Patrick- I too hear you on the "gofast" mindset. Just tell yourself that those hardmen racers that inspired you probably rode 50-60" fixed gears for winter training, to develop their "souplesse." So it's like you're riding a hardman winter training bike...all the time.
At least that's what I tell myself. Good article on gearing from a crusty old british roadie: http://63xc.com/bobfr/gears.htm On Jan 25, 7:15 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 12:12 AM, Jeremy Till <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 56" for long rides for me. I like comfortable climbing and the > > challenge of developing my spin to go faster on the flats. It's also > > a gear that I can keep pedaling after 90-100 hilly miles. > > > On Jan 24, 5:11 pm, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What gears do y'all of longer distance fixed or ss riding > > > (let's say 40 miles or more at a stretch) favor, and over what terrain? > > Thanks. I'd like to hear from others on this topic. > > I ride 70 - 75" gears unladen, but then I tend to push hard and ride short > distances. I intend to try a small gear and try twiddling it for a longer > ride some nice day, soon, God willing, and see how that goes. I find it > very, *very* strangely hard to rid myself of the "gofast, racer" mindset, > even though I never raced (but I first became seriously interested in bikes > about the time Merckx was coming into his own and he and ilk formed my > attitudes), and it is strangely hard for me not to think that riding a small > gear "doesn't count". Weird psycho compulsion. > > It is for this plan that I'd like to hear what low gear might serve well. I > do have a 17/65" on the flip of my commuter and perhaps I should start with > that. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
