: About Me

Well, i like to do stuff outside. I have 2 accounts on here (helium) cuz i forgot my password on my other one, so then i created this one. Basically, I do outside stuff. Anything thats physically difficult and outside, I do it or probably want to. We'll see.

My passion is ...

Cycling

I know too much about ...

Cycling

My parents always told me ...

That could be dangerous...

My childhood ambition ...

Be a cyclist

My favorite memory ...

First bicycle

Why I write ...

Cuz I'm bored and i need money and i'm enlightening the populous

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Chrome Children

My first job ...

Bike Shop

My best moment ...

Winning some race

My inspiration ...

Geoff Kabush

Sports & Recreation > Biking A history of fixed-gear bicycles

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Fixed gear bicycles are the purest form of cycling there is. You don't have to worry about fixing your derailleurs or fixing your breaks or rebuilding your free-hub because you don't have any of those things. A fixed gear is exactly what it's name suggests. It's a bicycle with no gears, no brakes (usually) and no coasting. Most fixed gear bicycles (fixies) have unusually high bottom brackets. This is because you can't coast, therefore, if you have an average height bottom bracket, you're likely to hit the pedal on the ground around turns. Fixies are a good idea for anyone who wants go get ...

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