link. I've just changed the sprocket from an 18 to 19 and its just about 3mm short of connecting the chain, so just need a single link like/similar to this: http://www.hubjub.co.uk/etc/etc.htm (8th box down)

As another option, if anyone could sort me out, i'd be happy to bung a few quid your way via paypay?

. . hubjub is out of stock, and not having much luck else where, and need it pretty quickly!

can anyone help? :/

cheers!

MrSmith the finish on goldtecs isn't as good as hope.

How is it different? Why were you disappointed with your goldtecs? I know they're good hubs, I'm not taking that away, just wondering why they didn't meet your expectations? (or are you a perfectionist who likes everything to be 100%!! ;)

cheers!