Looks like a very low gear ratio. He must know how to spin well! Cheers, Dave
On Feb 28, 2014, at 1:46 pm, knarf <[email protected]> wrote: > Brian seemed a bit bemused about ice racing bicycles so I thought I'd post > this, as much to show a bit of the equipment as to document the happy men's > winner, Justin: > > http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/02/justin-mens-champ-icycle-2014.html?m=1 > > Fat-tired bikes are starting to be used more often. This one has no brakes or > freewheel. As you can see the tires are heavily studded. Most racers stud > their own tires by screwing sheet metal screws out from the inside the > placing another tire carcass inside that. > > I've never ridden on ice but apparently a surprising amount of grip can be > had. Problem is when it lets go it goes very suddenly. > > Anyway, hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. > > Cheers, > frank > “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
