Mark Fulton wrote:
> You all just knew I'd have to chip in on this stuff sooner or later.
>
> I guess I'm bi-cyclist. I go both ways. I have three perfectly on
> topic multi-geared road bikes including a Locomotief, a 3Rensho and
> the Aero Rossin that you all heard about recently. And I also have 10\u2014
> at latest count\u2014fixed-gear bikes. But wait! They all came by it
> honestly. They're TRACK BIKES! They date from 1970 to 2007. From
> Limongi to Waterford. I've been riding track bikes on the street since
> my racing days\u2014back in the early 1950s. Now I build them so that other
> people can do it too.
>
> I guess while I"m at it, I might as well confess to a certain degree
> of deviant behavior, so here goes: I also have two single-speed Gary
> Fisher mountain bikes. But only one is a fixie. Both employ Surly
> chain tensioners that bolt right on to the derailleur brackets as if
> that were what the brackets were designed for.
>
I thought I was bad with four road ridden fixed gear bikes (only one a
track bike) all within the CR timeline and the only one that started
with a derailleur hanger still has it.
I also own a few bikes which coast.
What the heck is with the fixed gear mountain bike thing? I hope that doesn't catch on, that mountain bike fad has gone on long enough. How many more Schwinn Excelsiors have to die?
Marcus Coles London, Ontario, Canada Where 52 x 17 @ 90rpm = ~35kph (A good gear for traffic)