RE: smooth out your pedal stroke

35 mph? Surely you jest sir, or did you mean kph? Even that's good going!

 

From: Jeremy Kindy [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 8:16 PM
To: Roy Bird
Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: smooth out your pedal stroke

 

Heh.

I took my first "extended" ride on my fixie today.  It's a bit small for me,
but I took it out for a little over 11 miles.  I avoided some of the bigger
hills just for that reason - even though I wear clipless pedals, I wasn't
sure I could pedal fast enough to keep up at 35+mph. 30 was a bit of a
stretch...

I'm definitely not a hipster and have both brakes on the bike.  Riding a
singlespeed/fixie is very freeing, because you don't have to think/worry
about shifting.  You do have to worry about whether you can grind up hills
though.  I've really enjoyed the road rides on my single in the past two
years.  My fixie has higher gearing than the ss I used to ride, so it will
take some getting used to.

Jeremy

On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Roy Bird <[email protected]> wrote:

It's the elderly who are more likely to appreciate fixed gear bikes since
they predated free wheels. With regard to your comment re: feet coming off
the pedals you have two choices; either accept the drumming on your calves
or keep your feet on the pedals until your kneecaps explode! Of course you
could always apply the brakes -if you have any. Many of the younger fixed
intelligentsia have none fitted.
Cheers,

Roy

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Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 2:37 PM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: smooth out your pedal stroke

If I understand this type of bike correctly, your feet are never able to
just coast. Sooooo if you are going down a hill and you can't keep up with
your speed and you pedals start whacking away at your legs because your feet
have come off the pedals -------. Am I correct in assuming this could
happen?? If so I guess I am just too old to appreciate a bike like this.


Fran,

Be who you are and say what you feel........
Because those that matter dont mind.....
And those that mind don't matter.   Anon



-----Original Message-----
From: Kelly Iniguez <[email protected]>
To: touring <[email protected]>
Sent: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 12:22 am
Subject: smooth out your pedal stroke


A friend of mine just ordered a fixie from this site - $395. for a custom
uild. Sure sounds good.
http://www.bigshotbikes.com/index.html
Come spring (spring is coming, isn't it?) your pedal stroke will be as
mooth as silk.
No relation, etc. just passing on a good deal.
--

elly Iniguez
ww.slumgullionbicycletours.com
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