Ahh, just got back from a ride in North Lincolnshire, traffic free and
underpopulated (by UK standards). My choice of steed was a 1952 Hobbs with a
69/75 double sided fixed. (Or as recent posts have called them 'flip flop').
The clinchers were fine as I can't be bothered with this tubular tyre stuff,
whatever religious experiences you guys in the States have with them. Life
is too short to mess with glue and I plain don't believe the perceived
difference in ride comfort. Fixed is so 'souplesse' as the French say and,
in my humble opinion, what it is all about. OK I would not ride fixed in
Colorado, where I have lived for 3 years, so I guess all that we can say is
bikes are so flexible they can suit a mile high rider and a guy in the Nile
delta. We just have to respect our differences, don't we?
Nigel Land
North Lincs UK