Hi Patrick, I enjoy riding fixed, but I also like my geared bike. To tickle your curiosity, you may want to consider getting a rear wheel with the Whitehead Industries ENO hub. It's a fixed/free hub designed for vertical dropouts (which I think Hunqapillar has?). http://www.whiteind.com/rearhubs/singlespeedhubs.html
Kent Peterson did the Great Tour Divide on a single speed (http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2010/01/tour-divide-frequently-asked-questions.html), which won't turn crank arms/pedals into "deadly flails whipping" around. Single-speed is nice, too. Shoji On Monday, March 11, 2013 3:06:21 PM UTC-4, 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.
