My 1st fixie
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fixedgearkid at 05.21.08 - 1:29 am
my fellow bike ridazz, i have been riding for a year and a half on a 90's specialized road bike my dad gave to me, its not fixed and i like it that way, i want to get a fixed gear and was thinking of building one from scratch with parts and a used vintage frame.
then i found this bianchi pista and was woundering would this be a good bike for my first fixed gear, could i put breaks on it?
i would love a reply all new comers need some help.
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Yes it would, and yes you can.
PC05.21.08 - 3:56 am
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your bianchi would be a fine option. for my first fixed gear i took a different route and i'm glad i did; i built up a bike in parts. took classes at the bike kitchen, read about what makes a fixed gear a fixed gear. researched all the components i wanted, bought on ebay and online, and finally built up a unique bike exactly like i wanted. it was a fun process, easy, and i went from not knowing anything about the workings of a bike to being a moderately competent mechanic. just finished my second fixed (to the chagrin of my girlfriend) and including all my other ones the house is starting to look like a bike shop.
indigis05.21.08 - 7:16 am
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Build it up yourself, or you will find yourself spending a lot of money to replace the not so great stock parts that come with the Pista.
kyber05.21.08 - 9:11 am
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Pista will be fine but change the lockring and cog as soon as you can. The pitch on the stock cog is a little off and has been known to strip the hub.
The Pista is an good entry level bike, the frame is decent but the components aren't that great. What usually happens is the longer you ride, you'll be upgrading components as you go.
A better option is the KHS Flite 100 for the roughly the same price range. Orange 20 should have a few coming in soon.
sc_nomad05.21.08 - 9:45 am
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No offense to the Pista owners out there....but don't get a Pista as your first Fixed Gear. EVERYONE gets a Pista as their first fixed.
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007/11/bsnyc-fixed-gear-apocalypse-watch.html
Get something more original, something used with a rattle-can paint job, something from LA Brakeless. Have you seen the Langsters from specialized? Maybe that's a sign fixed gears aren't niche anymore, but those are some cool models too.
0gravity05.21.08 - 10:30 am
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I think these frames are a great deal. Not the lightest things in the world but durable with a track geometry.
http://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_STOR20.cgi?Action=Details&ProdID=1084
web77705.21.08 - 10:52 am
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0gravity wrote:
No offense to the Pista owners out there....but don't get a Pista as your first Fixed Gear. EVERYONE gets a Pista as their first fixed.
Yeah, and that totally means that you shouldn't. Worry about what other people do! It's really, really important!
PC05.21.08 - 1:40 pm
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the "gang green" pistas look 100x better than the chrome ones. save the chrome for robinson frames in 1997.
ruinedbyidiots05.21.08 - 1:42 pm
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Love what you're duein' child
Due what you love to due
PC05.21.08 - 1:47 pm
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I want to ride at night in big groups and have fun and go fast and have no brakes and spend 600 bucks max.
fixedgearkid05.21.08 - 6:07 pm
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i think im going to build one up from scratch, can i buy used or cheap frames at bike kitchen or bikerowave ?
and how much would it cost if say i spent 90 bucks for a used frame and then bought all the stuff how much would it end up being?
fixedgearkid05.21.08 - 6:13 pm
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Fixedgearkid, I have a rear wheel you can buy. It's a Suzue flipflop hub laced to a SunRims wheel. Less than 200 miles on it. Proffesionally built and of the popular 700c size. Comes with rimstrip!! I even have a a 16t DuraAce cog and lockring that I could throw in for a nominal fee.
erichair@coffeeanddonut.com
Eric Hair05.21.08 - 6:44 pm
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A better option is the KHS Flite 100 for the roughly the same price range. Orange 20 should have a few coming in soon.
sc_nomad
05.21.08 - 12:45 pm
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yes. dont get the bianchi pizza
HANDBONE05.22.08 - 1:38 am
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does the bianchi pizza come with corn? two hundred drunk cyclists want to know.
ruinedbyidiots05.22.08 - 2:02 am
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whatever you do put a brake on that thing and when you get the hang of things take it off so you dont kill your self or hurt other when in group rides , and most of all so you dont ruin your knees ! just get a mercier kilo from bikes direct and slap a brake on it, and when you have beaten the heck out of it and gotten into it and you like it then build something up.......... just sayin
put a brake on it for serious.......
jbachez11.28.08 - 11:48 pm
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FYI http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/trackbikes.htm
put a brake on it dont want you killing people on crank mob
jbachez11.28.08 - 11:50 pm
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Check out the track bikes at bikesdirect.com
The Mercier Kilo TT is the KHS Flite 100 frame under another name, for a couple hundred less ($350), and they've got some others as well.
One of my buddies bought the Dawes MTA off e-bay and has been happy with it so far. If you're on a budget, this is an option, as it's $209, which is CHEAP for a fixie.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2009-NEW-ROAD-RACING-TRACK-BIKE-SINGLE-FIXED-GEAR_W0QQitemZ150311317331QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20081122?IMSfp=TL081122104001r20616
If you've got the cash though, the Bianchi's a fine bike if you want a good classic steel track bike.
Or if you've got the time, build one up yourself. If you're anything like me and some of the other posters on here, you'll do that anyway, so you might want to save yourself the hassle of buying two bikes and just start with building one.
Do put a brake on though. Assuming you're not a troll, skid stopping sideways on a group ride is a good way to not make friends. Plus, it's a good backup if your chain snaps and you need to stop quickly without laying the bike down. (This isn't as rare as you'd hope it would be.)
JB11.29.08 - 12:06 am
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