Bob Jackson 9.635kg

Target for new build:

1st day of spring

Last day of Bob Jackson.

Salt water creep under powdercoat causing terminal crack .

Solution: buy ti.

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Ride up Carlton Bank sir?

On a fixie sir?
Carry it up the last bit getting lashed by icy blasts sir?
In 1hour 30? Oooph!

The green green grass of home

Bit of a change from 15 degrees, smooth tarmac and 18 electric gears but slick tyres and rim brake still goes.

Fixed commute

11 miles, 200m climbing,  55 mins.

Pic 1: Standing traffic
Pic 2: Temporary road surface (due to plate tectonics)
Pic 3: No hard shoulder for 11 miles

Single-track single-fixed

Go Chuckie.

Look at him strings an' t'ing.

Oh, trrrrrricky.

Fixed fixed

I spotted a rusty crack right around the chainstay so back to Bob Jackson for frame repair then Motorcool for a powdercoat. New Paul front brake and Nitto seatpost.

Battersby Moor to Urra Moor

Fixed slicked ice-breaker.

Fixed Links

• fixed gear 101 - how to
• matt chester - why
• old skool track - messenger moves in traffic
• 63xc - fixed off-road
• sheldon brown - encyclopedia of cycling - unfortunately the main man died in 08 but a great resource for all things cycling
• wheelbuilding - a la sheldon - I built my wheels using this, with no prior experience
• sideways cycles - know their stuff - import top quality American components - friendly service
• lucas brunelle - inspiration
• matt chester - inspiration
• interview with matt chester - inspiration
• fixed gear gallery - inspiration
• danny macaskill - or you could ride freewheel

Battersby Incline on fixed wheel

Rode down the Incline today on brakeless fixed with slicks. The moor tracks go well on fixed/slicks combo - better than you'd think and when you do have to shoulder the bike for a steep up then you have much less to carry.

Coast to Coast Fixed no Coast

Obligatory beach shot to start.

At the bottom of Hartside the infamous big push. Go fixed and you'll cruise up past everyone with half an hour to spare. Gears are for overcoming the inefficiency of gears.

Fix your bike - no freewheel, so you can't stop grinning

Avec les slicks..

Et aussi avec les knobblies et brakes, voila..

Yep, just finished building and she fell in, just caught the handlebar before the periscope was raised.