Re: smooth out your pedal stroke

technically, it's your wheels that aren't coasting,... but your pedals 
are linked to the rear wheel, so, yes, they'd continue to turn together.
     part of the thing about riding fixed is that you must control your 
downhill speed to be what you desire; this is done with reverse pressure 
on the pedals.
     my feet wouldn't come off my pedals not just because i use toe 
clips and straps, but i wouldn't let myself get going that fast to start 
with. of course, the bike that was pointed out at the start of this 
thread has brakes (even though not all do), so there's no reason to let 
yourself get going any faster than you want to go even if you didn't use 
reverse pedal pressure and/or toe clips and straps (or step-ins, as many 
fixed gear road riders do).


cheers!
e


On 06/Feb/11 11:36, [email protected] wrote:
> 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.
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> Fran,
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> Be who you are and say what you feel........
> Because those that matter dont mind.....
> And those that mind don't matter.   Anon
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> -----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
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> 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.