Comments on: chrome rat update

By: david

david — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:31:25 +0000

yeah, not feelin the stem either… get a nice quill stem with some risers and it’ll be money. saddle angle looks a bit weird, and i’m not too sure about the stickers on the back wheel.

By: JM.

JM. — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:50:34 +0000

feeling the skateboarding love, not feelinhg that stem

By: daniel

daniel — Wed, 05 May 2010 08:45:32 +0000

matter of taste it is!

By: Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael

Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:55:31 +0000

i agree. but i’ve seen plenty or vigorelli’s and concepts w/ risers that i think look cool.

By: illdthedj

illdthedj — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:27:35 +0000

i have no hate for risers, and they are totally practical in certain situations….

i dunno, this is purely aesthetic reasons which are definitely trumped by functionality, but i like bikes that feel cohesive. like, all the parts look like they belong together….and some bikes just dont look cohesive with risers….like a super aero velodrome-designed track frame, with risers. wouldn’t putting risers on a frame specifically designed for velodrome racing be a little awkward? reminds me of getting an off road pick up truck but lowering it and putting tiny wheels on it. that would defeat its off roading capabilities….

like i said, purely aesthetics, and of course function comes first, but i think its safe to say the way your bike looks complete and how all the parts look together is part of it.

like, some frames look sick with risers, like risers belong on them….and putting say, moustache bars, would look weird.

or if you had a super new school looking leader trick bike with an aged leather brooks saddle….

or 70′s refurbished all original parts track bike, with a fizik arione…

they would totally work functionally, but wouldn’t that throw the entire build off? i dunno it would to me….but yah, different strokes for diff. folks, maybe someone else will like it.

By: Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael

Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:19:56 +0000

all that bs being said i just got some nitto track drops cheap off craigslist i’ll rarely use them. why get them because they look cool. yeah i’m a hypocrite.

By: Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael

Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:16:54 +0000

me too luft. i ride w/ drops all the time and don’t feel any loss by using risers on my fixed. i think alot of it has to do w/ where you ride i posted those mashsf clips they were using drops and i was just thinking about the difference of riding in sf and ny for example (more climbing for one). riser/drop/pursuit the all have there place. this site has too many “purist” and there is nothing wrong w/ admiring pure classic track bike. hell i do but, for the most part i don’t see anyone talking about actually racing we are riding these things on the street. so why all the drama there are dudes in japan putting bmx bars on pursuit bikes w/650c front wheels. im’ not losing sleep over it. @ cs you obviously love the sport i respect that i said it before i don’t disagree with most of what you say but you made a reference to “tools”. to me my fixed is a city bike a tool w/ a specific job. i agree w/ all the benifits you listed about drops its just when i need them i’m on my roadbike anyway.

By: CS

CS — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:04:32 +0000

Yeah I get tired of it too. I wasn’t typing against risers in this instance, just in defense of drops. You can ride a fixed gear and focus on speed and practicality, its just a different type of ride.

By: Luftmensh

Luftmensh — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:49:43 +0000

I get plenty of speed on my riser’d fixed gear and that’s my purpose of owning one.

By: Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael

Sup Freshher aka Spokely Carmichael — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:31:22 +0000

thanks for the lesson on handlebars cs. i have roadbike and mtb and i’ve been riding a lot of years so i understand the dynamics of riding a bike. when i say “city” riding i’ve only lived in two philadelphia/nyc they are both relatively flat and there is traffic 100% of the time. so that is my bias. i’m mainly just tired and bored with the constant critisim of riser bars. i don’t even feel like typing a defense. but if practicality and speed are the most important thing to you why even own a fixed gear a geared roadbike makes more sense.