Like the title says. My friends all got ebikes but I just cant afford the few hundred dollars on a whim. I didn't want to be left out of our group rides so I rattlecanned an old trek black and taped some plastic to the frame that kind of looks like a battery pack.
I've been hitting the spin bike a lot more and making humming sounds when we go ride but I'm not sure how long I can keep this up. I almost got dropped last week after they unrestricted the speed controller, and they're planning a really hilly brevette for this weekend. I'm not sure what to do
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what happened
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RIP to a man who flew too close to the sun
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why would you ever get a fixie, is it just lower weight?
Do they still have a freewheel/clutch? Seems unsafe if so
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You get it because it's unsafe, dweeb. Although, you should be strong enough to lock the back tire, just in case
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idk mountain bike is more fun. You choose how difficult the ride is by the difficulty of the terrain, this is just like artificially making it more difficult for yourself.
I can see the appeal if its you're trying to save weight, and you can do that thing where you stand in place on the bike. Also I assume the chain comes loose less often cause no derailleur.
But really I could not do the shit I do on a daily basis without a freewheel (because of clearance of the pedals with the ground/the curb), and it is very liberating to just glide with your feet on the pedals.
Part of me really wants to have one of those really lightweight foldables though.
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The momentum from the bike moving makes losing the freewheel negligible, most fixies have a high bottom bracket to clear the ground.
They're not great for long distances, and to be fair I havent had one since I entered my 30s because they are shit on the knees in a headwind
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No freewheel. You pedal forward you go forward. You pedal backwards you go backwards. Gives you insane amounts of bike control and balance, like riding a unicycle.
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It's fun
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Those toe clips
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