Everyone is hella stupid IMHO. A rear brake on a fixed gear is NOT pointless. Just becuase your legs are moving does not mean that you are necesarily exerting power to the pedals, and by extension the rear wheel.
You can "coast" on a fixie- just dont exert the power and let the pedals move your legs for you- in that case, a rear brake works perfectly
hey cool bike. How can you use brakes on those wheels though?? Wont it scratch the paint off?? I thought they made machined wheelsets for that reason. Am i wrong??
I'm in the process of building up an old Raleigh Record Ace frame I practically stole off of ebay :) Flip-flop hub with 38/16t fixed and a White Industries 17/19t double freewheel.
Looks to be around the same size as yours too, good inspiration to get it finished!
From Cavendish Cycles 136-138 New Cavendish Street W1. 020 7631 5060. A great cycle shop for both couriers and commuters. The manufacturer is Australian - Velocity. Give the shop a ring they are very helpful.
As per comment below. Sorry if this is obvious. I deliberately hunted down an old racing bike with horizontal dropouts. Most "new" (geared) bikes have vertical dropouts because tension can be maintained in the chain through the derailler. Therefore you would use a tensioner with vertical dropouts to get the required chain tension.
@HalSka8 it was fixed, in LA. I ended up beating the ticket last year by reading the actual "10ft on a dry surface" brake law
fuzzydizzle 9 months ago
Can you chuck me those old wheels? Please? And maybe the deraileurs and chain? Lol, I just want to build up my Peugeot.
brapboys503 1 year ago
Cool transformation
earthquakesafety 1 year ago
how much was that rim set?
awkwardface 1 year ago
Raise that seat
quaylemanjr 1 year ago
@patternsandstatic
Everyone is hella stupid IMHO. A rear brake on a fixed gear is NOT pointless. Just becuase your legs are moving does not mean that you are necesarily exerting power to the pedals, and by extension the rear wheel.
You can "coast" on a fixie- just dont exert the power and let the pedals move your legs for you- in that case, a rear brake works perfectly
ph4nt0mf1ng3rs 2 years ago
OK, now change it back lol. Nice ride.
sausag 2 years ago
in CA you must have at least one brake. I got a ticket for it,
fuzzydizzle 2 years ago
unless those rims are machined, they're not gonna last long..
mcmarga 2 years ago 2
GAAAAAGH!!! that is a huge frame!
shaokem 2 years ago
how do you get wheels like that. Ive seen alot of those around lately.
dane413 2 years ago
That bike looks sharp
NerfHerder088 2 years ago
do you steel need brakes???? for a single speed???
arepepe 2 years ago
so, how do you want to brake without brakes ? this isn't a fixie,so it has a free weel
der0arsch 2 years ago
hey cool bike. How can you use brakes on those wheels though?? Wont it scratch the paint off?? I thought they made machined wheelsets for that reason. Am i wrong??
azhtey 3 years ago
You cant, some people just arent smart
Talesfore22 3 years ago
Great bike and song.
I'm in the process of building up an old Raleigh Record Ace frame I practically stole off of ebay :) Flip-flop hub with 38/16t fixed and a White Industries 17/19t double freewheel.
Looks to be around the same size as yours too, good inspiration to get it finished!
samboolah 3 years ago
I love my SS! old frames are great to make into bulletproof singlespeeders cool video
arni0202 3 years ago
Nice man, always good to see another fixie on the road. I would have kept that white stem though, looked pretty cool with the rest of the white.
letour32rr 3 years ago
FIXIE??...SS 2 completely different things
baileynoodles 3 years ago
I think a friend of mine converted that exact same frame.
Brandonspeck 3 years ago
From Cavendish Cycles 136-138 New Cavendish Street W1. 020 7631 5060. A great cycle shop for both couriers and commuters. The manufacturer is Australian - Velocity. Give the shop a ring they are very helpful.
mpwharris 3 years ago
Nice bike. Dino jr suits it.
getupkid2137 3 years ago
did you use a tensioner on this biike?
olivalondon 3 years ago
he wouldn't have had to because it is an old bike with horizontal drop outs...
deedub69 3 years ago
As per comment below. Sorry if this is obvious. I deliberately hunted down an old racing bike with horizontal dropouts. Most "new" (geared) bikes have vertical dropouts because tension can be maintained in the chain through the derailler. Therefore you would use a tensioner with vertical dropouts to get the required chain tension.
mpwharris 3 years ago