I'm really tempted to buy this!

"Anon" (tjsielsistneb) 10/05/2013 at 16:38 • Filed to: None

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I've been wanting a fixie bike for a while, and then I find this! It's even called "The Gulf"! Plus it's only $325, which is pretty reasonable I guess. My only complaint is that I wanted drop down bars. But since I don't have to deal with a gear shifter I guess I could just buy one for like $30 and swap it out.

Happy Panda > Anon 10/05/2013 at 16:40

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What do you want to use it for, just getting around, or the 'real' fixie stuff? I'd definitely get some foot retention either way.

Anon > Happy Panda 10/05/2013 at 16:41

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Mainly exercise. Maybe bring it out to some bike paths. I don't live close enough to the city to legitimately use it for transport. And yeah I'm planning on buying some cycling shoes and some clips.

Lets Just Drive > Anon 10/05/2013 at 16:44

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Bikes reached their height of coolness in 2000.

It's all been downhill since then.

And car designed peaked in the 70's.

I'm such a dick :)

Nice bike.

speedminded > Lets Just Drive 10/05/2013 at 16:48

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Other than the Miura and E-Type, what car looked good in the 70's?! lol!

dieselwagon > Anon 10/05/2013 at 16:51

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This looks like something a hipster would buy? Actually, it's probably too good value for that.

Mattbob > Anon 10/05/2013 at 16:53

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Did you check craigslist? You can find older bikes all day long. Do your research and if d out if the frame is worth the 325. Check out bikeforum and such. It looks okay but you can't tell what the frame and wheels are made of and the weight from a picture.

dieselwagon > Lets Just Drive 10/05/2013 at 16:54

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Because bikes can be cool.

Anon > Mattbob 10/05/2013 at 17:01

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I'm not really too concerned about weight. I mean I don't want it to weight a 1000 pounds but I'm ysing it as an exersise bike. But also I just like how it looks.

anonsagainstanonymous > Anon 10/05/2013 at 17:07

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Just out of curiosity, ”what's up with fixies?” I do ride bikes once in a while and having lived in areas with steep hills I've praised glob for bike gears. I realize that theoretically speaking, the total power needed to move me and a bike up 50 metres over a length of 400 metres is the same regardless of gearing, but surely you'd lose either comfort or top speed with fixed gears? Can someone explain?

Who needs sway bars anyway > Anon 10/05/2013 at 17:13

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Thats a pretty nice bike, but you can find a better deal getting a used steel bike on craigslist. I have a couple sets of drop bars if you want to change out, They aren't new but they are in good shape. Riding a Fixie/SS bike is great for fitness especially if there are hills where you ride and dirt bike paths can be fun . Before I sold mine I rode to prep for rugby and my legs have never been stronger. Here was my favorite bike, it was a 84' Raleigh Super course frame with a Wienmann Deep V wheel set with a flip flop hub, Surly Cog, Origin 8 crank and some Shimano brakes I restored. I Think everything I needed total came to about $250.

tromoly > anonsagainstanonymous 10/05/2013 at 17:15

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Efficiency and simplicity. Look at velodrome bikes and all of them are fixed, running a freewheel or cassette leaves a chance that wear will cause teeth to skip and lose drive.

Unfortunately, hipsters have taken fixies and bastardized them into being a fashion statement.

Who needs sway bars anyway > anonsagainstanonymous 10/05/2013 at 17:17

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Its a really nice riding experience. They are mostly use in the city especially flat cities, due to their simplicity. There is a lot less to go wrong with a fixie than there would be with a traditional 10 speed. I used to ride mine around town when I wasn't in the city and even though there were some big hills it was nice because that simplicity leads to a great connected riding experience. Just you , bike and pavement. not much to think about other than moving your legs and whats around you.

tromoly > Anon 10/05/2013 at 17:17

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Get a working bicycle and have it powdercoated in the gulf colors.

Post a link to the specs of the bike, I'm not so sure of the components on it and am wary of the price for what you get.

Klaus Schmoll > anonsagainstanonymous 10/05/2013 at 17:17

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I don't get it either.

soto > Anon 10/05/2013 at 17:20

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Anon > anonsagainstanonymous 10/05/2013 at 17:21

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Well I like them for several reasons.

They're outrageously simple. Quite literally the list of things that can go wrong with it is 1) the chain snaps 2) the wheels or the fork comes off. Number two though would be an error on the rider.

2) There's no slack like in a bike with gears so you loose less energy.

3) yes hills do suck

4) it's a good work out

5) they let you feel more connected to the bike.

Anon > soto 10/05/2013 at 17:23

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I would need to get a "because race bike" sticker to put on it.

GhostZ > Anon 10/05/2013 at 17:51

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I thought Fixie bikes were advantageous because they were cheaper than regular bikes? I can't justify $325 on a bike that, at least at first glance, appears no more useful than a $50-60 bike with multiple speeds. Or is there some hidden advantage that I'm missing that makes it command a premium?

...or have bike prices really gotten that insane?

Blondude > Anon 10/05/2013 at 17:54

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Friggin' hipsters...

CheezSauss > Anon 10/05/2013 at 18:01

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First off... please for the love of god stop calling it a "fixie." If you want to be hipster ironic about it, "sweet fixie" is acceptable. The polite term is "fixed gear."

Second, I get that the price is very alluring, but like other people have said, you can do much better buying used. What you're looking at is a hi-ten (high tensile steel) frame, probably just straight gauge. The wheels look cheap as well.

Anyway, enjoy your bike.

Lets Just Drive > speedminded 10/05/2013 at 19:02

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The Mustang?

There's no accounting for taste. LOL!

Lets Just Drive > dieselwagon 10/05/2013 at 19:03

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At present I ride a 2005 Brodie Holeshot.

D > GhostZ 10/05/2013 at 19:45

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Bike prices really have gotten that insane. $325 is pretty cheap for a new bike.

Anon > GhostZ 10/05/2013 at 22:44

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For an adult sized bike with crappy welds and a questionable gearbox will run you around $200. For a well put together bike 325 is pretty cheap.

anonsagainstanonymous > Anon 10/06/2013 at 07:02

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So basically it's a Volvo 240? ... I think I understand now! Thank you.

speedminded > Lets Just Drive 10/07/2013 at 13:40

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Touché. I contemplated to mention the Mustang but when you look at a '71 then look at a '67, I simply can't agree that it's an improvement!