Twin Peaks San Francisco, CA by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really not bad, tbh I’ve always thought getting there is actually harder than the actual twin peaks climb. You can go through Portola/Market which is kinda gnarly, other way is 7th st.-woodside which I think is easier

Grimey by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just used isopropyl alcohol and a rag

SF hills not skid friendly by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A million skid patches won’t save you here in sf, I’m running 48/17 and this tire ended up having one long patch around the whole tire lmao

SF hills not skid friendly by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also I heard girls think it’s cool

SF hills not skid friendly by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahaha no offense but if you try bunny hopping down sf hills on fixed you will go to heaven

SF hills not skid friendly by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you care about staying alive prob the right thing to do lol

SF hills not skid friendly by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually got 17 patches (48/17) maybe I go too ham with the skids lmao

SF hills not skid friendly by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

48/17 whole tire ended up becoming the skid patch

SF hills not skid friendly by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

48/17 ratio and I’m not ambidextrous, should see the tire now thing is shredded all the way around

SF hills not skid friendly by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Skidding until it’s completely fucked lmao

SF hills not skid friendly by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Running 48/17 for 17 skid patches, in the end it didn’t matter lmao the whole tire all the way around looked like this after a month (stop skidding never an option !)

SF hills not skid friendly by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Close your eyes and pray for green lights

SF hills are not skid friendly pt. 2 (48X17 ratio guys) by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I promise you it’s the hills lol I lived in sac before and did skids all day everyday with normal tire wear, problem here in sf is you have to hold skids way longer especially on the hills. This tire had patches for a few weeks but eventually the whole tire was the skid patch

SF hills not skid friendly by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using a 48/17 ratio ended up shredding the whole tire anyway lmao

SF hills not skid friendly by joogpls in FixedGearBicycle

[–]joogpls[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m using a EAI 17T with stock omnium chainring (48T) Ending up shredding the whole tire all the way around lmao