On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Patrick- I too hear you on the "gofast" mindset. Just tell yourself > that those hardmen racers that inspired you probably rode 50-60" fixed > gears for winter training, to develop their "souplesse." So it's like > you're riding a hardman winter training bike...all the time. > > At least that's what I tell myself. > > Good article on gearing from a crusty old british roadie: > http://63xc.com/bobfr/gears.htm > This is a very interesting discussion. Thanks for the reference, Jeremy. Charlie, I don't know if it is aging over the last 12 years or so that I have ridden fixed gears, or whether riding fixed has altered my physiology, but I find now that I climb without thought, hills in 65 to 75" gears that, before I rode fixed, I would not have thought of using these gears on. OTOH, while I used to easily maintain a spin of up to 120, now 100 is my peak, and 90 is more comfortable. Perhaps it is time to try to reverse this a bit. The rider interviewed in the article referenced assumes that you will use lower gears in cold weather; and I know that, on my more recent rides on the 75" gofast -- which is considerably lighter than the other bikes -- I've not been able to cruise much faster than on the heavier, yet lower geared ones. I shall have to experiment. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
