Fixed-gear is fun, but it has an added limitation over freewheeling single-speeds in that you can't coast. Gear it low to climb hills, and it'll spin your legs off going down the other side (use good brakes, two of them). Gear it high enough that you can handle the spin downhill, and you will be walking uphill. Surly makes a dingle cog that could help with this, and some people go a step further with a dingle cog plus double chainring. Ideally you'd have two gear ratios that wrap the same amount of chain so you can switch gears without loosening or removing the rear wheel.
On Monday, March 11, 2013 2:06:21 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > The concurrent thread on fixed bikes triggered a question I've long had -- > how feasible is a fixed gear for living in an area with long, steep > climbs/descents? What gearing would make sense? In general the climbs range > from 4-7 mph, descents up to 45mph or more. > > There are a lot of other wants and needs before I'd consider purchasing a > fixed bike, but curiosity reigns. Grin. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* > *www.OurHolyConception.org* > > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
