rodenburge
preferably in the Perth area, if you don't know any places where i can get one, could you please give me some names of some brands of fixie bikes so i can ask a shop to order one in? :D
thanks, any help would be great (:
Answer
Unless you're planning to track race, don't buy a complete bike, as a fixie. The cool thing to do is to find a old road bike at a garage sale, (must have horezontle dropouts) and refit to be fixed. That's how you get a classy fixie. You don't even need to buy new wheels. You can ditch the freewheel and screw on a track cog and then use an adjustable BB lock ring as the cog lock ring. This setup is called a "suicide hub" because of the slim chance of it spinning off when backpedaling and should be used with a front brake installed. However, lots of people use this setup and I've yet to hear of it failing.
Some cool resources: www.fixedgeargallery.com for inspiration
www.sheldonbrown.com for the "how to"
Unless you're planning to track race, don't buy a complete bike, as a fixie. The cool thing to do is to find a old road bike at a garage sale, (must have horezontle dropouts) and refit to be fixed. That's how you get a classy fixie. You don't even need to buy new wheels. You can ditch the freewheel and screw on a track cog and then use an adjustable BB lock ring as the cog lock ring. This setup is called a "suicide hub" because of the slim chance of it spinning off when backpedaling and should be used with a front brake installed. However, lots of people use this setup and I've yet to hear of it failing.
Some cool resources: www.fixedgeargallery.com for inspiration
www.sheldonbrown.com for the "how to"
where can you buy a spin bike seat online?
Elly
I'm in Australia.
A little while ago i bought a (stationary) spin bike and the seat on it has given me a fair bit of pain/numbness downstairs, even after adjusting. After checking i found that the seat the bike came with appears to be a men's seat and i would need a women's seat. i checked the site where i bought the bike from and it doesn't sell seats. i've been looking but i can't find anywhere that sells spin bike seats.
would i be wrong in assuming that if i bought a bike saddle like this one http://www.cellbikes.com.au/Planet-Bike-Saddle-Standard-Silver-Women_181 that i would be able to fit it to the stand where the seat attaches or would it work differently for a regular bike and a spin bike?
any help would be much appreciated :)
Answer
It would help if you told us the model of the bike you have since different seat attachments are used.
That said, it is almost certain you can use/adapt a regular bike seat to fit.
There are two common ways to attach a seat. The first is via the rails on the bottom of the seat, and if your bike has a standard stem arrangement this is simple. See the first link for a picture.
The second is via a clamp that tightens around a seat post. The latter is more common on many consumer spin bikes. If you have this type of bike you will need a clamp that fits whatever seat post you have on the bike AND has an upper clamp to fit the rails on a regular seat (See picture at 2nd link). You may have this already. The way to tell is to see if the seat on the bike has rails under the seat surface.
If in doubt, take the seat and post from your bike to a local bike shop and ask them to help.
I suggest a woman's Terry Liberator seat (See 3rd link)... my wife loves them.
It would help if you told us the model of the bike you have since different seat attachments are used.
That said, it is almost certain you can use/adapt a regular bike seat to fit.
There are two common ways to attach a seat. The first is via the rails on the bottom of the seat, and if your bike has a standard stem arrangement this is simple. See the first link for a picture.
The second is via a clamp that tightens around a seat post. The latter is more common on many consumer spin bikes. If you have this type of bike you will need a clamp that fits whatever seat post you have on the bike AND has an upper clamp to fit the rails on a regular seat (See picture at 2nd link). You may have this already. The way to tell is to see if the seat on the bike has rails under the seat surface.
If in doubt, take the seat and post from your bike to a local bike shop and ask them to help.
I suggest a woman's Terry Liberator seat (See 3rd link)... my wife loves them.
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