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This might be of interest to you if running 1/8"

http://www.bikeguide.org/guides/drive/kmc.php

and once your sorted for a chain this will show you how to look after it.

http://bicycletutor.com/chain-lubrication/

Are you in London? Maybe I could collect.

http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/

non gay conspiracy stuff....don't want anyone playing the homophobic card on me

There is only one thing stopping me from ditching the freewheel and go fixed and that's cornering.

I usually cycle pretty fast, and corner pretty sharp also, and since on a fixed, the pedals would keep turning, it would put me at risk of flopping off my bike when leaning.
That really puts me off.

I did just that on a fixed BMX years ago on a quiet road and i went friggin flying.
It just seems to me way dangerous on London roads with all the killing machines around you i.e. cars

Most fixed gear bikes have shorter cranks and higher bottom brackets so its not a problem...and fixed bmx? that would be interesting?!

it's obvious, more gays = more gay bikes

boris will put a stop to it though.

Well if you look at fashion (clothes) over the last few years then maybe its not that the people are actually gay. Many of the clothes designers and make up artists are that way inclined and those at the top have a huge influence over what trickles down to the main stream. *I had to endure living with a fashion designer for 2 years. *Basically you now have a situation where both st8 and gay guys are dressed in a very gay way, including hair styles. Lots of eye candy for those of a certain persuasion. And now we have gay bikes!!

oh dear

You actually think I want an arrospok??!

But maybe you can help me.

Whats with the increase in gay bikes in London at the moment?

Hi Torpid...

oh dear

You actually think I want an arrospok??!

tragic

It is isn't it

This is an aviator, NOT the picture/graphic found under the username:

Sorry, it was really annoying me... ;-)

No worries, being dyslexic would make me a minority on the forum. I now know how minorities get treated here.

Control-Eject

...........probably the best apple shortcut in the world

Closer inspection of this forum will reveal that many members are keen users of geared bikes as well.

very astute

http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/18180.jpg

My 2p.

I've ridden the same bike through town for the last year. Pretty much half SS & half fixed (with same brakes). I average almost exactly the same time fixed as I did SS, though I have been fastest fixed.
I doubt the same rider would have any noticeable speed difference round a corner. I think the assumption that pedalling buggers up balance is wrong - for an experienced fixed rider 20mph is easily acheived spinning smoothly.

I have found that I can take corners faster by coasting.

My fastest times for the same journey have been on a geared bike, but I best not mention that here.

I'm really in to Marmalade on hot muffins at the moment.

My 2p.

No insult. I promise.

I could be ginger and take great offense. Jam would have been a safer option.

Insult no.1 ????
Well I thought this was quite funny and harmless

you forget I'm a newbie and suggested that fixed gear wasn't perfect.

Complete cunt of a statement. Fuck off you 'orrible twat!

no

Well the next couple of months cycling in London just got more interesting.

Looking forward to bumping into some of you.

I guess Mashton will have to wait until he can ride his/her bike again

Well the next couple of months cycling in London just got more interesting.

Looking forward to bumping into some of you.

Torpid, just wondering but are you Hacked, or Hacked 2?

No

My newness as a user has already been discussed. see previous posts in this thread

me and others have very much jumped out...let this discussion die.

but I have only just warmed up

i have read your posts...its beginning to become VERY boring...
not sure it you have realised but mashton is not interested.

Didn't stop you and others jumping in though.

fuck me! drop it!!!!!!!!!

read my posts. I'm not backing down. I can't spell it out any clearer.

What did Mashton expect me to say?

Oh sorry your superior highness, can i polish your shoes for you?

All F1 drivers these days left foot brake. Ther is no clutch on modern cars therefore one foot per pedal.

They brake whilst there is drive to the wheels as it is better/easier to control the vehicle whilst under drive, rather than coasting.

But this isn't about bikes or fg or ss. Arguing about F1 here seems silly.

people are just deliberately taking it in another direction. cycles can't aqua plane apparently, See Sheldon's site for his explanation if you are interested. A F1 driver will reduce speed at the approach to the corner and not put the power back down until after the apex.

I suggest you do the same on a bike. set your entering speed before hand. Coasting can enable the rider to keep the downward force balance over the 2 wheels more constant. I suggest that the motion of pedaling can make it more difficult to keep this consistency. For me fast cornering is about smoothness.

Several people have suggested that there aren't any corners that you can take at 20mph in london!...traffic , pedastrians..etc maybe left turn...blah..blah

Night rides!!! and as we ride/drive on the left I'll think you might find the faster corners will be the ones which you turn off a road for a right.

Ok, let me lay my cards on the table straight and simple:

1. One of your posts sounds a lot like you are considering going fixed for the first time. I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions.

2. Prior to being embroiled in this argument, your posts have quite a sense of humour.

3. This thread seems to have brought out the worst in people (myself included) and that saddens me.

4. If this 'cliquey' attitude puts you off cycling, how are you still as every type of cycling I've ever come across seems to have this inherent cliquishness. This forum is by far and away the least cliquey cycling group I've been involved with (from downhill MTB to Triathlons- before you ask).

Finally, no one is an extremist here, you did start out fairly aggressively (calling mashton a cunt and all), so actually its a bit ridiculous you hitting out at extremists when your actions are just as (if not more so) extreme.

You're a bit like Israel, basically.

well Chris is apparently.

Why don't you read the posts which i posted to the guy that actually started the thread. Was I rude to him? NO why? because he wasn't rude to me.

For the last time Mashton was rude to me. I gave it back. It could have been left there but others felt it necessary to jump in. And I am and will continue to stand my ground.

Anyone who takes the I must know better because I went to Cambridge line with me is a going to be called a cunt. No one is going to convince me otherwise.

Errr...........motorcyclists, f1, touring car racers etc all apply the throttle when they are cornering as it aids their traction. That is the basis behind my thought processs for this discussion. That is what left foot braking came about so both brake and throttle can be applied through a corner.

I was wondering if the small contact patch of a bike tyre makes this technique valid on a fixed wheel....along with all the others that have been offered up to the discussion.

Theres a good episode of top gear where Jackie Stewart coaches the really slow presenter in a rear wheel drive car. Interestingly he also trains some current F1 drivers. I assure you they don't accelerate for traction.

left foot braking is generally used by rally drivers who are of course often on different terrain. I've been lucky enough to try it myself (Red letter days). you may thinking of the "drifting" that the older cars used to do. They don't do that anymore because of technology and the fact its slower.

Mashton got hit by a car, and has titanium in his arms. I'm guessing any grumpiness in his posts may stem from that.
So what's your sob story?

In fact, I don't care. It's sunny so I'm going outside, for a ride.
see ya.

EDIT: In no way did I mean this to sound like it was taking lightly mashton's crash. It sounds pretty fucking horrible, and something I've thus far managed to avoid (touch wood)

I'll tell it as it is from my own experience. Mashton, from my encounter with him, got his karma, apparently karma doesn't care much for time.