[*BCM*] about building a new one..

[Jon Petitt]

in an effort to not totally reinvent the wheel (har dee har har) Sheldon
Brown has a bunch of good information about free-wheels, fixies, mods, and
well, a whole lot of other stuff bike related:
http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html (also at the Harris Cyclery in West
Newton: http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/)

This page:
http://sheldonbrown.com/deakins/how-to-fixed-conversion.html#rearwheel might
answer your question most effectively

and, Josh Michtom wrote a fun to read post on fixed gear cycling on
Bostonist in summer '05 you can read here:
http://www.bostonist.com/archives/2005/06/09/bicycling_for_the_terminally_hip.php
A fair amount of good links and information (good links to local resources
in the last paragraph).

jsp


-- 
jon petitt
editor, bostonist
<www.bostonist.com>
AIM: jonpetitt


On 11/15/06, T <tedmondsjr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey jib,
>
> If/when you receive the information you requested from the collective
> minds on this email list could you find it in your heart to forward on to me
> any and all replies.  I'm at the tail end of my first summer on a single
> speed and I really want to go fixed over the winter.  Ebay'ing a new wheel
> is an option but I'm convinced building one would be best.
>
> Thanks (from a stranger),
>
> Tom
>
>
> On 11/15/06, . nevele <symboliceon at hotmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > after riding my new fixie around for less than a week i'm totally hooked
> > and
> > will likely never ride any other way. frak, i rode my bmx (parts..
> > parts..
> > more parts) from my front door to the basement today and felt like the
> > thing
> > was totally out of control when i stopped pedaling and the freewheel
> > kicked
> > in.
> >
> > i want to convert my old mountain bike in to a fixie for the winter.
> > it's
> > likely that i'll need a new frame (unless i can find a cheaper way to
> > have
> > someone fix the crack in the frame) but my main problem is that i have
> > no
> > idea how to strip all of the gears from the original wheel and insert a
> > cog.
> > i know i sound like a newb but i don't really care; i'm fixated on
> > fixies
> > and i want to make this happen despite the fact that i have no idea what
> > i'm
> > doing. =p i started looking up info online tonight but haven't gotten
> > much
> > thus far, so if any of you have info regarding resources that i should
> > check
> > out please let me know.
> >
> > any info would be extremely appreciated.
> >
> > -jib
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Jym Dyer < jym at econet.org>
> > >Reply-To: Boston CM <list at bostoncriticalmass.org>,Boston Critical Mass
> > ><list at bostoncriticalmass.org >
> > >To: Boston CM <list at bostoncriticalmass.org>
> > >Subject: Re: [*BCM*] long New Yorker article on Critical Mass
> > >Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:13:29 -0800
> > >
> > >=v= While amusing in parts, it seems to be more an exercise in
> > >_New_Yorker_ prose style than in journalistic accuracy.  The
> > >writer does paint a picture, but it's not a picture of the
> > >NYC bike scene I know.  It comes across to me as if the "holy"
> > >business was inspired by the performance of Rev. Billy, who is
> > >indeed a (wonderful) piece of the scene, but not one to build
> > >that trope around.
> > >
> > >=v= Some corrections are in order:
> > >
> > >   (1) Barbara is not a blonde.
> > >   (2) She rides a folding bike, not a child's bike.
> > >   (3) The beer is no longer "hidden" in the bathroom.
> > >       Indeed, it's generally not "hidden" at all.
> > >       We keep it in the fridge, like normal people.
> > >
> > >Many inquiries have been made about this last point.
> > >     <_Jym_>
> > >
> > >--
> > >"I'm Mark Foley and I approve of this text message."
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