Hello Patrick, I think you've hit the hail on the head when you say you need to pace yourself accurately when fixed gear riding. I try to do the same when I'm on my QB, trying to balance pushing it up hills in my cruising gear or using the low gear so that I feel I've gotten a good work out in, without being exhausted. What I'm also finding is that I have more sit down strength than I when I started riding the QB this past spring. Down hills require a lot more concentration than a free wheel bike, making sure I keep control as I spin out the gear is challenging, so it's not as much fun. What I really enjoy are those fleeting moments when on a slight down hill or flat with a tail wind, where I can push the cruising gear, but not spin it out.
You're '99 Joe Gofast looks like a great ride. Front brake only, I guess you're good a back pedaling to control your speed. Myself, I have to use both front and rear brakes since my knees can't deal with the stress of back pedaling. I'm not familiar with that bike. How is the chain tension taken up? I don't see horizontal drop outs in the picture. Thanks, JohnS On Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 5:23:35 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > I "just rode" this afternoon, the qualifyer "just" because I had to wait > for daughter and friend at the skating rink at the top of Tramway, and had > only an hour or so to ride. So I took the '99 Joe Gofast 4 miles down the > hill to the Casino where the road splits into 4 lanes, and turned around > and cranked back up. > > 76" gear all of the way!! I do have a 66" granny on the flip side, but I > didn't use it. No huge tailwind, either. About a half mile total sitting, > the rest standing. Cadence dropped to 30 rpm or so, I am sure, on the > steepest mile. > > I'm chuffed! I realize that this is a very, very*, very* minor > accomplishment, but it was *great fun!* I really do like climbing better > than descending -- especially when I can't coast, but even with a coaster. > > One great skill one learns after riding fixed for a long time is, how to > pace yourself accurately. I was working hard on the steepest section, but I > was by no means exhausted at the top, and in fact I added another few > rolling miles thereafter. > > Every so often I think I'll convert the gofast to multispeed, or add > fenders or rack or whatnot, but a little ride like this always, *always* > reassures > me that I'm right to have at least one "do nothing but go (relatively) > fast" bike. > > Funny, I think descending -- retarding speed -- is harder on my quads than > climbing. > > Anyway, Alhamdu lilah, a very pleasant, if very brief, excursion. > > excursion > <http://static.sfdict.com/staticrep/dictaudio/E03/E0386500.mp3> > [ik-skur-zhuh n, -shuh n] > Spell Syllables > > - Examples > - Word Origin > > noun > 1. > a short trip or outing to some place, usually for a special purpose and > with the intention of a prompt return: > a pleasure excursion; a scientific excursion. > Gofast shown with utterly lovable Compass Elk Pass tires and a custom > Banzer Bag. > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities > revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
