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Janz3n said:
Nice.
My buddy offered me this bike minus the wheels for free. I said why not. Never had a fixed gear before. View attachment 65484
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Not needing a car for everything is such an alien concept to me -- but I like not having to buy gas all the time. What kind of bike is this? I'm new to the two-wheel world; I had a heavy Wal-Mart bike as a kid, but this is my first adult bike.
 
Honda-Fan said:
I bought this Panasonic frame to build up for the spring. Where I moved to has lots of bike infrastructure, and I noticed most of my neighbors seem to also have bikes.


...It looked fun, so I jumped on the bandwagon
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I prob would have bought something used off Facebook. Bike building can be a bit challenging, especially for an older frame like the Panasonic. unless you are well versed in the cycling world.

Janz3n said:
Nice.
My buddy offered me this bike minus the wheels for free. I said why not. Never had a fixed gear before. View attachment 65484
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Since no wheels....then no longer a fixy? I would def go for a coaster hub if you want to stay with one gear and have a bunch of hills. I wouldn't even think of getting a fixed gear. The fact that you constantly have to pedal in relation to the speed you are going does not appeal to me at all.
 
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Honda-Fan said:
Not needing a car for everything is such an alien concept to me -- but I like not having to buy gas all the time. What kind of bike is this? I'm new to the two-wheel world; I had a heavy Wal-Mart bike as a kid, but this is my first adult bike.
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BLACK. i dont know.
 
Nomar06 said:
I prob would have bought something used off Facebook. Bike building can be a bit challenging, especially for an older frame like the Panasonic. unless you are well versed in the cycling world.


Since no wheels....then no longer a fixy? I would def go for a coaster hub if you want to stay with one gear and have a bunch of hills. I wouldn't even think of getting a fixed gear. The fact that you constantly have to pedal in relation to the speed you are going does not appeal to me at all.
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i was planning on getting a coaster hub. i live in the flattest place i dont have hills.
 
Nomar06 said:
I prob would have bought something used off Facebook. Bike building can be a bit challenging, especially for an older frame like the Panasonic. unless you are well versed in the cycling world.


Since no wheels....then no longer a fixy? I would def go for a coaster hub if you want to stay with one gear and have a bunch of hills. I wouldn't even think of getting a fixed gear. The fact that you constantly have to pedal in relation to the speed you are going does not appeal to me at all.
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That was my thought as well.. fixed gear bikes are way too much work.. that and I don't like the taste of PBR
 
Nomar06 said:
I prob would have bought something used off Facebook. Bike building can be a bit challenging, especially for an older frame like the Panasonic. unless you are well versed in the cycling world.


Since no wheels....then no longer a fixy? I would def go for a coaster hub if you want to stay with one gear and have a bunch of hills. I wouldn't even think of getting a fixed gear. The fact that you constantly have to pedal in relation to the speed you are going does not appeal to me at all.
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I was down for the challenge, even though I know I'll make errors -- it's been a blast reading up on all this stuff. Plus, the bike folks I bug at work are really nice to me :turbospin:
 
Honda-Fan said:
I was down for the challenge, even though I know I'll make errors -- it's been a blast reading up on all this stuff. Plus, the bike folks I bug at work are really nice to me :turbospin:
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Have at it! Wanna build me a gravel bike? Prob the next bike I would buy....then I would sell my cheapy 15 year old dept store bike(which still runs really nice) and maybe also get rid of my road bike(which is a 2009 but is super buttery smooth and I haven't serviced it other than lubing up the chain and occasionally wiping it down).
 
Nomar06 said:
Have at it! Wanna build me a gravel bike? Prob the next bike I would buy....then I would sell my cheapy 15 year old dept store bike(which still runs really nice) and maybe also get rid of my road bike(which is a 2009 but is super buttery smooth and I haven't serviced it other than lubing up the chain and occasionally wiping it down).
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What sort of road bike? I had a 2010 Trek for a long time that I sold before I moved to Texas
 
Nomar06 said:
Have at it! Wanna build me a gravel bike? Prob the next bike I would buy....then I would sell my cheapy 15 year old dept store bike(which still runs really nice) and maybe also get rid of my road bike(which is a 2009 but is super buttery smooth and I haven't serviced it other than lubing up the chain and occasionally wiping it down).
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After I figure this one out, hit me up, lol.
 
My old county sent me a Jury summons-- but jokes on them, I moved!
I'm on my way to the post office RITE NAH to mail this exemption!

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