Re: smooth out your pedal stroke

I think he means trying to keep up w the pedals when descending. Rode
my fixed gear today. New type of riding for me. Takes some getting
used to but is pretty cool.

On 2/6/11, Roy Bird <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
>
> Behalf Of [email protected]
> 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.
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