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A hub poll for fixed / single-speed riders

 
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If you own a flip-flop hub, how often do you flip it?
often
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
hardly ever
26%
 26%  [ 7 ]
I have one, but it stays on the fixed side
38%
 38%  [ 10 ]
I have one, but it stays on the freewheel side
3%
 3%  [ 1 ]
I don't wear flip-flops
26%
 26%  [ 7 ]
Total Votes : 26

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:11 pm    Post subject: A hub poll for fixed / single-speed riders Reply with quote

just because I'm curious.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

only if someone else is riding one of my bikes and doesn't want to ride fixed.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

they're good to have around, I guess... but I really never use mine as a flippable wheel. Seems to me like it would make more sense to have a fixed / fixed hub; that way you can have two different fixed gearings for whatever riding environment you choose... but you still have enough threads to stick a freewheel on if you want to go fixed / free.
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PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2008 5:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think it is different if you have a true flip-flop hub where you can just flip the wheel and go. Mine is a flip flop but I would have to redo the spacing every time I wanted to switch from fixed to single speed.
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I feel fast I flip it from 18t to 15t, but I don't know if a dual-fixed hub counts as a flip-flop.
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

stringa wrote:
When I feel fast I flip it from 18t to 15t, but I don't know if a dual-fixed hub counts as a flip-flop.


Yeah! It's just another hub configuration to give you a choice of two or more gearings... the fact that it's fixed/fixed, or fixed/free, or free/free still makes it a flip-flop
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

who wants a fixie with brakes.. who wants a freewheel without them?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've always had a fixed gear with brakes. Any bike is no more or less "cool" or desirable with or without brakes.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

brokebike wrote:
Any bike is no more or less "cool" or desirable with or without brakes.


I respectfully disagree. And I made a chart.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

when we were doing alleycats 2 times a month i used to ride/train on a 42/13 fixed and switch to a 42/14 on race day. now i have 2 flipflop wheels . 1 runs 44/16 fixed and free, train and commute fixed brakeless race free,
the other 35/20.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I ride to/from the courts, I ride fixed in more of a street gear. Then I flip it over for polo. So I swap mine out pretty often. I'm super happy with the setup though. Trying to actually ride in polo gear is pure torture.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's another one just in case it comes up.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kickbacks and velosopeds. Makes sense.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Poptart, you complete me.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Used to have a flip-flop hub on my first fixed bike before I got my IRO and I never really changed it.
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