| Re: fixed speed
On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:45:37 -0800, bigjim typed:
> The Motobecane messenger is a better deal- has freewheel/fix flip flop
> and brakes. I will be getting one
I've seen my neighbor's. It's perfectly decent. Comes with two brakes. Two
brakes is good.
>
> nash wrote:
>> How do you go up hills on a single fixed or is it downhill you cannot
>> adjust?
>>
Ya push the pedals. It's no big deal, unless your area is super hilly like
SF or Seattle. Here in the rolling SE, it's just hilly enough to be
interesting.
>> Wondering because for $300 a Windsor looks darn cheap.
You'll need to account for 50 to 75 bucks to get some basic brakes for it.
The gearing might not be acceptable, so you might need to spend an
additional $25-30 for a new track cog. Still a pretty decent deal.
Don't be a brakeless schmuck.
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