Re: smooth out your pedal stroke

I rode 53 miles in 2 hours 40 minutes on fairly level ground. 19.87  
mph average with a max of 31.5. I'm snug as a bug in a rug, reclined  
in my high speed barcalounger.

David

On Feb 6, 2011, at 9:18 PM, j.a. tackett wrote:

> sounds like S&M behavior...
> are you wearing tight black leather body suits????
>
> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 8:01 PM, Steve Valladolid  
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> 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:touring- 
>>> [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.
>>> --
>>>
>>> elly Iniguez
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