Patrick: "nother question: Is your switched to fixed simply a practical measure for very cold weather, so that you'll go back to freewheels in warmer weather, or are you enjoying the fixed-ness of riding fixed?
People say that, riding a fixed wheel, they feel "more at one" with the bike. I've never understood what they mean, but I do enjoy fixed more than ss freewheel, for some reason -- I guess it comes down to the feeling of -- well, it can't be "flywheel" unless you have absolutely no slack in your chain, *or* your wheel is jerking your legs over TDC; but there is a smoothness to it that I don't feel with a freewheel. One other annoying thing about riding fixed off road was that, in technical sections, you couldn't quickly backpedal to get your legs in a favorable position to clear an obstacle, or to drive down with immediate torque immediately after clearing a dicey section; though this very liability may be a plus for some riders. I didn't ride fixed off road long enough (a few months) to learn to favor it; downhills, again drove me away. -- 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.
