Buckeye final touches
Feb. 8th, 2011 16:48![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
torquillI pulled the bike out to take some pictures -- those will go up in the album as soon as my dad works them over tomorrow. He got some good general shots, then I took detail pics of some of the unique parts of the bike (like the chain and the kickstand). It's looking good.
Then I tightened up a few things and took it on its maiden voyage down the street and back. I've never ridden a fixie before (I'm a mountain bike sort), so I was a little surprised by how easy it was to ride. Exceedingly smooth, in fact, and silent as a ghost, no chain noise at all. It rides like a dream, other than a couple of fiddly adjustments -- I stopped to nudge the kickstand out of the crank-arm's way, for example, and the back fender has always had a tendency to rub. I can see why people like these bikes, even if I do have to nudge a pedal forward with my knee to get it into a good place to start pedaling. I think the owner will be very pleased.
If a fixie comes my way at some point, I might consider owning one... they're good on flat terrain if you aren't in a hurry, and it would be good for me to have a bit of experience with coaster brakes. Maybe I could use it as a dedicated Burner bike, since the back hub is essentially sealed and there aren't any cables or derailleur joints for dust to get into. Unlike poor Opportunity... I really do need to overhaul that bike soon.
At any rate, the Buckeye is ready to head out on Friday. Woo!
Then I tightened up a few things and took it on its maiden voyage down the street and back. I've never ridden a fixie before (I'm a mountain bike sort), so I was a little surprised by how easy it was to ride. Exceedingly smooth, in fact, and silent as a ghost, no chain noise at all. It rides like a dream, other than a couple of fiddly adjustments -- I stopped to nudge the kickstand out of the crank-arm's way, for example, and the back fender has always had a tendency to rub. I can see why people like these bikes, even if I do have to nudge a pedal forward with my knee to get it into a good place to start pedaling. I think the owner will be very pleased.
If a fixie comes my way at some point, I might consider owning one... they're good on flat terrain if you aren't in a hurry, and it would be good for me to have a bit of experience with coaster brakes. Maybe I could use it as a dedicated Burner bike, since the back hub is essentially sealed and there aren't any cables or derailleur joints for dust to get into. Unlike poor Opportunity... I really do need to overhaul that bike soon.
At any rate, the Buckeye is ready to head out on Friday. Woo!
