(FGFS) Fixed Gear Freestyle Thread

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flag road-psyclist
Posted: May 14, 2011 at 13:14 Quote
This is the Fixed Gear Freestyle (FGFS) thread.


Post your bikes and discuss.
flag Burial
Posted: May 14, 2011 at 13:44 Quote
what does that mean?
flag Phunkmaster
Posted: May 14, 2011 at 13:56 Quote
Burial wrote:
what does that mean?

Fixed gear freestyle.
flag jimbo33000
Posted: May 14, 2011 at 14:05 Quote
I'm buying this in the next few days hopefully.......I am a BIG oldschool bmx fan, I know they have a snapping tendancy...but i wont be too rough on it anyway

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(was gonna keep it on the DL but, someone posted theirs and enlightened anyone that didnt know about it)
flag jimbo33000
Posted: May 14, 2011 at 15:21 Quote
Just got 400 for my ironhorse to put towards it ^^^
flag smashine
Posted: May 14, 2011 at 15:37 Quote
What are you guys rockin for gear ratios? Mines pretty high and wanna have an 18 tooth min. Put in the back, having a hard time with rollbacks :s


I've apparently shredded some weird muscle in my abdomen and I'm stuck at home, probably gonna give the IRO a wash for the first time.
flag jimbo33000
Posted: May 14, 2011 at 15:48 Quote
Sounds like a possible hernia?
flag smashine
Posted: May 14, 2011 at 16:55 Quote
Apparently not, doc said to just chill for a couple of days
flag never-stop
Posted: May 15, 2011 at 7:08 Quote
i guess this will be partly a fg-fs bike, i plan to roll down the skatepark now n then with it and do some roll backs and general fun stuff

photo

(thinking out loud a bit here)

with ratio's i'm thinking of using either 42:16 or 17, 36:14 or 15, orrr 44:17 or 18, basicly either 62 or 66 gear inches

bit of a Dilemma, i already got a mtb crankset with a 42t 3/32" chainring, or i could buy a 1/8" 36t chainring, i also have a road crankset i could use the 42t 3/32" chainring to, both 170mm i think

i could get a 44t 160mm crankset which i would probably have to get shipped from america but 160mm would be nice
flag oeae
Posted: May 15, 2011 at 9:30 Quote
^Would you not need a smaller gear if you're using it off road?

I'm gonna slow down my Mongoose a bit, take off the drops, put some fatter tyres on. Whats the minimum tyre size to run on a fgfs? Not gonna be doing anything massive, just a few drops and hops about the place.
flag jimbo33000
Posted: May 15, 2011 at 9:57 Quote
28c should be fine for curbs and such, still be fast around town...or move to 32 if you feel you want the freedom
flag never-stop
Posted: May 15, 2011 at 10:07 Quote
i have 28c rear (32 wont fit) and 32c front on mine and its fine for generally curb hoping, go for 32c i think tup

thought your ratio was already quite low?

on mine that would be a really low ratio for me i think, especially 62 gear inches, i also want to use it on the streets to you see, ill have to try it before i decide because i have no idea how it will feel

but i read on another forum the average ratio for people who do fg-fs is like 60 to 70 gear inches
flag oeae
Posted: May 15, 2011 at 11:15 Quote
Yeh my ratio is 44-18 i think, so drops and slim tyres are a bit wasted, and I'm tired of my legs spinning madly where ever I go. I think risers and fatter tyres will make me chill a bit more. I have road bike for going fast.

As you go up in tyre size, does it become a softer ride, lower pressure? Would 35c be overkill?

^I thought you were building it up as a mountain bike?
flag never-stop
Posted: May 15, 2011 at 11:34 Quote
it is a softer ride i think, like with the same pressure as a 23c it will be softer or more forgiving, but you can also run a lower pressure with less risk of obvious things

has the frame got room for 35c? Confused



my bike will be like a multi tool, not to just replace my mountain bike, if i'm in no rush would be cool to just cruise a long and have a bit of fun, riding through parks, on the canal, those random paths through woods or the bumpy paths behind the flats
flag oeae
Posted: May 15, 2011 at 13:10 Quote
It has about 10mm of clearance in every direction around a 28c tyre... I dunno...
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