Re: Getting old is not for sissies

Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 2/28/2025 10:02 PM, AMuzi wrote:

On 2/28/2025 8:48 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 2/28/2025 6:40 PM, AMuzi wrote:

 
Fixed gear is not any more safe nor unsafe than coasters.
 
Some (I for one) feel they offer better rider control. This may be
perceptual.
Others note that pedaling through fast turns can be a problem. (then
again I have never had a pedal strike on mine over decades)

 
I'd love to try a fixie, but have not had the opportunity. My kid has.
She rode one on a velodrome years back.
 
Andrew, what sort of pedals do you use with that bike?
 
 

Lyotard 460D.
 
I wore out three pairs of #23.  These fit shoes with rubber overshoes
better and don't have that vulnerable top rivet/stamping holding
everything in place until it wears through and the pedal self destructs.

 
Toe clips and straps?
 

I’d assume so, it’s an old style pedal so wouldn’t offer much security used
as flat pedal.

I’d suggest that fixed in an urban/suburban setting is quite a different
thing to a velodrome ie racing vs riding for entertainment or utility.

It’s not particularly difficult or expensive to get a fixed bike,
potentially you have suitable frame at home? And worth a bit of curiosity.

I personally went for MTB flats though cheaper plastic resin DMR as you
don’t need the pinned in grip like on a MTB!

The resins V6 aren’t rebuildable like the V8 (which is the original metal
version) or the V12 so when the bearing go they toast, though seem to last
many years and thousands of miles so considering the cost not particularly
a concern.

The V12’s on the Gravel/MTB have lost paint and have signs of impacts but
never had body fail? Like Andrew’s pedals though there is significantly
more mass in the DMR pedals.

Roger Merriman