I have a fixed conversion, a 24spd tourer and am going to try to build up a 5 speed internal hub cruiser.
I like all of them for different reasons. The fixed conversion is fun, zippy, and really simple to maintain. It's definitely possible to ride in baltimore w/ a fixed gear (of a low enough ratio) and so I do. It's definitely safer for me to ride it in the rain vs a geared bike (and I do use a front brake, and I do put my foot down at lights!)
I... wish I could've attended the 3 spd hub workshop at bikebike. However, we have a ton here so I can fool around with and not worry about breaking anything.
I love my lht because I can haul a full touring rig and not feel like a mess after a day of riding. However, I don't ride it everyday because it kind of is 'too much'
anyways, yeah not too many people build up fixies around here; most of them opt for the unsafe way of looping a chain around a regular multi geared hub and the inner chainring (and I keep telling people how dangerous it is and if they are really going to do that to just put a deraileur on it and lock the limit screws.... but do they listen?) We kind of drilled it into people's heads that building a fixie does cost a certain amount of money.
anyways, bikes are awesome. learning how to build it yourself is even more awesome. buying a 'customized' hi-ten steel bike for 400 makes ya kind of a mark.
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:53 AM, bovineoaks@aol.com wrote:
Guess where John Barnett got his start from? I Have some of the original manuals from the Schwinn School, Very nice drawings for basic parts.
Did you know that back in the Old Days a budding young "Schwinn-approved" mechanic, as part of passing his final training, had to be able to take apart a Sturmey 3-speed hub and put it back together without using the manual?
Mark Rehder - General Manager re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op http://re-cycles.ca
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