You can ride fixed, but since there's no coasting you have to be careful about clipping pedals. With a 75 drop (track bikes have 60, commonly) and a wider-than track cranky (presumably) there's more risk. That is hugely abated by the larger tires--which more than makes up for the increased drop. But as a maker - designer, I am always concerned about somebody putting on a high Q factor crank, 700x22;s, wide pedals, and pedaling while leaning over speed bumps. Then that person crashes, blames us, we get sued, party's over.
If all that makes sense and you still wanna ride fixed, it'll be a better fixie ride than a normal fixie bke, I'm pretty sure! 53cm has 54.4 top tube, by memory. I don't want to re-look it up now. Friend's on his way, we're going out to play. (And I hope my dissing of the importance of the length of a top tube without regarding the other variables that affect how much you have to bend and reach... is legendary!) On Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 2:28:34 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Queries: > it’s for single-speed freewheels, not fixed gear bikes. > > But with long (and slanted!) track ends, why not fixed? What am I missing? > > 6 or 8 tooth accommodation; that's enough to give you quite a range, from > 16 t to 21 t easily; with a 42 t ring, 72" to 55", 16 t one one side, 17/20 > or 21 t cogs on the other. > > the top tubes for the 48.5, 51.5 53, 55, 57, and 59 are 53.5, 54.4, 56.2, > 57.5, and 58. > > There seems to be a tt length missing: can anyone supply it? > > It sounds very nice and I am tempted, but ... but... shouldn't ... > shouldn't ... > > But wouldn't it be nice with some light wheels and a pair of Barlow Pass > extralights? > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
