-->





Ridazz Roulette!




Recent gallery...

Something Else The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time #84 - All City Toy Ride V Fry-Day NIGHT #33 - Swarm the Pier Hot Box Parties Bela Speed Star Bela Speed Star Bela Speed Star Taco Tuesdays data center Handicapped Canines #27 - Safety Ride The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time Fixie Goons Fixie Goons Fixie Goons Fixie Goons CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial


The Days of Our Ridazz.


NOTE: All timestamps are in the future because WE are in the future. The care takers of Midnight Ridazz.com reserves the right to remove, edit, move or delete anything for any reason. None of the opinions expressed on these boards represent the Midnight Ridazz nor can anyone purport to speak on behalf of Midnight Ridazz.



Topic Box:
 
   16251 - 16500 of 19042 Topics

Wise: lucky to be al...   29
MR = Jolly Roger   54
VENICE CRITICAL MASS   143
1830 any one   2
ALC Ride Video   1
Need to Borrow A Bik...   7
kalie's leaving LA f...   26
POST YOUR OLD SCHOOL...   178
Cheap road to townie...   8
Korean Bike Ninjas   3
LETS GET CRAZY   18
superfish is moving ...   52
Testimonial: B-RAD   21
Question about start...   4
RossAngeles   5
Alpha Bet Ride?   2
The Life   0
Ticketmaster SUCKS!!...   17
my gift   0
Bike Blender Plans!!...   1
A random, daily less...   7
am i the right size?   25
Looking for a websit...   3
2008 Fest of Lights ...   11
Free Seat   7
down with kyber   32
One less car indeed   10
anyone coming out sa...   7
Cyclist finds dead b...   2
Safety Third!!!   27
Toy Yoda   21
LOs Angelopes 2 ALC ...   22
Happy D-day   13
Kalie's leaving ride...   1
MISSING BIKE!!!   28
good luck!   6
LACBC River Ride   10
Ha_p BDay Regular MI...   5
Two Words: Bus, Ted.   10
Happy E-day   16
SMCM Rocks Ass   19
Saturday: MOM RIDAZ ...   1
LOS ANGELOPES !!!!!   105
ROADBLOG   92
Most Hazardous Sport...   8
Ridazz Bus Meeting M...   5
THEY'RE BACK!!!   22
Anybody here use/lik...   6
Cretins Zombue Luau ...   13
The Sucker Pole   8
THE KEG RIDE!   45
theres a bbq today @...   5
QUEER-PRESSURE   35
BLOOM bikes+bubbles+...   6
RIDE- Arc posted jus...   13
im quiting this shit   32
What they really thi...   6
BHPD Intimidation   6
Foam   11
Radiohead Hollywood ...   9
Old/extra trailer?   7
THE AIR CAR   20
Mixtes   28
S M C M   85
BOOGALOO FILES COMPL...   6
Gasoline Time Lapse   7
ROTW: digablesoul   62
Car collides with bi...   7
Touring Bike for Sal...   19
RACING? !   35
A few guys to Race M...   10
Assload of snakes in...   13
Myspace...yeah i kno...   15
Don't like the law? ...   12
Saturday Again???   12
hey Los Angelopes - ...   49
HIT+RUN@FARMLAB   5
Good bye NLA hello w...   11
SoundWalk 2008   0
a thread I found   15
Apartment for rent i...   13
Whittier Critical Ma...   6
Partial to using one...   0
los feliz festival t...   4
goodbye LA   26
STORM BASTILLE!   30
geek   6
A penis made of sand   6
Help Kids - build a ...   14
Karaoke At The Farme...   2
Million dollar Olymp...   0
yeah!!   2
Riverside, Californi...   3
Remember me URL   1
Torrance. Seriously?   1
all rides saturday s...   7
All DHL drivers R Ne...   9
Career Starter!   3
Bar 107 to Saints & ...   3
Valley Crit Mass   45
Horrorcrash in Mexic...   21
Ridazz on Planet Gre...   10
10 Cyclist hit by Dr...   2
Where to buy a surly...   5
RACHEL RAY!   2
Update on the iH8 Cy...   3
THE STUFFED ANIMAL R...   103
Need a Mountian Bike   0
trailcart: pedal-pow...   2
Burrito Project Reci...   13
Bicycles   5
Mom Riderz 420 ride   0
Westwood Critical Ma...   12
SCOOPS elite winners   76
The Bad Idea Ride: H...   15
want to buy brown wh...   8
Saturday Gemini Part...   36
BIKE INSTEAD OF WORK...   52
New Ride Idea??   5
Tragedy In the valle...   9
The Freeway Ride II ...   60
Venice Critical Mass   23
My latest splurge   8
Brazilian Rider for ...   7
tell me about this b...   1
South Los Angeles   33
Bush's Daughter   8
Choppercabras 6th An...   97
Valley Cyclists Inpu...   11
Team MR Needs You   27
cool breeze century ...   2
WHOS HAKIN THE ENTER...   2
All I got was this s...   18
My latest peeve!   48
SM Culver City Pub C...   5
Blue Motorcycle: Ar...   10
DTLA RIDE to RACE   0
ALC RIDAZZ   66
ok.........   4
Boogaloo Beats the S...   23
Venice CM - March   48
The Alphabet Ride   3
New road bike for me...   72
Memorial Day Ride?   22
A NEW YEAR OF GIRL O...   15
Saturday Beach Party   8
Oh geez, thanks alot...   27
Sharecuts Culture: O...   17
Chill Chinatown Mose...   10
If you want to kill ...   9
Pillowfight Music Ne...   11
Bike LAnezz   2
Rida of the Year   47
Quattro Assi   4
Sell me your bike?   15
A BIKE WITHOUT FORKS...   3
Stevo: The Truth   22
Staying Dry/Warm   13
cyclist killed by bu...   21
mini ridazz   22
Impatient driver tak...   20
New Cell Phone   16
double kick stand   4
Yo Tomatoes!   10
**POSTPONED*** LOS A...   14
SFCM this Friday   7
New Sins Video   15
BRAZILTV   0
Baby Bicycle Trailer   0
BROOKLYN MIDNIGHT RI...   32
Wmn's Lib Arrived on...   6
You know it was a go...   7
FREAKFEST 2008   18
CICLE Jewels Ride Sa...   17
C.R.A.N.K MOB VIDEO   43
GeminiRidazz   26
CASSETE 8 NEEDED.   7
irvine critical mass   1
CUBCAMP EXTRACREDITS...   7
ATT: Indigus   1
A ride from Riversid...   14
IMPORTANT! Date Chan...   6
PARTY TIME   113
RICHIEheyRICHIE   47
San Francisco Critia...   9
CRANK MOB > People P...   32
a sort of political ...   26
Lets ride.   0
Cabaret Voltaire, th...   17
Megabus quits in LA   10
final ALC push - yar...   17
****OC RIDAZZ****   2
westside to Chopperc...   6
MVP   0
Saturday Night Shena...   38
Islands of LA   9
HIGH GAS PRICES JACK...   106
10 optical Illusions...   9
My first time hit by...   14
Rescue our currency?   13
Popcorn   13
ever been through th...   12
Dim Sum with Richie ...   26
10E --> 405N   123
All Thor Up   18
SATURDAY'S BEACH PAR...   6
to wear a helmet   21
PRICE OF OIL, CHANGE   11
International Talk L...   19
Bikes in ads   36
The Muppet Ride   11
gmaps is dangerous   16
Anteye-Reedin Prowte...   21
ROTW FEELINGRANDY   20
Den Dinner   7
UBCE Prize Winners a...   4
www.yamyeow.com   2
Jet-powered Bike? WT...   2
C.R.A.N.K. Mob VIMEO...   4
anybody have a frame...   1
Rida down Randy Down   87
Where'd You Get Them...   12
Volunteering for bik...   1
Room for Rent in WeH...   6
LOOKING FOR FRANZ   14
Disaster averted   12
Best route: west sid...   6
URBAN BIKE EXPO THIS...   16
Sign Tyler's Yearboo...   13
Looking for a Recumb...   2
I bought a four-whee...   8
Bicycle Bell Ensembl...   14
Which iPod?   56
Lost Weight on a Bik...   41
Free American Appare...   25
I APOLOGIZE FOR GOOD...   8
ALC TEAM MIDNIGHTRID...   3
Not Surrealistic   11
Burning Man Ridazz C...   48
TOTW Feeling Randy   3
help me get to portl...   8
Ride of Silence 5/21...   14
GOPEZ, THIS ISNT HAW...   20
Large Fella on a Bik...   12
CHOCOLATE stain remo...   18
Why Drivers License?   23
!!LA ROOM 4 LV BEN!!   7
CSC overturns gay ma...   32
[Please ignore this ...   0
TNS Vid   6



Thread Box:
Fixie conversion
Thread started by Gav at 12.31.08 - 8:42 pm

I'd like to know some comparisons and contrasts between road bikes and fixed gears. Right know I've got a road bike and I'd like try out fixed gear, so I'd also like some pros and cons of a fixed gear.

I need information from you people's experiences to asses whether or not it is worth it to convert my bike to a fixie.

reply


Only if it's NJS approved.



Jaz
12.31.08 - 8:50 pm

reply


one thing ive noticed is that i definitely dont do work out rides anymore since i converted.

i used to pump out 40 miles every weekday and 60 to 70 on weekends but that stopped when i converted

now all my bike is is a work horse

just for commuting and for dicking around.




if you have a nice road bike, dont convert it.

a lot of people try to compare fixed and geared but i see them as two completely different bikes.

if ur road bike is shit and ur gears are constantly slipping and you always need to get something adjusted, then you might wanna go fixed just bc itd be simpler.


my road bike was pretty cool but i ran a freehub instead of a freewheel. my cassette eventually lost like 3-4 teeth and when i tried to find a new one, i couldnt find any freehub cassettes. since a new drive train would cost like at least 600, i decided to spend 50 bucks and go fixed.

long story short, you cant substitute a fixed gear for a geared bike and vice versa.



KiMS1
12.31.08 - 9:04 pm

reply


btw, thats just my opinion and i know someones gonna disagree with me.

get ready to see a bunch of replies going back and forth ahahhaha

happy new year!




KiMS1
12.31.08 - 9:05 pm

reply


I wouldn't convert a decent road bike to a fixed gear.

You can buy a perfectly good brand new fixed gear for $300-350 online (bikesdirect.com has a bunch starting at $299, and despite the questionable graphics of some of them, they're the equal of several of the $500-600 entry level fixed gear bikes out there), and it's probably going to cost you $100+ to convert your road bike unless you get some good deals.

Pros/Cons of fixed vs. geared (YMMV):

A fixed gear requires more effort for a given interval since you're pedaling all the time. If you ride it regularly, this can mean a better workout, but if you stop riding long distances since it's a pain in the ass without gearing, then this can have a negative effect.

Fixed gears require a lot less maintenance, since you don't have any shifters or derailleurs to worry about and they look a lot cleaner aesthetically.

Since they don't have multiple gears, fixies require a compromise, so you're basically riding in a middle gear all the time, instead of a high gear for the flats/downhill, and a low gear for the uphills.

Fixed gears help you develop a better pedal stroke, since you're always pedaling.

Geared bikes are a lot easier to get up hills on, although fixed gears will carry more momentum and help you zip up smaller hills.

Fixies are trendy and you can do "fixie tricks". Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is up to you.

Overall, I'd buy a separate fixed gear bike if you can afford it. That way you've got a backup bike / an extra bike to share w/ your friends.



JB
01.1.09 - 1:45 am

reply


for a second I though someone recycled my old thread :P.




aksendz
01.1.09 - 2:54 am

reply


fixed gear is a totally different ride. borrow a friend's for a couple days before you drop a couple bills on anything.



monovsstereo
01.1.09 - 5:25 am

reply


riding fixed gear is great but sometimes i wish i still had a flip flop hub because my knees start hurting if i forget to stretch or dont warm up before riding long distances. so if you ride fixie get ready for knee complications



boneclaws42
01.1.09 - 10:49 am

reply


oooh, if knee problems are a factor with fixies then i shouldn't do it because I don't have the best knees out there. Sometimes my knees will hurt riding on my lower gears.

I guess because there is no cruising with fixies I would have constant stress with my patella and quadriceps pressing against each other.



Gav
01.1.09 - 12:32 pm

reply


having a fixed gear or single speed will be hard on you knees since from every stop you have to mash hard to get started. every time your out of your saddle its harder on your knees. if your on a road bike shift to lower gears before stopping to be nicer on your knees.



larsenf
01.1.09 - 12:37 pm

reply


I'm sorry if I missed it but is there something wrong with your drivetrain now? I ride both, and I'm happy I have both. If your road bike is in good shape keep it as it is and start socking parts away to build your own fixed-gear. That way you can spread out the cost, and once you have all the shit you need, bring it on down to the Bike kitchen-oven-rowave and learn how to put that together.

If you go fixed, put a brake on it until you know wtf you're going to do when some asshole pulls out in front of you....



horse sense
01.1.09 - 12:53 pm

reply


I have a great roadbike but the gearing was fucked up. So I converted and let me tell you something... I see riding complete different now. I have to be much more aware of everything going on around me (and I even kept my front brakes)

Once I get the money, though, I'll be converting it back to its pristine original road bike condition.

P.S. I don't like fixies much.



Jazzy Phat Nastee
01.1.09 - 1:54 pm

reply


@gav

I find that stretching and jogging in place before riding helps a lot. Also stretch after you're done riding. I also feel as if less strain is put on my knees if I straighten out my back and ride with no hands.



boneclaws42
01.1.09 - 2:14 pm

reply


DON'T DO IT!



onelessfixie
01.1.09 - 2:47 pm

reply


if you have ANY knee complications then I don't think anyone would advise you to start riding fixed exclusively. If anything, you should have a separate fixed gear bike and ride it only occasionally if your knees already have strain problems. Some fixed riding can be good to keep your legs supple but if you force yourself to ride fixed exclusively, you could exacerbate any current joint issues to a point of irreparability.



Undercover Bob
01.1.09 - 3:58 pm

reply


I converted my 10speed over after a spoke pulled apart the rear rim, and a friend gave me a fixed wheel. I mostly used one gear set anyways.

1. Less moving parts, less things to break.
2. Works the "up-pull" set of muscles more.
3. More direct drive chain, more bounce to the ounce.

I am wanting to set-up a geared bike though. Best way to go would be to have both.






vor
01.1.09 - 4:19 pm

reply


HEY MAN, YOU CAN NOT EVEN THINK, DREAM, OR CONSIDER A FIXIE BIKE, UNTIL YOU ADMIT THAT YOU ARE A '''HIPSTER''' ON THIS WEBSITE.

THE TIME HAS COME TO PUT A STOP TO THIS KINDA OF 'FALSE ADVERTISING'.







eddieboyinla
01.1.09 - 4:26 pm

reply


fixed: can't lean hard into turns without your pedal hitting concrete, which will cause your back wheel to lose contact & more then likely cause you to eat concrete.

Or..

can't bomb down steep hills. Or at least without your feet sticking out into the air like a dork.


and be prepared for the ridicule of practical bike riders who've been riding before the fadsters found fixies ;-)






just_ride
01.1.09 - 6:40 pm

reply


I guess I won't give up my road bike, but I'm still curious about riding fixed



Gav
01.1.09 - 7:24 pm

reply


If you get a fixie you're gona be busy with the ladezz if know what I mean. ;-) Ever since I've been riding mine I just about have to beat the women off of me! Spend the money and just buy a box of condoms instead of the 7-11 packs. You'll save money in the long run. I like getting mine on ebay. Just make sure the dates are current. If you have a gf, just tell her to take a number now.



User1
01.1.09 - 10:31 pm

reply


that's what I call an incentive



Gav
01.1.09 - 11:12 pm

reply


BIG GAY AL GIVING 'STRAIGHT' ADVICE.

TRUELY A MIDNIGHTRIDAZZ CLASSIC MOMENT.





eddieboyinla
01.1.09 - 11:24 pm

reply


^^^^ that beard is wicked by the way



boneclaws42
01.1.09 - 11:26 pm

reply

Reply


Who's been here recently...




Upcoming Ridezz...

[ View all Rides ]