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Tag Archives: Fixed-gear bicycle

Rain realities

Leave a Comment Posted by on June 18, 2011

Just been for a short ride (about 5 miles) in heavy rain. Was thinking about a few realities of rain: Rain seems 10x heavier from within a conservatory style roof or inside a car Excellent mudguards (fenders) massively reduce how wet you get riding in the rain. Plus the rain you get on you is [...]

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More lovely fixie riding

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 27, 2011

So it turns out that my fear expressed in Potential bike upgrade miscalculation did not happen. Our oldest son decided that he didn’t want a bike for another term. I am clearly on notice though, as next year he will not be living right in the heart of Oxford. So I have been enjoying my fixie while [...]

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It started with the chain

3 Comments Posted by on April 17, 2011

It started with the chain, I was a little irritated yesterday on my nice ride on my fixie. There was a certain point where there was a little crunch as the chain went round. Barely discernible but as fixed gear bikes are so smooth it began to get on my nerves. So this afternoon I decided to [...]

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The beauty of silence

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 16, 2011

As it was such a nice afternoon I chose to use my fixie (Pearson Touche) to ride to the Royal Infirmary. It is basically a flat ride (total was 14.6 miles)  so there is no need for gears and the Touche rolls along incredibly easily and silently which is one of the fantastic things about [...]

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The beauty of variety

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 3, 2011

Switching between different bikes is a lovely reminder of the variety that is possible in cycling. I have a reasonable stable of bikes and they are all quite different from each other. Compare this to cars. Firstly, purchase cost. You can have a wide range of bikes (cargo, race, mtb, fixed gear, touring), in fact [...]

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Lumpy pedalling

Leave a Comment Posted by on March 22, 2011

One thing that shows up very quickly when moving to a light(ish) road bike from my normal Bullitt cargobike is lumpy pedalling. It is much more obvious when your pedal stroke is uneven if you are on a light bike and carrying no load. The bike is obviously more responsive (almost twitchy) compared to a [...]

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Variety of bikes needed

1 Comment Posted by on November 23, 2010

Today, I won’t be using my Bullitt cargobike. While it would be very handy for the first four places I am going at the last I am concerned about security. So today I’ll use panniers on my Pearson Touche fixie. The reason is that at the end of the day I am going straight from my [...]

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Convoy of mixed bikes

Leave a Comment Posted by on September 24, 2010

On our  ride to Oadby today we had one of the most mixed convoys of bikes possible. I was riding my Bullitt (someone had to carry the locks, coats, stuff to clear our of Mum’s room, …) Jane was on our Trice XXL. One of the lowest recumbent trikes available. Wickedly fast and comfy. Plus [...]

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