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Date: 27 Jul 2007 12:40:00
From: G.T.
Subject: Fixed gear benefit #37
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If you're a dumbass like me riding a barely maintained junker with
nutted bb axle and you probably didn't torque down the nuts tight enough
to begin with it's much easier pedaling one legged on a fixed.
Greg
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Date: 27 Jul 2007 15:57:40
From: Jay Beattie
Subject: Re: Fixed gear benefit #37
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On Jul 27, 12:40 pm, "G.T." <getne...@dslextreme.com > wrote:
> If you're a dumbass like me riding a barely maintained junker with
> nutted bb axle and you probably didn't torque down the nuts tight enough
> to begin with it's much easier pedaling one legged on a fixed.
That is true on flat road with a fresh leg, but if your leg gets
tired, you cannot scooter the bike (stand on one pedal and kick off
with your free foot). And the one-leg down hill spin is a bitch
(looks stupid, too). I had to do that when I broke a crank on a fixed
gear five or so miles from home. This is where cell phones and
families come in handy. -- Jay Beattie.
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Date: 27 Jul 2007 16:16:32
From: G.T.
Subject: Re: Fixed gear benefit #37
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"Jay Beattie" <jbeattie@lindsayhart.com > wrote in message
news:1185577060.166344.168000@e16g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> On Jul 27, 12:40 pm, "G.T." <getne...@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>> If you're a dumbass like me riding a barely maintained junker with
>> nutted bb axle and you probably didn't torque down the nuts tight enough
>> to begin with it's much easier pedaling one legged on a fixed.
>
> That is true on flat road with a fresh leg, but if your leg gets
> tired, you cannot scooter the bike (stand on one pedal and kick off
> with your free foot). And the one-leg down hill spin is a bitch
> (looks stupid, too).
Ah, that is true. Thankfully I was only 2 miles from home and it's pretty
flat around here.
Greg
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"Ya gotta stop riding the brakes,
ya gotta stop robbing the cradle" - Chris D
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Date: 27 Jul 2007 19:56:22
From: landotter
Subject: Re: Fixed gear benefit #37
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On Jul 27, 2:40 pm, "G.T." <getne...@dslextreme.com > wrote:
> If you're a dumbass like me riding a barely maintained junker with
> nutted bb axle and you probably didn't torque down the nuts tight enough
> to begin with it's much easier pedaling one legged on a fixed.
Heh, I came out of my left pedal when doing some intervals the other
evening. I was being sloppy and half removed my shoe by hitting it on
the chain stay, which subsequently popped me out of the pedal. Nobody
saw it...never happened.
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