s**a
发帖数: 1995 | 1 I have been struggling to commute with my fixie bike after I moved from NJ
to queens, NY almost 2 months ago.
Now I became used to the traffic. New problem is the bumpy road. Today, I
got flat tire half way to my office. My Bontrager hard case tire in my
road bicke barely gave me any problem in my 1.5 years commuting from NJ
(and I laughed at ZhangLaoSan for his frequent deflations). Now
within 2 months, the new Bontrager tire was cut through on NY road, wires
sticking out. Plus, with a fixie, y | u**o
发帖数: 4652 | 2 what are the benefits of using fixie to commute? | s**a
发帖数: 1995 | 3 For me,
1. it attracts less theft than my other bicycle.
2. I use cages & straps in fixie, so I can wear sneakers with it. That is
important.
3. easier to clean/maintain if you ride a lot.
4. the steel frame is more comfortable to ride
【在 u**o 的大作中提到】
: what are the benefits of using fixie to commute?
| c*******r
发帖数: 13580 | 4 for me, low maintenance beats all. it rains/drizzles half year here.
cleaning the drive train of my fixie literally takes 5 minutes a week.
【在 s**a 的大作中提到】
: For me,
: 1. it attracts less theft than my other bicycle.
: 2. I use cages & straps in fixie, so I can wear sneakers with it. That is
: important.
: 3. easier to clean/maintain if you ride a lot.
: 4. the steel frame is more comfortable to ride
| c*******r
发帖数: 13580 | 5 laosan and wolfstar use gator skin which is quite thorn resistant. I don't
have first hand experience
【在 s**a 的大作中提到】
: I have been struggling to commute with my fixie bike after I moved from NJ
: to queens, NY almost 2 months ago.
: Now I became used to the traffic. New problem is the bumpy road. Today, I
: got flat tire half way to my office. My Bontrager hard case tire in my
: road bicke barely gave me any problem in my 1.5 years commuting from NJ
: (and I laughed at ZhangLaoSan for his frequent deflations). Now
: within 2 months, the new Bontrager tire was cut through on NY road, wires
: sticking out. Plus, with a fixie, y
| w******x
发帖数: 4396 | 6 get wider tires. 28c or 30c if your brakes can handle it. |
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