I try to minimize the lash without having the chain actually tight. My sense of what is unique about a fixed gear is that its so noticeable (and a bit disconcerting) when the lash goes all the way the other way and the wheel forces your foot up and or over, that you train yourself to keep your feet moving very consistently round and round to avoid it. Any slight hesitation in your pedal stroke and a fixed gear will remind you "hey don't do that". Even if you're smooth enough to avoid those reminders, someplace in the back of your mind you know if you get sloppy ... I think that's consistent with the old school admonition to ride fixed gear in the off season to improve your spin.
On Monday, December 11, 2017 at 4:57:34 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > That is my experience too, and I can't explain it. It's not pure flywheel, > since there isn't a "tight" connection between wheel and legs; yet there is > very definitely a smoothness that you don't have with a freewheel -- or > with even the 2 degrees of lash as found in a S3X. It can't be -- at least > for me -- the chain driving my legs, since there's no jerking. So, I dunno. > Perhaps a symphony between wheel/chain and legs that you don't get with a > freewheel? But then, why would you not get it with a freewheel? > > Long ago, when I first starting riding fixed, I recall talking about the > "flywheel effect" on the boblist, and being hooted down by others saying > there is no such thing. Again, I dunno. > > > > On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I didn’t tighten the rear wheel enough on my ride and ended up with some >> slack in the chain. I rode it for a bit to experiment with that very >> question, Patrick. The “magic” is there, just not as directly. It’s there >> with a slightly disconnected pause (boy, do I NOT like THAT!). The >> freewheel does engage, is engaged, is driving the chain forward, but you >> have to stay ahead of the “skip”. The flywheel does, at that point, >> directly connect through the now taught chain, until you pedal slower than >> the flywheel, then you “skip” to engage the flywheel by backpedaling. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > 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, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > -- 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.
