Building a Fixed Gear - fixie - For fun, exercise and transport

Remember the joy of dealing your tricycle? If the pedals in motion, as were the legs. This is the way it is a bike with fixed gear or fixie. If the bicycle is in motion, so are the legs. A fixie is a pleasant walk and give you a decent workout at the same time. The beauty of a fixie is in its simplicity.

Building a fixie from an old road bike is quite simple. If you have the time or patience to try a road bike of the 80s or 90s. Most of the time, thesebe picked up relatively cheaply. A useful feature on an older road bike with road, which have fallen from the vertical. This allows the wheel to move back and forth in the dropouts to adjust the chain tension fixed gear.

After purchasing a road bike, it's time to begin the task of eliminating unnecessary parts. Remove the chain, all the derailleurs, shifter and rear brake. This will also require removing the rear brake lever on the handlebar.Of course you can also use the handlebars to a megaphone style or straight style. I have a lot of mods where the bars fall on your head shot and edited in length to the look you want to see.

I hope you have gear on removable bracket. You just need a job, and usually smaller. Most of the small chain ring on the outside position is taken.

An important step is to determine the gear ratio on your fixie use. Count the teeth onremaining link in the chain and find a site to see how many gear teeth should be the crown back to the desired ratio. Something in the low to mid-sixties, you were fiddling around for a lot of equipment. If desired, should be enough with the traffic, something in the low 80s. How to be a competent guide on your fixie, you will be able to pedal at high cadence. Typical road bike chain 3 / 32 pitch. Normal track bike chain8.1. To keep costs low, a 3 / 32 cog is the best way to go on the road, because the front chainring and the chain will be the existing 3 / 32 (must be shortened only).

Chain orientation is crucial. The transition from crown chain on the front must be a straight shot. Chances are the original wheels road bike is equipped with a mounting kit. In this case, you have to buy another bike. It can be a road bike wheel with a threaded hub or a special track to be established. If the rear wheelis a standard road bike, you may need to add spacers to the hub before the center of gravity to achieve the proper alignment of the chain.

Once the chain out of alignment, you can determine the length of the chain. Good use of a tool chain on the right track, and adjust the tension. You want a little 'slack in the chain when the wheel is located in the dropouts.

Okay. We removed the rear brake. There are circuit components and removed. Weremoves one of the crank gear. And we found the right rear wheel and COG. We have established a cut of the chain and tension. Now it's time to enjoy your fixie!