Today I revived My Summer Bike!

This one’s a bit of a beast — a fixed gear touring gravel bike
Cinelli Tutto frame, bought online in size M (I’m 5’8/172cm), and it needed a seat post with setback, a saddle with long rails scooted all the way back, and all the spacers to make it fit.
I guess I’m tall for Italian standards.

Mounted the widest tires it would take, the lightest rack I could find, and the bare minimum in accessories to make it kinda street legal.
It’s the silliest bike I ever built, and it makes me smile every single time I ride it.

  • superkret@feddit.orgOP
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    23 hours ago

    The only good reason to ride fixed gear is if you enjoy riding fixed gear.
    It isn’t objectively better in any way.
    But it gives me 10x more smiles per mile.

    • Bev's Dad@lemmy.ca
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      15 hours ago

      How quiet they are is a nice bonus too! At least until I put the studded tires on for the winter.

      • superkret@feddit.orgOP
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        11 hours ago

        When you stop pushing down on the pedals, the bike starts to push your legs, like “Come on, I wanna keep going!”
        It’s impossible to go slow on this thing, it wants to move.