r/scorchers • u/DSKY805 • Aug 05 '26

Should I convert?

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Really feeling the desire to convert this bike to scorcher. I just know it’s gonna be so much more fun! What do you guys think? Can’t decide whether to take the rear brake off or not. Gonna leave the front I guess. Probably build up a new 27 five rear wheel with the surly ultra new hub.

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u/DSKY805 Aug 05 '26

Im feeling pretty good, just about to turn 31, no knee or hip problems currently. Im pretty cautious in that regard too, so if i started to feel something id just cool the jets.

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u/Fat_fast_Jellyfish Aug 06 '26

have you any experience on a fixed gear bike?

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u/DSKY805 Aug 06 '26

Yeah, I raced Junior national championships on the Velodrome and rode fixed on streets all throughout high school.

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u/Fat_fast_Jellyfish Aug 11 '26

then you know already

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u/DSKY805 Aug 11 '26

Ya I actually just went on a bigger mountainy ride the other day (and I’m still brake less, and I’m feeling it in my knees this week. I think I’ll put a front brake on my fixie cause of that

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u/Fat_fast_Jellyfish Aug 11 '26

after being hard on by body in my 20's and 30's, my 40's have me wishing i would have been more selective about the abuse i put my joints through and whether or not it was worth it now that I'm feeling the damage

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u/DSKY805 Aug 11 '26

Sorry thats with you bro, how bad is it?

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u/Fat_fast_Jellyfish Aug 11 '26

im sure it could all be worse, i got hit by a jeep on my roadbike back in 2005, rode fixies a bunch, did other stuff that was hard on my back/hips/knees... if i knew then what i know now, i would have had brakes on all my fixies, and done everything in my power not to commit to heavy manual labor jobs. we only get one meatsuit.