The Screamin’ Salmon was my fixed-gear bike. A few months ago, after 10 years, I decided to unfix her. I wanted to coast down the Queensboro bridge. First I put the Bendix 2-speed kickback hub on her, but that hub was too heavy for such a light bike. So then I went with a simple…
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My kickass Bendix kickback hub finally arrived today. My God it’s heavy. Almost 4 lbs. This was build back when A-myrrh-ica still build steel. It’s so heavy, I’m having second thoughts about using it for a bike I want to be fast and nible. But I am going to use it and convert my fixed…
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My plan is unfix my fixed gear, put on slightly smaller (650B) wheels, and coast with joy down the Queensboro bridge. I’ve got nothing against fixed gears. I’ve had this bike for almost 10 years. A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. Today on ebay I purchased a Bendix coaster brake 2-speed kickback…
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Is there such a thing as a top-of-the-line one-speed coaster brake hub? I’m thinking of (gasp) turning my fixed-gear into a free-wheel one-speed. I want a light and fast one-speed for commuting. Ideally I’d get another bike, but I think maybe I have enough. And though I have loved my fixed-gear, the Screamin’ Salmon, since…
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After 7 years and many (4?) attempts, I finally found comfortable handlebars for the Screamin’ Salmon, my fixed gear. It finally involved: 1) buying handlebars in Amsterdam2) sawing off the end of those handlebarsand 3) buying a new extended high handlebar stem with minimum reach The handlebars are right at seat height. Maybe an inch…
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The Screamin’ Salmon has news look! Of course almost nobody reading this knows the old look. But let me tell you about the Screamin’ Salmon. This bike was originally built and named in Boston by my friend Ryan Tacy. It was also ridden by John Gertsen. I underpaid one of them (I think Tacy) back…
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