Anyone ride fixed gear? - Bicycle Stunters

FROGR · 08-17-2007, 12:16 PM

I've got a fixed gear road bike (IRO) and was wondering if anyone here rode FG? Surely theres got to be some guys/gals out there doing stunts on FG road and mtbs.

I can't even get a trackstand down because of the geometery of the bike and some chain slack making things unsmooth. I do run a front brake because I commute on it, but I haven't really tried to do endos. I've gone backwards for a little bit, but I'm still hestitant about turning backwards, its just so damn ackward.

Hopefully I'll keep practicing and get better.

Here's mine (I was adjusting seat and post, disregard the position):

streetracer90 · 08-17-2007, 06:56 PM

Maybe im stupid and ignorant but i have never seen any1 stunt with those bikes....we call em racer bikes here in sweden.

But for me its somethin new and could turn out somethin cool.

Good luck dawg

Reyals Bemus · 08-17-2007, 08:34 PM

I got a friend that builds fixed gears. He's got a REALLY nice one...

ed91 · 08-18-2007, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by streetracer90

Maybe im stupid and ignorant but i have never seen any1 stunt with those bikes....we call em racer bikes here in sweden.

But for me its somethin new and could turn out somethin cool.

Good luck dawg

100% agree with streetracer90 !

Reyals Bemus · 08-18-2007, 11:12 AM

Frogr, you got a front brake! LAME... Get that off there

streetracer90 · 08-18-2007, 11:56 AM

I was thinkin abt it and thought that ur tires are extremly thin.....its gonna be hard as hell to pull wheelies if u have thought of doin tht.

But as i said if u can pull it off and become good at it then its gonne be somthin awesome :YEAH

FROGR · 08-20-2007, 05:06 PM

I run a brake because I do a lot of suburban/city riding... people without brakes think filtering, running intersections, etc is safe or cool but all it does is hurt every other rider that obeys the law. Cagers hate cyclists because of twits that do this:

http://www.mashsf.com/videos/travis.mov
^classic skidding/skipping ...everytime his legs stop, the rear tire is skidding and you can also hear the camera-bike's tires skidding

There are quite a bit of fixed gear style stunts, and then some general to bicycles and then even some general to all 2 wheel vehicles.

http://www.mashsf.com/videos/dirt.mov
^some fixed gear leg/foot work'

http://www.mashsf.com/videos/mashsf.mov
^a bit of fixed gear tricks... I don't know the culture name for them but include leg over handlebar skid circle, another leg over skid, no handed circle bunny hop trackstand, classic no handed skid lighting cigarette, and basic wheelie

I'll post up more videos from youtube/google tonight, I can't view them at work.

FROGR · 08-20-2007, 10:02 PM

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...45274834458249

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBTioCLha7g

and who can't say fixed gear tricks without this video? :YEAHIts "artistic" but flatland bmxers eat your heart out

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...62777896510907

thisjustin · 09-26-2008, 11:59 AM

i ride fixed gear and am going to birmingham this week. would love to ride around five points or something. are there any fixed gear group rides? if not, love to go it alone too! fixed gear offers much more variation of tricks it seems. i am just learning to catwalk! so i

08-17-2007, 12:16 PM	#1
FROGR Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 26 Bike: '03 Triumph Gender: Female Posts: 17	Anyone ride fixed gear? I've got a fixed gear road bike (IRO) and was wondering if anyone here rode FG? Surely theres got to be some guys/gals out there doing stunts on FG road and mtbs. I can't even get a trackstand down because of the geometery of the bike and some chain slack making things unsmooth. I do run a front brake because I commute on it, but I haven't really tried to do endos. I've gone backwards for a little bit, but I'm still hestitant about turning backwards, its just so damn ackward. Hopefully I'll keep practicing and get better. Here's mine (I was adjusting seat and post, disregard the position): Last edited by FROGR : 08-17-2007 at 12:19 PM.

08-17-2007, 06:56 PM	#2
streetracer90 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sweden Age: 18 Bike: One with two wheels..but i only use one wheel! =) Gender: Male Posts: 36	Re: Anyone ride fixed gear? Maybe im stupid and ignorant but i have never seen any1 stunt with those bikes....we call em racer bikes here in sweden. But for me its somethin new and could turn out somethin cool. Good luck dawg

08-17-2007, 08:34 PM	#3
Reyals Bemus Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Billerica, MA, USA Age: 17 Bike: '04 CRF250x, 1977 Sears Tractor Gender: Male Posts: 1,199	Re: Anyone ride fixed gear? I got a friend that builds fixed gears. He's got a REALLY nice one...

08-18-2007, 11:12 AM	#5
Reyals Bemus Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Billerica, MA, USA Age: 17 Bike: '04 CRF250x, 1977 Sears Tractor Gender: Male Posts: 1,199	Re: Anyone ride fixed gear? Frogr, you got a front brake! LAME... Get that off there

08-18-2007, 11:56 AM	#6
streetracer90 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sweden Age: 18 Bike: One with two wheels..but i only use one wheel! =) Gender: Male Posts: 36	Re: Anyone ride fixed gear? I was thinkin abt it and thought that ur tires are extremly thin.....its gonna be hard as hell to pull wheelies if u have thought of doin tht. But as i said if u can pull it off and become good at it then its gonne be somthin awesome :YEAH

08-20-2007, 05:06 PM	#7
FROGR Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 26 Bike: '03 Triumph Gender: Female Posts: 17	Re: Anyone ride fixed gear? I run a brake because I do a lot of suburban/city riding... people without brakes think filtering, running intersections, etc is safe or cool but all it does is hurt every other rider that obeys the law. Cagers hate cyclists because of twits that do this: http://www.mashsf.com/videos/travis.mov ^classic skidding/skipping ...everytime his legs stop, the rear tire is skidding and you can also hear the camera-bike's tires skidding There are quite a bit of fixed gear style stunts, and then some general to bicycles and then even some general to all 2 wheel vehicles. http://www.mashsf.com/videos/dirt.mov ^some fixed gear leg/foot work' http://www.mashsf.com/videos/mashsf.mov ^a bit of fixed gear tricks... I don't know the culture name for them but include leg over handlebar skid circle, another leg over skid, no handed circle bunny hop trackstand, classic no handed skid lighting cigarette, and basic wheelie I'll post up more videos from youtube/google tonight, I can't view them at work. Last edited by FROGR : 08-20-2007 at 05:08 PM.

08-20-2007, 10:02 PM	#8
FROGR Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 26 Bike: '03 Triumph Gender: Female Posts: 17	Re: Anyone ride fixed gear? http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...45274834458249 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBTioCLha7g and who can't say fixed gear tricks without this video? :YEAHIts "artistic" but flatland bmxers eat your heart out http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...62777896510907

09-26-2008, 11:59 AM	#9
thisjustin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: panama city, fl. u.s. Age: Bike: '75 atala record Gender: Male Posts: 1	Re: Anyone ride fixed gear? i ride fixed gear and am going to birmingham this week. would love to ride around five points or something. are there any fixed gear group rides? if not, love to go it alone too! fixed gear offers much more variation of tricks it seems. i am just learning to catwalk! so i